“If it is a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try and shut that whole thing down”
Todd Akin, 2012
Comment on Medieval legal experts inventing the ultimate loophole
gegil@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
It suck that if you remove “13th-century” from this sentence, it will still be relevant today.
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days ago
tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 day ago Fun fact: Akin apologized in the aftermath of those comments (while he was running for reëlection, of course). Then, two years later, decided it was worth publicly rescinding that apology.
Taleya@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
What a turd
luthis@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
Is the Republican party just entirely cunts? I read ‘re-election’ and made a bet with myself before I looked this guy up, that he would be an American Republican. And he was.
snooggums@piefed.world 1 day ago
Yes.
Visstix@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Only in countries that still live in the 13th century
FatVegan@leminal.space 1 day ago
Like germany where they claim that you can’t rape someone you’re married to
belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Abolished in the 90s. Still too late, but you make it seem like this law is still on the books. Back then, rape in marriage was only considered harassment and not rape.
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Big yikes.