Congresswoman Slaughter Very Proud of House of Cards Reference
Politicker reports:
New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has broken the ultimate rule in Washington politics, blasting out a spoiler to the hit Netflix series House of Cards.
In a press release this morning, Ms. Slaughter’s office touted the fact that a scene in the show’s second season references her work on military sexual assault prevention, specifically a decision by the Air Force to discontinue using a brochure that advised victims of assault that “it may be advisable to submit than to resist.”
“In the newly-released second season of the series, Claire Underwood, the wife of the main character, Congressman-turned-Vice-President Frank Underwood, and the First Lady meet with representatives from the Joint Chiefs to address the issue of sexual assault in the military,” said the release. “When the military representatives defend the current system, Ms. Underwood brings up the offending brochure: ‘This is from your own sexual assault prevention literature, and in it, it says ‘in some cases it may be advisable to submit than to resist.’ I think it’s quite clear that there’s still room for improvement.’”
