tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post1408910855401369190..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Todd Akin, Social Media’s BitchJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6246973495151353462012-12-13T14:20:02.269-06:002012-12-13T14:20:02.269-06:00I am reminded of the quote from the late, arguably...I am reminded of the quote from the late, arguably great Lions' tackle Alex Karras, who was once (many years ago) asked his opinion on some significant social issue. Karras responded: "I am a goddamned jockstrap athlete. Ask me about football."Musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695294255187655037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82587654488270884162012-09-15T22:49:30.153-05:002012-09-15T22:49:30.153-05:00I'm a month late here oh well.
The Lovers, a...I'm a month late here oh well.<br /><br />The Lovers, also by P. J. Farmer was the first SF Story, ca. 1952 to actually have sex in it - with an alien species, no less.<br /><br />That female was capable of avoid pregnancy if raped, by a very Akins-like mechanism.<br /><br />"If a lalitha were raped by a gang, she would not have an orgasm because the negative emotions of fear and disgust would bar it."<br /><br />http://www.e-reading.org.ua/chapter.php/90948/20/Farmer_-_The_Lovers.html<br /><br />JzB Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1342189765069219592012-09-03T02:41:41.922-05:002012-09-03T02:41:41.922-05:00What really bothers ME is that Akin apparently sit...What really bothers ME is that Akin apparently sits on a science committee.<br /><br />Bad enough he believes - or, at least, says he believes it, thinks it, whatever - this silliness, but he probably applied that same "thinking" to the questions of science that come before the committee.<br /><br />Just think what that could make optional.Palladianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87778592881138450882012-08-31T17:07:07.899-05:002012-08-31T17:07:07.899-05:00perhaps we need... ChristBacca!
http://shop.theoa...perhaps we need... ChristBacca!<br /><br />http://shop.theoatmeal.com/products/wookie-jesus-signed-print<br /><br />Not really on topic, but I thought it would give everyone a chuckle.Zolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582370959066873139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51566188342414469912012-08-30T06:50:42.458-05:002012-08-30T06:50:42.458-05:00Great post Jim. I was searching for your blog agai...Great post Jim. I was searching for your blog again to see if you had written anything about the Matt Bissonnette story.<br /><br />I am a Canadian and I can tell you this creationist evangelical "conspiracy" to put people that share Akin's ideology in positions of political power is North America wide and has been going on for years. <br /><br />The U.S. has effectively almost had Roe V. Wade overturned, slowly, state by state. People only notice when someone manages to forget this is 2012 and not 1912 and spew some nonsense like what is being discussed, but you are absolutely correct that this is a widespread problem and not confined to Missourians.<br /><br />Trouble is, I don't know what can be done as these evangelical, mega churchers are serious and have a real plan in place and will not back down. They have a long view and I'm afraid one day were all gonna wake up too late and wonder what the hell happened to our secular society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47300231276716756572012-08-28T11:19:48.806-05:002012-08-28T11:19:48.806-05:00The 1st century medical theorist Galen argued that...The 1st century medical theorist Galen argued that in order for a woman to become pregnant she must experience orgasm, and orgasm meant, to Galen, pleasure. Pleasure meant consent; ergo, for Galen, pregnancy negated a woman’s claim of rape.<br /><br />That these clowns continue to hold this concept in their hearts and minds, after centuries of modern medicine, opposing proof, statistics, and science makes me very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-77408120267487563842012-08-27T23:08:50.819-05:002012-08-27T23:08:50.819-05:00Actually, women who are raped get pregnant about t...Actually, women who are raped <a href="http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-003-1014-0" rel="nofollow">get pregnant about twice as often as women having consensual sex</a>:<br /><br />"Using data on birth control usage from the Statistical Abstract of the United States, we then form an estimate of rapepregnancy rates adjusted for the substantial number of women in our sample who would likely have been protected by oral contraception or an IUD. Our analysis suggests that per-incident rape-pregnancy rates exceed per-incident consensual pregnancy rates by a sizable margin, even before adjusting for the use of relevant forms of birth control."Everywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608786728836607384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31531893355249708662012-08-27T19:26:21.945-05:002012-08-27T19:26:21.945-05:00Well, I think it was great of him to come out into...Well, I think it was great of him to come out into the light so we all can see him for what he is. Now the question is will there be a petition signing party, will he be removed from office and replaced by someone who has a foot in reality and is capable of real research before opening his mouth? For instance the Rooster that plays tic-tac-toe at the fair or even Rowdy Roddy Piper, seems like ANYONE might do a better job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351085743112804842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55977592102432588292012-08-26T14:45:00.425-05:002012-08-26T14:45:00.425-05:00I would add, a lot of this stuff is given a pass b...I would add, a lot of this stuff is given a pass because of misguided notions that everyone has to "respect" the crap people spew, however nutty. No, we don't.