Sunday, March 22, 2009



Rape must be mentioned in hushed tones only

We read:
"The BBC has apologised after a Match of the Day pundit likened a tackle in a Premiership match to rape. Former West Ham United manager Alan Pardew, 47, was condemned by women's groups for trivialising sexual violence. He had been analysing a tackle by Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien on Manchester City striker Ched Evans in Sunday's game.

Mr Pardew said on Match of the Day 2: 'Ched Evans is a strong boy but (Essien) knocks him off ... he absolutely rapes him.'

Lee Eggleston of Rape Crisis England and Wales, today slammed Pardew for 'trivialising' sexual violence. She said: 'The use of this language is completely inappropriate and I'm shocked to hear about it - I can't imagine why Pardew has said it. 'That something as serious as sexual assault has been misused to describe football is appalling.

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There's a famous satirical English poem by Alexander Pope called "The rape of the lock". No doubt it would not get published today.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

With each passing day, we see Britain becoming more and more consumed by political correctness. And, as is usually the case with the PC-istas, facts are totally overlooked in favor of political agenda.

Fact: As most knowledgeable professionals (this leaves the PC'ers out) have told us, rape is not about sex, but rather, it's about domination and control.