Unfortunately, Liberals Can Be Just As Retarded as Conservatives
It's so fucking disheartening to see someone with "Democratic values" make such a big deal about a nonissue. Like in the case of this review of Knocked Up:
Or, maybe watch it as a comedy about a woman who made a choice to have a baby out of wedlock.
First of all, I'm by no means pro-life. In fact, I'd say I'm the most pro-choice person you'll ever meet. Speaking for myself, personally, I'm like 100% pro-abortion, even. I've had two of them, and have worked hard to prevent the need for a third, but if I did get pregnant, I'd terminate the shit out of that pregnancy. So I hope that by defending this "right-wing fantasy flick" I won't be accused of oppressing women.
But you know what? If you are looking to a Hollywood comedy to get ideas on how you should live your life, then I hope you do get an abortion. Lots of abortions.
The thing about being pro-choice isn't that you think everyone in the world should get an abortion. Even when it makes total sense to you and everyone around you, the idea is that it's the woman's choice. That's why we call it pro-choice, not pro-bobo. Choice implies we don't get to impose our will on others, just as we wouldn't want others' wills imposed upon us.
The character in Knocked Up chose to have a baby. Nobody fucking forced her to do anything. Not the father, not her parents, not the law. She had no pressure from friends or coworkers -- even her boss was supportive.
And there was talk of abortion. I distinctly remember Jonah Hill strongly urging the father to convince her to get a "Schmaschmortion." I remember it because it was one of the funniest lines in the movie. And it made me laugh. Like a comedy should. It didn't make me think, "Abortion is ugly. Maybe I could have the baby." Because I'm not a fucking moron, easily swayed by what happens in movies. If I was, I'd still be searching Chinatown for a shop that sells Mogwai, or figuring out how to build a flux capacitor.
Is the film a realistic portrayal of what a woman goes through when faced with an unwanted pregnancy? Not for me. Not for a lot of women I know. Not for teen girls or many single career-minded young women. But it may ring true to some women. Women who never thought they'd be a parent, especially under such bizarre and difficult circumstances, think differently when faced with this decision. Who the fuck knows, or cares?
Fucking pick your battles, people. Laugh at the funny movie and then discuss reality with your daughters and nieces [and sons and nephews] and help prevent them from ever having to make this decision in the first place. Stop making liberals look just as fucking batshit crazy as some conservatives.
"Knocked Up" is a movie that is about a woman who gets drunk and who gets an unwanted pregnancy as a result -- except that all mentions of abortion were completely cut from the film. All it does is create a right-wing fantasy world in which the Perfect Little Angel is supposed to straighten out the Village Bum and everyone is supposed to live happily ever after...
If you watch it, don't watch it as any kind of a realistic portrayal of what women go through in a world in which forced pregnancy is the law of the land. Instead, watch it as a reflection of what the right wing agenda is and what they want unwanted pregnancies to be about in this country.
Or, maybe watch it as a comedy about a woman who made a choice to have a baby out of wedlock.
First of all, I'm by no means pro-life. In fact, I'd say I'm the most pro-choice person you'll ever meet. Speaking for myself, personally, I'm like 100% pro-abortion, even. I've had two of them, and have worked hard to prevent the need for a third, but if I did get pregnant, I'd terminate the shit out of that pregnancy. So I hope that by defending this "right-wing fantasy flick" I won't be accused of oppressing women.
But you know what? If you are looking to a Hollywood comedy to get ideas on how you should live your life, then I hope you do get an abortion. Lots of abortions.
The thing about being pro-choice isn't that you think everyone in the world should get an abortion. Even when it makes total sense to you and everyone around you, the idea is that it's the woman's choice. That's why we call it pro-choice, not pro-bobo. Choice implies we don't get to impose our will on others, just as we wouldn't want others' wills imposed upon us.
The character in Knocked Up chose to have a baby. Nobody fucking forced her to do anything. Not the father, not her parents, not the law. She had no pressure from friends or coworkers -- even her boss was supportive.
And there was talk of abortion. I distinctly remember Jonah Hill strongly urging the father to convince her to get a "Schmaschmortion." I remember it because it was one of the funniest lines in the movie. And it made me laugh. Like a comedy should. It didn't make me think, "Abortion is ugly. Maybe I could have the baby." Because I'm not a fucking moron, easily swayed by what happens in movies. If I was, I'd still be searching Chinatown for a shop that sells Mogwai, or figuring out how to build a flux capacitor.
Is the film a realistic portrayal of what a woman goes through when faced with an unwanted pregnancy? Not for me. Not for a lot of women I know. Not for teen girls or many single career-minded young women. But it may ring true to some women. Women who never thought they'd be a parent, especially under such bizarre and difficult circumstances, think differently when faced with this decision. Who the fuck knows, or cares?
Fucking pick your battles, people. Laugh at the funny movie and then discuss reality with your daughters and nieces [and sons and nephews] and help prevent them from ever having to make this decision in the first place. Stop making liberals look just as fucking batshit crazy as some conservatives.
