VA-05: Republican House nominee thinks it's up to women to stop men from raping them.
When Senate Republicans voted this weekend to confirm alleged sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, they proved once again that the GOP is the party of rape.
And just in case you thought that was a fluke, Republican congressional candidate Denver Riggleman stepped in on Monday to claim that rape and sexual assault can be prevented by “educating females.”
During the fifth debate in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District between Riggleman and his Democratic opponent, veteran journalist Leslie Cockburn, an audience member asked both candidates how they proposed to reduce incidences of rape and sexual assault.
Cockburn replied with a thoughtful answer about proposals to address sexual assault in the military.
Riggleman replied with … this.
“As far as what’s going on on campus … I think a lot of it comes to educating females, specifically in the fraternities and sororities that they’re a part of,” Riggleman said.
https://shareblue.com/gop-nominee-denver-riggleman-we-can-stop-rape-by-educating-females/
LESLIE COCKBURN
https://www.lesliecockburnforcongress.com
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