Now what’s all this fuss about rape?
A Scottish Green MSP has come under fire after claiming “rape is a spectrum”.
Q Manivannan, a transgender Indian migrant who was elected while only holding a student visa, faces a barrage of criticism after a short 23-second video circulated on social media.
In the clip, the 30-year-old said: “There definitely is a demonisation of rape, in the sense that it is a spectrum.”
However, he says that the clip was taken out of context.
Q Manivannan added: “If we are to tackle rape and sexual violence we need to tackle wider issues in society, including the ways boys and men are socialised, the communities or lack thereof they’re in, and how they’re raised.
“When talking about a spectrum I was making the point that laws often take a narrow definition of what rape and sexual violence is, which often allows it to continue without consequence.”
If that’s what he was saying then he’s not wrong.
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