Wisconsin GOP lawmaker: "some girls rape easy"

[TroyD]

Oct 10, 2012 at 8:19 pm

A Wisconsin state lawmaker endorsed by Paul Ryan has come under criticism for suggesting that “some girls rape easy.” While discussing a case in which “a 17-year-old high school senior was charged with sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl in the school’s band room,” State Rep. Roger Rivard (R) told the Chetek Alert newspaper in December that his father taught him that some girls will portray a sexual encounter as rape if they become pregnant. He is now claiming that those remarks were taken out of context and has issued a statement condemning sexual violence:

On Wednesday, Rivard told the Journal Sentinel the article did not provide full context of his comments and that his father’s exact words had been slightly different from how they appeared in the Chetek Alert.

He told the Journal Sentinel that his father had advised him not to have premarital sex, and he took that seriously.

“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.’

“So it’s been kind of taken out of context.”

Ryan endorsed Rivard on August 9, just two days before he was selected to be Mitt Romney’s running mate. “Roger needs to be reaffirmed to get this job done and fix the State of Wisconsin,” Ryan said.

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http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/10/989981/wisconsin-lawmaker-claims-some-girls-rape-easy/

[niyad]

1. no, you woman-hating bastard, it wasn't taken out of context. your father was clearly a

misogynistic a-hole, and so are you.

[TroyD]

2. This is another example of how Obama & the Democrats need to present the 2 parties

It is not just Romney/Ryan you are voting for - you are voting for the REPUBLICAN PARTY, and the entire crew that will come into the cabinet and into the courts with the ticket.

Do we want people like Todd Akin & Rick Santorum to be part of the next Presidential administration?

[niyad]

3. please show me where you issued a statement condemning sexual violence--because it sure

isn't in this article.

[niyad]

4. so roger insists that these comments are simply advice from his adored father, good advice,

and refuses to see that there is anything wrong with those statements.

oh, and he is catholic, a knight of columbus, and the church and the knights teach them to respect women. I managed NOT to spew my coffee all over my monitor at that point.

oh, and he did finally say something about sexual violence:

. . .



"Sexual assault is a crime that unfortunately is misunderstood and my comments have the potential to be misunderstood as well," his statement said. "Rape is a horrible act of violence. Sexual assault unfortunately often goes unreported to police. I have four daughters and three granddaughters and I understand the importance of making sure that awareness of this crime is taken very seriously."

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/state-legislator-criticized-for-comments-on-rape-hj76f4k-173587961.html

[rachel1]

5. And if some people thought that Akin was the only ignorant pro-rape

repuke piece of trash then Rivard's comment ought to shed more light on what they really think.

You'd think they'd learn after making such a big mistake but that's apparently not the case.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Could he look any more the type to say something like that?

Smarmy asshole.

[Akoto]

7. Ah, so you're blaming the victim! Thanks for the context, Roger! n/t

[TwilightGardener]

8. Well, that's a family of sick bastards right there.