Of Your Kingdom

Jan 06, 2009 06:02

First off, huh.  Just...huh.

Secondly, I have no idea how many health sites I've encountered so far that say all women should view themselves as mothers-to-be and treat their health accordingly, which means no wild sex, no smoking/drinking/etc., keep an eye on the partying and stressful things, etc.

Now, I've heard of the whole prep process when you're planning on having a kid or discover you're pregnant.  Good for you if you do it.  However, isn't the view "all women should view themselves as baby-machines" just a weeeee bit old-fashioned?  Sexist?  Etc.?

I've been seeing it pop up more and more, and it's depressing...actually, it's just as depressing as reading a magazine meant for women and discovering the whole thing is about how to get men to like you.  Wow.

...I think I'm done for the day.

rl

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