tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post7470856437153798359..comments2023-06-01T06:21:17.313-04:00Comments on Her Authority: Women's Bodies Are... Pieces of Land?ProChoiceGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220695159759063365noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-43874554556633759312010-05-04T22:50:30.926-04:002010-05-04T22:50:30.926-04:00Oh, so you were being civil when you made those ha...Oh, so you were being civil when you made those hateful remarks. Okie dokie. And religion and race greatly intersect. Beliefs of racial superiority often go hand-in-hand with beliefs of religious superiority, like the Ku Klux Klan. Racism and ethnocentrism also motivated imperialism in every habitable continent except Europe (who was doing almost all of the colonizing). Part of taking over other people's land and the people themselves was converting them to Christianity. And even today, because people are generally pretty dumb, Muslim has become synonymous with Arab which has become synonymous with Middle Eastern. So there's a great chance that when someone uses disparaging language against Muslims, there's plenty of racist resentment behind it.FEMily!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038209129658625144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-62921313929047574712010-05-03T14:19:52.970-04:002010-05-03T14:19:52.970-04:00I would like to add that I am sorry for causing of...I would like to add that I am sorry for causing offense, FEMily.<br /><br />Radical Islam has caused the oppression of women in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, etc., and my concern is for them as human beings. I don't like to see anyone suffer. I have absolutely nothing against any race of people. Islam is a religion comprised of many different races and sects.<br /><br />But again, I am sorry for any offense caused.<br /><br />I care very much about women and children and I wish for everyone to have equality, including unborn babies.<br /><br />I hope Canada and America will always remain a place of liberty.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-57145299799567895292010-05-03T10:50:59.734-04:002010-05-03T10:50:59.734-04:00FEMily, you said: "The fact that you'd sa...FEMily, you said: "The fact that you'd say this racist bullsh*t makes me not even want to talk to your bigoted *ss ..."<br /><br />And since you're no longer being civil, I don't wish to continue this discussion with you either.<br /><br />But before I go, let me "school you" too:<br /><br />Islam is a religion, not a race.<br /><br />Are you an atheist? Does that make you "racist"? No, because Christianity (et al) is a religion, not a race.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-63051670770456670122010-05-03T10:02:34.801-04:002010-05-03T10:02:34.801-04:00FEMily, "Muslism" isn't a race, it&#...FEMily, "Muslism" isn't a race, it's a religion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-65781203594697774212010-05-02T13:27:51.104-04:002010-05-02T13:27:51.104-04:00Ok you got me. I want to come clean and confess.
...Ok you got me. I want to come clean and confess.<br /><br />I want to take away a woman's legal right to kill her unborn human child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-52159347752294536762010-04-30T23:32:18.042-04:002010-04-30T23:32:18.042-04:00The U.S. birth rate has now dipped lower than the ...<i>The U.S. birth rate has now dipped lower than the death rate, due to abortion. This means that we aren't replacing ourselves. In time, Caucasians and African Americans will become rare in the U.S. and eventually extinct. This is a grave concern for America. It will eventually change the entire face of our society. I love other cultures, of course, but just consider: what if America became predominately Muslim? What would happen to women's liberty then? What happens if our granddaughters or great-grandaughters grow up under the leadership of an Islamic government?</i><br /><br />The fact that you'd say this racist bullshit makes me not even want to talk to your bigoted ass, but I feel the need to school you. Plus, you still haven't answered my question. First of all, the education of women, not abortion, is what curtails the birth rate in every country. Educated women delay pregnancy, are more likely to use birth control (and, therefore, less likely to have abortions), and have fewer children. Even so, American families on average have slightly more than 2 children, which means they are replacing themselves. Additionally, immigration of all sorts is increasing the US population. Secondly, like I said, you're a fucking racist. I happen to live in one of the most Muslim areas of the United States, and we're all happily represented by progressives who care about our bodily integrity and religious freedom. Which, of course, is much more than I can say for your bigoted ass. <br /><br />How many Muslims have you known? You talked about all of the people with Down Syndrome you've known. I've only known one person with Down Syndrome, and he groped me at my job. In fact, he had a terrible history of sexual assault. And even though I was told that he'd be transfered to an institution if he assaulted anyone again, that didn't happen. I had to quit my job because of it. Do I think all people with Down Syndrome are a bunch of perverts? Of course not, because that would be stupid. And you are stupid for believing that Muslims are seeking to reproduce more than anybody in the United States so that they can take over the country. But you might be qualified to get your own show on FOX News.