- Sonalee Rashatwar said there was an “amicable way” to “get her kink out”.
- Made the controversial comments on We Need To Talk About Bill Cosby on BBC2
A BBC documentary has sparked outrage after a sex therapist suggested men who have a fetish for sex with unconscious partners should be able to pay women to have them drugged.
The offensive remarks were made by American therapist Sonalee Rashatwar during a four-part documentary series about disgraced US star Bill Cosby.
Ms Rashatwar, who appeared on the show We Need To Talk About Bill Cosby, claimed there was an “amicable” way for these men to get rid of their “kink”.
One viewer branded the comments “beyond cruel,” while another said the comments were a “rape apology.”
US sitcom star Cosby, 85, was the subject of numerous sexual assault allegations that became public in 2014. BBC2 on Sunday showed the opening episode of the documentary series, which was first broadcast in America.
The sex therapist’s remarks are in the fourth episode available on iPlayer.
Ms Rashatwar told the programme: “If we actually came to terms with the fact that sex negativity causes this kind of behavior, we could create a world where in an idyllically sex-positive world, anyone could pay conscious women to to come and get drugged to get my kink out, my fetish of having sex with unconscious people. There is an amicable way to do that.”
But the comments by Ms Rashatwar, who describes herself as a “fat sex therapist”, sparked widespread anger from viewers.
Sex therapist Sonalee Rashatwar has sparked outrage after claiming men who dream of having sex with unconscious women should be able to “get their kink out” by paying them to be in an appearance in of the BBC documentary We Need To Talk About Bill Cosby Bill Cosby, 85, was convicted of aggravated lewd assault by Andrea Constand in 2018. The verdict was overturned in 2021
Thoughtful Therapists co-founder James Esses posted the clip on social media and said: “I’m sick. It’s more than cruel.”
Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies tweeted: “How is the BBC (or any credible TV station) giving airtime to this?”
Big Brother Watch UK director Silkie Carlo added: “‘Sex negativity is causing this behavior’?!?. This is an apology for rape followed by an advocacy for rape. How the hell did it end up on the BBC?!’
Bill Cosby achieved international fame as Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show which originated in 1984. In 2018 he was convicted of aggravated indecent assault by Andrea Constand. However, that ruling was overturned in 2021.
Last year, the star was found guilty in a civil trial of sexual assault in 1975.
The four-part documentary series premiered in the US on Showtime last year.
On her website, Ms Rashatwar describes herself as a “clinical social worker,” “sex therapist,” “public speaker,” “community organizer,” and “donut lover.”