this post was submitted on 09 May 2024
365 points (98.9% liked)

Not The Onion

16367 readers
967 users here now

Welcome

We're not The Onion! Not affiliated with them in any way! Not operated by them in any way! All the news here is real!

The Rules

Posts must be:

  1. Links to news stories from...
  2. ...credible sources, with...
  3. ...their original headlines, that...
  4. ...would make people who see the headline think, “That has got to be a story from The Onion, America’s Finest News Source.”

Please also avoid duplicates.

Comments and post content must abide by the server rules for Lemmy.world and generally abstain from trollish, bigoted, or otherwise disruptive behavior that makes this community less fun for everyone.

And that’s basically it!

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15199291

Republican defends child marriage: I'm "pro-choice"

A New Hampshire Republican lawmaker who has been under fire for defending child marriage has lashed out at his "haters" while insisting that his stance is "pro-choice."

State Representative Jess Edwards inspired outrage last week after describing underage teenage girls as "ripe" and "fertile" while arguing against a bill to raise the age of marriage in the Granite State from 16 to 18. The bill passed by a vote of 192-174 despite objections from Edwards and others.

Edwards described critics of his underage marriage stance as "an army of control freaks that want to entice a pregnant woman into an abortion rather than allow a marriage" in a Facebook post on Monday.

all 41 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because I have this avalanche of hate, I really don't want to apologize in the face of that, because I don't want to encourage this behavior for the next guy who says the wrong word," said Edwards.

yes, dont want to start that terrible trend of apologizing for your terrible actions or words.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 1 year ago

Having witnessed the lockstep Christofascist talking points of the Bush era GOP, I’m pissed off that the successful conservatives now are the ones that are so fucking stupid. Having grown up in the middle of their voting demographic it confirms every nasty thought I’ve ever had about conservatives.

At least during the 00s defeat felt understandable, when the opposition was a well oiled machine. But losing to people who think a conspiracy theorist with literal fucking brain worms has some good points? Christ! It’s enough to drive me mad.

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pro-choice for a man to marry a child but not pro-choice for any women to make their own decisions on their bodily autonomy.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

He also doesn't want books that have gay characters in public or school libraries. Or kids to know sex exists.

Ok for them to be married. But not to have the vocabulary to identify when they're being abused.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

right wing co-opting other peoples movements to twist into their own?

fakeshock.jpg

[–] henfredemars 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do not want this brand of freedom.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

The brand where some people are purposefully more free than others? More freedom sounds more better, no?

/s

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People who think child labour and child marriage are acceptable in a civil society need to be barred from government.

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If we barred people from government positions for shitty/creepy/weird behaviour, republicans wouldn't have anyone to vote for.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I believe an LLM would be a better representative than a Republican.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think we're overlooking the 173 other people that voted against this bill, too.

I mean, yeah, this guy is exceptionally bad, but a lot of other people also voted against it...

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, as much as the state tends to vote blue in presidential elections, the NH GOP is one of the worst in the whole country. We're talking "mask off racist in the comments of every political article praising Rush Limbaugh turns out to be an 8th term state Congressman and vice chair of a committee" bad.

That's not even a hypothetical.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 22 points 1 year ago

Anyone who describes underage teenagers as "ripe" and "fertile" should be under heavy investigation.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 19 points 1 year ago

Don't let that guy near your kids.

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reason number * I'm glad I don't live in america

Fucking sickos like these

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

My choice is to air these weirdos out and put the wolves on em. Corral these sick fucks up, take away their egregious religious rights, make them pay taxes, correct the ass backwards southern legislation, and put them on lists for being perverts.

Start lighting up their weird clubs and shame them for their perverse lifestyle.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Oh... right-wingers are pro-rape - who woulda thunk it?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I have a friend who got married at 16 to an 18 year old, with his parents' permission. It didn't really work out. Most 16 and 18 year olds don't even know who they are yet, let alone who they want to spend the rest of their lives with.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

10 bucks says this guy has CSM on his computer and phone.

[–] Lightsong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'll get on this. $100 he got that shit.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Part of me wants to start naming charities to benefit from the bet. But I also presume he has disgusting shit on his computer

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Now we just need Mr. Robot to verify so we can conclude this bet!

[–] Dekthro@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago
[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

pro-choice for me, but not for thee

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago
[–] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

A friend of Jeff's it seems.