May 21, 2013
“Let’s blame women for what men do”
Referring to the most recent outrageous comments by television evangelist Pat Robertson, who said in essence that it’s a wife’s duty to keep her husband from committing adultery and to appreciate his other qualities if and when he does cheat on her, David Hayward uses one of his cartoons to call attention to widespread woman-blaming. In his Naked Pastor blog on Patheos, Hayward says, “I suggest that Robertson is just the most obvious presentation of a prevalent, deep-rooted attitude towards women. We see it every day in the news where women are blamed for rape, sexual harassment, and abuse.” Related reading. See also this report on Robertson from the Huffington Post, and the commentary by EEWC’s own Kendra Weddle on the Ain’t I a Woman blog she co-writes with Melanie Springer Mock.