<br /><br />One more thing, asshole. The poor and needy CAN and DO speak for themselves. They're just drowned out by assholes like you. Believe me, they don't need an "advocate" who thinks they can't speak for themselves. So you can add classist to racist and misogynistic to your lovely list of bigoted beliefs. Fetuses, conveniently for you, have no voice. So you can project your own beliefs on them. Instead of making up shit that fetuses say, listen to the women -- ALL OF THEM.FEMily!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038209129658625144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-4885368615142724462010-04-29T16:17:09.874-04:002010-04-29T16:17:09.874-04:00Is it OK to kill the guilty fetuses?Is it OK to kill the guilty fetuses?critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331359234846241164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-7821119106521277522010-04-28T13:19:59.340-04:002010-04-28T13:19:59.340-04:00ProChoiceGal, you said: "You're saying th...ProChoiceGal, you said: "You're saying that we have to take away women's rights so that women will have rights. WTFruit? You make absolutely no sense."<br /><br />WTFruit? lol<br /><br />But seriously . . . I'm not saying abortion should be illegal *because* of the birth-to-death ratio - I'm only saying that it is one of the consequences of abortion in America.<br /><br />The SOLE reason I believe abortion is wrong is because the fetus is an innocent human being who doesn't deserve capitol punishment. It's unjust.<br /><br />You said, "If your cause is so noble, be open about it and admit that you want to take away women's rights."<br /><br />My motivation is to speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves: the poor and needy, the unborn. I care about women and babies equally. I want to help them both in whatever way I can.<br /><br />What you call "women's rights" is women killing innocent fetuses who have no rights at all. Again, I say, it's unjust.<br /><br />But ProChoiceGal, I don't want to debate with you about this any further or get into the topic of self-defense - which I know is trigger for you. We've come full circle in the past and don't need to do so again. I don't want to cause you any distress.<br /><br />If anyone would like to continue to discuss this with me, please do so at http://www.bekahferguson.com/content/view/42/12/<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Take care.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-35489502058442055462010-04-28T13:10:21.602-04:002010-04-28T13:10:21.602-04:00Take away women's liberty and force them throu...Take away women's liberty and force them through pregnancies so we can have more Caucasians and African American people? Uh, no. That is not the answer. That is just misogynistic. You're saying that we have to take away women's rights so that women will have rights. WTFruit? You make absolutely no sense. <br /><br />note- This is another case of an anti who is trying to take away women's rights and calls it protecting women's rights. Seriously, anti-choicers, if you're so ashamed of what you do that you have to pretend that it's something else, why don't you stop doing it? If your cause is so noble, be open about it and admit that you want to take away women's rights.ProChoiceGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220695159759063365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-35134482734240601352010-04-28T08:53:55.969-04:002010-04-28T08:53:55.969-04:00Hi again, FEMIly :)
