You're a Traitor to Your Own Sex, Madam

[Minimalist]

As far as the OP goes, though....remember the words of H. L. Mencken.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

[Shell B]

While I am a little weirded out that people are stabbing people in faces and holding them down in this thread, I do disagree with the woman's sentiments.

I honestly don't mean to be inflammatory or anything, but what about this is new enough to make you blow your top and go all gangsta? She is not anywhere near the first nor will she be the last to espouse these values. She thinks abortion is murder. It doesn't necessarily mean that she thinks the rape victim is not a victim. Of course, I disagree with her on the point of murder and on the point that rape victims should not have abortions. However, say you saw a fetus as a full-blown person from conception. You would feel the same way. It doesn't necessarily excuse them, but I certainly do not think ignorantly assuming abortion is murder and then believing said murder should not take place is something worthy of face stabbing. Let's say that a fetus was a fully-grown human. Once you had sex, this fully-grown human appeared as a Siamese twin for nine months, would you advocate abortion if it meant killing that person? Of course, it is ludicrous, but these people see the potential for human life as human life. Misguided and foolish, sure, but not an altogether hateful position. At least, I don't think it is. That is not to say that she actually believes that. She could just be spouting the usual rhetoric to fit in with her cronies.

I don't know. This idiot is not advocating violence in any way. I was just taken aback by the whole "stab her in the face because she disagrees with me" thing. I still love ya, though. Don't be mad at me. I just had a stream of thought and wrote it down. I could be wrong.

[thesummerqueen]

Because she hit me on a bad fucking night and is trying to defend a man who is a complete and utter douchecopter whilst advocating that you should feel blessed that some shithead's sperm were powerful enough to make it to your vagina after being allowed to be brutalized by this magical being - and the baby is ostensibly going to make up for years of therapy, nightmares and physical and emotional fall out.

And I said I wanted to stab her in the face - fortunately I have higher brain function and wouldn't. I still think she is an ugly cunt. Two glasses of wine hasn't solved that.

It makes me the same level of anger every time I see this shit - the problem is that when I see too much of it in one day, and unfortunately it's all over my newsfeeds on every level, I don't have a way to contain it.

[Shell B]

Oh, sure. I know you wouldn't actually stab her in the face. I also know she's being a vapid asshole. It just felt like an over or delayed reaction to me. Wasn't sure if you needed a hug or something. *hugs just in case*

[thesummerqueen]

No, I'm venting the pent up fury of the past couple days of seeing this bullshit. Tomorrow night I'll be soothed back into peace.

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Then the rest of you can get back to your regularly scheduled forum program.

[Shell B]

These people think a booger is a blessing. I know, some days it catches me off guard too and I wish there really was a hand of god so I could have the most epic facepalm ever. Luckily, it is not people like her that come to the aid of rape victims.

[thesummerqueen]

Except when it is, unfortunately.

[Cato]

I also don't condone violence as a means of arbitrating disputes, but there is a precedence for face stabbing in Missouri (12th paragraph):
http://www.mrm.org/violence-in-early-mormonism

[Cyberman]

I think in my own case I have actually know people who have been the victims of rape and have done everything in my power to help and support them, despite there being others who may have been better placed to do so but who did nothing. I can't help it, it's in my nature to help others when I can and even when I can't. I suppose I'm just wired that way. So when I see or hear of people with influence making these sort of statements, or idiots like we've had around here using their sick bible to justify this most horrible of crimes, I just want to either hurt them or take the whole rest of the world in my arms and protect them.

It's like (and this is going to sound really creepy but please go with me on this) if I see a little boy or girl out with their mum in the street, and the kid's in tears, heartbroken because s/he wants, I don't know, a chocolate bar or balloon or something shiny, or even fallen over and banged a knee, I can feel that child's pain behind the rainy face. I know that in that child's world, the only thing s/he needs right at that moment is that shiny thing and the world will be perfect; until the next shiny thing, of course, but still. I've never been a parent, never had the chance, but I just want to scoop that child up and comfort it, sort of reassure it and take its mind off its problems (which at that sort of age, a balloon or something can be your entire world). I would never dream of harming the child, any child, and would probably maim anyone who tried; but I just want to make, in a general universal way, all sadness and tears go away.

Crazy ambition I know. I used to want to be a spaceman.

[Cato]

I think in my own case I have actually know people who have been the victims of rape and have done everything in my power to help and support them, despite there being others who may have been better placed to do so but who did nothing. I can't help it, it's in my nature to help others when I can and even when I can't. I suppose I'm just wired that way. So when I see or hear of people with influence making these sort of statements, or idiots like we've had around here using their sick bible to justify this most horrible of crimes, I just want to either hurt them or take the whole rest of the world in my arms and protect them.

It's like (and this is going to sound really creepy but please go with me on this) if I see a little boy or girl out with their mum in the street, and the kid's in tears, heartbroken because s/he wants, I don't know, a chocolate bar or balloon or something shiny, or even fallen over and banged a knee, I can feel that child's pain behind the rainy face. I know that in that child's world, the only thing s/he needs right at that moment is that shiny thing and the world will be perfect; until the next shiny thing, of course, but still. I've never been a parent, never had the chance, but I just want to scoop that child up and comfort it, sort of reassure it and take its mind off its problems (which at that sort of age, a balloon or something can be your entire world). I would never dream of harming the child, any child, and would probably maim anyone who tried; but I just want to make, in a general universal way, all sadness and tears go away.

Crazy ambition I know. I used to want to be a spaceman.

The only thing I have in response is that this should be your avatar: