Guess I had a think.
So, yesterday was interesting. My mum, dad, and kid were all over for a Pre-Single's Awareness Day gift thing. (My mum has always given me and Trina gifts on Feb 14th...nothing big. Mostly just candy or clothes.) She gave me a Patriots doormat and Patriots towel.
Anyhow, not the point. We were eating and watching tv. And all of a sudden, the story on CNN is about birth control and I just...lost it.
I had an EPIC! rant and I do mean Epic rant on how I'm tired of people legislating the fuck out of my uterus. And how all these laws are by people who never even can get pregnant. And it's my body and it's mine to do with what I want. And, no, I don't think hospitals should be able to deny access to people due to their beliefs. If someone has the chance of ending up at a hospital because that's what's in their town, or because that's where the ambulance takes them, why should they be denied the care they need because of someone else's religious beliefs? I don't agree with that at all.
And I started crying.
It's exhausting, yanno. These political debates are really upsetting to me. When these candidates talk about their gods and how they inform their politics, I want to know what it means for people with other gods, without gods...
I don't want my body to be subjected to someone else's religious beliefs.
Tangentially related to this...very tangentially, I was telling someone (not on this flist) about a girl who was being called a slut and how terrible it was, and the first thing this person said was, 'but she only did x' and I was struck with the feeling that this girl could have participated in a raucous gangbang and I still wouldn't be cool with someone calling her a slut.
Tangentially related to something someone else posted on my flist a bit ago, I've changed how I felt about a number of things as I've grown older. I remember how I acted, spoke, etc about things five, ten years ago and cringe. The older I get, the less patience I have for shaming and the more acceptance I feel for a lot of things. Though, when I say, I'm more accepting, I feel like an ass because it's like...I'm bestowing my 'approval' on people who aren't seeking it. It's more like an inner peace thing. I personally am working on killing negative reactions to things, the negative responses, etc.
Anyhow, Imma end this post because I'm kinda just spewing all over the place.
Anyhow, not the point. We were eating and watching tv. And all of a sudden, the story on CNN is about birth control and I just...lost it.
I had an EPIC! rant and I do mean Epic rant on how I'm tired of people legislating the fuck out of my uterus. And how all these laws are by people who never even can get pregnant. And it's my body and it's mine to do with what I want. And, no, I don't think hospitals should be able to deny access to people due to their beliefs. If someone has the chance of ending up at a hospital because that's what's in their town, or because that's where the ambulance takes them, why should they be denied the care they need because of someone else's religious beliefs? I don't agree with that at all.
And I started crying.
It's exhausting, yanno. These political debates are really upsetting to me. When these candidates talk about their gods and how they inform their politics, I want to know what it means for people with other gods, without gods...
I don't want my body to be subjected to someone else's religious beliefs.
Tangentially related to this...very tangentially, I was telling someone (not on this flist) about a girl who was being called a slut and how terrible it was, and the first thing this person said was, 'but she only did x' and I was struck with the feeling that this girl could have participated in a raucous gangbang and I still wouldn't be cool with someone calling her a slut.
Tangentially related to something someone else posted on my flist a bit ago, I've changed how I felt about a number of things as I've grown older. I remember how I acted, spoke, etc about things five, ten years ago and cringe. The older I get, the less patience I have for shaming and the more acceptance I feel for a lot of things. Though, when I say, I'm more accepting, I feel like an ass because it's like...I'm bestowing my 'approval' on people who aren't seeking it. It's more like an inner peace thing. I personally am working on killing negative reactions to things, the negative responses, etc.
Anyhow, Imma end this post because I'm kinda just spewing all over the place.