9/19/2023 0 Comments Hypnos linx zero![]() ![]() Republicans didn't just kill the bill, they went out of their way to broadcast their contempt for the rape survivors who showed up to testify in favor of it. Audrey Wascome, who survived incest and rape in her childhood and adolescence, spoke to Jezebel about her experience as a witness: Last week, Democrats in Louisiana introduced a bill to add rape and incest exceptions to the state's abortion ban. Prosecutors rejoice! Trump's rape trial shows "Teflon Don" is not immune from justice These days, it's not just Trump reclaiming his pride in the "grab 'em by the pussy remarks." Recently, the Christian right has been letting the "pro-woman" mask slip, sometimes all the way off, revealing the truth too many in the mainstream press would rather ignore: The Christian right is about misogyny. Feminists have long argued these religious right claims are lies, mere pretexts propped up to conceal the right's true interest, which is in preserving male dominance over women. They claim to oppose abortion rights because of "life" or, in more recent years, they have feigned interest in "protecting" women from the supposed "abortion industry." Similar efforts to stigmatize premarital sex or restrict access to contraception were marketed as "pro-woman," on the assumption that women are asexual creatures who must be shielded from the perverted ways of men. No doubt, Christian conservatives have long claimed they are motivated not by misogyny, but by other, more noble concerns. Trump declared that Carroll deserved to be raped and bragged that he was entitled to do it. Most of the people squealing in laughter at Trump's victim-blaming likely consider themselves "Christians." Sounds an awful lot like those "Christians" are just fine with sexual violence. Trump declared that Carroll deserved to be raped and bragged that he was entitled to do it. Sadly, however, this reaction will likely not make a dent in the Beltway wisdom that Christian conservatives dislike Trump's violent misogyny, and are merely overlooking it out of political expedience. Want more Amanda Marcotte on politics? Subscribe to her newsletter Standing Room Only. The MAGA audience ate it up, making it clear that they agree with Trump that rape is a hilarious punishment to inflict on women for "crimes" like being independent or sexual. When host Kaitlin Collins asked if it is good or bad if powerful men can sexually assault without consequence, Trump replied, "Fortunately," adding cheekily, "Or unfortunately for her." He ranted about how she has a cat named "Vagina," implying that she's a slut who deserved to be raped. "What kind of a woman meets somebody and brings them up and within minutes you're playing hanky panky in a dressing room?" he said, blaming Carroll for the assault as the audience laughed approvingly. He soon shifted, however, to the message he really wanted to send: A winking admission that he did it. Jean Carroll in the 90s when asked about the recent court verdict affirming he did it. During his CNN "town hall" last week, Donald Trump offered a lip service denial that he had sexually assaulted E. ![]()
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