Friday 15 May 2009

He said, she said.


“Four corners doesn’t say that what took place in room 21 of the Racecourse Hotel was sexual assault. But a woman involved in degrading group sex can still be traumatised whether she consents or not” – 37:09, 4 Corners

… And your point is?

Is it the fault of Matthew Johns and the other players that it took this woman five bloody days before deciding to take it back?

Heck, if I consent to sky diving and decided that it was traumatising by the time I hit the ground, would it be right for me to hold the company, the pilot and the other people sky diving accountable because all they did was participate and/or watch on?

Did bragging to her co-workers not attract enough attention?

I might pity her for doing something she eventually regretted, but I don’t pity her for blaming and ruining the lives of other people for it.


When society and the media would rather go crazy over consented group sex than the fact that participant Matthew Johns did so without the consent of his wife – there is definitely something going on there.

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