It's been a long, long time since I felt any man was qualified to explain to me what I think or should think about pregnancy and children.
crowepps,
Just today I was thinking about a conversation I had with a woman at work. She asked me, "Are you Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?" and I told her -- but I realized afterward that it didn't matter to her which I was because she is of the opinion, as you are, that a man's view on the abortion question is irrelevant.
Only women can become pregnant. That fact, apparently, indicates to a lot of women that abortion is women's business alone. But there's a flaw in that thinking and the flaw is that there are two people involved in any pregnancy.
I never have and never can become pregnant -- but I've been a fetus, so I've been intimately involved in a pregnancy. That's why I think my opinion on this issue matters as much as yours does.
Of course, as long as you discount everything I say, you're going to remain of the view that abortion is women's business.
I don't understand why 'I' or my tax dollars should go to another woman's choices. If its a choice, then, why shouldn't she be taxed? Its an elective procedure, just like plastic surgery, therefore, there should rightfully be a tax.
I just think its unfair to other people. Abortions are not expensive, pay for your own abortion. Please.
Since I'm not 'ageist' I don't think I need to worry about it. It's been a long, long time since I felt any man was qualified to explain to me what I think or should think about pregnancy and children.
You might want to cut George Wallace a little slack for being a racist, and you might want to cut the bishops a little slack for being homophobic. Do you want to know why?
The day is going to come, crowepps, even though you don't believe it now, when the penny's gonna drop and you're going to understand how your ageism has directly contributed to the violent deaths of more than a million young Americans every year. When that day comes, you're going to want somebody to cut you a little slack.
Because, as I know, you're not an ageist because you're a bad person -- you're an ageist because you're a product of your environment.
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Thanks for saying this so clearly. Young women today have no understanding of what things were like back when 'normal' was understood to be defined as 'male' and 'female' was understood to be not only different but abnormal, inferior and subsurvient.
Funny, as I was reading your article I pictured you- ala George C. Scott in the movie 'Patton' uniformed, spit-shined black boots, helmet, and rideing crop, paceing in front of a huge American flag giveing your speech to the troops-- *chuckles* Great article!
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It's been a long, long time since I felt any man was qualified to explain to me what I think or should think about pregnancy and children.
crowepps,
Just today I was thinking about a conversation I had with a woman at work. She asked me, "Are you Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?" and I told her -- but I realized afterward that it didn't matter to her which I was because she is of the opinion, as you are, that a man's view on the abortion question is irrelevant.
Only women can become pregnant. That fact, apparently, indicates to a lot of women that abortion is women's business alone. But there's a flaw in that thinking and the flaw is that there are two people involved in any pregnancy.
I never have and never can become pregnant -- but I've been a fetus, so I've been intimately involved in a pregnancy. That's why I think my opinion on this issue matters as much as yours does.
Of course, as long as you discount everything I say, you're going to remain of the view that abortion is women's business.
Paul Bradford
Pro-Life Catholics for Choice
Heh. Sometimes these stories just write themselves. ;)
I don't understand why 'I' or my tax dollars should go to another woman's choices. If its a choice, then, why shouldn't she be taxed? Its an elective procedure, just like plastic surgery, therefore, there should rightfully be a tax.
I just think its unfair to other people. Abortions are not expensive, pay for your own abortion. Please.
Since I'm not 'ageist' I don't think I need to worry about it. It's been a long, long time since I felt any man was qualified to explain to me what I think or should think about pregnancy and children.
crowepps,
You might want to cut George Wallace a little slack for being a racist, and you might want to cut the bishops a little slack for being homophobic. Do you want to know why?
The day is going to come, crowepps, even though you don't believe it now, when the penny's gonna drop and you're going to understand how your ageism has directly contributed to the violent deaths of more than a million young Americans every year. When that day comes, you're going to want somebody to cut you a little slack.
Because, as I know, you're not an ageist because you're a bad person -- you're an ageist because you're a product of your environment.
Paul Bradford
Pro-Life Catholics for Choice
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Well, it's sure obvious why she's against that!
Thanks for saying this so clearly. Young women today have no understanding of what things were like back when 'normal' was understood to be defined as 'male' and 'female' was understood to be not only different but abnormal, inferior and subsurvient.
Why don't you take your liberal prejudices out of YOUR a** and then go jump in a lake?
"Well behaved women seldom make history."-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Funny, as I was reading your article I pictured you- ala George C. Scott in the movie 'Patton' uniformed, spit-shined black boots, helmet, and rideing crop, paceing in front of a huge American flag giveing your speech to the troops-- *chuckles* Great article!