Luis Rubiales has been accused by Spanish
state prosecutors of sexual assault and coercion for
kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup
final, according to the country’s prosecutors’ office.
Rubiales, now suspended, was the president of the Spanish soccer
federation. In a fit of excitement, he kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips during
the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the championship last August
20th in Sydney, Australia. And, according to a recently passed sexual consent
law, Rubiales could face a fine-- or a prison sentence of one to four years if
found guilty of sexual assault. You see, the new law dispensed with the
difference between “sexual harassment” and “sexual assault.” And, apparently, with
the difference between sexual harassment, sexual assault, and a celebratory
kiss for that matter.
Older folks (like me, for instance)
may well remember the famous V-J Day kiss, where the victorious, elated sailor
grabbed a female stranger in a white dress on the streets of New York City,
then bent her over and gave her a lengthy smooch. In some places, that would be
considered an “assault” today. One which might lead to a lengthy prison
sentence. Yet felons go free on little or no bail and parents may have their
kids taken from them by the state if they don’t agree to allow their children’s
genitalia to be mutilated “transgendered.”
No one is—or should be—in favor
of truly unwanted advances, but prison time for a kiss?!
In 1943, Dooley Wilson wrote a classic song titled “As
Time Goes By” for the iconic movie “Casablanca.” The opening lyrics:
You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by
“A kiss is just a kiss.” Or is it?
It seems the fundamental things apply
less and less……as time goes by.
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