That little 10 year old girl in Ohio who was raped and impregnated?

[CatWoman]

she was actually 9 YEARS OLD when she was impregnated:

It’s a horrifying story. The girl was reportedly only 9 at the time she became pregnant, half the legal age of consent (this was rape under all possible fact patterns) and a time in her life when she should be worried about losing her baby teeth, not having a baby of her own.

https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/ohio-rape-victim-saga-shows-pundits-and-politicians-shouldnt-launch-witch-hunts-before-figuring-out-if-witchery-is-even-afoot/

[Blue Owl]

1. FUCK THE GOP.

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[BOSSHOG]

11. I would

Reserve some of that fornicating for the Catholic Church, a domestic enemy of the constitution which still enjoys its tax exempt status. Thank You Blue Owl for your passion.

[Sky Jewels]

14. Yep.

Both institutions are profoundly evil grifting-pedophile rings.

[wnylib]

20. It's appalling that an institution that has lost

all credibility on moral issues due to its abuse of children and protection of the perpetrators even dares to claim authority on the issue of the health and lives of women.

Catholics and Evangelicals are turning a democracy into a theocracy. If left unchecked, I would expect to see the Catholic Church reviving the Inquisition and the fundie Evangelicals submitting spectral evidence to the SC.

That is only partly hyperbole.

[Sky Jewels]

21. I agree.

The Big Three patriarchal monotheisms are a pox on the planet, and Christianity in particular is a pox on this country, because it is the dominant supernatural mythology.

[wnylib]

22. I don't agree with your assessment of

the "Big Three."

Neither Judaism nor Islam are trying to turn our republic into a theocracy. Abortion is permissible in most sects of both Judaism and Islam. And Christianity, too, for that matter.

It is the Evangelical and Catholic churches that are pushing their beliefs on everyone else.

[Sky Jewels]

31. As you can see I singled out Christianity, which is destroying this country's democracy.

But the very framing of the three monotheisms is incredibly harmful the world over. There's one angry male god who is the creator and ruler of the entire universe (apparently "he" focuses on this one little planet amongst trillions, but that's another discussion). All the other characters in the mythologies that have any consequence are male (Jesus, Mohummud, Abraham, Moses). In Christianity, the two main females are Eve (who gets blamed for the downfall of humanity) and Mary (who gets raped by the angry sky god). The damage to women's psyches and lives over centuries from these ridiculous stories is beyond calculation. The power imbalance of the planet in terms of men controlling women is in large part due to these evil tall tales being accepted as "true."

[DLevine]

35. +1

[wnylib]

36. Oh, yeah. There was definitely an angry

God in OT stories, alongside stories of a merciful and forgiving God in the Old Testament. Societies grow and change over time, and so do their customs and beliefs.

In a non religious context, look how democracy changed in the US over time, from a nation that had slaves and denied women and certain ethnic/racial groups the right to vote. There were people at the time of the nation's birth who advocated for the end of slavery and for universal voting rights, but slavery did not end until the 1860s. Women did not get the right to vote until 1920. Native Americans did not become citizens in their own land until 1922, with the right to vote. And former slaves were denied their rights even after they were legally established. There are STILL people who are trying to suppress voting rights for minorities and women, and a court that is taking rights away from people. But we - especially Dems - do not toss out democracy because of that. We continue to support it against the Luddites who try to turn back the clock.

Religions change over time, too, as societies change. But even in the past, Jewish literature included Sarah as the mother of nations, along with Abraham. There is an OT book named for a woman (Esther) whose courage and cleverness saves her people from annihilation under Babylonian rule. There was also Deborah, a "judge" of Israel. And the story whose characters are female in the loyalty between Ruth and Naomi.

I am not minimizing the tales of cruelty and misogyny in the Bible, or how they have been used in the past against women. I am saying that religions change and grow over time as society does.

The Eve story has been used against women for millennia. Anthropology provides some context for the origin of the story. The ancient Hebrews were a nomadic herding people before they became the nation of Israel in Canaan. The neighboring societies were settled agricultural people who practiced fertility religions that included sexual ceremonies with temple priestesses. In some cases, ritual sacrifice of a priest (or king) was part of the ceremonies. The snake was a symbol of fertility among those people. In that context, the story of Adam and Eve was a condemnation of those rituals. That does not excuse how women were villified over it. It is just how it originated.

In the NT Gospels, Jesus criticizes the sexual double standard when he comes across men ready to stone a woman for adultery. In another NT story, he draws attention to a sick woman at a synagogue. The custom of the time was for women to be at the outer fringes of the synagogue (if they went at all) and to be ignored. He then heals her.

