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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,967 posts)
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 03:20 PM Saturday

Meidas Exclusive: Trump Defense Secretary Said THIS...

MeidasTouch has uncovered a clip of Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, from a November 2015 appearance on Fox News Channel's Red Eye. During a discussion about actor Charlie Sheen’s revelation of his HIV diagnosis—specifically Sheen's admission that he hid his diagnosis from sexual partners—Hegseth implied that women contracting HIV from partners with known histories of sexual promiscuity bear some responsibility for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, even if their partner deliberately conceals their diagnosis.

While discussing Sheen’s failure to disclose his status to sexual partners, Hegseth stated: “Did these women really think they were going to get a clean bill of health dealing with Charlie Sheen at this point? ... The guy, as you said, has been around the block just a squoosh.” He added: “So, I just think there is a little bit of murky water here.”

Although Hegseth attempted to clarify that he wasn’t blaming Sheen’s victims, his comments suggested that women should assume the risk when engaging with partners with active sexual histories, even if those partners deliberately hide their HIV status. This rhetoric perpetuates harmful victim-blaming narratives, particularly against women.

Hegseth’s remarks undermine accountability for individuals who knowingly spread HIV and shift the focus onto victims, implying fault for perceived poor judgment.

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-exclusive-trump-defense-secretary

What an asshole

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Meidas Exclusive: Trump Defense Secretary Said THIS... (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday OP
The hatred of women for these Christo-Fascists is a full-time job. magicarpet Saturday #1
45% of women voted for Trump and Pototan Saturday #6
Isn't it a crime to "deliberately hide their HIV status?" dchill Saturday #2
Wonder if he would warn one of his mistresses? rubbersole Saturday #3
Warn? Hell, he doesn't even ask if he can stick it in. SunSeeker Saturday #5
Hegseth defends Sheen because I'm sure he's given a few women STDs himself. SunSeeker Saturday #4
Said the guy with a very active sexual history. patphil Saturday #7

magicarpet

(16,747 posts)
1. The hatred of women for these Christo-Fascists is a full-time job.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 03:57 PM
Saturday

Recreational sex is the man's wheelhouse alone, women are here for the explicite reason to bear men's children,... period.

If women have the audacity to deviate from this plan they have violated God's Will, God's Design, and God's Plan. They should suffer the consequences accordingly.

Isn't Fascistic-Christo-Nationalism fun - just like a barrel full of monkies on amphetamines and cocaine. 'Cept the addiction is not controlled drugs the addiction is extremist religious fanaticism.

rubbersole

(8,640 posts)
3. Wonder if he would warn one of his mistresses?
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 04:55 PM
Saturday

Like the germs on his unwashed hands he can't see, you can't see the clap either, Pete.

patphil

(7,051 posts)
7. Said the guy with a very active sexual history.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 05:27 PM
Saturday

He was afraid the women he was having sex with might be infected. But, of course, it wasn't his responsibility to insure that they weren't, or for that matter that he wasn't infected.
Arrogance, thy name is Pete Hegseth.
He gets my dildo of the week award.

Note: a dildo is a mindless fucker.

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