Ms Zourli, a gender studies graduate who describes herself as an “author, speaker and content creator specialising in feminist issues”, has since apologised for her choice of words, describing them as “shocking”.”It is obviously shocking to be threatened with rape,” she said. “Sexist and sexual violence remains widespread in France.”But there was a caveat. She explained: “Collateral damage is ‘an unfortunate, indirect and unintended consequence resulting from a primary action’.”So, when I tell a woman who was threatened with rape during the day of mobilisation on October 17 that this threat is collateral damage, I am saying that this rape threat has NOTHING TO DO with the October 17 mobilisation.”