Slow news day -
Apr. 11th, 2005 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kyburgI could complain. Nah.
There is just one thing though - if you're trying to convince me you know what you're talking about - please don't get all cutesy-poo and take liberties with your spelling, m'kay?
Arguably, contraception and everything surrounding it as a concept can be more than most people wish to take in with their daily paper. And in truth, nobody wants to discuss the fact that, well, most people have sex, but only some people are prepared to be parents. Or want to be. Only a fool would discuss sex and procreation separately, but for most people in today's economy, children are a luxury. Most can't afford them. Some women can't get pregnant - they wouldn't survive the process.
You'd insist someone get pregnant, stay pregnant and have the child, even if they didn't want it? (Let's assume it isn't rape or incest for a moment...okay. Go there. Ew. Said it was something you didn't want with your morning paper.)
(None of the material is news to me, BTW. OMG, teh have SIDE EFFECTS. OMG, teh R STOOPID.)
(I've never been a candidate for this class of contraception, and knew it. I've used barriers, foams and smarts. It works. Don't forget the smarts.)
It's not something I'd wish on anyone - to be an unwanted child. We don't have a good method of separating unwilling parents from children, even in extreme cases. I can't think of a better breeding ground for violence, hate and general misery. Really.
I just don't think I'm in the position to tell anyone they should or shouldn't - ask me, and I'll give you an opinion. And you know what I think of opinions.
What I think and say? That, and five bucks will get you a latte at Starbucks. Or lunch at the Indian place down the street. A used CD. Your choice.
But I'm not going to tell you what to do with it. And I'd like to keep it that way.
There is just one thing though - if you're trying to convince me you know what you're talking about - please don't get all cutesy-poo and take liberties with your spelling, m'kay?
Arguably, contraception and everything surrounding it as a concept can be more than most people wish to take in with their daily paper. And in truth, nobody wants to discuss the fact that, well, most people have sex, but only some people are prepared to be parents. Or want to be. Only a fool would discuss sex and procreation separately, but for most people in today's economy, children are a luxury. Most can't afford them. Some women can't get pregnant - they wouldn't survive the process.
You'd insist someone get pregnant, stay pregnant and have the child, even if they didn't want it? (Let's assume it isn't rape or incest for a moment...okay. Go there. Ew. Said it was something you didn't want with your morning paper.)
(None of the material is news to me, BTW. OMG, teh have SIDE EFFECTS. OMG, teh R STOOPID.)
(I've never been a candidate for this class of contraception, and knew it. I've used barriers, foams and smarts. It works. Don't forget the smarts.)
It's not something I'd wish on anyone - to be an unwanted child. We don't have a good method of separating unwilling parents from children, even in extreme cases. I can't think of a better breeding ground for violence, hate and general misery. Really.
I just don't think I'm in the position to tell anyone they should or shouldn't - ask me, and I'll give you an opinion. And you know what I think of opinions.
What I think and say? That, and five bucks will get you a latte at Starbucks. Or lunch at the Indian place down the street. A used CD. Your choice.
But I'm not going to tell you what to do with it. And I'd like to keep it that way.
