Rape: It's Just Not Like it Used to Be

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Political gaffes are a dime a dozen, but they come in many varieties. There are the malapropisms, or garbled syntax. Our President makes those daily. There are unintended double-meanings, and misunderstandings. But the ones that make your jaw drop are the ones that you're just sure the politician actually meant to say.

And this one, from Tennessee State Senator Doug Henry really takes the cake. Now, I'm not from Tennessee, and this is surely not my issue. But it's just so staggeringly bad, it warrants a little attention.

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Rape: They just don't make it like they used to

“Rape, ladies and gentlemen, is not today what rape was. Rape, when I was learning these things, was the violation of a chaste woman, against her will, by some party not her spouse. Today it’s simply, ‘Let’s don’t go forward with this act.’ ”

Wow. Just wow. I mean, dude. . .

For a look-see at what the folks over at women's rights blog Feminising thought of that, click here: Feministing