Comments on: Single-Mom Confuses Son as Brother Years After Dad Impregnates Her

By: Melissa Harris-Perry Blasts Indiana Candidate Rep. Richard Mourdock

Melissa Harris-Perry Blasts Indiana Candidate Rep. Richard Mourdock — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:08:57 +0000

[...] idiotic comment about rape, abortion, and God. Yeah, I’ve said enough here and here. And quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of debating about God, his will, or his infallibility. [...]

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Rippa – I’m a woman and I want to thank you for this post. It has been infuriating to watch one after another Republican threaten to impose their idiotic and downright dangerous ideas about rape and abortion on women. I’m so glad you made the point that rape is real and it’s absolutely traumatic and does long term serious damage to the victim. Tiara’s story is heartbreaking and Tiara is absolutely loveable because she is kind and courageous. Courageous for talking about her experience and proceeding through the painful process of holding her father accountable. She’s mature and intelligent and obviously she has a huge heart as she’s not taking any of this out on her son whom she appears to really love. But we should realize that despite the fact that Tiara and other women who are victims of rape and sexual assault find courageous ways to cope, and appear to be getting along fine, they are not fine. They have been desecrated and consequently deeply hurt and altered for life. And incest is especially evil. Tiara was an innocent child who needed to trust her father, especially as an adolescent. Being sexually violated by one’s own father is so twisted & horrifying and it wreaks unbelievable havoc on a child’s psychological well being. I myself am a victim of sexual assault but not rape and not incest. I had a terrible time for years trying to overcome the effects of those experiences and I can only image how much worse rape and incest is. Yes, people cope with these things. Unless you’re in their skin, it’s hard to know just how painful it is. But if you’re a human being with a heart, it’s not that hard to realize that it must be awful. And that’s why I think Republicans are inhuman and heartless. It’s a cruel and viscous suggestion Republicans are making that Tiara or anyone in her position or a similar position should have to have a child through rape. I have grown to feel hatred toward the Republicans who are saying these things and I think it’s because, as a woman, I feel so threatened by these men. I think they are so dangerous for women. In fact, I think they are misogynists and no woman should ever trust them. I can’t tell you how much I hope Obama gets elected.

By: RiPPa

RiPPa — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:47:00 +0000

Maybe I wasn’t clear on that point; please, forgive me for that. The point that I failed to go into further explanation. Was that there are dire medical consequences to inbreeding. Science proves that a child produced by such practice is guaranteed to have many medical problems. I under stand what you’re saying about blind people — I am legally blind myself. However, to willfully bring a child into this world as a product of such a sexual encounter is, in my opinion, putting yourself in a burdensome position. Not only that, but it is also burdensome for the child. Please believe, being blind isn’t fun.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:42:00 +0000

I agree with your message but I wish you would not imply that having a disabled child is a burden. This young woman’s situation is tragic, but not because her son is blind. It’s like you’re saying “All these terrible things happened, and on top of it, he’s disabled!” Blind people don’t deserve that.