"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'."—Antique horse's ass and Tennessee State Senator Doug Henry, as part of an abortion debate in his state.
Ann says: "In the modern era, now that all women are dirty whores, rape is really no big deal. After all, women can just say no!"
Personally, my favorite part is his implicit caveat about how men used to be able to rape their wives with immunity—you know, back in the good ol' days!
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