Phyllis Schlafly: Attention On Campus Rape Part Of 'War On Men'

[shenmue]

Article at Right Wing Watch

I can't believe she said that. Yep, she said that. It's another one of those days, where Phyllis Schlafly has decided to open her yap:

(From the article)

Schlafly pointed to questions surrounding the accuracy of a Rolling Stone report on rape allegations at the University of Virginia as evidence that increased attention to fighting sexual assault on campuses is misplaced and reiterated her claim that college is a “dangerous” place for men: “It’s really dangerous for a guy to go to college these days. He’s better off if he doesn’t talk to any women when he gets there. The feminists are perfectly glad to make false accusations and then claim all men are capable of some dastardly deed like rape.”

[bravenak]

1. She is an idiot.

The war on men is rich men against poor men. You know, like the Prison State... Wars... Stealing of resources... Paying their wives shit wages compared to men.

[Mike Nelson]

2. She's probably thinking with her regigion...

...men should take stuff they want, and be violent; women should be submissive. She's pretty far gone.

[shenmue]

3. Every time she says something,

I say to myself, "She's still around?" Isn't it about time for her to discover the wonders of gardening, or something?

[Mike Nelson]

4. Her words no longer inspire...

...violence against woman and gay people, like they once did. I wonder how that makes her feel...

[shenmue]

5. How's she supposed to have an argument against women working

when she's an attorney and a writer?

[pampango]

6. She has gone off the deep end about a number of issues.

Viewpoints

Equal Rights Amendment

Shlafly focused opposition to the ERA on traditional gender roles, such as only men should do the fighting in wartime. She pointed out that the amendment would eliminate the men-only draft requirement and guarantee the possibility that women would be subject to conscription and be required to have military combat roles in future wars. Defense of traditional gender roles prove to be a useful tactic.

Women's issues

Schlafly told Time magazine in 1978, "I have cancelled speeches whenever my husband thought that I had been away from home too much."
In March 2007, Schlafly said in a speech at Bates College, "By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don't think you can call it rape."[43]
She called Roe v. Wade "the worst decision in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court" and said that it "is responsible for the killing of millions of unborn babies".[45]

United Nations and international relations

On the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in 1995, Schlafly referred to "a cause for mourning, not celebration. It is a monument to foolish hopes, embarrassing compromises, betrayal of our servicemen, and a steady stream of insults to our nation.
Prior to the 1994 Congressional elections, Schlafly condemned globalization through the World Trade Organization as a "direct attack on American sovereignty, independence, jobs, and economy . . . any country that must change its laws to obey rulings of a world organization has sacrificed its sovereignty."

Judicial system

Schlafly has been an outspoken critic of what she terms "activist judges", particularly on the Supreme Court.

Presidential elections

Schlafly did not endorse a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, but she has spoken out against Mike Huckabee, who, she says, as governor left the Republican Party in Arkansas "in shambles". Before his election she criticised Barack Obama as "an elitist who worked with words". During the election, she endorsed John McCain in an interview by saying: "Well, I'm a Republican, I'm supporting McCain".
Schlafly endorsed Michele Bachmann in December 2011 for the Iowa primary of the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, citing Bachmann's work against "ObamaCare" and deficit spending and her (Bachmann's) support of "traditional values."

Same-sex marriage

Schlafly opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions: "[a]ttacks on the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman come from the gay lobby seeking social recognition of their lifestyle." Linking the Equal Rights Amendment to LGBT rights and same-sex marriage played a role in Schlafly's opposition to the ERA.

Immigration proposals

Schlafly believes the Republican Party should reject immigration reform proposals, and told Focus Today that it is a "great myth" that the GOP needs to reach out to Latinos in the United States. "The people the Republicans should reach out to are the white votes, the white voters who didn’t vote in the last election.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly#Viewpoints