You said, "I just don...Hi again, FEMIly :)<br /><br />You said, "I just don't think it's possible to believe that outlawing abortion does absolutely nothing to help the status of women, while also believing that abortion should be made illegal, but you're trying to make that case."<br /><br />I agreed that outlawing abortion won't end gendercide, since that is indeed a societal problem. But in Canada (my country) and the U.S., many abortions are performed for reasons that have nothing to do with the mother's health - and that is my primary concern. For example, I find it extremely unethical and discriminatory that as many as 90% of Down Syndrome babies are aborted these days. We don't go around killing the disabled of any other age group and yet we seem to think it is perfectly acceptable to kill off all the disabled fetuses. Having known many downs individuals in my life, one of which has lived with my parents for ten years now and is a member of the family, they are beautiful, simple people who truly enjoy life.<br /><br />You said, "Outlawing abortion runs the risk of an unintended pregnancy becoming a health problem, as many women who don't have the option of a safe and legal abortion either seek unsafe abortions or commit suicide."<br /><br />Prior to Roe v. Wade, the amount of women who died from back alley abortions was around 300 a year. Today (and I'm only using U.S. statistics), 1+ million abortions are performed annually. I believe that fetuses are human beings, just like women. So, why should we sacrifice a million fetuses each year to potentially save the lives of 300 women?<br /><br />Many prochoicers have come back at me with numbers like "60,000" women will die annually of illegal abortion, but it was never this way prior to Roe; why should it be now? It's like they've just pulled an impressive number out of a hat and expect me to believe it.<br /><br />You said: "Letting the women decide for themselves what's healthy for them and consider their own beliefs when making family planning decisions doesn't have that problem."<br /><br />The U.S. birth rate has now dipped lower than the death rate, due to abortion. This means that we aren't replacing ourselves. In time, Caucasians and African Americans will become rare in the U.S. and eventually extinct. This is a grave concern for America. It will eventually change the entire face of our society. I love other cultures, of course, but just consider: what if America became predominately Muslim? What would happen to women's liberty then? What happens if our granddaughters or great-grandaughters grow up under the leadership of an Islamic government?<br /><br />Another example: Consider Europe, whose death vs. birth rate is in even worse shape than ours. Higher class, educated women are having only 1 child, if even that, while the lower class, uneducated women, continue to have several children. What will the social implications of this be when the next generations that come along are predominately poor and uneducated. What happens to Europe then?<br /><br />Abortion aids the male-to-female ratio crisis in countries like India and China - but over here in Canada, the U.S., Europe, we're facing a birth-to-death rate crisis which is directly instigated by abortion.<br /><br />All these long-term consequences need to be taken into serious consideration - and unfortunately, they have not.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-20561086711297314972010-04-27T23:57:36.384-04:002010-04-27T23:57:36.384-04:00I feel that, with the important exception of the m...<i>I feel that, with the important exception of the mother's health, abortion for any reason other than health is the deliberate killing of another human being (an innocent human being), which I find morally appalling. Legally, I can not call it murder, but if the fetus is a human being, then what can it be other than murder? (Again, with the exception of the mother's health). Of course this is the where the self-defense debate usually begins and I certainly understand that perspective.</i><br /><br />This isn't so much a reason for abortion to be illegal as it is a reason you might have for not getting one. I just don't think it's possible to believe that outlawing abortion does absolutely nothing to help the status of women, while also believing that abortion should be made illegal, but you're trying to make that case. What would be the benefit of outlawing it completely that can't be done with just letting the women decide for themselves? Outlawing abortion runs the risk of an unintended pregnancy becoming a health problem, as many women who don't have the option of a safe and legal abortion either seek unsafe abortions or commit suicide. Letting the women decide for themselves what's healthy for them and consider their own beliefs when making family planning decisions doesn't have that problem.FEMily!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038209129658625144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-90968315962693417242010-04-27T15:19:49.672-04:002010-04-27T15:19:49.672-04:00Arium, you said: "I'm fascinated by the u...Arium, you said: "I'm fascinated by the use of "offspring" to describe fetuses. It should be obvious to all that a fetus has not offsprung anywhere."<br /><br />"Fetus" is Latin for "young one, offspring." It's as simple as that.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-88027512559894677652010-04-27T15:16:36.128-04:002010-04-27T15:16:36.128-04:00Why do you want abortion to be made illegal?
