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Jesus, he's got the mind of a child. "I'm gonna beat yous all up for being mean to me!"
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More from the E. Jean Carroll rape trial on this:
Originally Posted by Stacyhs
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"Sexy to be raped"? Is he admitting she was raped? Or does she tell everyone she thinks rape is sexy?
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Neither. He misinterpreted a reply she made in an interview:
The former president appeared to twist Carroll’s comments from a June, 2019 interview with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, in which she said rape is a “fantasy” for many people. “I think most people think of rape as being sexy,” she told Cooper. Trump cited the interview in telling Kaplan that Carroll “loved” sexual assault. “She actually indicated that she loved it. Okay?” Trump said. “In fact, I think she said it was sexy, didn’t she? She said it was very sexy to be raped.” Kaplan then asked: “So, sir, I just want to confirm:· It’s your testimony that E. Jean Carroll said that she loved being sexually assaulted by you?” And Trump answered: “Well, based on her interview with Anderson Cooper, I believe that’s what took place.” |
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Wow okay thanks. Jeebus.
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Not at all. Donald Trump often says several, mutually contradictory, things in a single sentence. His supporters take whatever they want from the buffet of lies and forget the rest.
It's a bit like a (bad) cold reading, he'll just say things until his interlocutor seems to agree with him - unless they don't in which case they're losers. |
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His communication style is aggravatingly vague.
In this case, I think he was just referring to that comment she made in tha Anderson Cooper interview, to wit: "...she said rape is a “fantasy” for many people. “I think most people think of rape as being sexy.” She clearly said she thought "most people" thought that, not that she did. |
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I would just like to interject: just because Carroll is taking Trump to task doesn’t mean she gets my full support. Believing some significant percentage of people, let alone most, think rape is “sexy” is inane.
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If I recall correctly, the quote was "many people" and well, personally, I find nothing to disagree with when it comes to what she actually said.
The concept of power being an aphrodisiac isn't remotely a new one, though, I think. Similarly, it's probably important to remember that biological instincts aren't driven by moral considerations. It's entirely possible for a person to be thoroughly opposed to rape in reality, but still find it to be arousing in imaginary scenarios. From my personal experience, for example, though, eye-rollingly much gay erotica has questionable consent or worse themes in them. I figure that it's also worth poking at societal reactions to a guy getting raped by a "hot" woman. By what I've heard, there tends to be a remarkable amount of envy and generally not taking it seriously as a reaction rather than sympathy, and that's one of the factors that drives lower reporting. |
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Rape fantasies are much like men who enjoy bondage/dominatrix role playing: they are never in any real danger and it's with their consent. It's more about power...but safe power.
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He just talks and talks, whatever comes out.
I met some guy on the street one day. He asked me if I knew about Area 51. I said ominously, "Yes, but have you ever been to Area 52?" He immediately said "yes" and went on talking about it. That's Trump. It doesn't seem to be something he even thinks about, the bullcrap just flows without hesitation. A very sick man. |
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But did he know it was a goblin town in Netherstorm??
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Absolutely. If he was your crazy uncle whom you don't invite to family parties because he shamelessly drops trou and does this sort of free-form bull-******** in public with everyone around, you would have him committed forthwith. But because Trump is somehow immune because he has been on TV (or whatever), he gets a free pass every time. Madness^2.
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Even more from the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault trial:
From: The Guardian Donald Trump mistook E Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses him of rape, for his ex-wife Marla Maples during a deposition in the case last year...“That’s Marla, yeah,” Trump said, when shown a photograph. This does 2 things.... - It sort of debunks his defense that she "wasn't his type" - It might be evidence of further mental decline, if he mistakes someone for a person he was married to for years. |
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