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I think he was pointing out American culture tends to see rape as at least partially the victims fault. I doubt he was stating that as a positive or justifiable action.
And he has a point when it comes to "crying wolf". How about the Duke lacrosse players? A tired point, sure, but it still holds. It was completely unacceptable for a person to exploit the seriousness of rape for personal gain or whatever reason she had to lie. And as a culture, we immediately assumed the Duke students were guilty. The media firestorm and public outrage were directed at people innocent of the crime they were accused of.
In the big picture, the seriousness of a rape accusation endows the claimer with a large amount of power. Exploiting the inherently tricky concept of "consent" in order to falsely charge someone with rape is abhorrent.
Yes, of course it is. But these situations get a lot of media hype, and it certainly doesn't represent the majority of rape cases. Basically, it sounded as if he was saying that date rape victims are slutty. I wasn't aware he was giving an example of what other people are thinking.