Contempt for women can pay off

Misogyny — hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women

You’ve surely heard what I’ve heard from people with a moral compass: that a rewarding life for Brock Turner, the Stanford University student and star swimmer released from jail after being convicted of sexual assault, is essentially out of reach.

Given his shameful behavior, his chances of ever being seen in a positive fashion are slim and none, the reasoning goes.

Yet that argument doesn’t take into account how quickly misogyny — either through the words of politicians or the actions of rapists — is forgotten in today’s America.

Some of our country’s biggest heroes are misogynists: Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Kobe Bryant.

Turner could learn from all of them.

He must be audacious. The more shameless he is, the more the public and media will eat it up. Just ask Las Vegas residents Tyson and Mayweather.

Even though Tyson was imprisoned for raping a Miss Black America contestant in 1992, the former heavyweight champ is welcomed at the MGM Grand like a conquering hero, where he puts on a freak show called “Undisputed Truth.” Has he really changed? “I’m really an animal guys. I’m just dressed up nice,” he’s told audiences.

He still claims he didn’t rape the woman — though after he got out of the slammer he said he’d like to. Yet he unquestionably has remained a celebrity. That disappoints the man who prosecuted him in Indiana, Greg Garrison, who said recently: “We had a doctor testify who said the injuries she suffered inside had nothing to do with a consensual act. … Blacks and whites were on that jury. ”

In a biography, Tyson gloats about punching out then-wife Robin Givens: “She flew backwards, hitting every wall in the apartment. That was the best punch I’ve ever thrown in my life.”

Just as unrepentant is another Las Vegas resident, Mayweather, sentenced to three months in jail in 2011 for beating his ex-girlfriend while his children watched. He called it “hearsay and allegations.”

Given that Turner’s father said his son shouldn’t go to jail for “20 minutes of action,” Turner should be on his way to learning to be as shameless as Tyson and Mayweather.

A swimming federation said Turner can’t compete in the Olympics, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t be a color broadcaster on swimming events. If he’s smart, he’ll learn from TNT basketball announcer Marv Albert on how best to convince broadcast executives that hiring a pervert is a good idea.

Though Albert was fired by NBC after he pleaded guilty in 1997 to misdemeanor assault and battery in exchange for the prosecution dropping a forcible sodomy charge against him, Albert was back on national TV in less than two years.

Should Turner get in trouble after he gets married, he should remember what Kobe Bryant did after he was charged with sexual assault in 2003. He bought his wife a $4 million apology diamond ring well before the woman he was accused of raping dropped criminal charges, settling a civil case instead.

It’s good for a misogynist to have a woman in his corner when he gets in trouble.

Bryant’s thoughtful present surely helped Mrs. Bryant remain loyal even after hubby admitted in a settlement statement he had sex with another woman: “Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way.”

What can Turner learn from former President Bill Clinton? The importance of keeping lies straight.

Paula Jones filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton in the ’90s — she settled for $850,000 — that prompted him to deny having an affair with Monica Lewinsky. After his affair was exposed, that denial led to his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice.

From Trump, who won the Republican nomination for president because of his blunt talk, Turner can learn the best misogynistic ways to refer to women. Fat. Pig. Dog. Slob. All are words Trump’s used over the years. He also retweeted followers who called Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly a “bimbo.”

Yes, Brock Turner can succeed by learning from the country’s most respected misogynists.

God bless America.

Paul Harasim’s column runs Sunday, Tuesday and Friday in the Nevada section and Monday in the Health section. Contact him at pharasim@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5273. Follow @paulharasim on Twitter.