I don't care about Platner's sexting issue, but I do care about his Nazi Tattoo.

[AloeVera]

209. I was only addressing the sexting, I gather you missed that. I did not call anything else the P word.

Going out on a limb here. I do disagree with the characterization he was a "rape apologist" back in his Reddit days. His exact words, "Rape is a real thing". Yes, he said women should be careful not to get blacked-out drunk and put themselves in "compromising positions". I know some view that as rape apology, I do not. It's something a male relative told me when I was young. I doubt he was a "rape apologist". His advice came from a good place, concern and love for me. I wager a lot of other young women received the same advice. So am I a rape apologist too and have my "feminist card" revoked?

My thinking on it is this. I read that Scotland has a very progressive and laudable law that any sexual activity with a drunk person is considered sexual assault. Scottish society recognizes that true consent cannot be given by someone inebriated and anyone taking advantage of that is guilty of rape - whether the consent appears to have been given by the victim or not. We should all be so progressive.

Scotland did not say "don't get drunk" but recognizes who is the true victim. But in order to get to that enlightened stage, it would have had to first recognize that victims can't give true consent AND that rapists do take advantage of the inability to give true consent. In his crude, patronizing way of the 20-something Platner, the latter point is what Platner was stumbling towards, or intended to convey.

I suppose I'll get flamed for this. I don't mind being schooled by resident experts on the matter, if I am wrong. But I felt it needed to be said because I've seen the "rape apologist" accusation thrown around and it didn't sit right with me, and I do know about rape apologia - or think I do.