6 Absurdly Demeaning Conservative Attacks on Women

AlterNet by Soraya Chemaly | May. 28, 2012 (News Analysis)
Republican politicians are rolling back women's reproductive rights based on the norms of animal husbandry

.right-wing politicians and legislators obviously favor pigs, cows and livestock in their "women are not quite human" metaphors and analogies. What does this tell us about how conservatives like their womenfolk? Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 28, 2012 - 6:22 PM PDT
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