I Just Cannot

Today's regularly scheduled post has been abandoned. My favorite etsy stores hardly seem relevant after this week we have had politically.

Todd Akin reminded us all that he is an absolute moron when he shared his "expertise" about rape by saying, "If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." Then he went on to say he meant "forcible rape." You know, instead of kind and gentle rape. This man serves on the House Science Committee. This man serves on the House Science Committee! He actively legislates based on these backward and dangerous views! But, get this, he heard this nugget of bullshit from a doctor. Seriously. A doctor.

Dr. John C. Willke is a retired obstetrician and holds the view that women are unlikely to become pregnant by "forcible rape." He clarified this view in an interview with the New York Times where he said, "This is a traumatic thing -- she's, shall we say, she's uptight," Willke told the Times. "She is frightened, tight, and so on. And sperm, if deposited in her vagina, are less likely to be able to fertilize. The tubes are spastic." Yep. The tubes are spastic. Many people disagree with this theory because, well, because it is not true. Science does not agree with this theory.

Mitt Romney made a big show of distancing himself from Akin and Willke's statements and condemning them. Romney even called for Akin to drop out of the race. "Today, his fellow Missourians urged him to step aside, and I think he should accept their counsel and exit the Senate race.” But Romney seems to be forgetting that his running mate Paul Ryan holds views nearly identical to Akin.

Paul Ryan co-sponsored with Todd Akin the Sanctity of Human Life Act, which would give legal rights to fertilized eggs from the moment of conception. That means rape victims would be forced by the government to carry their rapist's baby against their will. Last year, Ryan co-sponsored a bill with dozens of other House members to ban federal funding for abortion. The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act originally allowed exceptions only for "forcible rape," the same language Akin used. This disqualified victims with developmental disabilities, victims that were drugged and then raped, and victims that were underage and raped by full grown men. Because a 12 year old impregnated by a 45 year old should be left to deal with this on her own.

This article from Jezebel perfectly captures my feelings at the moment. I need a break from the world; or at the very least a break from the internet.

I'll see you on Monday.