Obama Calls Akin Rape Comment 'Offensive'
Source: National Journal
President Obama on Monday called recent comments on rape by Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., offensive, and said they marked a difference in opinion between the political parties.
Let me first of all say the views expressed were offensive. Rape is rape. And the idea that we should be parsing and qualifying and slicing what types of rape were talking about doesnt makes sense to the American people and certainly doesnt make sense to me, Obama told reporters.
The president said Akins comments illustrate why we shouldnt have a bunch of politicians, the majority of whom are men, making health care decisions on behalf of women.
Read more: http://nationaljournal.com/politics/obama-calls-akin-rape-comment-offensive--20120820
truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Being the sniveling thoughtless cad that he is.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)I saw that middle image and wondered what Mel Gibson had done NOW!?!!
AllyCat
(16,036 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)realize the need for explicit consent, not implicit.
At one point, one participant getting drunk to the point of not having any awareness, and not explicitly denying consent, was assumed to be implicit consent. Or 'not real rape'.
And when I say 'at one point', I mean a couple years ago.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)about your body not conceiving when "legitimately raped" is interesting. I have never heard this
theory until today I have never seen any stats on rape births. Obviously there are probably
many. But, the human body is just a marvel and it wouldn't surprise me to hear that conception
might be difficult when your body is in a state of extreme duress. They say the concept
has been proven wrong, so I am not refuting that - just think the subject's interesting.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)No peer reviewed study has ever shown a prophylactic effect for the emotions or adrenaline or anything else around rape. The pregnancy rate is about 5%, which is what it normally is, for any unprotected consensual sexual encounter.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)comment on the dufus-has-been from Missouri.
bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)he knows he'll be smacked down if he is too hard on Akins.