Sanders Wrote About Rape Fantasies as "satire".

[RandySF]

New York (CNN)Bernie Sanders' campaign tried on Thursday to distance the presidential candidate from a 1972 essay in which he wrote -- among other things -- a women "fantasizes being raped by three men simultaneously."

Michael Briggs, Sanders' newly minted campaign spokesman, said the article was a "dumb attempt at dark satire in an alternative publication" that "in no way reflects his views or record on women."

"It was intended to attack gender stereotypes of the '70s, but it looks as stupid today as it was then," Briggs told CNN.

The Vermont senator is currently pursuing the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/politics/bernie-sanders-rape-essay-1972/index.html

[snooper2]

1. He was only about 31 at the time so maybe youthful indescretion

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It was over 42 years ago!



Mother Jones article has a clip from the paper-


Strong man bring meat- dependent woman cook meat....He had a lot of time on his hands

[Nye Bevan]

2. "Do you know why the newspapers with articles like 'Girl, 12, raped by 14 men' sell so well?"

Do you know why the newspapers with articles like 'Girl, 12, raped by 14 men' sell so well?" Sanders wrote. "To what in us are they appealing?"

I know that he used the word "us" but I hope I'm not going out on too much of a limb when I say I don't find that "appealing" in the slightest.

[leftofcool]

3. Stupid satire or not, I am sure Fox Snooze will go on and on about it.

Let's see if the can make a link from Bernie's dumb satire to Hillary Ben Gawzi. Com'on Fox, you know you can do it!

[el_bryanto]

4. Yes Salon has a good article on this "controversy"

Worth reading, if you are concerned that Sanders is pro Rape. Which, spoilers, he isn't. He's consistently fought for bills and measures to protect woman from violence.

But then again if your goal is "find ways to attack Sanders" you probably do want to prioritize an essay written over 40 years ago rather than his actual voting record.

Bryant

[Luminous Animal]

5. Well, duh. Obvious to anyone who read the essay.

[KittyWampus]

6. I wonder if this was experimental writing. It doesn't really "sound" like his voice.

When you hear him speak or read stuff he's said… it doesn't seem similar.

Maybe he was trying to be creative and found he doesn't have the knack for it.

I give him credit for trying, though.

How are you going to find your voice unless you try different things.

[mythology]

7. Get back to me when he starts trying to restrict women's rights

I'm sure some people do fantasize about that. Likewise some people fantasize about all sorts of other things I don't find appealing. For example I can't understand why some people find feet sexy.

As long as they practice their fantasies in a safe consenting fashion, have at it. Recognizing that human sexuality is complex, confusing etc is accepting reality.