Tag Archives: Sexual Assault

The L.A. Kings tweet rape joke

TweetLast night during the NHL playoffs, Kevin Ryder, a radio show host live tweeted the game between the L.A. Kings and San Jose Sharks, and thought it would be hilarious to tweet out a rape joke. The L.A. Kings swiftly tweeted out an apology but seriously folks we’ve got to do better with the jokes [...]
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Hong Kong minister: don’t drink if you don’t want to get raped

TweetLast week, a top general in the U.S. Air Force chocked up the military’s sexual assault epidemic to a “hook up” mentality. This week, Hong Kong’s security minister attributed rape to alcohol, saying that women should avoid drinking too much if they don’t want to get raped. It’s really touching to see how a culture of [...]
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“Hookup Culture” does not exist

TweetWhen I first heard about the Air Force’s top commander, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, dismissing cases of sexual assault in the military as a result of “hookup mentality”, I was obviously upset for many of the same reasons that Katie expressed yesterday. Why are we associating consensual sex with rape? But I was also upset [...]
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Top general blames military’s sexual assault on “hookup culture.”

TweetFirst, the chief of the Air Force sexual assault prevention unit was arrested for sexual assault. Then the Pentagon released a report showing that sexual assault had jumped from 19,000 cases in 2010 to 26,000 in 2012. Now, we have the Air Force’s top commander, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, saying that sexual assault happens [...]
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Air Force chief in charge of sexual assault prevention arrested for sexual assault

TweetThis case bullshit right here is what one would call a “circular reference”: An Air Force officer was arrested for sexual assault. The remarkable thing is the accused man was the chief of the Air Force sexual assault prevention unit. The mug shot of Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski shows signs of struggle on his face. [...]
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