NATION: When Lara Logan of CBS News came forward with the news that she had been brutally sexually assaulted by a group of men while reporting from Tahrir Square, the story caused shock waves. Logan is the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS, and it is rare for prominent women to come forward with stories of rape or sexual assault.
Why?
Maybe because even progressives can’t help but blame women for what happens to them. Noted antiwar reporter Nir Rosen stepped down from his position at NYU after a string of Twitter comments that implied Logan had gotten herself assaulted for her career. Rosen’s apologized, and said that his distaste for Logan’s work colored his response. But this story’s bigger than that… and older.
As a society we’ve yet to disarm rapists—or rape. It hovers around, as a threat to any women walking free, doing her work, let alone free alone, or under the stars. The threat’s extra sting lies in the fact that if you are raped, you may still be blamed. Or disbelieved… (more)
