Thursday, June 18, 2009

When rape jokes weren't funny

In from the Cold has one example:

The Double Standard


Clayton Williams made the same joke and it killed him in the race for governor in Texas in 1990.

In both cases, the "bygones" brigade never appeared to defend Tex Antoine or Clayton Williams. As noted in the Wikipedia article, ABC News made the joke an issue in the 2008 presidential race when Williams hosted a fundraiser for John McCain.

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