Remy Ma slammed for comparing sexual assault victims who seek compensation to prostitutes – By Cydney Henderson (USA Today) / Sept 27 2019
Rapper Remy Ma is under fire for controversial remarks about sexual assault survivors.
On Monday’s episode of the Revolt TV talk show “State of the Culture,” Remy sat down with co-hosts Joe Budden, Eboni K. Williams and Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins, where they discussed sexual assault allegations against former NFL player Antonio Brown.
The “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star, 39, questioned why rape victims seek financial compensation from their attackers, comparing it to “prostitution.”
“If you rape my sister, my daughter, my anything … I don’t want your money,” she said. “Worst case scenario, I want something to happen to you so that you’re removed from being able to do this to someone else.”
The discussion starts around the 1:04:00 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkKj3xbonpk
Williams, an attorney, said “some people feel like that’s the compensation that they want,” suggesting that some survivors seek payment for emotional distress, therapy and loss of income due to trauma.
Remy disagreed, reiterating, “That’s called prostitution.” She added, “It’s seems like in a lot of these alleged sexual assault cases the women are asking for money. ‘Hey give me money and I’ll feel better.’ To me, in any exchange with sexual acts of being compensated with money, that’s prostitution.”
Her co-hosts strongly denounced her claim. Budden said, “You have to agree to the sex for it to be prostitution.” Jenkins added that Remy’s remark was a “gross simplification.”
The Grammy-nominated rapper’s comment sparked instant backlash on social media.
“Dear Remy Ma, You sat comfortably on a couch, at your big age & said when rape victims, sue their abusers for money, it’s prostitution? Nah, it’s restitution! How disgusting & ill informed of you!” @JeromeTrammel tweeted Thursday.
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User @ChantayyJayy tweeted: “Yeah Remy Ma is disgusting for this.”
“Remy Ma said if anything happens to you sexually and you get money for it, you’re a sex worker…even in rape,” @sweetfacedinero wrote. “Remy Ma suffers from misogyny… it’s really gross.”
USA TODAY has reached out to Remy’s rep for comment.
Remy Ma of “Love & Hip Hop: New York” is under fire for comparing sexual assault victims who seek compensations to prostitutes. (Photo: Paras Griffin, Getty Images for Revolt)
