BBC host under fire after saying female rape victims ‘give out the wrong signals’ during Ched Evans debate.
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BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Nick Conrad hosts a ‘programme which gets the county talking’, according to the website.
We doubt this is what they had in mind.
Mr Conrad sparked outrage today after saying that women were responsible for men’s actions if they ‘give out the wrong signals’ during a debate segment on footballer Ched Evans.
The 29-year-old talk show host for BBC Radio Norfolk was called ‘Alan Partridge’s evil twin’ and ‘Neanderthal man’ by one commentator for his ill-advised remarks on Evans, who is back in training with Sheffield United after serving a sentence for rape.
‘[If women] don’t wish to give out the wrong signals, it’s best probably to keep your knickers on and not get into bed [with a man],’ said Mr Conrad.
‘It’s the old adage about if you yank a dog’s tail, don’t be surprised when it bites you.’
Rape Crisis spokeswoman Katie Russell said the comments were an example of how ‘the current debate around convicted rapist Ched Evans’s potential return to professional football has highlighted a range of much broader, problematic issues.
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