Time To Start Asking Republicans Directly: How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/24/time-to-start-asking-republicans-directly-how-much-sex-is-too-much-sex/



Mike Huckabee said women should find it insulting that Democrats believe they use contraception. How much sex can a woman have before she loses her dignity? Time to start asking Republicans.

Time To Start Asking Republicans Directly: How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?
By Amanda Marcotte
Friday, January 24, 2014 9:31 EST

So Mike Huckabee grabbed headlines yesterday by directly stating that women who use contraception are sluts.

If the Democrats want to insult the women of America by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing them for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it.

The equation was pretty clear. Requiring insurance companies to cover contraception–> Insulting women –> Because women are inherently insulted by the idea that they would use a foul thing like contraception –> Because the only respectable way to prevent pregnancy is abstinence. Let’s say this again, because conservatives are pretending that it’s not obvious: Huckabee said it was insulting to women to make contraception affordable, because the implication is you have sex and that is insulting. I was told by many conservatives that this interpretation is ignoring the context, so just to be clear, the context makes it worse:

Women I know are outraged that Democrats think that women are nothing more than helpless and hopeless creatures whose only goal in life is to have the government provide for them birth control medication. Women I know are smart, educated, intelligent, capable of doing anything that anyone else can do. Our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women. That’s not a war on them, that’s a war for them. And if the Democrats want to insult the women of America by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of government then so be it! Let us take that discussion all across America because women are far more than the Democrats have played them to be. And women across America have to stand up and say enough of that nonsense.

[shenmue]

1. It is none of the Republicans' business what adults are doing

Who said they get to tell people what to do?

[TxDemChem]

2. I think Repubs just gave the OK for their wives to withhold sex

Until they feel ready to add another child in the family. See how repub men will feel about not getting laid!

[Pakid]

4. I can't for the life of me imagine anyone

wanting to get into a bed with Republicans like the Hucksters. For an add plus if you do get pregnant don't worry we will not lift a finger to help you or the child after it is born in fact given the chance we will steal the food from the child mouth and give it to the rich

[TxDemChem]

6. Preach on! And no maternity leave, because

A woman's place is in the home!
Their thinking pisses me off. This woman will not vote GOP. I can't even bring myself to even entertain the idea right now. Probably never.

[Ilsa]

3. "Women I know are smart, educated, ..."

Its gotten really hard for women, middle class women even, to afford educations. Alot of women are stuck in low paying jobs and can't afford $20-30 a month for contraception NOT MATTER WHAT ITS PURPOSE IS.

And Doofus Hucksterbee needs to understand that the pill is taken every day, even if she is having sex only once a month. Or once a year.

But primarily, it's none of his damn business.

Reince Priebus needs to hire a gynecologist to explain birth control to these idiots. Or maybe a high school junior.

[Yavin4]

5. Um, Okay maybe I'm waaay wrong on this, but...

aren't married women probably the highest users of birth control? They're probably having the most sex and don't want to procreate each time.

[niyad]

7. the answer is--any sex THEY are not getting.