Emily Buchanan, the executive director of the
Susan B. Anthony List recently wrote an article for
Time Magazine entitled, "Pro-Life and Feminism Aren't Mutually
Exclusive", in which she discusses everything but actual reasons as to why
the anti-choice movement and feminism are not mutually
exclusive. Emily Buchanan, in her article, brought up the unquestionably
asinine argument advanced frequently by so-called "Third-Wave
Feminists"- you know, the argument that Feminism dictates that women have
the right to equal pay in the work place, equal voices in the country's
legislature and judiciary, the right and the choice to be stay-at-home mothers,
the right and the choice to be the president of any Fortune 100 company, the
right to be any ol' thing that they choose, including the right and choice to
be pro-life.
True, yes, definitely, true, true, uhhhh, NO.
How do I put this succinctly? At its core,
Feminism supports and demands the autonomy and freedom of women.
Therefore, any movement that supports legislation and/or engages in
activity that directly or indirectly restricts such autonomy and freedom cannot
be Feminist.
If I were to be slightly more verbose, I hereby proffer the
rather wise words of Oogie upon reading Emily Buchanan's article:
a) When will these nut jobs (aka, anti-choicers) realize that being pro-choice could include concluding that abortion is morally f*cked up and that if one does so, is then going to hell, eternal damned, & c. & c. Except... Thinking this way still does not give one any right to impose their views on others- it's that simple.
b) I hate women who just. don't. get. it.
c) Sadly, Emily Buchanan's article is not shocking, because her viewpoint is the slippery slope women have allowed by deciding that feminism should be the freedom to do anything, including the freedom to actively prevent other women from advancing in society.
d) These women are monsters, and I hope they self -abort."
Mmmm hmmm.
In the end, feminism does stand
for something, and, primarily for that reason, not every choice is a feminist
one.
Love,
Piglet.
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