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In the US, a man who was once recorded uttering the words 'grab them by the pussy' while referring to women is about to become president.
Stephen Dixon was co-presenting Sky News Sunrise and was discussing a report by The Fawcett Society.
The society found that almost two out of five men (and a third of women) thought victims of sexual assault were to blame if they were drinking late at night in revealing clothes.
Dixon suggested that women need to take "personal responsibility":
I'd be responsible if I was out provoking someone.
A Sky News spokesperson told The Independent that Dixon was "playing devil's advocate" and "not reflecting a personal view".
But many people who saw the report thoght that he was out of line:
The state of this conversation https://t.co/lZpKACUuD7— Nooruddean (@Nooruddean) 1484904070
@skystephen @murdo27 The only person who needs to take responsibility for the actions is the assaulter. How hard is that to grasp?— Forest Pilgrim (@Forest Pilgrim) 1484910992
@SkyNews #SexismStudy Women can wear clothes for reasons other than for what men think of them. NEED to change this victim blaming culture.— Lyndsey Nicoll (@Lyndsey Nicoll) 1484903528
@BeardedGenius @RossalynWarren are these people aware that rape exists in places where women are covered head to toe?— Hend Amry (@Hend Amry) 1484908430
@CarolineLucas @BeardedGenius @skystephen did you ask the hair and makeup artist to make you look like Mycroft Holmes?— OllyM (@OllyM) 1484915007
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