Why killing babies is bad…

George Orwell once said that we have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. He may have been right in his own pre Roe v. Wade time, but now I can safely say that Orwell would take that statement further if he were a 21^st century man, by saying that stating the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men and even the mediocre woman. This happens to be very lucky for me, considering I don’t consider myself particularly intelligent and I am definitely not a man.

So, as a mediocre woman, allow me the honour of stating the obvious: killing babies is bad.

This may seem like a silly thing to say (because of course killing an innocent human being is wrong, right???) – but the obvious seems to be an absurdity in an age where people genuinely believe their opinions can be classified as ‘truth,’ no matter how mind-numbingly idiotic their opinions may be to somebody with any sense of logic.

Abortion is the murder of babies: plain and simple. It is the greatest evil of our age – of any age. There is no nice way to put that, and you don’t have to be a ‘Jesus-freak’ to acknowledge it.

Allow me to backtrack a little: as controversial as this issue is, it’s pretty black-and-white. Everyone agrees the right to life is primary, and everyone agrees human rights are universal. That means exactly one thing needs to be established: is the ‘foetus’ human? Any other issue becomes arbitrary once we conclude that, in fact:

YES. YES. YES. The unborn baby is human

But lest I be declared a dictator – don’t take my word for it. Let’s ask those who know more than I.

In 1954, Dr. Seuss came to the conclusion that ‘a person’s a person, no matter how small.’ No doubt inspired by this, IVF pioneer Dr. Landrum Shettles, in a book entitled Rites of Life: the Scientific Evidence of Life Before Birth, wrote in 1983:

“I oppose abortion…because I accept what is biologically manifest—that human life commences at the time of conception—and…because I believe it is wrong to take innocent human life under any circumstances. My position is scientific, pragmatic and humanitarian.”

Think he’s an exception? You would be wrong. Look up pioneering fetologist Sir Albert W Liley, geneticist Dr Jerome LeJeune or Keith L Moore. What about T W Saddler and William J Larsen? These people are experts. Still not happy? The Biebs had something to say too:

"I really don't believe in abortion, it's like killing a baby."

- Rolling Stone: Justin Bieber cover article, 2011

I don’t know about you, but tween popstars with amazing hair hold credibility enough for me.

So, let’s summarise:

1. All humans are deserving of equal rights.

2. The right to live is a primary right; it supersedes all others.

3. The unborn baby is human.

Ergo, the unborn baby has a right to life.

To those that tell me ‘times have changed,’ or ‘it’s a matter of opinion,’ I say this: it’s the pro-choice view of the foetus that is outdated, not mine. The pro-choice view takes us back to the mentality that made slavery of blacks and genocide of the Jews not only legal, but ideologically sound.

In this day and age (in our wisdom), it is completely out of the question that slavery could ever be legal again. But, what allowed such a horrible practice to continue – virtually unquestioned – for so many years? Indifference. Beating a slave was like beating a dog – it wasn’t nice, but it wasn’t worth getting upset over. In other words, people were indifferent because they did not believe blacks to be human.

When people finally started to question whether or not slavery was moral, for 60 years the debate centred around whether or not the slaves were human beings. Then there was the issue of realising that accepting slaves as human was ‘bad for business.’

Let’s apply this to today: the abortion debate has been settled. Science concedes the unborn baby is human. NOW, we realise that admitting the child is human has consequences. Powerful commercial and ideological interests will suffer – not to mention the fact that for some, it is too painful to acknowledge they have made a grave mistake in terminating the life of their child. 

Ordinary people changed their minds and ended slavery – and the same is happening in the fight to end this horror. We can not be silent when 1/3 of our generation has been murdered. This is the battle of our age – and no matter what pro-choice advocates think: we are winning, because good ALWAYS triumphs. Want proof? 

The founder of the pro-choice movement in the US – Bernard Nathanson, is now a pro-life advocate. Jane Roe – now known as Norma McCorvey, is also a powerful advocate for the unborn, despite being credited as the reason abortion became legal in the US. Abby Johnson, director of a Planned Parenthood facility in Texas, was similarly inspired just last year.

