Legitimate Rape

mrshump · August 2012

So according to Todd Akins, Republican Senate candidate in Missouri, the incidence of women becoming impregnated as a result of rape is rare because if a woman is legitimately raped her body has ways to shut down the whole business of getting pregnant. He claims to have gotten his information from doctors.

Can someone help me figure out what legitimate rape is?

Todd&Laura · August 2012

That guy sounds like an idiot!! Who in the world thinks that way and then opens his mouth to share the stupidity?

RissKay · August 2012

Come on. Don't you know that most rapes are just women walking around naked with signs around their necks saying, "Rape me."? Those aren't legit.

I am totally being sarcastic.

He's a moron. I really REALLY am ashamed to have been born in a state with such ridiculous people. I hope he doesn't get elected.

Side note: he also wants to get rid of school lunches. Really?? STUPID.

feistybear · August 2012

This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Since when is there illegitimate rape?

SummerOH · August 2012

Ugh. He made it worse by trying to say that he meant women who are telling the truth and not claiming rape just because they're knocked up and scared. I'm sure he was much more eloquent in his backpedaling (sarcasm) but that's the gist.

sadsadie · August 2012

I don't want to be hard on you, but this really isn't a question anyone should have to ask for clarification on. Please tell me you don't honestly think there are doctors that could support/prove such a crackpot lie (and that's what it is, a blatant and awful lie; women's vaginas are not roach motels for rape sperm).

I didn't think that rape was a hard thing to define, nor should we be categorizing rape according to degrees of severity/actuality (that is just all kinds of $@1#ed up). All rape is "legitimate."

RAINN defines rape as "forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal, or oral penetration. Penetration may be by a body part or an object." To clarify: "Rape victims may be forced through threats or physical means. In about 8 out of 10 rapes, no weapon is used other than physical force. Anyone may be a victim of rape: women, men or children, straight or gay."

Of course, Akin wouldn't know this. He only knows how dicks work because he is one.

Please don't listen to politicians. They talk out of their asses. Do you honestly know any real doctor that would make up medical facts out of thin air? QUESTION WHAT YOU SEE, HEAR AND WATCH.

mrshump · August 2012

sadsadie:
I don't want to be hard on you, but this really isn't a question anyone should have to ask for clarification on. Please tell me you don't honestly think there are doctors that could support/prove such a crackpot lie and that's what it is, a blatant and awful lie; women's vaginas are not roach motels for rape sperm. I didn't think that rape was a hard thing to define, nor should we be categorizing rape according to degrees of severity/actuality that is just all kinds of 1ed up. All rape is "legitimate."RAINN defines rape as
"forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal, or oral
penetration. Penetration may be by a body part or an object." To
clarify: "Rape victims may be forced through threats or physical means.
In about 8 out of 10 rapes, no weapon is used other than physical force.
Anyone may be a victim of rape: women, men or children, straight or
gay."Of course, Akin wouldn't know this. He only knows how dicks work because he is one.Please don't listen to politicians. They talk out of their asses. Do you honestly know any real doctor that would make up medical facts out of thin air? QUESTION WHAT YOU SEE, HEAR AND WATCH. nbsp;

I was definitely being sarcastic. I'm not an idiot.

luckymom3 · August 2012

I might b e wrong but pretty sure OP was being sarcastic PP...

That being said, read this for som Monday evening LOLs:

https://www.theonion.com/articles/i-misspokewhat-i-meant-to-say-is-i-am-dumb-as-dog,29256/

sararn2004 · August 2012

People claim to get a lot of information from doctors, but I've literally heard patients get done talking to the doctor, get on the phone to a loved one and completely tell the loved one something wrong and stupid. Clearly, the person did not understand the doctor, AND this happens A LOT. He probably did think he heard what he said from a doctor, but he wasn't intelligent enough to understand what the doctor may have actually been referring to.

mrshump · August 2012

luckymom3:
I might b e wrong but pretty sure OP was being sarcastic PP...That being said, read this for som Monday evening LOLs:nbsp;https://www.theonion.com/articles/imisspokewhatimeanttosayisiamdumbasdog,29256/

Ha! A friend of mine just posted this on FB

chicagobridelibby · August 2012

I think The Onion hit the nail on the head with the article

"Pregnant Women Relieved to Learn Her Rape Was Illegitimate"

However, if you think that is bad, check this out:
In an atricle for the NY Times,

The Republican gubernatorial nominee apologized today for an off-the-cuff remark suggesting that some victims of rape should ''relax and enjoy it.''

It makes you wonder.

TrudyCampbell · August 2012

He's an idiot.

dande2129 · August 2012

chicagobridelibby:
The Republican gubernatorial nominee apologized today for an off-the-cuff remark suggesting that some victims of rape should ''relax and enjoy it.''

That honestly made my stomach flip and bile was threatening to release.

MelissaRae1525 · August 2012

What in the actual f'uck? Not a big potty mouth but that totally deserves it. YEAH HER UTERUS CAN TOTALLY TELL THAT SHE WAS RAPED.

choppinbroccoli22 · August 2012

I listened to some of this today, and I was incensed.

