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Child abuse at Horton Hears a Who Premiere

03/08/2008 by Debra

Hyperbole…only a little. At the premiere of Horton Hears a Who foetus fetishers crashed the event and started chanting and protesting. Using the ‘a person is a person no matter how small’ as their springboard. This by the way in direct violation of the wishes of the man who penned those words.

The theme of the movie is based on the motto: “After all, a person is a person, no matter how small.” So the pro-lifers thought it was a good idea to use this theme to their advantage — even though their complicated message was falling mostly on the ears of children.

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Once again we see that for the anti choicers it isn’t about the children, it’s about control.

Happy IWD

03/08/2008 by Debra

Because women’s work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we’re the first to get fired and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it’s our fault and if we get beaten we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we’re nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we’re nymphos and if we don’t we’re frigid and if we love women it’s because we can’t get a “real” man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we’re neurotic and/or pushy and if we expect childcare we’re selfish and if we stand up for our rights we’re aggressive and “unfeminine” and if we don’t we’re typical weak females and if we want to get married we’re out to trap a man and if we don’t we’re unnatural and because we still can’t get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can’t cope or don’t want a pregnancy we’re made to feel guilty about abortion and…for lots of other reasons we are part of the women’s liberation movement. ~Author unknown, quoted in The Torch, 14 September 1987

Happy happy to my sisters. You know who you are.

You inspire me with your words, humble me with your abilities, encourage me with your friendship and amaze me with your strength.

I raise a toast to you and all the other women struggling to be heard, seen, appreciated and validated today.

The words of another inspiring woman;

There, there dear…

03/07/2008 by Debra

So the partisans have decided that party politics trump human rights.

Surprising? Well not really. Sickening? Definitely.

Thanks guys for suggesting that we are over reacting. Perhaps if as fern suggested you read that pink blog aka Birth Pangs once in a while you would be cognisant of the fact that this is exactly how rights started being eroded in the states. You would be aware that this isn’t a few “Bread and Roses women” getting their knickers in a knot. The NeoCons start with women because they know how to pick their targets. They know the partisans will gladly throw the women under the bus. Women and children first, eh guys?

It won’t stop with us. Perhaps you have read about the little spot of trouble with habeas corpus? The pronouncing of the Geneva Conventions as quaint? I’ll let you in on a little secret guys…..it’s the same people.

Don’t worry about us though, we’ll be over here fighting the same fucking fight we have been fighting for years. But when your party finally gets the fortitude to force an election don’t fucking count on our vote!

Say NO to Violence against Women

03/07/2008 by Debra

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International Fetus Day

03/05/2008 by Debra

Saturday March 8th aka International Women’s Day. How did the predominantly male parliament recognize this upcoming event? By voting, either through direct action or abstention, to allow the clock to be turned back on women’s reproductive rights.

Those who like to spin sentiment as truth say that those crazy radical feminists are on the war path against mommies again. Bullshit!

This about protecting the rights of all women. Especially those who chose to become pregnant. Feminists have studied, lobbied and fought for years for protections for women. Now this same government who so happily dismantled SWC is claiming to have women’s interests at heart? Bullshit!

The same laws that are being put forward here are being used to prosecute women in the United States of America. And other countries with similar breeding laws are also making criminals out of women. Women who’s pregnancies are not the stuff of Anne Geddes books. This is protecting women? Bullshit!

Mark Hasiuk in his rush to do a hatchet job on Joyce Arthur writes;

Sadly, for a relatively small number of pregnant women, life’s final scene ends with a violent act usually perpetrated by their closest male ally. Bill C-484 will recognize the sanctity of human life in its most innocent and vulnerable form, and further punish some of society’s most despicable offenders.
In their opposition to the bill, pro-choice activists seek to deny justice for abused women who weighed their options and chose life.

Perhaps Mr. Hasiuk should have become a butcher rather than a writer. Being a writer generally requires one research the facts. The fact is that Bill C-484 contains a provision that any lawyer worth his salt could use to get his client off. To wit;

(2) An offence that would otherwise be an offence under paragraph (1)(a) may be reduced to an offence under paragraph (1)(b) if the person who committed the offence did so in the heat of passion caused by sudden provocation within the meaning of section 232.

Combined with the fact that courts already have provision to take violence against a pregnant women more seriously, combined with the fact that Canada does not (as yet!) have consecutive sentencing. Combined with this statement “(5) It is not a defence to a charge under this section that the child is not a human being.” and statements such as these from reproductive fascists, “If passed this bill . . . would be a key step in recriminalizing abortion.” To say that this bill is about protection not about criminalizing abortion is grade A, 100%, unadulterated BULLSHIT!

To the Liberal politicians who stood in the house today and voted for this, and for those like Dion who ducked the responsibility to defeat it, I say shame! Shame on you for marking International Women’s Day by resurrecting the concept of biology as destiny.

It is hard to choose priorities–too bad you chose Harper Government™ ones.

Meme: Or damn I have to run faster!

03/04/2008 by Debra

JJ tagged me with the Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself, meme.

Don’t know who will suffer more in this scenario, me or anyone reading!

1) I love to sing, can remember words, can’t carry a tune in a bucket.

2) I love steak. Nice thick juicy steak covered in mushrooms and onions, with baked potato, crispy salad and HP sauce..mmm

3) I had a catholic babysitter for awhile when I was quite young and for a short time harboured a desire to be a nun. OK STOP FUCKING LAUGHING! (6)

4) I hate, detest, loath the game monopoly.

5) I’ll have been married 22 years this July. 😮

and the number 6 thing about is….. I enjoy keeping my blog, even though hardly anyone reads it.