While I appreciate your sentiment, I can also appreciate the humor and potential purpose of the shirt. I guess it depends on where you hang. It could be a great conversation starter. I think, maybe, something better would be, "Why DON'T environmentalist save babies?" (no, not exactly that, but something along those lines) This way, you're not saying that you refuse to care about the environment, but you're also calling 'dem bitches out.
"...but you're also calling 'dem bitches out." :) Cute.
You know, I hadn't even considered that whoever thought this up could've had humor in mind. And you're right that it could definitely be a conversation starter. Good points!
I think the intent was meant to be humourous but I can see where you would be bothered, as I am too. To some people the humourous intent might not be so obvious, so... a lot of people would look at that and think of it as a threat or think of all pro-lifers as stubborn or careless. Pro-life is pro-life all the way. It's not just about "babies" or whichever term you prefer - it's about preserving and respecting life in all its forms. I've noticed most pro-lifers restrict this to human life, which I suppose is fine, but pro-lifers should already be environmentally conscious, considering a healthy environment is key to our own survival. I think the shirt is in poor taste, to be honest, regardless of how well-meaning it was supposed to be.
I don't care for the shirt at all, and also consider it rather narrowminded (especially as there is a very strong emerging environmentalist movement in certain communities of faith...) However, I can see the place where the designer might've been coming from, in that there is a certain subset of environmentalists who can tend to be almost PRO-abortion, with the attitude that "This planet is going to shit and it's morally wrong to bring a child into the world as it is now," and "Having children contributes to overpopulation which helps destroy the environment." In fact, those are two of the most common reasons I hear whenever I talk with someone who is child-free by choice.
Now, of COURSE not all people who feel that way see abortion as a solution (some remain abstinent, etc) - but it's a common enough way of thinking that SOME pro-lifers might feel rather threatened by SOME environmentalists. Y'know? As both a pro-lifer and an environmentalist, though (and both rather adamantly!) I certainly can see why that shirt offends.
It's so backward, as in, "Let's kill ourselves so we can live!" Huh? Why can't we save the unborn and just be more responsible about creating unborn children?
I think the reasoning behind the shirt is that Pro-life is a very heavily conservative cause, and environmentalism is a very heavily liberal cause - which means that most people, really, are one or the other.
Although it seems to me that the main message of the image is really just "Babies are more important than trees. Get your priorities in line."
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You know, I hadn't even considered that whoever thought this up could've had humor in mind. And you're right that it could definitely be a conversation starter. Good points!
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Now, of COURSE not all people who feel that way see abortion as a solution (some remain abstinent, etc) - but it's a common enough way of thinking that SOME pro-lifers might feel rather threatened by SOME environmentalists. Y'know? As both a pro-lifer and an environmentalist, though (and both rather adamantly!) I certainly can see why that shirt offends.
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It's so backward, as in, "Let's kill ourselves so we can live!" Huh? Why can't we save the unborn and just be more responsible about creating unborn children?
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Although it seems to me that the main message of the image is really just "Babies are more important than trees. Get your priorities in line."
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