"Forcible" rape (this word was later removed) would be defined as rape that isn't statutory. They used this word in the first place for worries that PP would call any teen that was seeking an abortion, pregnant by statutory rape, and therefore have the gov't pay for the abortion. There was outrage, PP denied they would do this, and the word "forcible" was removed.

But the other part leads to a logical conclusion that if a pregnancy occurred, it must not have been rape, which is the really stupid and angering part of this.

angielayne926 · August 2012

morgann2010:

I wonder if he actually thought of these statements or if he just opened his mouth and all the stupid fell out.

Then again, he is from Missouri...

Really? Can we not lump all people from the same state as having the same idiotic thinking about a subject? Not so sure what you meant about being from Missouri, but not everyone who lives in Missouri agrees with him. Some of us actually think that he's a moron (gasp!) and will never be elected to an office in this state again. He's pretty much ruined any chance of that by opening his mouth and spouting off such a stupid and insensitive comment.

RissKay · August 2012

angielayne926:
morgann2010:

I wonder if he actually thought of these statements or if he just opened his mouth and all the stupid fell out.

Then again, he is from Missouri...

Really? Can we not lump all people from the same state as having the same idiotic thinking about a subject? Not so sure what you meant about being from Missouri, but not everyone who lives in Missouri agrees with him. Some of us actually think that he's a moron (gasp!) and will never be elected to an office in this state again. He's pretty much ruined any chance of that by opening his mouth and spouting off such a stupid and insensitive comment.

I know that I previously said something negative about Missouri, but I agree with you.

I'm just sad that the thing that gets Missouri "air time" has to be a dim-witted politician saying something like this.

MelleTX · August 2012

RissKay:
angielayne926:
morgann2010:

I wonder if he actually thought of these statements or if he just opened his mouth and all the stupid fell out.

Then again, he is from Missouri...

Really? Can we not lump all people from the same state as having the same idiotic thinking about a subject? Not so sure what you meant about being from Missouri, but not everyone who lives in Missouri agrees with him. Some of us actually think that he's a moron (gasp!) and will never be elected to an office in this state again. He's pretty much ruined any chance of that by opening his mouth and spouting off such a stupid and insensitive comment.
I know that I previously said something negative about Missouri, but I agree with you.
I'm just sad that the thing that gets Missouri "air time" has to be a dim-witted politician saying something like this.

I agree. I hate those types of generalizations. I am a Republican and trust me, not all Republicans feel the same way as this jackhole. Yet all I have hear all day is conservative bashing because of this one dude.

bridetobemo · August 2012

Unfortunately I cant answer your question but I felt the need to post a reply as I am from Missouri and I can tell you that I am voting this year purely so I can vote AGAINST that A$$tard! I cant even believe that he believed that himself enough to say it outloud!

bridetobemo · August 2012

RissKay:

Come on. Don't you know that most rapes are just women walking around naked with signs around their necks saying, "Rape me."? Those aren't legit.

I am totally being sarcastic.

He's a moron. I really REALLY am ashamed to have been born in a state with such ridiculous people. I hope he doesn't get elected.

Side note: he also wants to get rid of school lunches. Really?? STUPID.

Oh not only that but he also wants to abolish federal student loans, minimum wage and social security! F you Todd Akin!

sekura · August 2012

bridetobemo:
RissKay:

Come on. Don't you know that most rapes are just women walking around naked with signs around their necks saying, "Rape me."? Those aren't legit.

I am totally being sarcastic.

He's a moron. I really REALLY am ashamed to have been born in a state with such ridiculous people. I hope he doesn't get elected.

Side note: he also wants to get rid of school lunches. Really?? STUPID.

Oh not only that but he also wants to abolish federal student loans, minimum wage and social security! F you Todd Akin!

Yeah, um, a lot of very sensible people want to abolish those travesties. Just because he's an idiot on rape doesn't mean you can generalize that every other position he holds is also stupid. (I'm in the credit industry, and federal student loans are about to eat this country alive--they are the next big debt bubble, like housing. Its going to be bad, and its largely because the Federal Gov't keeps subsidizing them. And don't get me started on how Minimum Wage laws actually hurt poor people.)

angielayne926 · August 2012

morgann2010:
angielayne926:
morgann2010:

I wonder if he actually thought of these statements or if he just opened his mouth and all the stupid fell out.

Then again, he is from Missouri...

Really? Can we not lump all people from the same state as having the same idiotic thinking about a subject? Not so sure what you meant about being from Missouri, but not everyone who lives in Missouri agrees with him. Some of us actually think that he's a moron (gasp!) and will never be elected to an office in this state again. He's pretty much ruined any chance of that by opening his mouth and spouting off such a stupid and insensitive comment.

Shew, take a chill pill. Sorry, I catch shiit for being from TN but I don't take it personally.

I really don't think I reacted badly, I was just pointing out that you shouldn't generalize everyone from a state into one manner of thinking.

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