tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226215565434947124.post1260580448954457452..comments2023-04-13T06:20:54.689-07:00Comments on I'm not a handmaid: Your argument is no longer validAmerican Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298180818272527686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226215565434947124.post-92106658865205345672012-04-12T12:49:09.043-07:002012-04-12T12:49:09.043-07:00Definitely ... I guess its easier to drum up suppo...Definitely ... I guess its easier to drum up support when you're fighting against murderers and sluts and baby killers...American Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298180818272527686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226215565434947124.post-61945305753901256562012-04-12T11:25:43.453-07:002012-04-12T11:25:43.453-07:00The rhetoric gets clouded by various dysphemisms. ...The rhetoric gets clouded by various dysphemisms. <br /><br />-BarbThe Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294653760778922184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226215565434947124.post-90907330341763533032012-04-11T17:36:46.875-07:002012-04-11T17:36:46.875-07:00We need more people like you :) Funny, smart and w...We need more people like you :) Funny, smart and well, smart. I hope I'm never faced with the decision to have an abortion, because I don't know what I'd do, but I do know I wouldn't be consulting any politicians about it. Why don't people understand that pro-choice means being able to choose not to have an abortion as well?American Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298180818272527686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226215565434947124.post-24587422117184530902012-04-11T15:03:48.484-07:002012-04-11T15:03:48.484-07:00Different topic, but in another case of human righ...Different topic, but in another case of human rights, I was suddenly reminded of Matthew Shepard's hate crime murder from 1998. The attackers, in their defense, said they acted because Shepard was a homosexual.<br /><br />Which, of course, is a really poor reason to hate someone, not to mention a weak defense. Murder is murder. <br /><br />That being said, one does have to wonder why issues affecting women are not treated with the same respect. I actually do consider myself to be pro-life (how's that for a shocker? :P), but I am not going to tolerate having the women of this nation be belittled with laws that are forcibly shoved down their throats, especially if they are veiled under the guise of religion. <br /><br />The way I see it, my religious beliefs are my own and I consider my faith to be a private matter; I am not going to impose my beliefs on someone else (bar my hypothetical future offspring). The issue here is that the U.S. isn't as secular as we would like to believe it is. Hell, even a politician's religious persuasion matters if they expect to be elected by their constituents, something that is radically unthinkable in European nations. <br /><br />-Barb the French BeanThe Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294653760778922184noreply@blogger.com