Just curious, since she said this about Phyllis Schlafly:
If I could just say a couple of words about Phyllis Schlafly, she is my heroine and my example as a forerunner. As a young bride and a young mother, I read faithfully “The Phyllis Schlafly Report;” she was my lifeline to what was happening in the world.
She truly is the mother of the modern conservative movement …
I think she is the most important woman in the United States in the last one hundred years.
Whatever Phyllis Schlafly says, it’s important that we listen because she’s there on every issue, on every front. She is our hero, our heroine, our stalwart and I absolutely adore her. So God bless you, my dear mentor and the person that I hope to be some day. So thank you very much, Phyllis.
Aside from the fact that it’s horrifying that any human alive would consider Phyllis Schlafly the “most important woman in the United States” during any time period…
Phyllis Schlafly, of course, does not believe marital rape really exists.
So, is Bachmann as crazy as her heroine?
[h/t Tengrain]
Although I am no Schlafly supporter in any regards. I definitely have issues with the above case you referenced to. I may have missed it but I think she might be saying THIS guy wasn’t guilty of it.
We all know how self-centered wingnuts are. So, since Bachmann is in no danger whatsoever of being raped by her husband, she no doubt thinks it’s not a problem for anyone.
@David: she’s said similar things on several occasions. She doesn’t seem to believe in the concept of marital rape.
She should know that marital rape exists, in her marriage she’s the perpetrator. She HAS to be, it’s the only way she’d get any action out of that self-loathing queen she’s married to.
Just when you think Mrs. Bachmann cannot sink to new lows. Saying Phyllis Schlafly is the most important woman in the United States in the last one hundred years is and insult to American women everywhere. Phyllis Schlafly’s views on women, women’s rights, and their position in society goes beyond reactionary. It is like saying Michelle Malkin is the most important Asian-American in the last one hundred years*.
*For those who don’t know, a few years ago Mrs. Malkin wrote a book (non-peer reviewed of course) justifying Japanese internment during WWII. Publishers had the sickening audacity to put it on the bookshelves in the gift shops at the internment camp museums.
I agree with David. I feel like the specific example Evan provided does not show that Phyllis believes marital rape exists, but that she believes this in this specific case the man was innocent of rape. Of course, at the bottom of this statement she brings up a vague rant about ” feminists who have lobbied for laws that punish spousal rape just like stranger rape,” which could be construed that she thinks they should be treated seperately.
Evan do you have any other examples where she explicitly states that there is no such thing as spousal rape?
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/03/schlafly_marrie.html
also, if you google “Phyllis schlafly marital rape” you’ll get lots more.
It’s not just Schlafly’s views on marital rape that are offensive. She looks askance at the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which has been a great boon to domestic violence and sexual assault victim services. How Bachmann can praise this woman is beyond me.
http://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2011/07/12/violence_against_women_act_must_be_rewritten
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/schlafly-violence-against-women-act-protects-women-too-much
Reese and David, do you know who Phyllis Schlafly is? This woman founded “Concerned Women for America”, she’s against pretty much anything that benefits women and she’s an arch homophobe (with a gay son who can only be considered a victim of abuse) who has done a lot of damage to the gay community for 30 or more years. If you don’t know who she is google her–I’m sure you’ll be appalled.
Wow. I just read the clown hall article.
“Ignoring the mountain of evidence that women initiate physical violence nearly as often as men…” Yes, the MOUNTAIN of UNCITED evidence.
“A Centers (sic) for Disease Control survey found that half of all partner violence was mutual, and 282 scholarly studies reported that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men.” Again with the uncited evidence. Also, I have no idea what this dingbat is talking about. Women more agressive than men? On what plannet?
You guys are right; I had never heard of this woman before reading your posted article. Thank you for enlightening me on this horrible monster. It seems like holding her up as an exemplary woman would be like holding up Hitler as an exemplary German.
Well female-on-male and female-on-female domestic violence is a significant and oft-ignored problem, but I don’t hear Schafly offering any solutions.
Reese and Rainbow Phoenix — Female-on-male violence certainly exists, and its victims deserve attention and help. Having said that, male-on-female violence is a FAR more pervasive problem, but Schafly seems to ignore evidence of this.
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/intimate/victims.cfm
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipv01.pdf
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/183781.pdf
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/210346.pdf
The idea that women are disproportionately impacted by male violence, and thus might need special attention, is alien to her.
Of course, some of those protections end up working against victims in the opposite scenario. But no doubt Schafly just thinks those men should just man up and put their wives in their place.
Rainbow, I’m a little confused as to why you’re making such an issue of this. I don’t think there’s anyone who thinks women should be able to abuse men–but you seem kind of dismissive of male on female violence while trying to bring up the issue.
Certainly violence by females is unsupportable but it’s also rare in comparison to violence by men.
It’s not rare. It’s just underreported. I’m also not being dismissive. Focusing on just one aspect of domestic violence means the whole problem will never be solved.
Rainbow, The reason only this one aspect is being focused on here is because it’s not about domestic abuse–it’s about Phyllis Shlafly’s dismissive views on domestic abuse which, in this case, was about male on female abuse.
And she brought up female-on-male abuse in an attempt to counter the issue, which is why I originally pointed out that she’s not offering any solutions for that problem either.
Sorry, I couldn’t quite figure out where it was all coming from.