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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTX Tealiban Leader (P)rick Perry has evidently scheduled another legislative gang-rape
session for 2:00 p.m. Monday July 1.
They're counting on women and sane people getting tired and worn out fighting their American Taliban regime and their legislative gang-rape sessions.
I hope they're once again thwarted in their oppression of women.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gov-perry-calls-2nd-special-session-texas-legislature-address-abortion-restrictions
EDIT to add another link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/rick-perry-special-session_n_3505786.html
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(8,155 posts)Congratulations. I hope you're proud.
Triana
(22,666 posts)It's nowhere near as offensive as what is being done to women by The American Taliban. Sorry.
ananda
(30,014 posts).. who like to bandy about that word "rape" a lot.
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(8,155 posts)It's not apropos. And I'm utterly confused why you would refer to these legislative sessions as gang rapes.
That's not a word you just get to toss around at your leisure.
But, you know, I guess the bar has now been set at "it's not as bad as what they're saying so stop complaining." Pathetic.
aquart
(69,014 posts)It's barely even a metaphor. Force, violation, humiliation, lifelong harm...what's missing?
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(8,155 posts)You're right, it is barely a metaphor because metaphors have to at least make some sense.
aquart
(69,014 posts)Sorry to be so imprecise.
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(8,155 posts)winter is coming
(11,785 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)I've been paying attention.
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(8,155 posts)You see no potential abrogation of the meaning behind such a term when it's used in such a manner?
aquart
(69,014 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)I'm a big fan of metaphor, but this one is only distracting.
Triana
(22,666 posts)Sorry but that's how I see what they're doing. It's the best way to properly describe it, IMO.
Yes. It's over the edge. Yes. It's disturbing. Absolutely.
Distracting? It's defining. And they're defining themselves that way via their own actions. I'm just calling it what it is: legislative gang-rape.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Gothmog
(152,253 posts)I bet you that we will have a large number of people signing up to testify before both the House and Senate committees on these bills.
Triana
(22,666 posts)they don't let it happen!