Good old Ben, always got a quote...
Cousins jokes about being raped
AFL bad boy Ben Cousins is back in hot water after sharing a joke on radio about rape.
The Richmond Tigers player yesterday told Nova FM his team had been 'absolutely raped' in Sunday night's 56-point loss to St Kilda.
Nova breakfast host Kate Langbroek played along with the rape reference.
"Oh hello, you can't make jokes like that about footballers my friend - mind you, they might give you $5000 to go away," she said
Cousins: "You're not allowed to rape people, but it's alright if you get raped yourself, isn't it?"
Langbroek: "Well, you know . . . John Elliott will give you some cash."
Former Carlton president John Elliott created a storm of controversy last week when he said the Blues paid hush money to alleged rape cictims while he was at the helm.
Women's Forum Australia spokeswoman Melinda Tankard-Riest said Cousins and the Nova team should have known better than to make fun of rape.
"Losing a game of football cannot be compared to the violation of rape," she said.
Since the former self-confessed drug addict made his comeback to topline football Cousins has mostly avoided controversy except with what he claimed was another attempt at humour, when he stuck his middle finger up at a TV camera in a changeroom.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-12377,00.html
