INXS Guitarist Kirk Pengilly Has The World’s Worst Take On Sexual Harassment

As the entertainment industry continues to grapple with a seemingly endless stream of sexual harassment scandals, INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly has sent out the call: won’t somebody please think of the men?

Speaking to the Australian Associated Press at a charity event in Melbourne on Thursday evening, the 59-year-old musician spoke wistfully of a time when slapping a woman on the bum was seen as no big deal.

“I really loved the 60s and 70s when life was so simple and you could slap a woman on the butt and it was taken as a compliment, not as sexual harassment” said Pengilly, when asked about the growing numbers of men in the entertainment business — including Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and Australian celebrity gardener Don Burke — who have been accused of acting inappropriately towards women.

Pengilly’s remarks sparked a backlash on social media, where many fans expressed their disgust.

If you think slapping a woman on the butt is paying her a compliment, go back to the prehistoric era you came from.https://t.co/TxNVlew4NG

— Destroy The Joint (@JointDestroyer) November 30, 2017

Kirk Pengilly gets nostalgic about the days when he could get away with being a filthy sleaze. pic.twitter.com/UjI6V17YYE

— Joe Furphy (@JosephFurphy) November 30, 2017

It is now officially OK to slap Kirk Pengilly. #slapkirk https://t.co/S8FNksZeoX

— Damon Young (@damonayoung) November 30, 2017

Kirk Pengilly’s ability to read a room hasn’t been real good since ’97 when INXS became a national embarrassment.

— Sean Woodland (@sean_woodland) November 30, 2017

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h/t Sydney Morning Herald. Image via Wikimedia.