Wednesday
I meant to mention this great piece back when it came out: Chrissie Hynde was right about rape. Now feminists want to silence her. It's all about what's become the norm: If facts and common sense don't fit the mainstream narrative, then the facts and common sense need to be discarded. And any person who insists on them must be scorned.
So what did the 63-year-old say that was so wrong?
Miss Hynde said that she took "full responsibility" for being sexually assaulted by an Ohio biker gang when she was 21, while she was drunk, high on drugs and had chosen to get on the back of a gang member's motorcycle.
She then compounded her sin by saying that women who dress provocatively while walking down the street while drunk were also to blame if they were attacked. “If I'm walking around in my underwear and I'm drunk? Who else's fault can it be?” she said. "You know if you don't want to entice a rapist, don't wear high heels so you can't run from him.”
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You have every right to leave your front door wide open while you are away on holiday and assert your right not be burgled, but most people (including your insurance company) might advise against it. Similarly, you are entitled to walk into an opposing football team's local pub wearing your own club's shirt and demand not be punched in the face, but you probably shouldn't be surprised if it happens.
In the same vein, telling a young woman she can wear what she wants, drink as much alcohol as she wants, go off with any strange man she wants and to hell with the consequences, is not a victory for modern feminism. It's just irresponsible.
