There's a much wider issue here: our treatment of women, and attitudes to sex and consent in general is for the most part wholly inadequate. Deeply entrenched misogyny, a patriarchal system that demands women are seen and not heard, money and ego (in the case of elite level...

...sportsmen), accessibility of porn for very young people without the contextual, appropriate level of sex education to counter it (which leads to expectations of women and sex that are completely unrealistic), and you have a toxic societal attitude towards women that is...

...frankly appalling. Lads: we need to do better. We need to be better. If you know your mate is being a twat towards women, call them out. Stop any behaviour that could lead to something horrific in its tracks. Announcing you're appalled by this isn't enough. We have to do...

...more or it will keep happening. It's not enough to recognise there is a problem we have to fucking remedy it as well.

Just an additional tweet to this thread: in ONE WEEK Justin Beiber has been accused of rape, a popular YouTuber (name escapes me) has been accuse of rape, Keita accused of sexual assault and Chris D'elia accused of child abuse. All men, all wealthy and have high status, all...

...have been blindly defended by *some* fans, as if they care about any of us out there beyond their ivory towers. And if people are going to defend these men and attack their accusers, they wouldn't think twice of being the same towards "ordinary" people who are accused.