Source: The Huffington Post
POSTED BY Megan Turner on Friday, November 16, 2012.
- Former Bush Advisor Karen Hughes wrote in a blog article addressing recent Republican politicians' comments on rape (11/9/12).
Source: The Huffington Post POSTED BY Megan Turner on Friday, November 16, 2012.
3 Comments
Taylor Hartley
11/26/2012 02:23:25 am
As a person who knows a number of survivors of sexual assault, I completely agree with the above statement. While I do believe that cutting out a person's tongue may not have been the proper choice of words — a reaction to ignorant language should not be violent language — I fully support the sentiment. Personally, I do not believe a male representative has any business discussing matters that pertain to a woman, her health, and her reproductive rights. As women, we should reserve the right to make our own decisions on health; male voices do not have a place in the conversation. Is it a choice between a man and a woman to raise a family? Certainly. That's a private conversation to be had between a couple. However, males within the public eye, representing female constituents, have no right to talk about rape as anything less than violent and disgusting. There is no such thing as "legitimate" rape; there is no device to shut "that whole thing" down. Please do not refer to my reproductive organs as a "thing" to be shut down. Please do not talk about the complete and utter violation of a women's body as something "legitimate" or "illegitimate," and do not say "life is life," whether a woman is raped or not. This is my life. This is my body. You are a male, and since you will never know what it means or feels like to carry a child — indeed, it seems many of these male voices don't even know how to conceive a child — you have no right to tell me what I can and cannot do with that life or that body.
Jasmine Thompson
11/29/2012 10:00:51 am
This quote stuck out to me because I just had a conversation with my father on this very topic. I believe a man should not have the right to 7/2/2013 01:22:41 pm
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