I try hard not to be one of those "angry feminists", but I swear sometimes I feel like members of Jackasses United are testing my limits.

Apparently, John McCain recently canceled a Texas fundraiser to be given by Clayton Williams after it was revealed that Williams, during his 1990 campaign for governor of Texas, compared rape to the weather: “As long as it’s inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it.”

Thankfully, McCain's campaign initially cancelled the fundraiser, however they
said that they would be keeping more than $300,000 raised by Williams. Additionally, the fundraiser is back on, however Williams will not be hosting it.

Regardless, as many have pointed out, I think the best idea would be for McCain to donate the money to an organization (or multiple organizations) that work to counter rape. Of course, that would mean McCain's campaign actually cared enough about women to do so...and I don't think that's a concern that generally falls under the Republican agenda. However, here's to hoping!

Whilst on the topic, I was really disturbed yesterday by the inclusion of a couple rape scenes on the IFC's "50 Worst Sex Scenes in Cinema!" list. Granted, they stated they were in no way equivocating rape with consensual sex, and with the case of 3rd ranked Gaspar Noé's 2002 film "Irréversible" considered the droves of crying women exiting the theater to be an example of Noé fucking the audience.

Still, I'd rather they not included any rape scenes at all on a list dedicated to sex scenes gone bad in films, as they are indeed two entirely different things.

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