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Monday, October 01, 2018

How To Miss the Point, In One Easy Lesson

Of course, it helps if you're a racist -- say, for example, like Ann Coulter:

What is the thinking behind snickering at “white men” judging an accusation of sexual assault? Chuck Grassley is a big rapist?

You can be for rape or against it — I happen to be against it — but the idea that alleged sexual assault survivors need the loving care of black, Indian or Hispanic men to judge their stories flies in the face of crime statistics from around the globe.

First off -- "You can be for rape or against it". Really? I think that's carrying being non-judgmental a step too far, especially coming from someone as judgmental as Coulter.

And of course, the point she misses is that it's not about white men -- it's about no Republican women judging an accusation of sexual assault.

Duh.


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