He Dissed A Rape Victim On National TV And Now Needs To Shut The Entire Hell Up

Anytime there's a new sexual assault case discussed in the media, I have to mentally brace myself for an onslaught of awful. Victim-blaming is always wrong, but there's a different yet equally troubling response when the victim is male.

Tucker Carlson doesn't understand statutory rape.

On Fox News, Tucker Carlson had this to say about a female teacher accused of raping a 16-year-old male student:

Tucker's response is not only disgusting but sadly way too common. Many people honestly believe that males cannot be victims of sexual assault, which is completely untrue.

There are no double standards on statutory rape.

Thankfully, comedian and activist Felonious Monk weighed in on this backward thinking and explained why Tucker Carlson and others like him are dead wrong.

For those of you who can't watch the video, I took the liberty of GIF'ing my favorite points.

Here's the thing: Minors cannot consent to sex with adults. It doesn't matter the gender — statutory rape is still rape. Perpetuating the idea that boys can't be raped or that women can't be sexual abusers discourages victims of all genders from coming forward.