Republicans seem to care an awful lot about the ~possibility~ of rape when it’s a question of undocumented immigrants (of color) or trans women who just need to use the bathroom. They LOVE fearmongering about what a horrible crime rape is… until real rape actually happens.
Because when rape actually does happen, it’s usually perpetrated by cis men.
It’s usually perpetrated by white men.
It’s usually perpetrated by legal U.S. citizens.
It’s almost like Republicans don’t care about rape until it becomes a tool useful for perpetuating their hateful and oppressive agenda.
One trait commonly seen in rapists is “othering”. Rapists often will admit to “non-consensual sex” but will maintain that they didn’t actually commit rape. They recognize rape in other people, just not in themselves.
Not to say all Republicans are sexual predators… some, I assume, are good people. But based on how they talked about the Kavanaugh situation, I’d say a good deal probably are.
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