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Jean. E Carroll was appearing on Cooper's show on Monday night when he asked her why she didn't like to use the word rape. "I was not thrown on the ground and ravaged. The word rape carries so many sexual connotations. This was not sexual. It just hurt," she said, before things took a turn for the bizarre.
"I think most people think of rape as being sexy - think of the fantasies," Carroll continued, before an uncomfortable Cooper stumbled and quickly cut to a commercial break.
The comment lit up a debate, with people saying its a "repulsive" and "disgusting" way to talk about rape and others suggesting that the Trump accuser was not a good spokesperson for rape victims and even doubted the credibility of her story.
There were those who took Carroll's side, noting she had made the comment in response to Trump's earlier denial of rape on the basis that she was not his "type." Sympathetic tweeters said she was trying to explain that rapists are often motivated by power and not sexual attraction.
Others offered that if content on most porn websites is anything to go by, many people do seem to find rape or rape "fantasies" sexy.
New York magazine published Carroll's accusation against Trump on Friday in an excerpt from her upcoming book in which she details her alleged experiences of sexual assault and misconduct with Trump and multiple other men.
Trump has adamantly denied Carroll's allegation and similar accusations from a number of other women.
Reader Comments
and sexualizes us. Few men who rape admit it, and of course overwhelmingly deny it.
Look at the long list of famous men and celebrities who have been accused of rape by
multiple women; Epstein, Weinstein, Cosby, P. Diddy, and the list goes on and on.
Look throughout human history, where every war ever fought resulted in the victorious military treating mostly enemny women as prizes and sexual victims.
Women are tired of mens' violence and sexual violence. Women are tired of males who sexually abuse or rape their girlfriends or wives, or an anonymous stranger. Insecure men threaten their women to not report their assaults, threaten their children as well as their dog or cat with retaiation. These guys are not strong protectors or role models, they are victimizers.Not every male does this, and there are many good men in the world. Some men show respect for women and stand up for us in many ways.
This is not implying that women are perfect, we are not. We have our issues, but we also do not physically abuse or rape men. We need a world where women share the power with men and we gain their respect instead of their domination. Women have many strengths as men do, yet this world is terribly imbalanced by male domination
and male power. I think it is very difficult for males to see this truth and to understand it,
as males are very afraid of women having power and even being able to do their job.