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What Pro-Choice Actually Means

So I’ve noticed that anti-abortion crowds are a lot like the anti-gay marriage crowds. Anti-choicers (that’s basically what pro-life IS, because you don’t want the woman to have a CHOICE), think that all pregnant women are going to go out and get abortions because they can. Uh-huh. No. I know that if I wouldn’t have the heart to have an abortion if I ever got pregnant, but if somebody wants to do it… I’m in no place to tell them what to do with their bodies. The fetus is attached to her. The fetus is a part of HER. IT’S. HER. BODY. PERIOD. Why aren’t pro-lifers going out and thinking about the children that are already out of the womb and in orphanages in third world countries? Why aren’t they thinking about the present? Thousands of kids who are outside of the womb don’t have a place to call home. Let’s think about THEM for five seconds.

When I was little, I had a piggy bank that I called my ‘adoption fund’. Obviously, I was still too young and innocent to understand, and even though that piggy bank is long gone, I still stand on that ground. I want to adopt some day if I have the resources. It is not fair to bring a child into this world if you cannot support them. If you think you can and you work hard to stand by your choice, that’s more power to you, but I will respect peoples’ choices either way. Your body, your decisions. This is coming from somebody who shudders at the idea since she had a miscarriage, the last person you’d expect to be pro-choice. 

And, yes, this is a lot like the gay marriage debate. What would happen if gay marriage were legal? Gay people would get married. We wouldn’t force you down and tell you to marry somebody you don’t want to or kick your rights in the face. 

The whole point here is that choices are choices. If gays get married, nobody’s going to tell you to marry somebody you’re not attracted to. If abortion stays legal, we’re not going to strap every pregnant woman down to a table and forcefully give her an abortion. It’s called pro-CHOICE for a reason. 

Excuse me while I do this.

melasaurus:

I hate that this original post is tagged “fat acceptance.”

Ugh, I know. I only browse the ‘fat acceptance’ tag once in a while and it’s usually when I’ve had a bad day. But I know that a lot of people that follow the tag do it to get inspiration from the other great, confident women who post there. So to see a post like that was extremely triggering for me and I’m sure it could have been for somebody else who really doesn’t need to see that. :/ Meh. I’m too quick to jump down other people’s throats and rip apart their words, but that’s what I tend to do when I see content like that. And as somebody who knows several people with eating disorders, I’m SURE that seeing their habits being compared to the antithesis of what they want to be isn’t ever going to help them on the road to recovery and will only make themselves feel more ashamed. 

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TRIGGER. WARNING: Talk of anorexia, fat-shaming

[Hence why I deleted the pictures from my post kthx.]

smallerhealthier:

A note: Following a Calorie Restriction lifestyle is nothing like having anorexia. People pursue Calorie Restriction for the purposes of greater health and longevity. Anorexia, on the other hand, is a mental disorder. Anorexics are trying to “disappear”, in one form or another. Their diets…

Bullshit. I haven’t ever heard a fat-acceptance group say “Oh yeah go eat all that it’s fine.” The entire point of fat-acceptance and HAES is exactly that: Be healthy. Eat healthy foods. Exercise. But it’s okay to endulge in a piece of cake once in a while.  But you’re still a fine human being and you should love yourself no matter what. They teach that all people come in shapes and sizes and that that’s okay. That you’re not a worthless human being. 

Mental health is still a vital part of health, and fat acceptance groups realize this and teach people to fight stereotypes. That’s good. 

Pro-ana sites are EXACTLY the opposite of that. They don’t tell you to love yourself and be healthy. They tell you that you’re not good enough until you’re x amount of pounds. That you can’t indulge in something once in a while because you want your hips bones to stick out. You HAVE to exercise for 14 hours a day. None of that is healthy. 

And, besides, anorexia is a MENTAL. ILLNESS. Instead of cracking down on them, you should realize that posts like these just encompass stereotypes and make people feel worse about themselves. When shit like this is said, people fall farther into unhealthy habits. Somebody with ‘health’ in their username should realize this and not make such biased post. 

By the way, smaller is not necessarily healthier. Healthier is healthier. And health is different for everyone.

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I would never have sex with somebody who’s drunk, even if they flirted with me and acted like they really wanted it. You can’t truly consent when your mind is being affected by alcohol or drugs, so it just wouldn’t feel right at all. 