I fe...<i>Why do you want abortion to be made illegal?</i><br /><br />I feel that, with the important exception of the mother's health, abortion for any reason other than health is the deliberate killing of another human being (an innocent human being), which I find morally appalling. Legally, I can not call it murder, but if the fetus is a human being, then what can it be other than murder? (Again, with the exception of the mother's health). Of course this is the where the self-defense debate usually begins and I certainly understand that perspective.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-74567361613914580712010-04-27T15:14:59.854-04:002010-04-27T15:14:59.854-04:00Bekah,
I'm fascinated by the use of "off...Bekah,<br /><br />I'm fascinated by the use of "offspring" to describe fetuses. It should be obvious to all that a fetus has not <i>offsprung</i> anywhere.<br /><br />"I would never argue that they're 'all female' then, because it's not scientifically accurate. Gender is determined at conception, not later on when the organs become visibly developed."<br /><br />1) Gender is not the same as sex.<br />2) Sex is not determined at conception. Zygotes are not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_differentiation" rel="nofollow">sexually-differentiated</a>.<br />3) "Nevertheless, even the sex-dichotomous differences are not absolute in the human population, and there are individuals who are exceptions (e.g., males with a uterus, or <i>females with an XY karyotype</i>), or who exhibit biological and/or behavioral characteristics of both sexes." (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_differentiation" rel="nofollow">ibid</a>; emphasis added)<br /><br />As with <i>homicide</i>, "gendercide" does not apply to fetuses.<br /><br />I agree with Femily that the proscription of sex-selective abortion has no practical benefits.Ariumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882438304919053727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-77034210577197144242010-04-27T14:49:49.540-04:002010-04-27T14:49:49.540-04:00Of course the fetus is dependent on his/her mother...<i>Of course the fetus is dependent on his/her mother. That goes without saying. But what does that have to do with personhood?</i><br />It doesn't. Personhood has nothing to do with the abortion debate at all. People have absolutely no right to use another person's body without their consent.<br /><br /><i>Siamese twins are physically attached to one another and in most cases share one or multiple organs. The fetus shares an organ with his/her mother temporarily. If the fetus is thus not a person, because she temporarily attached to another, does this mean that Siamese twins aren't persons/human beings because they are attached to another and share organs?</i><br /><br />Conjoined twins who share vital organs have an interest in staying conjoined. But when one dies, so does the other. The same doesn't go for pregnant women.<br /><br /><i>I would never argue that they're "all female" then, because it's not scientifically accurate. Gender is determined at conception, not later on when the organs become visibly developed.</i><br /><br />This isn't necessarily true. Besides, sex can only be determined by ultrasound. It doesn't make a difference when sex is determined genetically. Women only have sex-selective abortions when they find out they're pregnant with a female.<br /><br /><i>This is certainly much more horrific; however abortion makes sex-selection killing easier and therefore more prevalent. More females die in abortion than they do in newborn abandonment and/or infanticide.</i><br /><br />This might be true, but outlawing sex-selective abortion isn't worth the risk of more baby girls being neglected, abused, and murdered. It's a cost-benefit. I might disagree with a woman's reasons for having an abortion, but her right to have one should not be infringed. The costs are too great, both for women and children.<br /><br /><i>Unfortunately, whether the female is killed prior to birth or after birth, it is the exact same female in either case who has lost her life due to gender inequality. Gendercide is a crime against women and whether you're prochoice or not, no one should turn a blind eye to sex-selection abortion just because it isn't a problem in the U.S.</i><br /><br />Nobody is saying that this shouldn't be a topic of discussion because it's not a problem in the United States. I compared sex-selective abortion in countries where abortion is legal and where abortion is illegal. We can agree that gender inequality causes the deaths of millions of women and girls and that outlawing abortion won't stop sexism. Which begs the question: Why do you want abortion to be made illegal?FEMily!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038209129658625144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-78358023481724895592010-04-27T13:47:32.258-04:002010-04-27T13:47:32.258-04:00FEMIly, you said: "It is the fetus that is de...FEMIly, you said: "It is the fetus that is dependent on the woman, not the other way around."<br /><br />Of course the fetus is dependent on his/her mother. That goes without saying. But what does that have to do with personhood?<br /><br />Siamese twins are physically attached to one another and in most cases share one or multiple organs. The fetus shares an organ with his/her mother temporarily. If the fetus is thus not a person, because she temporarily attached to another, does this mean that Siamese twins aren't persons/human beings because they are attached to another and share organs?<br /><br />You said: "Where abortion is legal, the vast majority of them occur in the first trimester, well before the sex of the fetus can be determined. I guess you can argue that they're all female then, but that would be extremely ridiculous."