Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” gaffe has provided a Sister Souljah moment for the Republican Party. He’s become the glaring red neon sign emblazoned with the words, “If you reach this point, you’ve gone too far.”
It’s unfortunate for Todd Akin because what he said was nowhere near as offensive as what Sister Souljah said prior to the 1992 election. The activist and hip-hop MC was quoted as saying, in response to the Los Angeles riots in 1992: “If Black people kill Black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?”
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