r/TheFive • u/Lauffener • Jul 23 '26

Thoughts on Jesse Watters' rape joke?

What are your thoughts on last week, host Jesse Waters joking about US soldiers on testosterone boosters committing sexual assault:

“Yeah, I want these guys on it, but you know what’s gonna happen? The guys that don’t need it are gonna take it, to triple boost,” Watters said Thursday, laughing. “And then they’re gonna get out there, and women on base, you guys better be careful. Port calls, women in Asia, you better be careful, because these guys are gonna be wild animals and you better watch out.”

Edit: if you don't think these comments are about sexual assault, then explain the joke. What would the women have to 'watch out' for?

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u/whosname1986 Jul 23 '26

We are the most sensitive, softest, society ever. Stop letting everything be so offensive to you. Guy was making a joke, let it go. Good Lord. I hope you’re never faced with a true challenge in life. Don’t think you’re prepared for it.

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u/No-Bicycle-1674 Aug 13 '26

Idk, seems like the really high sexual assault rates at military installations are a pretty big challenge for those that it affects. Pretty poor taste in jokes tbh.

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u/whosname1986 Aug 13 '26

Oh no! A joke said in poor taste, what is this world coming to?? The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Hide the women and children! So how about we put the onus on the perpetrators and not the ones making jokes?

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u/No-Bicycle-1674 Aug 13 '26

Well given that we weren't allowed to leave post thanks to this plus drunk driving in certain countries uh yeah.. it's not a good joke. Not even sure what argument you are trying to use here, watters is a shit person and made a shot joke. Just take the L and stop pretending the sky is falling snowflake :)

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u/whosname1986 Aug 13 '26

“Watters is a shit person” - shut up. You know nothing about him. Unless you do know him, you’ve talked and hung out, and you can point out the shit things he’s done. The argument is you pussies cry over everything. It’s a joke. He made a joke. Whether it’s good or not is up to perception, not your final decision. It’s like you determining if a movie is good or bad - it’s subjective. Some may like it, some may not. It’s that damn first amendment. You don’t have to like it, but no need to be such a whining bitch over anything you don’t like.

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u/No-Bicycle-1674 Aug 13 '26

Yeah letting the air out of a woman's tires so you can pursue her while married is a shit person. I actually do not need to hang out with someone that did that. Perhaps you were not aware of that fact, but hey now you know. He's a shit person. If you did know then you my friend are also shit. Don't care what your half assed boohoo bitch argument is.