The main post was already way too long, so I'm saving some further comments for this postscript.
* Today is our July 4th holiday in the USA, a celebration of freedom from religious persecution and taxation without representation, maybe? The hypocrisy. It burns.
* About that 10-year-old girl. We're told she's supposed to delivery the rapist's baby, but ironically 1) she is too young to learn about slavery or she might get ideas about bodily autonomy), 2) she's too young to see a drag queen because that would traumatize her, and 3) she's not mature enough to know if she's lesbian, bi, or trans. But, sure, she's required to become a baby factory for her rapist.
* Incest (I'm assuming) victims like her are intentionally targeted in these laws. It's about power/authority, not justice or respect for life.
I read The Handmaid's Tale back in 1985 or 1986 when I was in high school, but not as part of English class (although I recommended it to my teacher after I finished it). I sometimes used school lunch money to buy books instead of food. :/ Anyway, that's the inspiration for today's new thumbnail icon at the top of the post. It was tweeted by Amy Siskind yesterday, and someone offered another one featuring the Statue Of Liberty.
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* Today is our July 4th holiday in the USA, a celebration of freedom from religious persecution and taxation without representation, maybe? The hypocrisy. It burns.
* About that 10-year-old girl. We're told she's supposed to delivery the rapist's baby, but ironically 1) she is too young to learn about slavery or she might get ideas about bodily autonomy), 2) she's too young to see a drag queen because that would traumatize her, and 3) she's not mature enough to know if she's lesbian, bi, or trans. But, sure, she's required to become a baby factory for her rapist.
* Incest (I'm assuming) victims like her are intentionally targeted in these laws. It's about power/authority, not justice or respect for life.
I read The Handmaid's Tale back in 1985 or 1986 when I was in high school, but not as part of English class (although I recommended it to my teacher after I finished it). I sometimes used school lunch money to buy books instead of food. :/ Anyway, that's the inspiration for today's new thumbnail icon at the top of the post. It was tweeted by Amy Siskind yesterday, and someone offered another one featuring the Statue Of Liberty.
And for the anti-abortion law advocates, turnabout is fair play, right? Right?