When Jesus visits two sisters in their home, one fusses about preparing a meal to serve him. The other one gets into a theological discussion with Jesus. The custom was for women to serve men and to leave theological discussions and debates to men. But when the one sister (Martha) complains that her sister (Mary) is not helping her, Jesus says that Mary has made the right choice for herself.

That does not excuse misogyny in Christianity. It does show how customs and religion can and do change over time. There are still religious extremists, just as there are political extremists. When they merge together, they are a serious threat to democracy and to civilization. There are many mainline religious people who see the threat, too. It makes no sense to discard them for being religious. We need all the help and votes that we can get. Alienating them will not help to save democracy.

[TxGuitar]

38. And received billions in loans

From the government during the pandemic.

[vercetti2021]

2. Brought to you by the pro rape party of America

Sick motherfucking sacks of shit

[RKP5637]

3. The Party of Family Values!

They all need to be out of office!!!

[vercetti2021]

9. Need to be sent to hell

Where they belong

[Tikki]

16. The Pro-assault party.

Pro assault (molestation and rape)…children.
Pro assault-rifle…children.

Tikki

[Ms. Toad]

4. It doesn't change how horrendous this was -

But the age of consent in Ohio is 16, as it is in 32 other states (unless the two are close in age) in which case (in Ohio) it is as low as 13.

[CatWoman]

5. no, it doesn't change the level of horrendousness

but come on, 9 YEARS OLD?????

a grown man raped and impregnated a 9 year old girl???

fuck this shit

[Ms. Toad]

6. I worked in a rape crisis center for 10 years.

9 years is ancient compared to some of the victims I went through the rape exam with. I believe the youngest I personally provided support for was 4.

My only point was that 9 is not half or the age of consent, which is 16 in 33 states (including Ohio). A lot better than it use to be - many states used to be in the low teens.

[CatWoman]

8. hats off to you

because i am too volatile to work in a place like that

[DemocraticPatriot]

7. I didn't lose all my baby teeth until I was 14 years old,

when the dentist removed several that loved me too much to leave on their own..


Carrying a baby to term at 10 years old is so obviously a threat to the life of "the mother", it staggers the mind that this discussion even has to take place...

[Rhiannon12866]

17. +100

No child is capable of surviving childbirth, she's still physically a child. The capability of getting pregnant at that age also has to be extremely unusual.

[niyad]

10. And the alleged rapist is 55, I think.

[Demobrat]

12. OMG

Lock that SOB up until there is absolutely no chance he’ll ever get out alive.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. The news identified the rapist as Gerson Fuentes, 27.

[gldstwmn]

19. They arrested that guy but some of the things I have read make me question whether or not it's him.

[wnylib]

23. His age is 27. Where did you get 55 from?

But 27 is still adulthood and the rape was still horrendous.

[niyad]

24. Something that I read earlier yesterday.

[Polybius]

25. This article says 57

https://www.latintimes.com/mom-shockingly-defends-man-who-raped-10-year-old-daughter-ohio-521130

[LisaL]

27. The article is wrong.

He is 27.

[BlackSkimmer]

29. He is 27. Picture is widely available. nt

[keithbvadu2]

13. To republicans, the rapist is a 'parent' who has parental rights. His family can even profit from it

https://imgur.com/gallery/XTvJtSo

Rapist's family can deny abortion

Tweet link :

Link to tweet

Article : https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/us/idaho-republican-primary-little-mcgeachin.html

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Rapist's family can profit from the rape.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=idaho+family+of+rapist+deny+abortion

Notably, Idaho's ban allows rapists and their family members to essentially profit off their victim's pregnancy

[usaf-vet]

15. Thanks for saving me a lot of typing.

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[fightforfreedom]

26. I must admit, I did not know a ten year old girl could get pregnant.

It must be rare? I feel very bad for her, none of this is her fault. This little girl is being victimized in so many ways by evil people.

[Emile]

28. Puberty for girls usually starts between the ages of 8 and 13

Jowever, Black and Hispanic girls tend to start puberty earlier than white girls (age 7½ instead of 8)

There was a girl age 5 in 1939 that gave birth.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/today-in-history-lina-medina-becomes-youngest-known-mother-in-medical-history-at-the-age-of-five-in-1939/videoshow/69312872.cms

[Delphinus]

30. I am so old.

I started menstruating the summer between seventh and eight grade. That would have made me 13 (12 or 13, cannot recall).

I did not realize how much had changed with female bodies during my years. Wow.

[SYFROYH]

32. Average age of menarche has been dropping for a long time.

Mostly due to better nutrition. Its a fascinating interaction between genes and environment.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. Or perhaps it's crap added to feed to make animals mature faster for market.

[uponit7771]

37. +1,

[Hermit-The-Prog]

33. The radicalized Republican party needs to be ousted at every level. GOTV!