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WARNING: RAPE TRIGGERS AHEAD.
I saw the Keith Olbermann segment with Michael Moore because I watch Keith Olbermann. I saw Michael Moore say that the rape allegations against Julian Assange stank to high heaven. And based upon WHAT THEY SAID, I agreed that it sounded fishy because whoever heard of 'sex by surprise? And because I trust them.
Now the details of those allegations have been released and guess what, it's not and accusation of 'sex by surprise', it's and accusation of RAPE.
Tiger Beatdown has organized a protest on Twitter both to draw attention to how rape survivors are treated in the media and to call out both Micheal Moore and Keith Olbermann. Michael Moore, especially, as he donated $20,000 to Assange's bail fund. The protest is getting seriously trolled by every time of misgynistic rape-denying asshat on the planet, but they're still keeping it going for one very important reason:
The survivors who are accusing Assange of rape? Their information has been made public and have received death threats. They're in danger of being killed or RAPED AGAIN by crazy Assange supporters and Keith Olbermann's response is a non-apology apology that says that the #mooreandme protesters are hurting rather than helping.
I'm not even going into Michael Moore, for while I generally think that his movies say things that need to be said, there have been allegations in the past that he's not a documentary maker so much as a movie maker. They're allegations that I've let slide because his essential message is generally one that I agree with, but the fact remains is that sometimes he's made of fail just like everyone else.
If Julian Assange dies tomorrow, it's a political assasination. If he gets convicted of rape based on what these charges say he did, he's a RAPIST and should be treated as one. It's possible for someone who does something that people see as positive to still be a rapist. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Dismissing the charges that these women made based upon who they were made against is the worst form of cover-up. Cases like this are one of the many reasons WHY SURVIVORS DON'T REPORT RAPE. Because if the rapist is rich and/or powerful enough, they can ruin your life more than they have already and get away with it.
Hell, Charlie Sheen falsely imprisoned and assaulted a porn star, but because of her profession and who he is, he gets a walk.
The message that all of this is sending is that if the person that rapes or hurts you is in any way higher in the social strata than you are, they're going to get away with it. I know that this isn't news to anyone, but it needs to stop.
I saw the Keith Olbermann segment with Michael Moore because I watch Keith Olbermann. I saw Michael Moore say that the rape allegations against Julian Assange stank to high heaven. And based upon WHAT THEY SAID, I agreed that it sounded fishy because whoever heard of 'sex by surprise? And because I trust them.
Now the details of those allegations have been released and guess what, it's not and accusation of 'sex by surprise', it's and accusation of RAPE.
Tiger Beatdown has organized a protest on Twitter both to draw attention to how rape survivors are treated in the media and to call out both Micheal Moore and Keith Olbermann. Michael Moore, especially, as he donated $20,000 to Assange's bail fund. The protest is getting seriously trolled by every time of misgynistic rape-denying asshat on the planet, but they're still keeping it going for one very important reason:
The survivors who are accusing Assange of rape? Their information has been made public and have received death threats. They're in danger of being killed or RAPED AGAIN by crazy Assange supporters and Keith Olbermann's response is a non-apology apology that says that the #mooreandme protesters are hurting rather than helping.
I'm not even going into Michael Moore, for while I generally think that his movies say things that need to be said, there have been allegations in the past that he's not a documentary maker so much as a movie maker. They're allegations that I've let slide because his essential message is generally one that I agree with, but the fact remains is that sometimes he's made of fail just like everyone else.
If Julian Assange dies tomorrow, it's a political assasination. If he gets convicted of rape based on what these charges say he did, he's a RAPIST and should be treated as one. It's possible for someone who does something that people see as positive to still be a rapist. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Dismissing the charges that these women made based upon who they were made against is the worst form of cover-up. Cases like this are one of the many reasons WHY SURVIVORS DON'T REPORT RAPE. Because if the rapist is rich and/or powerful enough, they can ruin your life more than they have already and get away with it.
Hell, Charlie Sheen falsely imprisoned and assaulted a porn star, but because of her profession and who he is, he gets a walk.
The message that all of this is sending is that if the person that rapes or hurts you is in any way higher in the social strata than you are, they're going to get away with it. I know that this isn't news to anyone, but it needs to stop.
