The Religious Right Defends The Rapist’s Right To Rape

It is well-known that women in Islamic countries are routinely treated like animals because of religious extremism, and it disgusts the civilized world; especially Americans. Islamic women are forced to wear head-to-toe garments that conceal every inch of their skin to prevent men from being tempted into raping them. If an Islamic woman is raped, she is stoned to death for enticing the man into a sexual frenzy and her family gets to throw the first stones. American women have earned the right to vote, drive cars, own property, and hold political office as long as they are quiet and accept lower wages than men. At least American women are afforded the privilege of dressing the way they please, but at their own peril.

For decades, in courtrooms around this country, rape victims have been ostracized, demeaned, and accused of provoking their rapists, and in most of the cases, the victim is found to be at fault and rapists are acquitted. The difference between Islamic countries and America is that rape victims are not stoned to death, but they are left with psychological scars and damaged reputations. There is an age-old, male-dominated mindset that if a woman is raped, she deserved it, wanted it, or encouraged it regardless of her age or socio-economic status. It has been 50 years since the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960s broke down barriers for equal pay and equal rights, but American women are still demonized for their choice of apparel and are again being accused of “asking to be raped” if they show their skin.

Last week, Dan Rottenberg wrote an article outlining what women can do to protect themselves from sexual assault and it reads like a page from a rapist’s defense lawyer. Rottenberg gave examples of women who put themselves in a position to be victimized by dressing “inappropriately,” trusting men, and not locking themselves inside their homes where hyper-sexual males can’t see them. Rottenberg appeared to excuse males for their actions by acknowledging that “the male animal craves drama as much as food, shelter and clothing,” and that “conquering an unwilling sex partner is about as much drama as a man can find without shooting a gun.” According to Rottenberg men can be excused for raping a woman because they crave drama, and it is no different than shooting a gun. It is little wonder that women are routinely raped with Rottenberg’s attitude permeating society.

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The time has passed for leaders in this country to assign women the exact same protections and status as any man. However, many of our leaders are no different than sexual predators for putting savage rapists at ease and forcing women to prove they are victims instead of “accusers.” If it gets much worse, conservatives will pass legislation requiring women to wear Islamic-style head-to-toe coverings with the guise of protecting them from rapists. Some males may feel the urge to rape a woman who shows her legs or cleavage, but if they were summarily castrated and put in a prison cell, it would prove to be a good deterrent. Women deserve to dress as they please without worrying that some male animal will assault them, and it’s down to the misogynist male animals in positions of power to pass laws ensuring they are better off living in America than Afghanistan. Unfortunately, with religious extremists assuming more control of the government, it won’t be long before American women join their counterparts in Afghanistan, and long for the freedom and equality available in America…for men.


http://www.politicususa.com/en/religious-right-rapist-rights

with Rottenberg's former girlfriends.

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Fuck this asshole.