‘You are raping her’: Joe Biden has a blunt message for college men
"Guys, a woman who’s dead drunk cannot consent. You are raping her.”
These were the words spoken by Joe Biden during a sexual assault awareness event at George Mason University, Virginia, on Wednesday.
The former US Vice President was speaking at the university for an event sponsored by It’s On Us, an organisation founded by Joe and Barack Obama to combat "the epidemic of sexual violence" on college campuses across the United States.
It’s On Us wants men to stand up and take an active approach in the prevention of sexual crimes on college campuses.
‘’I've been in a lot of locker rooms. I don't know where in locker rooms where it is acceptable to talk about, 'Man, I was out this weekend and boy, I got a piece of her, and I did this and I did that.'’’
‘’The guys who usually say that are usually the ugliest sons of bi— guns in the room,'' he added, to laughter and applause from the crowd. ''Here's the deal guys, you gotta speak up. You cannot let that kind of talk be bred on a college campus.’’
Joe also called out those men who don’t take action when they see a women who may be in trouble.
‘’When you see something, if you're a fraternity brother and you see a young freshman co-ed in the second week dead drunk, and him walking her up the stairs, you gotta go up to him and say, 'Hey, not in my house, Jack. Not in my house.'’’
‘’Because if you don't, you are an accomplice. You know what's about to happen. You know!’’
Joe Biden just offered some blunt advice to college men: “Guys, a woman who’s dead drunk cannot consent. You are raping her.” pic.twitter.com/Z4GPmKFq3s
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The former Vice President ended his powerful speech with a reminder for young men everywhere.
‘’I say to you guys, please, please act like men. Rape and sexual assault are not about sex, it’s about power. If you want to be a man, stand up, man’’
‘’And if you can't get her to say yes because she wants to, you ain't much.’’
