George Will and rape
by Mike Peters
Of related interest:
–-Major Newspaper Dumps George Will, Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Rape Column
—George Will stands by sexual assault column
—Editor Defends Decision to Drop George Will After Rape Column
—Martin Longman:
Why did George Will write that rape victims enjoy a privileged status on college campuses? It was either to be provocative or simply to poke a finger in the eye of his political opponents. But, either way, it wasn’t an honest argument. It was the rough equivalent of Rush Limbaugh’s assertion that women want access to birth control because they want to have a lot of sex. That’s really not much different than the implication that college women want to get raped because it confers status on campus. It’s just trolling.
But George Will shouldn’t be fired because he wrote something revolting. He should be fired because he makes the paper worse and needlessly pits people against each other.
Ask yourself, is George Will a decent person. If not, why are you paying his mortgage?
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