<br /><br />I would never argue that they're "all female" then, because it's not scientifically accurate. Gender is determined at conception, not later on when the organs become visibly developed.<br /><br />You said: "Sex-selective abortion in other countries are not legal abortion's fault. This is a societal problem where girls and women are disrespected. Outlawing abortion, even sex-selective abortion, does not change this."<br /><br />I agree that gendercide is a societal problem, predominate in countries such as India and China. I also agree that outlawing abortion won't change this.<br /><br />You said: "In fact, it makes it much worse. The family just waits until the baby is born and starve her, smother her, or drown her when it's found that the baby is a girl."<br /><br />This is certainly much more horrific; however abortion makes sex-selection killing easier and therefore more prevalent. More females die in abortion than they do in newborn abandonment and/or infanticide.<br /><br />You said: "I don't know about you, but I'd rather a woman have a safe abortion, even if she's doing it because the fetus is female, when the fetus does not feel any pain, then have a baby girl feel all the pain of being neglected, abused, suffocated, and drowned. If you sincerely do not see the distinction I'm making, then I really don't know what else to tell you."<br /><br />I understand the distinction you're making and I too would rather the baby not have to suffer any pain and be consciously aware of what is happening to her. Unfortunately, whether the female is killed prior to birth or after birth, it is the exact same female in either case who has lost her life due to gender inequality.<br /><br />Gendercide is a crime against women and whether you're prochoice or not, no one should turn a blind eye to sex-selection abortion just because it isn't a problem in the U.S.Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-40805578931211577932010-04-27T13:04:05.186-04:002010-04-27T13:04:05.186-04:00And what are fetuses, if not literal property in m...<i>And what are fetuses, if not literal property in many areas of the world, including the United States. Women want equality and they seek to achieve this by ... killing their offspring? This is hypocritical.</i><br /><br />It's not hypocritical. Whether or not abortion is legal, the pregnancy belongs to the woman. Everything in her body belongs to her, whether it's an organ or a fetus. If you're going to make the case that a woman has no control over what is in her body, that makes a huge case for rape and against most birth control options.<br /><br /><i>There was a time, a long time, where women were legal non-persons. Today the fetus is a legal non-person; the property of women.</i><br /><br />Women were property of their fathers until they were married, when they became property of their husbands. They were defined by their relation to the men in their lives. They were never physically attached to these people and using their bodies for their very existence. Women have always existed on their own and had the equal right to define themselves by their own merits. Can you say the same for fetuses, without seriously disrespecting women? No. What you want to do is define women by the contents of their uterus. It's the fetus that is defined by its relation to the woman, not the other way around. It is the fetus that is dependent on the woman, not the other way around. I can't believe I have to explain this to you. I'm sure you're smarter than that.<br /><br /><i>How can anyone claim to be against sexism and gender equality while defending the very thing that has resulted in the deaths of 100 million fetal females? Abortion makes gendercide incredibly easy and thus doubles and triples and quadruples the numbers...</i><br /><br />Where abortion is legal, the vast majority of them occur in the first trimester, well before the sex of the fetus can be determined. I guess you can argue that they're all female then, but that would be extremely ridiculous. Sex-selective abortion in other countries are not legal abortion's fault. This is a societal problem where girls and women are disrespected. Outlawing abortion, even sex-selective abortion, does not change this. In fact, it makes it much worse. The family just waits until the baby is born and starve her, smother her, or drown her when it's found that the baby is a girl. I don't know about you, but I'd rather a woman have a safe abortion, even if she's doing it because the fetus is female, when the fetus does not feel any pain, then have a baby girl feel all the pain of being neglected, abused, suffocated, and drowned. If you sincerely do not see the distinction I'm making, then I really don't know what else to tell you.FEMily!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038209129658625144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-70536455638171526462010-04-27T08:56:33.297-04:002010-04-27T08:56:33.297-04:00FEMIly said: "In addition to this, women are ...FEMIly said: "In addition to this, women are literally property in many areas of the world, including the United States. Women are still being sold as domestic servants, sex slaves, and wives."<br /><br />And what are fetuses, if not literal property in many areas of the world, including the United States. Women want equality and they seek to achieve this by ... killing their offspring? This is hypocritical.<br /><br />There was a time, a long time, where women were legal non-persons. Today the fetus is a legal non-person; the property of women.<br /><br />How can anyone claim to be against sexism and gender equality while defending the very thing that has resulted in the deaths of 100 million fetal females? Abortion makes gendercide incredibly easy and thus doubles and triples and quadruples the numbers...Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-59769157353527700352010-04-26T21:23:43.894-04:002010-04-26T21:23:43.894-04:00Whilst every mole hill may not become a mountain, ...Whilst every mole hill may not become a mountain, every mountain came from a mole hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-31384329463685904772010-04-26T21:05:42.918-04:002010-04-26T21:05:42.918-04:00Not Guilty-