Society is (slowly but surely!) coming to the realisation that however inconvenient it might be, and whatever it means for your credibility or lifestyle, there is no denying the unborn their right to life. I don’t think Nathanson and McCorvey ENJOYED telling the world they were wrong about everything they used to stand for and Johnson definitely did not receive a goodwill payout from Planned Parenthood, but their conscience won regardless.All in all, it comes to show that when it comes to the issue of abortion there is no grey, it is simply a matter of life or death.

The feet of a 12 week-old foetus... The womb needs to be the safest place on earth again.

Being a girl is not as easy as it looks...

Let’s be honest here: I think even men should admit to themselves how easy they really have it. being a female is *freaking exhausting*, and I’ll tell you why:

Below are my top 4 reasons – bar biological – why women hate life.

1.     Talking:

Girls have to talk about everything all the time. All. The. Time. ALLLLL THE TIME. We talk about everything – what we ate during the day, we talk about our feelings, we talk about what we did at work – why/how we did it/the reasons we loathe working (deep down, I think it’s just that we all know we belong in the kitchen), we talk about our feelings and how we feel about feeling said feelings, we talk about why we hate boys (yes, all of you – even if we like you, we don’t), we talk about our feelings – and when that’s exhausted, there’s always talking about what other people ate/how they feel/what they did at work/why we hate them/how they feel.

Frankly, I feel like it’s all just a little too tiring.

2.     Food:

This may shock you, but women are so pre-occupied with food, it’s infuriating. Once we’ve finished thinking about what we ate, we move on to reminding ourselves why we shouldn’t have eaten it. Before we know it, we’re planning our next meal and pep talking ourselves out of it. This is quite a lengthy process, and before we’ve had the time to rebuild our self-esteem (not to mention our self-control), we have eaten this forbidden ‘next meal’ and are in the foetal position in the once again lengthy process of regretting the effects of it. This contributes to a cycle of insecurity that can only be broken with copious amounts of chocolate.

This, ladies and gentlemen – is the reason all women hate themselves.

3.     Money:

Being a girl is expensive. We need things boys don’t know the names of nor would ever willingly pay for even if they did know their names. Besides pants (for those who keep up with modern day social convention) and possibly a pair of sneakers – guys don’t really need anything. Girls on the other hand, spend money on things called:

-        Curling tongs/Crimpers

-        Party Feet

-        Pantihose

-        Toggle Bracelets

-        Totes (not always slang for ‘totally’)

-        Foldable Purse Hangers

-        Tulle (if the phrase ‘A-Line with a Tulle Underlay’ means nothing to you, you live a much less complicated life than I)

-        Falsies

If I were a guy, I’d be rich (you know, if I wanted to die alone and not have a significant female other who would spend all my money on ornate doilies). Nobody ever said life would be easy.

4.     Grooming:

I know what you’re thinking. 1 of 2 things:

a)     Girls worry about this too much – what for?

b)     Guys have to do it too.

RE: a) no, we don’t. Girls HAVE to worry about looking decent – and looking decent takes time. To all the boys who complain about this: I’d like to see you react if your girl rocks up somewhere with something that bears an uncanny resemblance to a nest on her head, her eyebrows unplucked, nails chipped with fortnight-old nail polish, clothes tatty and old (let’s not even get started on how hard it is to find funky, fashionable ladylike clothes) and a complete disregard for her skin – among other things. My guess is you would not be pleased. Give us a break – if we could avoid it, we would.

RE: b) no, you don’t. Getting a haircut and clipping your facial hair every 2 weeks doesn’t count. Just in case – showering doesn’t either.

 
     I know, I haven’t ranted (much!) about guys here. Why? Because we’re *insane* independent of boys – they just add to our woes. Let’s save that discussion for another day.

When all is said and done, though – thank goodness we’re the fairer, smarter sex – or there would be some serious ass whooping. Plus, at least our shoes are more fun. Guys will never know the relief of taking off a pair of seriously gorgeous, seriously high, seriously designed-by-Lucifer-himself heels at the end of the night. That alone is worth all the fleeting drama in the world.