oh-kay! so once again dear johnny boy (uh, that would be mr. john mccain for those of you who do not connect with him on the close, personal level that i do) has given me reason to quote him!
in case you missed this, a "joke" that mccain made in 1986 has resurfaced (it was recorded by reporter norma coile). here it is:
"Did you hear the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die? When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ask, "Where is that marvelous ape?"
classy, classy shit. and sure, some may argue that the joke was made 20 years ago and john's an stand-up chap now. but considering his lovely statement to his wife back in '95 and his anti-women policies today, something tells me that mccain has yet to see the light. what's almost worse is his campaign's response to the joke's resurfacing. this is how spokesperson brian rogers defended the comment:
"You've just got to move on and be yourself — that's what people want. They want somebody who's authentic, and this kind of stuff is a good example of McCain being McCain."
oh! well, that's okay then. i'm glad that the next possible president has such a great sense of humor! and i just know that this joke in no way indicates his clear disrespect for women and his complete lack of understanding of the horror that is rape. hey, maybe tomorrow he can tell a genocide joke! that would be a real knee-slapper.
hey, i've got some advice for john mccain. go find yourself a woman who has been attacked on the street, beaten, raped repeatedly, and left to die. it should be easy to find a woman who has been through this situation, as one in five women will be sexually assaulted or raped during their life. and then i want you to tell that joke to her. and then after you guys have a chat, i want you to look me in the eyes and tell me exactly how fucking funny that joke is.
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Lets see if you're the same person in 10 or 20 years. I'm sure you've said some stuff that'll make you cringe later on down the road.
Gosh, stop being such an ELITIST! ;3
first of all, i completely agree that there will be things that will make me cringe down the road. however, i think a statement as disgusting as this one would make me do a whole lot more than just cringe.
and second, if mccain was indeed cringing, then why doesn't he issue a statement saying something to this degree? something such as "i apologize for making such an offensive, tasteless, and cruel statement. the sexual assualt and rape of a woman is nothing to be made light of. to show my dedication to the safety of women, my first act as president will be giving x amount of money to rape prevention and crisis shelters in order to show my support to the eradication of this brutal crime". something like that would be very nice indeed. instead, we are told by some random campaign dude that telling these oh-so-funny "controversial" jokes are just mccain's way of being the fun-loving guy he is. he lives on the edge, guys! don't cramp his style!
you know me too well, my dear. i'm the president of the Pompous American Elitist Club (obama's my vp) ;P
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