Am I the only one who thinks this is a massive overreaction to what he said? I mean, it was stupid, but saying stupid things happens all the time in politics. The actual text of what he said wasn't that bad. I guess if you're using as a proxy for a pattern it's ok.
It wasn't just "stupid." Most of us on this forum have the privilege of not having to be wary of members of the opposite sex much of the time. We don't have to be especially careful in terms of where we park our cars, where we walk at night, or what we do at parties. Women live with this fear much more than men do, for good reason.
What Akin said was
incredibly offensive, not just to women who have been raped, but to all women...hell, a lot of men too. People who have a sense of respect and empathy for anyone at all should be appalled, but I guess that's too much to ask of some people.