DEFINITELY. Like how anti-choicers to...Not Guilty-<br /><br />DEFINITELY. Like how anti-choicers told me that I was making too big of a deal out of faux news putting the word rape in quotations, as if that girl got pregnant at the age of 10 by having consensual sex. Or like how anti-choicers tell me that I shouldn't speak about my rape experience because that would be playing the "victim card".ProChoiceGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220695159759063365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-10004538972707996282010-04-26T21:04:44.253-04:002010-04-26T21:04:44.253-04:00Not sure why you included my name, Bekah, when all...Not sure why you included my name, Bekah, when all I said was that I was upset that antichoicers couldn't take one day off to celebrate the Earth.Christian Prochoicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173641901284085406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-5130056947669568382010-04-26T21:01:52.929-04:002010-04-26T21:01:52.929-04:00Want to know what rape apologists tell rape victim...Want to know what rape apologists tell rape victims? That they make mountains out of mole hills. What is the quickest way to silence somebody? To tell them that they are exaggerating and making a big deal out of nothing. Those are tactics men use against women all the time. They belittle their problems, they belittle their interests, and they belittle them. Do NOT belittle me by telling me I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. Sexism, stereotypes and gender norms are so prevalent that you are BLIND to them. Once you take off those rose-coloured glasses, you will see how women are used in advertisements as property and dehumanized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-42979933935552392432010-04-26T14:55:55.581-04:002010-04-26T14:55:55.581-04:00Bekah- If you support the anti-choice cause, then ...Bekah- If you support the anti-choice cause, then you are not against sexism, gender inequality, and the objectification of women. Sorry, but being against the sexual objectification of women doesn't mean that you're against other types of objectification and other kinds of sexism. Being anti-choice automatically means that you're supporting sexism, gender inequality, and the objectification of women, even if you may not see it.ProChoiceGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220695159759063365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-32360524622616781562010-04-26T13:00:19.281-04:002010-04-26T13:00:19.281-04:00InsaneArtGurl said: Then there's the image of ...InsaneArtGurl said: Then there's the image of the earth superimposed on the belly. Well yeah, both land and women are fertile, and yeah their fertility should be celebrated...except land is property and is owned by people. Owning land is actually a status symbol for many people. So why is that symbol of ownership on that woman?<br /><br />In addition to this, women are literally property in many areas of the world, including the United States. Women are still being sold as domestic servants, sex slaves, and wives.<br /><br />And I would argue that fertility in particular shouldn't be celebrated. That would be like celebrating the sense of smell or having ten fingers and ten toes. You're not particularly special if you can reproduce -- every organism in the world does this, sometimes much more efficiently than humans. I feel that the celebration of fertility is often thinly veiled in the sexist notion that women are the morally superior sex, and as such, are held more responsible for continuing the generations than anybody else. You see it in comments like "Women deserve better than abortion," "Being a stay-at-home-mom is the most important and noblest job in the world," and "Fertility is a beautiful and natural thing." Celebrating fertility also implies that women who cannot or choose not to reproduce are deficient in some way, working against nature (read: God's will), and are denying or hating their womanhood. It's just plain hurtful. This is different from celebrating a pregnancy or a birth of a child. When desired, these things are worth celebrating. But believing that fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth should ALWAYS be celebrated or that women should ALWAYS be happy about pregnancy simply silences and shames the women who cannot or choose not to take part in it and delegitimizes the various feelings that women have regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood.FEMily!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038209129658625144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719317745802879347.post-71434701933796424102010-04-26T09:41:55.593-04:002010-04-26T09:41:55.593-04:00If anyone wants to know how I feel about the objec...If anyone wants to know how I feel about the objectification of women, I've written about it extensively in multiple blogs. Here's the link to one of them, entitled "Photoshop Beauty and the Makeup Mask":<br /><br />http://www.bekahferguson.com/content/view/30/12/Bekah Fergusonhttp://www.bekahferguson.com/noreply@blogger.com