Indiana Republican Eric Turner worries that women will fake a rape or incest to get free abortions.

By , on 31 March, 2011

Wow. The Republicans are really chowing down on their own feet as of late. First we have Sean Duffy whining about 174K a year not being enough to survive on. Now we have an Indiana state representative who’s worried that women will fake having been victims of rape or incest in order to get an . . . → Read More: Indiana Republican Eric Turner worries that women will fake a rape or incest to get free abortions.

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Thoughts on “rape humor” and “rape culture.”

By , on 4 February, 2011

I’m probably going to stir up a shit storm with this entry, but, what the hell, It’s been awhile since I’ve done that.

I’ve been following the uproar over a Penny Arcade comic strip that appeared back in August with some interest. For those of you who are not fans of both video games and . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “rape humor” and “rape culture.”

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Iraqi woman orders the rapes of 80 women to make them into suicide bombers.

By , on 4 February, 2009

Here is what unwaivering belief in a paradise in the afterlife can lead someone to do:

A WOMAN suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers has confessed to organising their rapes so she could later convince them that martyrdom was the only way to escape the shame.

Samira Jassam, 51, was arrested . . . → Read More: Iraqi woman orders the rapes of 80 women to make them into suicide bombers.

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