<br /><br />Used to be, we had a media that called crap on a cracker, well, crap on a cracker. Now the "media' will bend over backwards to present crap on a cracker as caviar on a crumpet; then, top it off with a nice dollop of "both sides do it!" false equivalency.<br /><br />I lay the blame at right-wing whining about how the media was "unfair" to them for calling crap on a cracker exactly that. But instead of the media declaring that crap is crap, it tucked its tail between its legs lest it lose its precious "access" to these nutballs.<br /><br />So now, we get every bit of crap on a cracker regurgitated by the likes of an Akin treated in the media as though it's a serious statement to be taken seriously. Time to go back to calling crap what it is, and laughing these fools off whatever stages they have appeared upon.slavicdivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26675264193507790142012-08-26T11:56:03.541-05:002012-08-26T11:56:03.541-05:00Anon-
That movie was called Teeth. I stumbled acro...Anon-<br />That movie was called Teeth. I stumbled across it doing some research for some art pieces I'm working on. I haven't actually sat down & watched it yet, although every time any of my students find out about that particular series, at least one of them brings it up. The pieces in question are a series of Amulets to Protect Against Rape, all based on cigar cutters. (And I wonder why I never get asked out on dates. :-D)<br /><br /><br /><br />Sharon Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09878631693072592000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-80936374105934160962012-08-25T01:38:44.746-05:002012-08-25T01:38:44.746-05:00God's will, imo has nothing to do with it - Ma...God's will, imo has nothing to do with it - Man's will, my will or the GOP will is what is meant when people such as Akin talk about god's will. <br /><br />If I had a god - he would be the god of love that cared about women - not the person whose will Akin would impose upon the world.TSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3226045635752911922012-08-25T01:32:40.895-05:002012-08-25T01:32:40.895-05:00Dear RockheadedMama,
I shall defer to you on thi...Dear RockheadedMama, <br /><br />I shall defer to you on this subject. There is no way that I could have put it better myself.<br /><br />Thank you. <br /><br />Regards, DocSouth Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6382748401509832722012-08-24T19:37:48.183-05:002012-08-24T19:37:48.183-05:00Apparently the Republican Party platform is going ...Apparently the Republican Party platform is going to include a pro-rape provision. To protect the rapists. <br /><br />Paul Ryan just doubled down on Akin. Ryan came out and said that rape is just another method of conception.<br /><br />Okay. Then castration is just another form of birth control. Fiona Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05907366833096699328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89610002086045986472012-08-24T16:55:54.614-05:002012-08-24T16:55:54.614-05:00I like it . . . "religious fascism".I like it . . . "religious fascism". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87745243495609692542012-08-24T10:34:08.206-05:002012-08-24T10:34:08.206-05:00Jerry A. I'm aware of that, and also that Rasm...Jerry A. I'm aware of that, and also that Rasmussen might be really cooking the books to make the numbers look so bad that Akin drops out. <br /><br />Nevertheless, last night Rasmussen had those figures out and I was trying to tell people where to go to see them.Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70920999461302208582012-08-24T08:46:48.850-05:002012-08-24T08:46:48.850-05:00Warner,
Nate Silver says that Rasmussen has a ~3%...Warner, <br />Nate Silver says that Rasmussen has a ~3% bias ("house effect" is his phrase) towards Republicans, except for the last couple of weeks before an election when that firm hits the same polling numbers as everyone else, making it look reliable. Their polling numbers jump up and down much more than other firms. They also do not reveal much of their polling protocols, unlike the transparency one should expect and sees from a reputable organization. Finally, the owner Rasmussen was a GOP operative and has close ties to the Republican party and Fox News. (Nate Silver is a baseball statistician who turned to election statistics. He now works for the NY Times and writes at fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com) I recommend against checking Rasmussen in Missouri or anywhere else. regards,<br />JerryJerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31020095671929552912012-08-23T22:40:13.037-05:002012-08-23T22:40:13.037-05:00I wonder at the religiosity of it. In Akin's w...I wonder at the religiosity of it. In Akin's world, everything is done by G_d's Will. There is no Free Will. If a woman is raped, it is because it was G_d's Plan for her life and allowing her to abort the baby would interfere with The Plan. However, it is okay to pray for parking spaces, winning the lottery, and for your football team, G_d's Team. It is also A-okay to demand G_d bless you/them/Amurikuh. If G_d determines you/them to be deserving, He may grant your prayer (as long as it doesn't interfere with His Long Range Plan for your/her/their life). We are each/all G_d's Plastic Puppy - manipulated at His Will.