A Sky News presenter part-blamed women in 'short skirts' for sex attacks. This is how the internet responded
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:
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