I can’t speak for myself because I never get drunk. I hate the feeling.

livinglowcarb: NOT IMPRESSED ! Im usually really carb savvy and check the labels of foods religiously, soo when i was shopping yday thought il try an atkins bar see what theyre like ! It says 2.2gnet carbs on the wrapper . AFTER id finished it i looked at te label at it contains 15g or carbs !!! I was so un-impressed !! From now im sticking to what i know and checking everything !!!!!! Does anybody know the difference between carbohydrates & net carbs ?! x All those Atkins bars have sugar alcohols in them, which you’re supposed to subtract (along with fiber) to find the net carbs. The theory there is that sugar alcohols and fiber minimally impact blood sugar, so they don’t count. 

livinglowcarb:

NOT IMPRESSED ! Im usually really carb savvy and check the labels of foods religiously, soo when i was shopping yday thought il try an atkins bar see what theyre like ! It says 2.2gnet carbs on the wrapper . AFTER id finished it i looked at te label at it contains 15g or carbs !!! I was so un-impressed !! From now im sticking to what i know and checking everything !!!!!!

Does anybody know the difference between carbohydrates & net carbs ?!

x

All those Atkins bars have sugar alcohols in them, which you’re supposed to subtract (along with fiber) to find the net carbs. The theory there is that sugar alcohols and fiber minimally impact blood sugar, so they don’t count. 

Was born of madness: I think Adele is a fuck for saying all this shit about, "I love being fat".

yourlovelystalker:

In order to be healthy, you must work out at least 30 minutes a day. It’s not about being skinny. It’s about being healthy.

If you want to live a long and happy life, working out is essential. Working out lessens your chances of many diseases including depression. Yes, Adele is talented, yes…

Do you ALWAYS have 30 minutes a day to work out? And, hell, if you do, you’re (probably) not a woman who is going on tour around North America pretty soon. 

Also, I don’t think you’d be saying this to a naturally thin person who eats soda and junk all day. I just have this grand feeling that you are not concerned for her health and that you simply have a problem with her appearance because it doesn’t appeal to YOUR personal standards of beauty. 

Instead of being condescending towards a person you don’t even know on the internet, why not do something helpful that truly impacts the world? There are a lot of more problems in the world than Adele’s pant size. If you’re going to be hateful, at least do something more constructive than ranting about your hatred behind a thin veil of “I’m concerned for their health”. If that were really, honestly true, you’d be out there trying to FIGHT for healthy foods to be cheaper and more accessible to everyone. You’d be truly making an effort to encompass the mental health of these people too and teaching them to love themselves. 

Weight-bias won’t make people healthier. It’ll only make them say “They’re right. I’m worthless.” And then they turn themselves away from help, from exercising or eating healthy because they’re afraid of being judged by people like you. They isolate themselves and pretty much feel like they aren’t worth anybody’s time or love. 

And just to say something to get into your head… If people didn’t give larger people snide looks or make jokes behind their backs at the gym, maybe they could get those 30 minutes of exercise a day which you preach so much. Think about it. 

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—Jordan Reyne - Johnny and the Sea

This kind of reminds me of a darker, gender-swapped version of Cecile Corbel’s “Mary”. Loooooove~ <3

TW: Talk of rape and rape culture So, I was browsing the &#8220;rape culture&#8221; tag on here and came across this: http://hisstericalhysterectomy.tumblr.com/post/6710314355/image-a-screen-shot-of-a-twitter-post-by-user I had to edit it to simply prove that you can express your dislike towards a system without promoting rape culture! And if you put in a letter of complaint or do something productive with your criticism, maybe it could change! But saying that you wish &#8216;ass rape&#8217; upon somebody won&#8217;t do anything, nor will it make you look mature or rational. 

TW: Talk of rape and rape culture

So, I was browsing the “rape culture” tag on here and came across this:

http://hisstericalhysterectomy.tumblr.com/post/6710314355/image-a-screen-shot-of-a-twitter-post-by-user

I had to edit it to simply prove that you can express your dislike towards a system without promoting rape culture! And if you put in a letter of complaint or do something productive with your criticism, maybe it could change! But saying that you wish ‘ass rape’ upon somebody won’t do anything, nor will it make you look mature or rational. 

I think this is why my mom never let me go to the zoo on class trips. Fuck yeah, I was a hippie kid. 

I think this is why my mom never let me go to the zoo on class trips. Fuck yeah, I was a hippie kid. 

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