Fetishists need outlet for drug sex, said Cosby documentary

THE BBC has come under fire for airing a documentary that included a call for women to consent to being drugged before sex.

The comments were made by Sonalee Rashatwar, who goes by the title “The Fat Sex Therapist”, in a series exploring the alleged crimes against women committed by actor Bill Cosby.

In the first episode of We Need to Talk About Cosby, Rashatwar, who is nonbinary, proclaims that in an “idyllically sex positive world” men would be able to pay women to satisfy their “fetish” of having sex with unconscious people.

“If we actually grab hold of the fact that sex negativity is what causes this type of behaviour, then we could create a world where – in an idyllically sex-positive world – someone is able to pay conscious women to come and be drugged so that I can get my kink out, my fetish on having sex with unconscious people,” Rashatwar said. “There’s a consensual way to do that.”

The comments prompted criticism on social media. James Esses, cofounder of a group of clinicians, the Thoughtful Therapists, said: “I feel sick. This is beyond atrocious.”

Cosby has been accused by about 60 women of offences including rape and drug-facilitated sexual assault.

A BBC spokesman said: “This contributor provides broader cultural commentary on some of the topics raised alongside a range of other contributors.”