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Tucker Carlson: Being sexually assaulted by female teachers (trigger warning)
And yes I know he's an asshole, but this is reflective of a lot of what we hear today; young men who are molested are molested. It not some great thing.
Tucker Carlson: Being sexually assaulted by female teachers is “the greatest thing that ever happened” to teenage boys
Tucker Carlson is the reason we have the Daily Caller, so it’s no surprise that he has abhorrent and dangerous views about sexual assault. But his Monday comments claiming that sexual assault against teenage boys is a victimless crime — which were actually him doubling down on his earlier argument that teen boys love being sexually assaulted by older women — aren’t just ignorant, they’re part of the reason so few men report sexual assault. Because people like Carlson think it makes them wusses.
Carlson’s comments were in response to the arrest of a 42-year-old Texas middle school teacher who gave her 15-year-old student a lap dance. Teachers shouldn’t do this, but Carlson doesn’t see the problem. “There are people out there who believe that there ought to be criminal sanctions against that woman, and I think that’s just deranged,” he said on Fox News’ “Outnumbered” last week. “There’s no victim here.”
When asked Monday why he said that this extremely illegal thing this teacher did isn’t a big deal, he replied, “I said it because it’s true.”
“Notice that the breakdown is along sex lines,” he continued, noting that most of the criticism he received came from women. “The women are upset, and the men understand. But here’s the bottom line: a 15-year-old boy is not a 15-year-old girl. Every man understands this. A 15-year-old boy looks at this as the greatest thing that’s ever happened, and I think for a 15-year-old girl it would be traumatic. That’s just real. I don’t know what to say. I don’t want it to be true, it just is true.”
Carlson saying this isn’t just ignorant — it’s dangerous. All victims of sexual violence are hurt by this kind of stupidity, but his comments actively contribute to a culture in which men feel like they can’t come forward about their experiences of sexual assault because so many are actually raised to believe that they can’t be victims. It’s a really twisted view, but it’s a common one.
Tucker Carlson is the reason we have the Daily Caller, so it’s no surprise that he has abhorrent and dangerous views about sexual assault. But his Monday comments claiming that sexual assault against teenage boys is a victimless crime — which were actually him doubling down on his earlier argument that teen boys love being sexually assaulted by older women — aren’t just ignorant, they’re part of the reason so few men report sexual assault. Because people like Carlson think it makes them wusses.
Carlson’s comments were in response to the arrest of a 42-year-old Texas middle school teacher who gave her 15-year-old student a lap dance. Teachers shouldn’t do this, but Carlson doesn’t see the problem. “There are people out there who believe that there ought to be criminal sanctions against that woman, and I think that’s just deranged,” he said on Fox News’ “Outnumbered” last week. “There’s no victim here.”
When asked Monday why he said that this extremely illegal thing this teacher did isn’t a big deal, he replied, “I said it because it’s true.”
“Notice that the breakdown is along sex lines,” he continued, noting that most of the criticism he received came from women. “The women are upset, and the men understand. But here’s the bottom line: a 15-year-old boy is not a 15-year-old girl. Every man understands this. A 15-year-old boy looks at this as the greatest thing that’s ever happened, and I think for a 15-year-old girl it would be traumatic. That’s just real. I don’t know what to say. I don’t want it to be true, it just is true.”
Carlson saying this isn’t just ignorant — it’s dangerous. All victims of sexual violence are hurt by this kind of stupidity, but his comments actively contribute to a culture in which men feel like they can’t come forward about their experiences of sexual assault because so many are actually raised to believe that they can’t be victims. It’s a really twisted view, but it’s a common one.
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/06/tucker_carlson_being_sexually_assaulted_by_female_teachers_is_the_greatest_thing_that_ever_happened_to_teenage_boys/
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This makes me so angry. It's certainly NOT “the greatest thing that ever happened”. It can ruin your education, future relationships, and make one very suspicious of the motives of any sort of woman, especially older women. Does no one else believe in the "campsite rule" where the older person is always responsible for the safety and well being of the younger person? Does no one have a problem with someone in a position of authority and passing on knowledge to abuse that power to lie, manipulate, and coerce young impressionable students so she can help herself to whatever she wants?
The teacher who took advantage of me pretty much admitted that she targets young Indian/Asian students who are more likely to be raised to obey our elders. I suspect male students are also less likely to report this behavior because it is so humiliating and there just isn't much support or sympathy from anyone. She was straight as an arrow or I think she would have gone after female students too.
The idea that "he must have wanted it since males always want it" just needs to stop. Its promoted by these dirty old men who think of their own sexual fantasies and are focused on the sex, not the abuse of power and coercion. One very rarely hears from the actual person who experienced it, its always someone who has not experienced it. It was on the news once where the boy's father declined to press charges against a female teacher because he seemed to think it was "good" for his son to "get laid', then the poor kid ended up committing suicide.
No matter what, its the adult's responsibility to say no to sex with a child.