Legitimate Rape
August 19, 2012 4:00 PM Subscribe
Legitimate Rape? Comments by Representative Todd Akin, a Republican running to unseat Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, are drawing condemnation after he asserted that victims of “a legitimate rape” have biological mechanisms to prevent pregnancy.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Yup, this is pretty horrible but also pretty much outragefilter. -- restless_nomad
Hooray, I moved out of Missouri!
Boo, I moved to Colorado!
posted by Rat Spatula at 4:02 PM on August 19, 2012
Boo, I moved to Colorado!
posted by Rat Spatula at 4:02 PM on August 19, 2012
In all fairness it is astoundingly outrageous.
posted by codacorolla at 4:03 PM on August 19, 2012
posted by codacorolla at 4:03 PM on August 19, 2012
http://www.metafilter.com/119086/It-is-beyond-comprehension
posted by blaneyphoto at 4:03 PM on August 19, 2012
posted by blaneyphoto at 4:03 PM on August 19, 2012
Perhaps it will remain up if we are more saddened than outraged. That is always the worst. "I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed" as I shake my head and slowly look away.
posted by Ad hominem at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Ad hominem at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2012 [1 favorite]
It still surprises me that guy who says abhorrent thing gets three paragraphs for his non sequitur statement, and opponent gets all of, what, two sentences?
posted by Apropos of Something at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2012
posted by Apropos of Something at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2012
"Politician says appalling thing" tends towards outragefilter more than discussion-fodder.
Plenty of discussion going on there. Outraged discussion, for sure, but still legitimate discussion.
posted by Artw at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2012
Plenty of discussion going on there. Outraged discussion, for sure, but still legitimate discussion.
posted by Artw at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2012
I'm more saddened than outraged. I couldn't even editorialize, which i tend to do very much.
posted by gagglezoomer at 4:05 PM on August 19, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by gagglezoomer at 4:05 PM on August 19, 2012 [1 favorite]
On the incompletely dark side, maybe the ACLU has a snowball's chance of fixing the latest travesty?
posted by Rat Spatula at 4:06 PM on August 19, 2012
posted by Rat Spatula at 4:06 PM on August 19, 2012
This is, BTW, less of a non sequitur statement and more of an accidental statemnet of actual GOP policy,. This is something that they've been pushing led by no less than the current Vice Presidential candidate.
posted by Artw at 4:06 PM on August 19, 2012
posted by Artw at 4:06 PM on August 19, 2012
Yes, the last one from a bit over an hour ago was deleted for the following reason:
posted by filthy light thief at 4:07 PM on August 19, 2012
"Politician says appalling thing" tends towards outragefilter more than discussion-fodder.Though I do agree with Artw, there was some decent outraged discussion happening, but it might have leaned farther to outrage than not.
posted by filthy light thief at 4:07 PM on August 19, 2012
"I'm more saddened than outraged. I couldn't even editorialize, which i tend to do very much."
So what you're saying is that this is not a neat thing that you found on the internet
posted by Blasdelb at 4:07 PM on August 19, 2012 [1 favorite]
So what you're saying is that this is not a neat thing that you found on the internet
posted by Blasdelb at 4:07 PM on August 19, 2012 [1 favorite]
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