Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

midnight

(26,624 posts)
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:48 AM Oct 2012

Wisconsin State Rep: 全ome Girls, They Rape So Easy

Last week, a lawmaker in Spain was forced to resign after saying, “Laws are like women — they are there to be raped.” Not to be outdone by a European counterpart, Wisconsin State Representative and Paul Ryan supporter, Roger Rivard said “some girls, they rape so easy,” when talking about a rape case involving a 17-year-old boy and an underaged girl.

Of course, Rivard says the words are taken out of context and he was quoting his father. He meant to say, “some girls, they (cry) rape so easy,” if they get pregnant. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

“He also told me one thing, ‘If you do (have premarital sex), just remember, consensual sex can turn into rape in an awful hurry,’ ” Rivard said. “Because all of a sudden a young lady gets pregnant and the parents are madder than a wet hen and she’s not going to say, ‘Oh, yeah, I was part of the program.’ All that she has to say or the parents have to say is it was rape because she’s underage. And he just said, ‘Remember, Roger, if you go down that road, some girls,’ he said, ‘they rape so easy.’

“What the whole genesis of it was, it was advice to me, telling me, ‘If you’re going to go down that road, you may have consensual sex that night and then the next morning it may be rape.’ So the way he said it was, ‘Just remember, Roger, some girls, they rape so easy. It may be rape the next morning.’

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/10/10/wisconsin-state-rep-some-girls-they-rape-so-easy/

3 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Wisconsin State Rep: 全ome Girls, They Rape So Easy (Original Post) midnight Oct 2012 OP
Better education needed after Rivard's comment becomes public... midnight Oct 2012 #1
Good grief there are a lot of stupid people in this state lutefisk Oct 2012 #2
He has someone opposing him in less than a month. Stephen Smith... He supports equal pay for equal midnight Oct 2012 #3

midnight

(26,624 posts)
1. Better education needed after Rivard's comment becomes public...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 12:27 PM
Oct 2012

"I'm offended to think that my sister or my daughters would be thought of in that manner," Smith said. "I feel Roger is out of touch with the majority of voters and his views are extreme."

Nichole Kathol, president of the Barron County Domestic Abuse Project, said Rivard's comments portray women as perpetrators of violence against them.

"He's blaming the victim and implying the definition of rape is all too encompassing," she said.

Pennie Meyers, interim executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said in a statement that Rivard's comments show people in Wisconsin need to be better educated about sexual violence.



Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gop-lawmaker-explains-easy-rape-comment/article_7df672f0-13b3-11e2-a9c7-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz290ZGmRSt

lutefisk

(3,974 posts)
2. Good grief there are a lot of stupid people in this state
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:37 AM
Oct 2012

Sure, there are many smart, good people, but more and more it feels like we are sinking in a a big pit of stupid.

midnight

(26,624 posts)
3. He has someone opposing him in less than a month. Stephen Smith... He supports equal pay for equal
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:10 PM
Oct 2012

work...

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Wisconsin»Wisconsin State Rep: 全om...