Myers draws ire over rape remarks

THE Rape Crisis Network has criticised columnist Kevin Myers for comments he made describing date rape as less harmful than other forms of rape.

Mr Myers was speaking on the Newstalk Lunchtime show after he wrote a column backing British Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke’s comments last week that date rape is not a “serious rape” but some form of lesser offence. Mr Myers said Kenneth Clarke was ” stating the obvious — that some kinds of rape are worse than others”.

Mr Myers, who regularly likes to lampoon feminists, was arguing that feminists “cannot allow reason on any issue” and do not like victims of sexual assault to be questioned, as they believe a victim’s story is “beyond any dispute or discussion”.