Well, that’s an accomplishment? A Huffington Post associate editor joined the absurd feminist freak-out mix after Miss Nevada suggested self-defense could help combat sexual assaults on college campuses.
Not happy she won.. RT @taramurtha Miss Nevada says teaching women self defense is the best way to reduce sexual assault on college campuses
— Mandy Velez (@mandy_velez) June 9, 2014
Wait, what? Surely “feminists” want women to be empowered, right?
Nope. First a Cosmopolitan editor declared the idea of women using self-defense to protect themselves “icky.” Then doubled-down.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/475851928178393088
Heh. But it was Huffington Post associate editor Mandy Velez who managed to inadvertently sum up everything that is wrong with modern “feminism” in a single tweet.
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
Bless. Her. Heart.
https://twitter.com/ryansouth21/status/475852679827058688
@mandy_velez how do u call yourself a FEMINIST when u are telling women NOT to use self defense to prevent assault?
— US PATRIOT (@USPATRIOT5) June 9, 2014
Seriously. But, hey, there’s always the oh-so-smart lib tactics of peeing and vomiting, right?
https://twitter.com/VitalyKroy/status/475854138602172416
As Greg Gutfeld said, it’s the rapist who should be crapping.
Ms. Velez didn’t do herself any favors when she attempted to explain her asinine tweet.
Dear everyone attacking me: self-defense is only a short-term solution, which, obviously when rape is happening is a useful tactic (1/2)
— Mandy Velez (@mandy_velez) June 9, 2014
BUT my tweet was insinuating that we need to fix the problem b4 it occurs, not while its happening. (2/2)
— Mandy Velez (@mandy_velez) June 9, 2014
It's like saying the best way to protect against murder is to wear a bullet proof vest. Why should we have to do that? Answer: We shouldn't.
— Mandy Velez (@mandy_velez) June 9, 2014
Huh?
Just tell people not to rape. That will totally work.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/476004072781135872
On the other hand, perhaps it would work:
@mandy_velez Oh, okay. So we're going to tell men not to rape? Because I think that will totally work. (If we say it while aiming a gun).
— Becca ???? (@BeccCobain) June 9, 2014
Armed and fabulous.
An exit suggestion that Ms. Velez would probably embrace:
https://twitter.com/czechov/status/475851117734010880
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