Canadian judge calls sex assault victim 'overweight'

[donotpissoffacow]

The judge also reportedly mused the victim might have been flattered by the attention from the taxi driver because "it was perhaps the first time that he was interested in her".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41755852

You've seen this same story in the US. Rapists given rights to child, wealthy rapist let off because he has a bright future. Ad nauseam. How about India, where a woman was raped in a busy street in broad daylight and no one stopped. I could go around the world and relate grizzly stories of sexual harassment and all of you will think, yes, but not me.

Yes you.

Rape in the street indicates the woman has no value. A hand on the butt says exactly the same thing. Blind belief that masculinity, in and of itself, entitles them. It's instilled as children and never goes away. Ask any nurse if they think old George Bush did it. Nurses exchange jokes among themselves about the sexual antics of old men. Who you gonna tell an ex-president felt you up? Before now, I mean.

Now that the damn has broken, sewage is spilling out and is going to spatter us all. (yes, I know how to spell). Women either get to write the rules this time or they will be very angry. Consider this, if men kept their mouths, hands and pants zipped until they had clear permission to do otherwise, we wouldn't have this problem.

I don't do twitter but someone should start one hashtagged HE TOO. (for men to confess, in case you don't get it.)

[smirkymonkey]

1. Thank you for posting this.

I am just thoroughly disgusted by everything that has come out about this issue lately. We always knew it was there, but just seeing it in print and everywhere in the media just sickens me all over again.

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