Bernie Sander's Sex Fantasies, Of Concern Today or Not?

By Cheri, The Non-PC Newsgirl (@CheriWriter)

“Do you know why the newspapers with articles like ‘Girl 12 raped by 14 men’ sell so well?” Bernie Sanders asked in an article in the February 1972 issue of “Vermont” tabloid. “To what in us are they appealing?”


According to Sanders, it’s the male, female roles in a relationship that are based on the “slavishness” of women on one hand and the “pigness” of men on the other, with each sex trying to fill the needs of the other only as a role they are playing. This, he stated, is the result of the loss of the dependent woman awaiting the strong man bringing home the killed animal, which has created the loss of humanity and changing roles.


“A man goes up home and masturbates his typical fantasy. A woman on her knees. A woman tied up. A woman abused.” He wrote as his opening lead to the article, “A woman enjoys intercourse with her man -- as she fantasizes being raped by 3 men simultaneously.” Is he claiming these are the true roles of males and females in a relationship?


It’s hard to make sense of just what the point was Sanders tried to make in this 1970s article. Does he seriously believe all men fantasize about abusing women and all women fantasize about being abused? More so, are these the beliefs of this man running for the President of the United States of America?


We can claim that this was written more than 40 years ago so it has no meaning with regard to the man of today. I would say it does have meaning. A man who thinks in such a manner is twisted, no doubt. Where the doubt lies is as to whether these thoughts have aged to become more disgusting overtime or to have changed and to become “humane.” That truth is only really known to Sanders and perhaps the women in his relationships.


Because we cannot say with any certainty what Bernie Sanders' thoughts are now in regard to male, female roles in a relationship, we cannot dismiss or rule out the scary notion that today he not only holds these same beliefs, but they have indeed aged overtime and strengthened into God knows what. He is too much of a gamble to have around women, girls or children, much less to lead the people of the free world. I am concerned.