<br />RockheadedMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887353964738225354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1447211703768809862012-08-23T22:21:25.750-05:002012-08-23T22:21:25.750-05:00To my way of thinking Mr. Akins and his followers ...To my way of thinking Mr. Akins and his followers are "pro-chattel" aka Organization of Over Compensating Authoritarian White Males and the Women who Inexplicably Stick with them.<br /><br />RockheadedMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887353964738225354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68350401216747822832012-08-23T21:44:12.659-05:002012-08-23T21:44:12.659-05:00"They get away with it because, we believe in..."They get away with it because, we believe in freedom of speech and freedom of belief without consequence or responsibility."<br /><br />I agree with the overall sentiment of your article, Jim. However, while it has served as a vehicle for pointing out the factual errors & out-right lies of people like Akin, the internet simultaneously serves equally-effectively to disseminate & amplify - to perpetuate - misleading information. I find worrisome that notion that, despite all the ridicule heaped upon Akin here & elsewhere on 'net, I will wager that tomorrow there will be at least a million people walking around this country thinking that women [i]do[/i] possess the means of 'shutting that whole thing down' in the event of 'legitimate rape'. Whatever the hell that means. <br /><br />The internet (and the advent of cable television) has enabled people to become quite siloed from one another in their sources of information. The result, IMHO, is that a large swath of people - on both sides of the political divide - tend to gather their information from sources they agree with. And they are none-too-diligent about checking facts from those sources. Call someone out on a pant-on-fire lie? They'll accuse you of citing biased sources. We live in a society where truth itself is, for all intents and purposes, becoming relative. <br /><br />And that, my friend, scares the living shit out of me. <br /><br />It appears that someone has already beat me to your substitution of 'gaff' (a fishing implement) for 'gaffe' (a social blunder). Being a sailor, I suppose you deserve a pass on that one. You shouldn't write for conservatives, though. You would merely trade our editorial input for comments along the lines: "U spelt it rong! Its 'soshulist' ya idjit! Lern 2 SPELL!'<br /><br />Stay with the light side; both sides have cookies, but ours have weed in 'em. :pKenneth Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059569430098216658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19419486716888355762012-08-23T17:40:11.739-05:002012-08-23T17:40:11.739-05:00The polls are not 48% to 38% against him per Rasmu...The polls are not 48% to 38% against him per Rasmussen.<br /><br />Check Rasmussen Missouri <br />Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5754449309427263362012-08-23T17:20:33.375-05:002012-08-23T17:20:33.375-05:00The minister said that obey shit at my wedding as ...The minister said that obey shit at my wedding as well. There's a picture of me with my fingers crossed behind my back. ;-)Deninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35434973334896138052012-08-23T12:05:09.272-05:002012-08-23T12:05:09.272-05:00I believe he's just confusing human females wi...I believe he's just confusing human females with muscovy ducks. http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091223/full/news.2009.1159.html<br />The article is worth reading for this cringe-worthy sentence fragment alone: "I have long had a fantasy about working out where these enormous penises actually went inside the female. . . " Melissahttp://www.facebook.com/yggdrasilfarmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33524185962759582602012-08-23T10:24:43.085-05:002012-08-23T10:24:43.085-05:00Thanks, Jim! You are so RIGHT ON! I am so sick and...Thanks, Jim! You are so RIGHT ON! I am so sick and tired of all the theocratic bullshit that I actually consider leaving our great nation for one less "superstitious." Problem is, all of my family are here, and I have no money. I do what I can with signing petitions and all that, but honestly, I feel as though I am bailing out the bilge with a dixie cup! Love your posts! Keep up the good work. ;-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730447802682057566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22154290632924984802012-08-22T22:27:04.617-05:002012-08-22T22:27:04.617-05:00As usual, Jim, you express so beautifully what I f...As usual, Jim, you express so beautifully what I feel. <br /><br />And, then there is this young woman, Taylor Ferrera, who put her words to music to explain "Legitimate Rape"...<br /><br />http://www.upworthy.com/this-song-is-legitimately-the-best-thing-to-come-out-of-all-this-misogyny<br /><br /><br />cuppajavanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39734622592516777012012-08-22T20:17:22.921-05:002012-08-22T20:17:22.921-05:00There was a pretty good movie about this.
http:/...There was a pretty good movie about this. <br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780622/ "Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence."sylvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382728066318374738noreply@blogger.com