Amy Schumer attends 'The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo' Book Signing at Barnes & Noble Union Square on August 16, 2016 in New York City. (Photo : Getty Images/Michael Loccisano)
In her guesting at "The Howard Stern Show" on Aug. 23, Tuesday, Amy Schumer talked about sexual assault, which, according to her, comes in all forms. The comedienne got candid with Stern when she discussed the sexual abuse she experienced with her former boyfriend. Hers was called not a "perfect rape."
The "Inside Amy Schumer" host is currently promoting her new book, "The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo" and on Stern's show, wanted the public to know that there are many forms of sexual assault. She believes she needs to speak out.
"I think it is important to talk about," Schumer said in "The Howard Stern Show." "It's made me feel less alone when other women have come forward about being sexually assaulted."
The 35-year-old actress, host and author feels it is important for men to also read and realize it is not cool to do such things. In a serious subject matter, the comedienne explained that her former boyfriend violated her while she was sleeping. That was the time her virginity was taken away from her, but not in a cool way.
Schumer shared she was sleeping on a couch and did not know about it. She got angry after that and had terrible trust issues. In one of her stand-up acts, the "Trainwreck" star called such experience as "grape," a combination of "gray area" and "rape." The term applied not only because of the gray area of whether she was actually raped, but because it complicated the situation after it occurred.
The actress-comedienne explained she did not want to charge her boyfriend and even worried about him. Rape does not necessarily come to be a "perfect" one, with "perfect" victims. However, many doubted her allegations that it was an assault. They would judge that she was "like a slut" and said "I bet she knew."
Many victims do not want to speak up because people are so critical. Yet, Schumer did not have a "perfect rape."
"The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo" author admitted she loves her boyfriend so much, Ben Hanisch. She has been dating the 29-year-old furniture designer from Chicago since late of 2015.
Meanwhile, comedian Kurt Metzger, who wrote some episodes for Comedy Central's "Inside Amy Schumer" recently made headlines with his controversial posts about sexual assault. One of his posts said that since rape is hard to prove, victims should not waste time on social media before calling the cops. Schumer expressed her disappointment over Metzger's posts, Variety reported.
Listen to Schumer talking about her sexual assault experience on Stern's show below.
