Are Saastad in the resource center Reform mean Atle Simonsen (Frp) helps to make the rape of men to something which is not to be taken seriously.
It was last night that Simonsen, a former leader of the progress party Youth, and the current adviser to the health minister Bent Tall (H), let out a video of his standup debut at a club in Stavanger. Afterwards, he received harsh criticism and has apologized for the incident.
Background: Frp top made jokes with rape of men
In the video, which was first featured by the TV 2, presents Simonsen himself as “a politician, and a part of the ministry of Health in the Uk”. In the over five minute long video jokes he among other things, Therese Johaug, Bob Dylan and Sophie Elise, before he goes over to vitse about rape:
“I read just a report that was pretty serious, where it came out that there are more and more men who report rape. Rape committed by women, i.e. men who have been raped by women. How does it happen!? How are you doing? Therefore, it is toil enough for someone to get it up when they want … I have heard, I have heard the words. But it’s possible that they only were stiff with terror”, tells Simonsen to laughter from the audience.
REACT: Are Saastad, manager in the Reform.
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– Should have listened
Now he gets the criticism of the Are Saastad, manager at Reform – resource centre for men.
It is serious that a politician with the responsibility do to advocate for this type of attitudes. I think, unfortunately, that it to say that it can be interpreted as that he belittle the rape of men, when that is exactly what he is doing, suggesting that he does not understand the severity, ” says Saastad.
After having seen the video, he believes Simonsen should have listened to the audience his, and understood that he crossed a boundary.
On the video you hear that they laughed in the beginning, but that they stopped after a while. It suggests that most people know that it is going on the rape of men, but that it bagatelliseres, and that is exactly what Simonsen has contributed to, believe Saastad.
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He gets the support from Lisa Arntzen, press contact at the resource center Dixi.
I understand that many are responding. We believe in the principle that you can fool with everything, including rape, but one must be aware of how to do it. Simonsen goes straight on the vulnerable group, rather than to fool with prejudices, ” she says.
REACT: Lisa Arntzen, press contact in the Dixi resource center against rape.
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– Can destroy the life
Saastad think Simonsen is emerging as a uviten helsepolitiker in his performance.
– Skadevirkningen of rape against men is at least as seriously as against women, and it can ruin lives. Rape requires a different position of power that can be used to pressure for sex against their consent. It can happen if a woman is older or is in a sjefsposisjon to a man, and adds:
– Many people ask whether or not sex requires lust from the man’s side, since one must have an erection. A helsepolitiker that Simonsen should know that the legal definition of rape simply does not presuppose sexual intercourse, and that sexual acts is far more than this. In addition, a male organ to become rigid when exposed to touch, movement or heat, without that there is sexual desire. It is the “morning bread” is a good example.
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According to the Saastad has one per cent of all Norwegian men have experienced being raped.
Many people think that it is because men are raped by other men, but it is not done some research on, so we don’t know anything about. It is also much harder for men to tell about the rape, because it is tantamount to defeat for many. Moreover, are all too common, such as in the case of Simonsen, that the theme is made to something you laugh at and not take seriously, he says.
Also at this point get Saastad support from Arntzen in Dixi.
We know that men find it taboo to talk about, and when we kidding with this, we contribute to raise the threshold to seek help, she says.
Simonsen: – didn’t mean it
Simonsen himself is careful to emphasize that he does not believe what he has said, and that one must distinguish between humor and opinions.
– Stand-up is a show, and it’s not like that you believe everything that is said. Rape of both men and women is a theme I’ve been busy for a long time, and I think we have to beat down hard on the. I am sorry that I have had to do some hurt, he says to VG.
– Why you chose such an inflamed topic?
I thought that in the stand-up-setting got to be okay to joke with serious themes, and that it was something many associated with stereotypes. In retrospect, I can see that it can be interpreted as belittling, and it was not meant to be.
High: – Not okay
Health – and care services ms. Bent High lighted earlier in the day that he did not want to comment on the case because this is something Simonsen has done at their leisure.
Later Sunday, he writes, nevertheless, in a statement that he is happy for the advisor’s apology.
– Atle Simonsen has even apologized for his standup joke about how women can rape men. It is good, for it is to joke about serious abuse is not okay, ” he says.
the Minister underlines that the incident did not affect his confidence to Simonsen.
Both Atle and I have long been concerned that it should be turned down hard on the assault, both committed by men and women. The point was an error of judgment he has apologized. I have therefore continued to trust in him as my political adviser.
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