Feminists turn on fellow progressives over Assange rape charges

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Daily Caller:

A rift has emerged on the activist left, as some feminists turn on fellow progressives over the rape allegations against WikiLeaks director Julian Assange.

Feminist groups say that in rallying to Assange’s cause, many progressives have dismissed the accusations against him as a possibly CIA-inspired plot, thereby diminishing the seriousness of the allegations and discouraging future victims from stepping forward.

Yana Walton of the Women’s Media Center told The Daily Caller that progressive activists such as Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann, in their treatment and coverage of the charges against Assange, have made light of rape allegations and put blame on the alleged victims.

“When sexual violence and rape is such a huge part of women’s lives internationally I don’t think it is ever helpful to legitimize it. Rape is rape is rape is rape, and should be prosecuted as such,” Walton said.

It is not, however, just the left that has caused harm to women with the coverage of this case, Walton says. According to Walton, it is anti-female to care about rape only when there are other factors at play — in this case, the leakage of highly sensitive documents.

[AceRimmer]

Cat fight!!!

 

I love it when the left tries to scratch each other's eyes out...

 

What happened to the harcore feminazis who were willing to assume Monica's position with King Bubba as long as he kept abortion legal?