I am a man. But I get the impression that Akin’s remarks about “legitimate rape” cut very deep to the core of the fear every woman takes with her every day she leaves her house. And abortion is peripheral to the issue.
Basically accusing women of lying about rape is one thing, but to basically claim they weren’t raped because they produced a child as a result of the sexual intercourse is something even my own mother would not countenance and she was a pretty tolerant women.
The attitude of a lot of women when they heard Akin’s comment: Screw you! You’re not getting my vote. You’re meaning the GOP.
I leave the house every day and never once think that I’m going to be raped. I seriously doubt my friends do either.