Sep 24, 2008 16:38
I was taking the bus to the gold line station early this morning, and one of the bus stops is directly in front of the Pasadena Planned Parenthood. There was an older (50 or so) lady holding a placard saying "Love Life" in front of the clinic... at 6:15 in the morning. She appeared to be a very sweet woman, and the sign was pretty non-confrontational, so I just took it in stride. Suddenly another elderly lady on the bus got all excited and started waving and saying out loud "Good for you, spread the message." I was deeply offended, and asked what she meant. She said that it was about time someone did something about all those horrible abortions. My reply was to ask her what she thought about Prop. 8, and she replied that those people should stop trying to destroy marriage.
I guess I'm not as big a believer in equal rights as I thought I was, cause if she had been a man, I would have beat the self righteous smile right off of his face.
Can people like her actually live in Pasadena CA? The most liberal state in the union? I'm glad I have a heavy bag in my house.