Saleh al-Saadoon, Asshole of the Day for February 13, 2015We highlight plenty of American politician
Saleh al-Saadoon, Asshole of the Day for February 13, 2015We highlight plenty of American politicians who say horrible things about rape. In the last week or so we’ve had Star Parker claim that Obama talking about past Christian violence was “verbal rape”West Virginia Delegate Brian Kurcaba talk about how beautiful a rape baby isRep. Brian Greene claim that having sex with an unconscious wife is not rapeBut this is certainly not limited to American assholes. It’s world-wide. Here’s a Saudi historian lecturing about why women shouldn’t drive, which somehow ends up with rape:In December, it was announced that two women who flouted the driving ban were to be tried in a special court for terrorism.“They don’t care if they are raped on the roadside - but we do,” he told his host Nadeen Bdeir, according to a translation from the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri).“Hold on, who told you that they don’t care about getting raped by the roadside?” she asked incredulously.“It’s not a big deal for them beyond the damage to their morale,” Dr al-Saadoon claimed. “In our case, however, the problem is of a social and religious nature.”The amazing thing is how rape is something women must tolerate if they insist on independence. He doesn’t imply that anything should be done to prevent rape other than having male relatives drive women around. That’s some serious rape culture shit right there.So, for using possible rape as an excuse to oppress women, rather than thinking men should, you know, stop raping women, Dr Saleh al-Saadoon is the Asshole of the Day.It is Dr. Al-Saadoon’s first time as Asshole of the Day.Full story: The Independent -- source link
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