Empowerment? Cosmo editor: Self-defense for women is 'icky'

Hey “crazies,” don’t you dare hold Cosmopolitan social media editor Elisa Benson responsible for her own words! What did she say? Well, as Twitchy reported, the winner of the Miss USA pageant was asked a question about sexual assault on college campuses. She suggested women learn how to defend themselves. The horror! Cue feminist freak-out, natch.

Cosmo’s Ms. Benson enlightened everyone with her thoughts about Miss Nevada’s answer: Oh so “icky.”

I get that the college sexual assault problem can't be solved in 30 secs but still icky to pretend like self defense is the answer. #MissUSA

— Elisa Benson (@elisabenson) June 9, 2014

Icky old guns and stuff. That’s for boys, huh Ms. Benson? Wow, you’ve come a long way baby.

Icky? What, is she 12? @GPollowitz @elisabenson

— Wit'sEnd (@Nayrue) June 9, 2014

To borrow a line from the left, always important to remember social/class privilege of those who consider self-defense. "Icky"

— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) June 9, 2014

And their forgetfulness:

. @elisabenson from Cosmopolitan, "How to Save Your Ass with Self-Defense" http://t.co/IaHUfel1E8 Thoughts?

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 9, 2014

Oops.

Twitter users rightly gave Ms. Benson the business.

https://twitter.com/AmyOtto8/status/475844985401511936
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/475855679673356288
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/475856378876411904

It's irresponsible for @elisabenson to suggest that Women shouldn't learn self defense. Very. #MissUSA

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) June 9, 2014

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Telling women that self defense is not the answer to protecting yourself is one of the most irresponsible things I've ever read in my life.

— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) June 9, 2014

https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/475850542900445184

Bingo. Empowerment? Not so much.

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/475863003871838208

Yep. Once again, it is feminists and the Left who have a war on women. Defend yourselves? Heaven forfend. Just let them pat you on the head while you scurry to make them some sammiches.

And an exit question for Cosmopolitan:

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/475847935100338176

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