Comments | lastnightblues: My Own Indecision 2009

lastnightblues

My Own Indecision 2009

Feb 08, 2009 18:49

I'm having worries. So I go to Catholic school, and outside abstaining from uber-Catholic activities and not lying about my own beliefs when asked directly, I haven't rocked the boat much in these past three and a half years ( Read more... )

senior year, catholic school, journalism, feminism, politics

Comments 6

logovo February 9 2009, 01:29:55 UTC

Good. Good for you, for them and for all of us. I can only wish you people that will try and understand where you are coming from.

lastnightblues February 10 2009, 03:19:34 UTC

Thank you. It's entirely possible everything will be fine--people can surprise us that way. Thanks for the wishes! :)

Congrats! dennyp February 9 2009, 01:47:08 UTC

I teach U.S. history at a local public school and adjunct at night at the u of Memphis. I salute you in your desire to become a libertine. ( of sorts) I am am Obama democrat living in a Red Sea of ( believe it or not) Bush stickers, prowar sentiments and the wrongly named pro-life movement. I am 51 and have grown to proud of staying true to myself.

My advice, for what it's worth, begin the habit of staking out a position and hanging on to it with all your strength. it makes for an interesting life to be sure.

Good luck at Stanford

Re: Congrats! lastnightblues February 10 2009, 03:19:47 UTC

Thanks!

litotease February 9 2009, 06:44:51 UTC

I admire you greatly for being willing to publicly take an unpopular opinion. *crosses fingers*

I have always been confused by the Right's position on this; I would think that if one wanted to reduce/eliminate abortion, one would strongly support the social services necessary to address the social/fiscal/emotional difficulties that make abortion the better option for many women.

I'd love to read your article, if you felt like linking.

lastnightblues February 10 2009, 03:30:02 UTC

I'm no firebrand, trust me. With any luck, I'll have blown this way out of proportion in my head and everything'll be okey-dokey. *crosses fingers also*

Yeah, you've pretty much hit the nail on the head there. For my friends, it's a problem of (white, generally middle-to-upper-class) privilege; they don't understand the difficulties, or even know they exist. It's a pretty sad disconnect.

*would be honored* I'll try to get ahold of a link--I'll post it here or see if we put it up on the site.