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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:17 PM Feb 2015

The Point: The Bright Side Of Rape!?

Brian Kurcaba, a republican state lawmaker in West Virginia recently implied that while rape is horrible, there is in fact a bright side.

According to Huffington Post, Charleston Gazette reporter David Gutman was on the scene when Kurcaba said:
“Obviously rape is awful, but what is beautiful is the child that could come from this.”

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The Point: The Bright Side Of Rape!? (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2015 OP

I can only hope that SheilaT Feb 2015 #1

And... czarjak Feb 2015 #2

Can I be equally outrageous? Marie Marie Feb 2015 #3

I'm not listening Mira Feb 2015 #4

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

1. I can only hope that

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:02 PM

Feb 2015

he himself is someday raped. Maybe then he'll understand how terrible it is, especially when there's no chance at all a child could come from it.

czarjak

(11,289 posts)

2. And...

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 09:29 PM

Feb 2015

Every cloud has a silver lining, huh?

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

3. Can I be equally outrageous?

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 11:36 PM

Feb 2015

The bright side of abortion? If his mother had had one when carrying him, women would not have to listen to his insulting bullshit. Is this guy kidding??

Mira

(22,380 posts)

4. I'm not listening

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2015, 02:14 AM

Feb 2015

just in case there is even more wisdom on his video.
The SOB wouldn't have to carry or raise the beautiful child, or I would try to rape him myself.
Somehow.

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