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Scottish Greens MSP Q Manivannan criticised over rape 'spectrum' comments
Reform wants the Scottish Greens to investigate Q Manivannan after a 23-second clip drew backlash over remarks on rape and rehabilitation.
- On Saturday, footage re-emerged from an interview last year where Edinburgh and Lothians East Region MSP Manivannan discussed the "demonisation of rape," prompting Reform to call for the Scottish Greens to launch an investigation.
- In the resurfaced clip from The Subjective Space, Manivannan argued that rape exists on a "spectrum" and that "not all rapists fit a stereotype," though the MSP later stated these comments were "clearly misrepresented" and taken out of context.
- The SRCA signed an open letter condemning the remarks as "deeply irresponsible," warning that the MSP must not "create hierarchies of harm" or "normalise sexual violence" by suggesting the crime exists on a spectrum.
- Backlash expanded to include Labour, the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats, while a Scottish Green Party spokesperson maintained the party "unequivocally condemns rape" and argued the clips were "deliberately taken out of context."
- Defending the discussion, Manivannan noted that "in a country where rape has the lowest conviction rates of any crime," this conversation is necessary, as Police Scotland reported a 48% increase in sexual offences over the last decade.
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