# Texas Governor Abbott has the secret to stopping all rape and has decided to let it continue **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 8, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309 "2021-09-08T12:58:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/41 "2021-09-09T05:47:10Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > The whole “pregnancy due to rape” brouhaha is just a ploy to keep the lib’ruls tied up in knots while Abbott and his crew tend to other matters (such as delegitimizing transgenders). After all, everyone knows a woman can’t get pregnant from a genuine rape, since the Holy Ghost will protect her; so any woman trying to get an abortion because of “rape” is obviously a loose-moraled liar. And, of course, if the Holy Ghost rapes her, then we have a new messiah. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/42 "2021-09-09T06:59:53Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > And, of course, if the Holy Ghost rapes her, then we have a new messiah. Until the baby is born. Then it fights for right to be Messiah. Probably does the latter on a GOP ticket. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/43 "2021-09-09T07:05:21Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > The whole “pregnancy due to rape” brouhaha is just a ploy to keep the lib’ruls tied up in knots while Abbott and his crew tend to other matters (such as delegitimizing transgenders). After all, everyone knows a woman can’t get pregnant from a genuine rape, since the Holy Ghost will protect her; so any woman trying to get an abortion because of “rape” is obviously a loose-moraled liar. Of course, if they really [went by the Bible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordeal_of_the_bitter_water), they’d give the woman an abortifacient, and, the baby survived, that would mean it wasn’t rape. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/44 "2021-09-09T07:44:29Z")
This brings to mind one of the medieval tests for witchcraft, which entailed stuffing the woman into a sack and tossing her into a nearby pond. If she floated, she was guilty and hanged; if she sank, she was a) innocent, and b) drowned. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/45 "2021-09-09T09:12:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I prefer the term “Ethically Challenged”. We would also accept “moralityfluid”. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/46 "2021-09-09T11:53:05Z")
Some politician said (I don’t recall who) “Rape is inevitable, so you may as well lay back and enjoy it” Another said “It’s impossible for a woman to be raped if she is wearing jeans” That almost sounds like he’s speaking from experience… ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/47 "2021-09-09T12:11:07Z")
I think that was former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight that said that. He may not have been the originator of that quote, however. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/48 "2021-09-09T12:12:58Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Some politician said (I don’t recall who) “Rape is inevitable, so you may as well lay back and enjoy it” [Former Texas Gubernatorial candidate Claytie Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Williams#1990_Texas_gubernatorial_race). Ended up costing him the election to Ann Richards, the last Democrat to hold the office. It was a different time in Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/49 "2021-09-09T12:30:53Z")
Thanks for the correction. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/50 "2021-09-09T13:30:06Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > This brings to mind one of the medieval tests for witchcraft, which entailed stuffing the woman into a sack and tossing her into a nearby pond. If she floated, she was guilty and hanged; if she sank, she was a) innocent, and b) drowned. But later, in somewhat more enlightened times, they just weighed her to see if she was lighter or heavier than a duck. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/51 "2021-09-09T13:37:09Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Until the baby is born. Then it fights for right to be Messiah. Probably does the latter on a GOP ticket. Then the gummint kills him. But he is not forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/52 "2021-09-09T14:14:17Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > And I think I understand that paraplegics, depending on the details of their case, may be entirely unable to engage in sexual activity, or to have any sensations “down there”. It is one way for incels to be incels. A paraplegic man certainly can engage in sexual activity of either oral or manual nature. Also, you shouldn’t assume that a paraplegic man is unable to get an erection or engage in penis-insertion sex - many can’t, but also many can. Spinal cord injury can be capricious and the details differ from case to case. Without naming names, we had a very active Doper post-spinal injury who was very clear on the facts that while his legs no longer worked his dick certainly still did. Even in men post-injury who no longer have full sexual function it’s going out on a limb to assume they have NO sexual life of any sort, or that they are unable to achieve some sort of satisfaction and pleasure from what they are able to do. The problem of incels is not simply a lack of sex, it’s also a lack of being able to form any meaningful sort of relationship with a female of the species. Men unable to function sexually often still can have meaningful relationships with women. I’ve known of at least one elderly couple who married and lived happily together despite the man being unable to function sexually. Being able to have sex is better than not being able to do so, but it’s not a simple lack of sexual intercourse that results in the toxicity of what we currently calls “incels”. Governor Abbott is still married to the woman he married three years before his accident. Presumably, they still have a meaningful relationship. Regardless of whether or not Abbott is able to engage in particular sexual acts I would not describe him as an “incel”. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/53 "2021-09-09T14:27:01Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Regardless of whether or not Abbott is able to engage in particular sexual acts I would not describe him as an “incel”. I think that “evil asshole” is probably more accurate. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/54 "2021-09-09T14:32:04Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > And, of course, if the Holy Ghost rapes her, then we have a new messiah. And about time, I say. Have you looked into that other guy? I was shocked to learn he was from the Middle East, and pretty dusky-hued. And he keeps going on and on about helping the poors, rather than donating to Kenneth Copeland and Joyce Meyer like a good Christian. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/55 "2021-09-09T14:38:41Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > > [@Broomstick](#): > > > > Regardless of whether or not Abbott is able to engage in particular sexual acts I would not describe him as an “incel”. > > I think that “evil asshole” is probably more accurate. I can and do support that description. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/56 "2021-09-09T17:16:59Z")
And Tex Antoine, > **[Tex Antoine | Rape quip and final years](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Antoine#Rape_quip_and_final_years)** > > On November 24, 1976, on the 6 p.m. broadcast, Antoine's weather report immediately followed a story about the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl. Antoine thereupon quipped: "With rape so predominant in the news lately, it is well to remember the words of Confucius: 'If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it'." > Within 25 minutes of the comment, the station received 665 calls from mostly irate women about Antoine's insensitive comment. Despite the on-air apology, WABC wasted no time susp... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/57 "2021-09-09T17:23:09Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > “With rape so predominant in the news lately, it is well to remember the words of Confucius: ‘If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it’.” Wow, so much bigotry in one quick sentence. Amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/58 "2021-09-09T20:33:04Z")
I’m sure they when he launched this pearl he didn’t squint his eyes or put on (what he thought was) a “hilarious” accent. And just to add, I enjoyed this line from the Wikipedia article: > Also, Confucius did not really say that quote. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/59 "2021-09-09T21:09:03Z")
Confucius say, “The fuck I didn’t!” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309/60 "2021-09-09T21:24:57Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > “With rape so predominant in the news lately, it is well to remember the words of Confucius: ‘If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it’.” Perhaps women in TX should take advantage of the lose TX gun laws. “Enjoy This! BANG” Sorry, sort of channeling Thelma and Loise. I’m a man, a gun owner and love that movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-abbott-has-the-secret-to-stopping-all-rape-and-has-decided-to-let-it-continue/950309.md?page=4)