Amber Rose recently stopped by “Larry King Now” to discuss sexual violence, slut shamming, and feminism. Amber joined actor Matt McGorry, broadway singer Frenchie Davis, and medical specialist Dr. Jennifer Berman. “Sexual assault, or rape, is not an act of sex. It’s an act of anger and violence so sex doesn’t have anything to do with it. How we dress and how we look doesn’t matter in that circumstance.” Dr. Jennifer Berman speaks on sexual assault and the perception of it in our culture. Guest-hosting a Larry King Now panel on several issues including slut shaming, Amber Rose recalls the hateful comments she and Blac Chyna received on social media after they posted a twerking video in an Uber enroute to the MTV Video Music Awards in August and combats it saying, “I think society does teach us as a culture that if you are sexy than you can’t be smart or if you do dress sexy or if you’re confident in your sexuality that you are asking for it.” Frenchie Davis responds saying, “I think something that was very telling was you started talking about how we have to continue to talk to women about how they conduct themselves when they’re out in public, but why are we not having the same conversations with men? About how they conduct themselves publicly because you can’t take the responsibility away from them. How I dress has no bearing whatsoever on your inability to control yourself and I think we have to be really clear on that.” During a discussion on how to prevent young boys from becoming future sexual assault offenders, Amber Rose says that it is often young males who write degrading things to her on social media. OITNB star Matt McGorry also gives his take on derogatory language used towards women and girls, “I think these conversation start young. I think male privilege is a thing that a lot of men are blind to. A lot of people make comments that they think are innocent but ultimately are fueling the entire bases for rape culture.” What IS feminism? Amber Rose and the OITNB star Matt McGorry breakdown the actual definition of the word and who’s associated with it. “There’s different levels of oppression depending on race. I think it’s gender equality really. When we look at it, it’s not just men and women but transgender people, gender fluid, agender.” Watch the full panel discussion above. For more “Larry King Now” episodes, visit Ora.tv!
