Yahoo News Kelly Brook blames 'silly drunk' women for getting sexually assaulted
Kelly Brook has come under fire for insinuatng that women bring sexual assault upon themselves.
The comments came on Friday’s Loose Women, where the model and TV personality was a guest.
When the discussion of sexual assault came up in regards to the safety of black cabs, Brooke, 38, was quick to share her thoughts on the matter.
‘If you’ve had a few drinks I think you’re so vulnerable, I think your guard is down, you just want to get home and I think lots of young girls put themselves in that situation.’
She expressed if a woman is in need of a ride home after a night out to ‘just call somebody’ and not to get in a taxi or use a train.
When asked by presenter Kaye Adams if she’d trust her brother, who is training to be black cab driver, the model went quiet before saying: ‘Well, I wouldn’t go out and get silly drunk!’
It wasn’t long before Twitter blasted Brook for her implication that women shouldn’t get drunk unless they want to be sexually assaulted.
Kelly Brook might as well have said those women deserved to be sexually assaulted! Victim blaming of the highest order going on on a program by women for women. Absolutely disgusting #LOOSEWOMEN
— Sara Mason (@piglet2602) January 5, 2018
Ooh, did Kelly Brook them blame the women for getting drunk??? #loosewomen
— Chris (@Poppyblew) January 5, 2018
Kelly Brook said that she wouldn’t get “silly drunk” & get in a taxi. Those poor victims were drugged! Stop victim blaming #LooseWomen
— Belle (@hkp074) January 5, 2018
@loosewomen Someone please educate Kelly Brook about rape myths, including drink, trust, vulnerability, reporting etc. #LooseWomen
Thank goodness for Kaye Adams.— JayT (@TjayJT) January 5, 2018
Didn’t like Kelly Brook anyway but after her appearance on Loose Women I definitely despise her ew
— Yasmin Amiri (@Yasmin_Marina_) January 5, 2018
The Kelly Brook guide to not getting raped… apparently it's as simple as not getting 'silly drunk' and not using public transport. pic.twitter.com/6JXE0V11em
— Frankie G (@funtimefrankieg) January 5, 2018
So Kelly Brook has gone from joking on This Morning, a few years ago, about domestically abusing her past boyfriends, to victim-blaming women who were drugged & subsequently sexually assaulted/raped? What a vile creature she is.
— Alex (@AlexGiovanni_) January 5, 2018
Is she joking , the girls drinking is the reason this happened ?! Why is kelly brook famous … other then getting half naked for people to oggle …. answers on a postcard please,hate her face and her voice @loosewomen will get lots of complaints today
— sarah smith (@sehsmiffy) January 5, 2018
Adams tried to argue the other side by suggesting that ‘you’ve got to trust people.’
To which Brook replied, ‘Well, no! Obviously not!’
Today it was revealed how black cab driver John Worboys, who was jailed ‘for life’ in 2009 for drugging, assualting, and raping a number of victims, was to be set free.
Women’s safety, especially after nights out and when travelling alone, is curently an important topic for discussion.
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