Dear Don Lemon, Your Apology Ain't Worth Sh*t
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by Michelle Denise Jackson
Trigger warning: sexual violence, victim blaming, rape culture, misogyny
When I woke up yesterday morning, my News Feed had erupted with status updates and headlines in response to this video, which features Don Lemon more or less suggesting to Joan Tarshis how she could have avoided being raped by Bill Cosby in 1969. According to good ol’ Don, women can avoid being forced to have oral sex by “biting” their attacker’s penis. He gave Tarshis this “advice” on his show.
