So wait — now it's "unfeminist" to defend yourself if attacked? Jesus take the wheel. #missusa
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/Mistressnancy/status/475858122062708736
Miss Nevada, Nia Sanchez, was crowned Miss USA on Sunday night. During the pageant, Sanchez, who has a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo, was asked a question about sexual assaults on college campuses. Sanchez suggested that women get training to learn how to defend themselves.
Guess what happened next:
https://twitter.com/MitchBehna/status/475863686502821888
For many, yes, the suggestion that women learn to defend themselves was a ridiculous idea, and it even constituted “victim blaming”:
https://twitter.com/caitcremeens/status/475834451201499137
I'm sorry, but women shouldn't need to take self defense classes to protect themselves from rape #MissUSA
— Peter (@PeterSimon12) June 9, 2014
Let's hope Nevada uses her media tour to reiterate that teaching girls self defense is NOT the best way to protect against assault #MissUSA
— Mandy Velez (@mandy_velez) June 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/shereenTshafi/status/475834545124950016
https://twitter.com/a_mariagarica/status/475833515758866432
https://twitter.com/KelseyBemus/status/475832941461786625
https://twitter.com/hallepalouka/status/475831285290905600
Miss Nevada saying rape can be prevented by women learning self defense and being "confident" ???
— habs (@habenkelati) June 9, 2014
Miss Nevada?
Sick of hearing "women need to learn selfdefense from sexual violence"
We need a culture we don't have to defend ourselves from— Colleen Gibbons (@GibbonsColleen) June 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/annabethwest/status/475833577611866112
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
@hayley_lady What she is doing is promoting the idea of a woman taking control of their own life.
— Hooray Beerz (@HoorayBeerz1) June 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/hayley_lady/status/475852864582348800
https://twitter.com/cowartemily/status/475830654836695040
https://twitter.com/YamBhands/status/475833019396521984
https://twitter.com/jasinae/status/475830216502554624
Miss Iowa says today's youth are narcissistic followed by Miss Nevada who wants to end rape with self defense classes Really? Sick #MissUSA
— Bergen Aldahir (@BergenNBaucom) June 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/MeaghanAwesome/status/475829786536079360
https://twitter.com/CaitCremeens/status/475829316681338881
No, Miss Nevada. The solution to rape is not that all women should have black belts. Thanks though. #nottheproblem #missedthepoint #MissUSA
— Ashley Ramsey Hannum (@ashleyrramsey) June 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/stefawilson/status/475844583663083520
Self-defense training seems to make more sense than certain other ridiculous methods that have been suggested, but apparently many disagree.
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