Fox Pundit Says Women In The Military Should ‘Expect’ To Be Raped

[DemocraticMama]

The Pentagon announced new rules last week easing the ban on women serving in combat. While conservatives like Rick Santorum are a little uneasy with the news, the announcement only formalizes military practices that were already taking place.

But Fox News contributor Liz Trotta’s commentary on the matter took the issue to a whole other level. She’s not really concerned about the “controversy” surrounding the Pentagon’s announcement. For Trotta, the issue is having “women once more, the feminist, going, wanting to be warriors and victims at the same time.” She cited a recent Pentagon report that violent sex crimes in the military have increased over the last 6 years and said women should “expect” it, decrying more levels of bureaucracy to support women who have been “raped too much“:

TROTTA: But while all of this is going on, just a few weeks ago, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta commented on a new Pentagon report on sexual abuse in the military. I think they have actually discovered there is a difference between men and women. And the sexual abuse report says that there has been, since 2006, a 64% increase in violent sexual assaults. Now, what did they expect? These people are in close contact, the whole airing of this issue has never been done by Congress, it’s strictly been a question of pressure from the feminist.

And the feminists have also directed them, really, to spend a lot of money. They have sexual counselors all over the place, victims’ advocates, sexual response coordinators. … So, you have this whole bureaucracy upon bureaucracy being built up with all kinds of levels of people to support women in the military who are now being raped too much.

To his credit, Fox host Eric Shawn tried to talk Trotta down a bit. “You certainly want the people fighting the war to be protected from anything that could be illegal,” he said. But Trotta wouldn’t have it. “Nice try Eric,” she said, “This whole question of women in the military has not been aired properly, and it’s the great sleeping giant.”

Just to clarify, Trotta complained about government supporting women who have been “raped too much,” a statement seeming to imply that there is an acceptable amount of rape one can or should endure in order to prevent more layers of bureaucracy from swooping in to help out.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/02/13/424239/fox-women-miliary-expect-raped/?mobile=nc

[Clairwil]

Quoting DemocraticMama:

Women In The Military Should ‘Expect’ To Be Raped

Soldiers in the military should expect to have all sorts of crimes comitted against them - mainly being shot at, but rape, poisoning, maining and other stuff also gets used as weapons in war.

No soldier should have to 'expect' such stuff to be done to them BY THEIR OWN SIDE.

[muslimahpj]

[AmmuJSE]

[AdrianneHill]

As a woman walking alone in a big city, I'm sure she expects and welcomes rape as the consequence of venturing outdoors in a world that belongs to men.

Seriously, if the taliban could soften their stance on being "so muslim", they would have so much support from people like her who want to see the US do the same things but with jesus as the excuse instead of allah. Doesn't she see the world she wants already exists in saudi arabia? Maybe she should move there and will feel calm, protected, and safe knowing a man is controlling all aspects of her life in such a frightening world.

[AMBG825]

I expect it from the people that we label "enemies." I would expect Iraqi insurgents to commit rape and torture. I do not expect it from my fellow soldiers who are fighting alongside me.

[jessilin0113]

Wtf does she mean by "raped too much"??? Is their some sort of acceptable limit on rape? It's sad that she thinks it's ok to put the onus on women to not be raped rather than telling men not to fucking rape. Jesus.

[AmmuJSE]

WTF?

Quoting AMBG825:

I expect it from the people that we label "enemies." I would expect Iraqi insurgents to commit rape and torture. I do not expect it from my fellow soldiers who are fighting alongside me.

[muslimahpj]

Some of these replies are just, I dont know what word I am looking for, ignorant, maybe.

[AMBG825]

WTF? You expect the people you're shooting at to serve you tea and scones?

Quoting AmmuJSE:

WTF?

Quoting AMBG825:

I expect it from the people that we label "enemies." I would expect Iraqi insurgents to commit rape and torture. I do not expect it from my fellow soldiers who are fighting alongside me.

[AmmuJSE]

No, but I wouldn't automatically think they were going to rape me either. How many female POW's in iraq were raped....I honestly don't know, so I would like a number.

How many civilians have been raped by soilders? That has been in the news. The other has not. 

Quoting AMBG825:

WTF? You expect the people you're shooting at to serve you tea and scones?

Quoting AmmuJSE:

WTF?

Quoting AMBG825:

I expect it from the people that we label "enemies." I would expect Iraqi insurgents to commit rape and torture. I do not expect it from my fellow soldiers who are fighting alongside me.