John Kasich Confused About Why Women Objected To His Sexual Assault Victim-Blaming Comments

Apr 17, 2016 23:25

Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said on Sunday that he does not understand the criticism over his comments Friday suggesting that college women should prevent sexual assaults by avoiding parties with alcohol.
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, the Republican presidential hopeful noted that his own daughters will someday go to college parties where there ( Read more... )

rape apologism, sexual assault, i have a lady attorney!, sexism, election 2016, john kasich, rape culture

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dumpweeds April 18 2016, 08:03:02 UTC
"I have a lady attorney"

is this real life

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dumpweeds April 18 2016, 08:19:34 UTC
can this be the new binders full of women?

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screamingintune April 18 2016, 08:23:28 UTC
I nominate it for a new tag lol to apply to every time some dude in this election says something ridiculous like that

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shortsweetcynic April 18 2016, 11:45:03 UTC
seconded!

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eveofrevolution April 18 2016, 14:03:13 UTC
screamingintune April 18 2016, 20:55:25 UTC
lmfao fabulous, as always you're doing good work here

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eveofrevolution April 18 2016, 20:55:46 UTC
elialshadowpine April 20 2016, 01:01:43 UTC
Yaaay! <3 and cookies.

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elialshadowpine April 18 2016, 20:01:16 UTC
IDK how much people here are in SF circles, but this reminds me so much of the "lady editors" article in the official SFWA magazine that cascaded into a bloody nightmare. Why the fuck do males feel the need to default to "lady *insert profession*"?

OK, I know the answer. Kyriarchy and privilege. But still. I want to beat my head against the wall.

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ioplokon April 18 2016, 20:05:06 UTC
tbh all I could think of was

edt: changing the video so it doesn't link to a playlist

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