I tried to steady the boat: “But, I mean, that's just playground logic. You realize we're talking about a 200-pound man assaulting a woman less than half his size. Can we really claim self-defense here?”
“You simply can't scapegoat one participant just because he has the penis,” Crouch said. “If a little person without a penis instigates, she will never be accountable for her actions.”
“I still don't understand how you can see this as a fair fight,” I said. “You're actually defending Ray Rice?”
“I'm not saying he's a good guy. But if she hadn't aggravated him, she wouldn't have been hit. They would say that's blaming the victim. But I don't buy it. And anyway football is always happy to put on pink suits to celebrate women. Why can't they have a week, or just one day, where they celebrate men?”
“They sort of celebrate men every day in the NFL though, right?”
“Sure, but the men are taking all the hits, and then the players' wives organize the NFL breast cancer initiative. Shouldn't football participate in Movember, or do something for prostate awareness?”