War on Women? Please. We’re the Ones Who Respect You for Not Being Sluts!

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At Republican National Committee winter conference, former and future presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says government shouldn’t be underwriting the horniness of horny women with birth control.

See the quote for yourself at the link above. But there’s already a lot of pushback saying that the words might have been ill-chosen but if you really read the comments in their entirety … No. Sorry. Read the comments. The premise and meaning is crystal clear: birth control is something for women who can’t keep their legs closed.

Subtext: Female desire is scaaaaaaarrrrrrryyyyyyy …

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