Someone needs to sit U.S. Rep. Chip Roy down and explain the difference between a marital affair and a despicable act of sexual violence punishable by prison time.
In a defense last week of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for defense secretary, Roy told the Charlie Kirk Show that the rape allegation plaguing the Fox News talking head’s possible appointment is, well, no biggie because people like to fuck around.
“Look, we’ve all had some indiscretions in our past and things like that,” said Roy, a MAGA blowhard whose district includes parts of San Antonio along with Austin and the Hill Country. “Every human has. But good grief, Pete Hegseth — you know, he has the support of so many people. And he represents somebody who would take on the defense establishment.”
Huh.
For a moment, let’s put aside the fact that Roy’s statement sounds pretty goddamn close to an admission of his own catting around and focus on the word “indiscretion.” Last we checked, that’s a term people use when they’re looking for a polite way to say someone screwed around on their husband or wife.
In other words, a rape isn’t an indiscretion. Indiscretions are lousy decisions made by two consenting adults. Rape is a sexual assault committed without consent that can carry a lifetime of trauma for the victim. There’s a reason why we lock up people who commit them.
Those who have been following Hegseth’s pathetic attempt to win Senate backing know one of the most shocking allegations he faces centers around a 2017 police report accusing him of raping an attendee at a Republican women’s conference in California.
Perhaps Hegseth’s admission to five affairs during his first marriage could be written off as indiscretions. But, a rape accusation? Hell no.
If Roy is such an assclown that he can’t tell the difference, he has no business representing his district — especially the many in it who have been victims of sexual assault. If he does know the difference and pretends he doesn’t for the sake of political gain, the same applies.
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This article appears in Nov 28-29, 2024.