I've grown up benefiting from the fight for women's rights without having to have fought for them myself or witness the struggles that the pioneers faced. This year has been...eye opening. I want to present a small sample of the sorts of things being said in the darker corners of the internet because... it's one thing to imagine their views and thoughts, but much more visceral to read them in their own gleefully disgusting words.
That being said, I apologize for bringing this vileness here, and if you have a low outrage threshold or care about women in any way shape or form, read no further.
Freepers on Limbaugh "slut" comment. 1st page, 50 comments:
I will limit myself to the first page of posts (out of many pages) and only select posts that repeat the word slut/tramp/whore/prostitute or directly convey the concept. I will post screennames so you know it isn't all one batfuck crazy guy screaming at himself and post any voices of reason to show that I am not sifting for a vile minority. Bolding and italicizing mine. Here goes:
#1: Boom. Someone had to say it. by Rufus2007
#2: But but someone has to pay for these sluts activities /sarc
Rush is the greatest! by Stepan12
#6: My favorite is this slut saying that one of her friends died due to lack of contraceptive coverage. Yea bull#*$& You don’t die from lack of contraceptives, and definitely not because a religious organization doesn’t cover them in insurance.
by Domandred
#7: She has many boyfriends. All named “John”. Or is it Biggus Dickus? by massgopguy
#9: The only public assistance this moron should get is an application for a job. Or maybe she can find a boyfriend that has a job so he can buy his own condoms. If she can’t afford it then she should abstain. OH, I forgot, sex is her number one priority! I suggest she be more worried about her law degree than contraception. What the heck is wrong with being an responsible adult? These slutwalkers need to grow-up. by mardi59
#10: It never occurs to her charge her “dates” for the condoms or contraceptives; of course that would make her a PROSTITUTE rather than just an easy lay. Why should I pay for her sex habits while receiving none of the benefits? I expect services for money rendered. What else would you expect from a lawyer in training? by RJS1950
#14: Yup. She’s a whore all right.
And I like to eat pound cake. Specifically, my mother-in-law’s poundcake 30 minutes out of the oven when it is still warm. I need for someone to pay for me to eat that poundcake as I will go bankrupt buying the ingredients for her to continually make it as much as I want to eat it. Someone needs to subsidize my poundcake eating habit.
My name is Cowgirl of Justice. I am a sleazy, slutty, poundcake eating whore. by Cowgirl of Justice
#15:But according to Rush Limbaugh, if Fluke were given assistance from the government to have sex, she would in effect be getting paid to have sex. And if the democrats force all the rest of us to pay for her having sex then the democrat party becomes her official pimp; not that they are not lowlife worthless pimps anyway. If I pay for your sex life then I expect services in kind you slut, so be ready to pay up. by RJS1950
#19:Who but Liberals (Progressives/Socialists) would bring a tramp before Congress (on the Taxpayers' dime), to waste time on getting out-of-wedlock sex-enabling funding for her "pastime"???? This borders on insanity, and yet, the slugs and sluts who watch this behavior and enjoy it are the ones who will put The Messiah (and any other "Progressive") that they can, back in Office with their vote. by traditional1
#20:www.discountcondomking.com advertises his Famous King’s Mix of 100 CONDOMS for $24.95. Ms. Fluke says she’s spending $1,000 per year. That’d get her well over 4000 condoms, which would serve the needs of 11 johns a day. So, the question isn’t that the typical Georgetown co-ed could be spending $1000 a year, but rather WHEN WOULD SHE ATTEND CLASS. by muawiyah
#24: So $3000 over three years for birth control? She should keep her legs closed, strap a coin box on her hips and say “bridge stays closed until you pay the toll.” The nerve of these tramps. by Waryone
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--Crap...I'm only halfway through the first page. Okay, let me counter with voices of reason as anodyne.
...crickets...
Okay, well there was one post saying they hoped Rush didn't get in trouble. I guess maybe that counts as dissent?
#22: I hope he doesn’t get sued for libel over his use of those terms. His point was quite dead on the money. Errr....maybe that wasn’t a good choice of words on MY part. by Attention Surp
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Oops, nevermind. Well, freepers are known for being Nucking Futs and Rush did give them their talking point. Let's try looking at what they were saying over at redstate in direct response to her (psych!...not actually true because the site moderator wrote a long diatribe against what she was saying without actually showing her saying it. God forbid they actually listen to someone who isn't their sanctioned opinion dispenser...)
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Redstate, post titled: "Georgetown co-ed: Please pay for us to have sex … We’re going broke buying birth control"
#3 Cry me a frickin river.. Buy condoms or do without.. These are a premier up and coming legal minds- melle1228 on February 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM
#4 According to my math, the cost of birth control for the woman pictured would be………………zero! kit dinker on February 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM
#6 I’ll provide the free birth control if the coeds provide da sexy booty. El_Terrible on February 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM
#9 Did they calculate menstrual periods? Couldn’t they save a buck or two then? Just asking… MikeinPRCA on February 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM
#11 Put an aspirin between your legs. celtic warrior on February 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM
#13 Hey snookums..you can buy a bottle of aspirin for $3.98. It will last a month. HumpBot Salvation on February 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM
LACK OF SELF AWARENESS ALERT:
#14 Put this flake in an ad campaign. Let Americans see the sheer insanity of this position. NotCoach on February 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM
#15 I see an opportunity.. reality show TV about Georgetown Law sluts…..“in between classes on social justice, criminal law and tax evasion, these gals really enjoy some ‘down time’ if you know what I mean” ted c on February 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM
#21 …now we’re just haggling about the price. holdfast on February 28, 2012 at 2:02 PM
...Ok, I can't handle post-by post anymore. Once again, I'm less than halfway through the page. So here's a few choice samples from the remaining:
Yes, let’s all go testify before Congress under the premise that it’s really, like, um, expensive to, like, be a whore in, like, law school. OhEssYouCowboys on February 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Use aspirin, it’s cheaper. JPeterman on February 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Buy ‘mo aspirin, honey. Kissmygrits on February 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM
IRONY ALERT?:
I thought PP offered cheap contraceptives at a sliding fee. Blake on February 28, 2012 at 2:02 PM
When you’re spending so much time on your back that the pills and condoms are a line item in your budget, then you might be a prostitute. Just have the lucky boys plop a $20 on the dresser before they hitch ‘em up and head off for a a latte girfren… ted c on February 28, 2012 at 2:02 PM
IRONY ALERT...liberals degrade women because of Islam or something:
Hmmm. She’s a college student libtard…And libtards protect and defend Islamists at every turn…Islamists who treat women as animals and property…Sooo libtards and Islamists think of women in the same degrading way. Whoda thunkit? Battlecruiser-operational on February 28, 2012 at 2:04 PM
And I'll end with this little gem:
For self-described ‘feminists’, they sure do like to denigrate their gender a lot. Miss Fluke, you’ve just portrayed the fairer sex as everything misogynists have portrayed you as for centuries. They call you incapable of rational thought and you’ve confirmed it for them with this appeal to utterly illogical and intellectually dishonest tripe. They call you overly emotional–to the point that you should never be allowed to be a lawyer, let alone an honorable profession and you confirm this by arguing that women are incapable of overcoming their emotional need to have sex whenever they want. Hint: Being a man ought not be the goal of feminists. Maintain your dignity, as men long ago abandoned ours. GoodSamaritan on February 28, 2012 at 2:07 PM
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What more is there for me to say? I'm too exhausted after reading that to write anything meaningful about it. I'm not sure anything constructive can be pulled from that morass of destructive. Except this:
This is why we fight.
