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"If rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy"! A few days ago, after a US politician openly made these shameless remarks during the election campaign, public opinion instantly fried the pan.
(Robert Reagan, bottom left)
According to the Global Times, the House of Representatives election in Michigan is in full swing, and in a webcast election event, Republican candidate Robert Reagan provoked public outrage. Referring to the 2020 election, he likened it to "rape," and in order to express his dissatisfaction with the Democrats' "stealing" of the election results, he also quoted a quote that joked, "I have three daughters, and I told my daughters, 'If rape is inevitable, you should lie down and enjoy it."' ’”
Reagan's remarks in the live broadcast caused great concern among netizens. It's hard to believe that a Republican candidate would be so apathetic and disrespectful to women when it comes to rape that even his Fellow Republicans have angrily dismissed the remark as "shameless." However, the host of the live event, Angeli, also tried to defend him, claiming that Reagan had simply made a "not quite right" analogy, that he was "improvising" and "saying the wrong thing."
(Suspected Reagan was involved in the U.S. Congressional riots)
Some women's rights activists in the United States have said that in the United States, rape victims are often accused, and one of the arguments is that they are not "resisting" but "enjoying". Reagan's rival, The Democratic nominee Granville, also took the opportunity to criticize him, saying the remark was "shocking" and "unacceptable" as a female politician.
Reagan did not care about the external condemnation. According to Fox News, he responded via a text message that his remarks had been "taken out of context" and that "left-wing groups" were "dealing" with him. The report also highlighted that 2 years ago, reagan lost the race when he ran, when one of his daughters wrote on social platforms: "If you are in Michigan and are over 18 years old, for God's sake, please do not vote for my father who is running for state representative." Tell everyone. ”
(American netizens condemn Reagan)
It is worth noting that before Reagan, an Indian politician also threw out this argument. During a debate on peasants' rights, Kumar, the former speaker of parliament in Karnataka, India, to express his frustration, preached in front of members of the state assembly, and there is a saying in India that when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy.
in Kumar
When Kumar said this, some Indian parliamentarians laughed only as a joke, and the minutes of the meeting wrote down this vulgar remark in its original form. Later, under the condemnation of public opinion, Kumar had to publicly apologize for what he said, but he also stressed that he was quick to say it.
Some netizens said that the United States and India are worthy of being "good partners", and some of their bad ideas are "perfectly interconnected". In recent years, international public opinion has increasingly mentioned "The Indianization of the United States." In the case of rape, India is always regarded as a "rape power", but in fact, there are not a few heinous rape cases in the United States, and the sexual assault scandal of the US women's gymnastics team is a classic example.
In addition, in the fight against the new crown epidemic, the United States and India are also a pair of "difficult brothers and brothers", and the number of confirmed cases of the two is firmly among the highest in the world. These facts reflect that a set of values in the West is gradually being distorted, and "human rights" and life are only political slogans in the eyes of some politicians.