Today in Woman Hating: Pro-lifers love Rapists edition!

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Today’s woman-hating quote comes from a guy named Steve, apparently, who writes for “Voices Carry,” another blog dedicated to protecting “life” up until the second said life is expelled from its mother’s womb. After that, it’s “good luck, suckas!”

While the quote may not be so glaringly anti-woman as others I have featured in the past, I will make quick work of it and soon you’ll be all “holy shit – that guy’s like a racist, only for gender!” (It’s safe to assume he’s also actually racist). However, if you’re a feminist (or intelligent, and the two are interchangeable anyway), you’re gonna immediately be all “WTFuuuuuuuuuuck!?” and angry menstrual blood will begin to pour out of your rioting uterus, ruining your new Birkenstocks.

I begin with some background. A giant bag of dicks are planning on putting yet another abortion ban on South Dakota’s November ballot, and it looks like they’re going to be successful. They’ve wised up this time, though, and decided to include a rape/incest/life of the mother exception. They’ve apparently realized that advocating for a complete and total ban on abortion, even for rape victims and women whose pregnancies are going to kill them, kind of makes them look like woman-hating, science-evading, anti-life asshats (which they are, but whatever). It’s important to remember that these people DON’T actually care about rape victims or women with risky pregnancies or women in general, and that they’re “allowing” abortion in these difficult circumstances, not out of the goodness of their hearts, but to keep up appearances that they are, in fact, pro-”life.” If you find your cold, feminist heart temporarily softening up for their bullshit exception and going “aw, that was nice of them,” well, don’t. They’re not nice people, and they hate you. The only reason these fuckfaces ever include a rape/incest/life of the mother exception is because that’s pretty much the only conceivable way to pass an abortion ban, seeing as the majority of the public is pretty appalled at the notion of forcing a woman to die in pregnancy (especially when the fetus usually dies as well) or to birth her rapist’s baby. In other words, the antis will take what they can get.

The article I linked above included a quote from Sarah Stoesz, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, who highlighted one of the hundreds of glaring problems with the ballot initiative:

A woman would have to report rape or incest to police before seeking an abortion to qualify for that exception. “A woman who is the victim of incest and is 13, being raped by her father, is highly unlikely to report that.”

Right now would be a really appropriate time to launch into a gazillion-word diatribe about the way the justice system, media, government, and society in general treats rape victims, why her statement is COMPLETELY FUCKING ACCURATE, and how requiring a victim of sexual assault to unwillingly report her attack (and likely be harassed and not believed or trusted by law enforcement) in order to obtain STANDARD, LEGAL, CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED MEDICAL CARE is really re-victimizing her, like, a million times over, but I don’t have 5 years of free time to write it. I’ll just let you know that 60% of rapes go unreported, and that there is only a 50.8% chance of an arrest after a rape is reported, and leave it at that.  I’m not even mentioning the pathetic rates of conviction and jail time, which are mad depressing.

So now onto the dickery. Steve over at Voices Carry (the shitty blog, not the ‘Till Tuesday song) created a post about this article and the above-mentioned quote, and titled it…wait, hang on. Wait a minute…breathe…breathe…breathe…

Planned Parenthood’s Sarah Stoesz would send a 13 yr old South Dakota girl raped by her father back for more abuse

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Holy shit, that’s fucking rich. Seriously, that’s actually the title of the post and this is actually what he says:

“A woman who is the victim of incest and is 13, being raped by her father, is highly unlikely to report [it.]“

Ms. Stoesz is stating that Planned Parenthood believes sex crimes of this nature should be covered up, the evidence destroyed and that this desperate 13 year old girl should be sent back home to be abused again and again by her despicable father.

Wait…what?

I’m beginning to believe the antis’ strategy is to just say the most batshit crazy, completely insane, absolutely unbelievable swill that anybody could conceivably create so that us reasonable folks are left tearing our hair out, shaking our heads, and going “HOW THE HELL CAN I EVEN BEGIN TO RESPOND TO HOW STUPID THAT IS!” while they walk away with the cash & prizes and control over our uteri. Because seriously, how the hell can I even begin to respond to how stupid that is? Stoesz pointing out the inherent problems with a rape exception in an abortion ban and how society handles rape, as well as the basic realities about rape victims, their treatment, and the (un)likelihood of reporting assaults is equivalent to “sending a 13 year-old girl raped by her father back for more abuse” and believing that “sex crimes should be covered up and the evidence destroyed”?! Wha…..how….how….HOW DID YOU EVEN FUCKING GET THERE?!

*headdesk* *headdesk* headdesk*

And this isn’t even the quote that I’m intending to highlight! That was just a tasty morsel to remind you that antis are fucking ridiculous, lying, dishonest, untruthful, shady, lying liars. And they hate women. That’s all you need to know about them: they hate women and they are absolutely full of shit. If you haven’t already left to go jump in front of a bus because you cannot believe you share a planet with these people, read on. Here comes the best part:

I’m among the many who think rape babies are babies who ought not pay for their fathers crimes. So, I’d much prefer a total ban like we had in 2006. But my sense is God has a master plan in bringing these “exceptions” to the center stage in South Dakota these next seven months. Maybe he’s about to bring justice first. (emphasis mine)

Before I get into the heavy stuff, can I just say how much I love it when fundies refer to one of their shitty, woman-hating initiatives being struck down as “God’s master plan”? If Comedy Central ever goes off the air, I’ll just be watching TBN instead.

So fetuses shouldn’t “pay” for their fathers’ crimes, but women (you know, the actual PEOPLE who bear almost the entire brunt of these brutalities) should? It’s appropriate to rip away what little personal sovereignty and bodily control someone who has been sexually assaulted has left? Victims of sexual assault should be FORCED to put their bodies and health on the line for 9 months, cover all the medical expenses, live with the knowledge that what’s growing inside of them and drastically altering their lives is the direct result of the most vicious hate crime possible, and face the decision to either raise the rapist’s baby or give it up for adoption? Are you fucking serious? Do you not see how forcing a rape victim to carry out an unwanted pregnancy is FUCKING RAPING HER TWICE?

In fact, in true pro-life spirit, I’m going to spin things and go so far as to say that pro-lifers actually really, really love rapists! It’s not even that much of a stretch. Both repress and dominate women, both believe women don’t deserve or have the capacity to make sexual decisions free of male control, and both cultures deliciously feed into each other. Pro-lifers, after all, are no strangers to blaming the victims of rape and creating and promoting a cultural climate in which men are inherently sexual predators incapable of controlling their own behavior and women are feeble-minded, emotional idiots whose virtue relies entirely on their ability to prevent/avoid sexual contact and toe the patriarchal line. And rapists, as we all know, are quite fond of justifying their crimes based on these constructs. Oh, and they get their jollies from controlling women. Sound familiar?

I mean, think about it: What is so thrilling for rapists is the fact that their victims will undoubtedly be haunted and personally affected, every second of every day, by the memory of the assault for the duration of their lives. What better way to further victimize a rape victim, what better way to ensure that she never, EVER, forgets the trauma she’s endured, what better way to snatch even more control away from her, than to FORCE HER TO CARRY HER RAPIST’S BABY TO TERM? I honestly can’t think of anything that would make a rapist happier – being tied to his victim for nine more months, or, better yet, a lifetime. You heard it here first, folks: Pro-lifers + rapists = love forever.

Congratulations, Steve. You’re an asshole!

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