Queen’s Dept. of Gender Studies Hosts Rape Apologist Tonight

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (April 8, 2014) The Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE) is deeply disturbed that Queen’s University is hosting an event tonight (Tuesday, April 8) featuring rape apologist and Queen’s Professor of Philosophy Adele Mercier. The event is a direct response to CAFE’s March 27 talk by Professor Janice Fiamengo, which some feminist groups on campus described as promoting misogyny and rape culture.

In a March 31 letter in the Queen’s University Journal, Mercier dismisses reports that 95% of abused boys in juvenile facilities are attacked or coerced by female staff, insisting:

“so the 95% that you cite is of MALE YOUTH who experience sexual misconduct involving FEMALE STAFF WITHOUT FORCE.”

“In other words, her defense for the statutory rape of boys is that he wanted it,” said CAFE Spokesperson Adam McPhee. “While sexually explicit chants or facebook posts have been condemned for fostering rape culture on campus, Mercier trivializes actual statutory rape, provided it is committed by a female against a male.”  (more...)

Queen’s Dept. of Gender Studies Hosts Rape Apologist Tonight