Rep. Ehrhart to rape survivors: “Trigger somewhere else”
Recently, a supporter of Rep. Earl Ehrhart’s campus rape cover-up bill told a room full of rape survivors that “the trauma of going through a false accusation…is not unlike the trauma someone experiences when they’re raped.” Ehrhart himself then backed up these horrifying statements by telling survivors that “this is a macro-aggressive environment. If you feel triggered, trigger somewhere else.” Both statements are antagonistic and aggressive, designed to “put rape victims in their place.” The entire conversation smacks