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J.D. Vance Says Rape is ‘Inconvenient’

J.D. Vance, candidate for vice president of the United States, is the voice of the Republican Party today

Katharine Valentino

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broken doll in the dirt
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Were you raped? If so, you can just stop it right now with the trauma. Rape isn’t traumatic. Rape is “inconvenient” is all. At least that’s what J.D. Vance says.

Was your rapist your uncle? Are you about to give birth to a rape child you can’t stop hating and have no way to support? No crying. Everything will be OK as soon as you drop out of school and start changing diapers. So says J.D. Vance, though good ol’ boy Vance isn’t about to pay for those diapers, and if he becomes vice president, you’ll get no help from the government.

You told Mom it was your uncle who did it to you. Your uncle took time off from drafting his next sermon about a “Christian Nation” to call you a liar, so now you’re kicked out of the apartment.

The first few days after the birth, every time you looked at what you gave birth to, all you could see was Uncle Monster’s … monstrosity. But Charlie doesn’t look a bit like a monster. He’s really a beautiful little baby when he reaches out and holds your finger, and you know he’s his own little person that you’re now responsible for, with no help from…

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