Assange calls Sweden the "Saudi-Arabia of feminism"

The rape accusations against Julian Assange has created a huge variety of proposed explanations. Some more ridiculous than others, obviously. Pretty early on, the lie that Sweden prosecutes men for rape if a condom breaks (and that this was the case with Assange... Which it wasn't), and that this is because Sweden is the evidence that feminism must not be allowed to go to far, unless you want every sexual act to require a consent form and/or get convicted of rape like all the time.... Or something.
Well, now Assange has made public his opinion, which incidentially, is this one!

"Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism" he said. "I fell into a hornets' nest of revolutionary feminism."
Women actually having the right to determine what, how and when to have sex, EVEN when they have had sex with their partner before? And the legal system actually bothering to investigate rape and sexual assault cases? OH MY GOD. HOW RADICAL. Kinda sorta like the radical Islam of Saudi Arabia, right?
Well.

In Saudi Arabia women are not allowed to vote. They have to have a male guardian (who gets to decide whether the woman is allowed to marry, get a divorce, get an education, get a job, get surgey et cetera), they have to cover up and they are not allowed to drive cars. There are no laws protecting against marital rape, and in other cases of rape the likelihood of the woman getting punished for acting indecently  is very, very high.

So what Assange is basically saying is that:
1. Men being expected to care about their sexual partner's preferences makes Sweden as bad for men as Saudi Arabia is for women.
2. Men being expected to not fuck women who are unable to consent because they're unconscious makes makes Sweden as bad for men as Saudi Arabia is for women.

3. Women having the ability to consent so some, but not all, sexual activity, or sexual activity with specific boundaries (like protection being used at all times) makes Sweden as bad for men  as Saudi Arabia is for women.
4. The judicial system taking bodily integrity (even women's!) seriously, and making attemps to take incidents of rape and/or sexual assault allegations to court makes Sweden as bad for men as Saudi Arabia is for women.

I could probably go on and on and on here.. But there isn't really that much more to say. Assange fails at comparisions, he fails in his analysis of Sweden and Saudi Arabia... And to be honest, he basically fails as a human being. Whether he raped those women or not he should recognize that the laws of Sweden are there to protect women who are subjected to sexual violence and assault, and prosecute those who commit it against them, and that this is a necessity for any kind of society to be a good place for women (you know... half the human population) to live, and not just a nice place for entitled douchebags.

At least this Jezebel commenter got it right:

jebaker 01:22 PM

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Yes, Julian, you are right. I kneel on my Ikea rug and pray facing Stockholm five times a day.

By the way, actual consciousness is the Wikileaks of sex. Get a clue.