Sen. Bernie Sanders stands by Graham Platner after controversy over sexually explicit texts

[AloeVera]

65. That is one interpretation of what he said.

Here are Platner's words. I rarely see them quoted here. People should make up their minds based on Platner's actual words.

In the Reddit thread with a header "shorts that prevent you from being raped" with an ad for Kevlar underwear, Platner, then 29, commented:

"Holy f---, how about people just take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f----- up they wind up having sex with someone they don't mean to? Men and women, you make a choice to consume enough of a substance to lose your self control. So if you don't want to be in a comprising situation, act like an adult for f---- sake."

The post continued: "Rape is a real thing, if you're so worried about it to buy Kevlar underwear you'd think you might not get blacked out f----- up around people you aren't comfortable with.

Another post:
In today’s current climate, when every whisper of a misplaced hand brings down a feature length film, anyone who actually thinks the military is purposefully covering up rape to save the career of some god damn [captain], is clearly both an idiot and junior enough in rank or life experience to think it matters,”