A South Carolina Sate Senator is under fire after saying that it's okay to make fun of women because they are 'a lesser cut of meat' than men. Republican State Sen. Thomas Corbin said the statement, reportedly directed at Republican South Carolina State Sen. Katrina Shealy, in a discussion over a pending criminal domestic  violence (CDV) bill. Shealy is the only female member of South Carolina's 46-person State Senate. Republican State Sen. Thomas Corbin statement, it's okay to make fun of women because they are from 'a lesser cut of meat' than men, was reportedly directed at Republican South Carolina State Sen. Katrina Shealy in a discussion over a pending criminal domestic violence (CDV) bill
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Republican State Sen. Thomas Corbin reportedly directed statement at Republican South Carolina State Sen. Katrina Shealy
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Shealy is the only female in South Carolina's 46-person State Senate
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Corbin insists he was 'joking and laughing' when he made comment
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It's not the first time Corbin has made the news for making sexist remarks
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