Pro-Life? Pro-Choice? Pure Bullcrap!

Thought I'd just point out that people who take opposing sides on the abortion debate often label themselves with bullshit "spin" to make their side... feel better? I sure as hell know it doesn't make them look better because honestly... each side knows what the other side is about. So by labelling yourself as one thing (like pro-choice) and the other side as the opposite (anti-choice, I guess), who the hell are you fooling? Yourself?

The other side sure doesn't give two shits if you call yourself pro-choice, pro-life, anti-baby killing, or pro-fucking over women's rights. Hell, they probably don't even give ONE shit, and that's saying a lot.

The issue is abortion. You're either pro-abortion or anti-abortion. If you were a pro-rodeo, you would probably wear a cowboy hat and ride a bull that just had its testicles tied together in a knot and slapped... but that's irrelevant. The relevant part is that terms like pro-choice and pro-life are not actually answering the issue at hand.

They skip the answer and go straight to the persons reasoning, which is pointless to know... UNLESS YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!!! Cause hell, last time I checked, I didn't like killing people. Guess that means I'm pro-life. B-but... I also like freedom! Maybe I'll rent Passion of the Christ this weekend. Maybe I'll go bowling. It's my choice, bitches! I'm pro-choice!

Hell, I am officially waiting to talk to someone about abortion and ask them where they stand.

Person: Oh, I'm pro-life.

Me: Yeah, I hate war too. So how do you feel about abortion?

Person: Umm, I said I'm pro-life. Don't you know what that means?

Me: Sure. You're against the death penalty. By the way, I didn't apprecaite that rude tone you just gave me. I'd suggest that if you are pro-YOUR-life, you'll watch that attitude. Now... for the last time... are your for or against abortion?

Person: I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous, you asshole! You know wh-

Then the person gets cut off as I tackle them through the nearest window or onto the nearest table. I just hate the spin, folks. If these people are so sure of their convictions, then they should just be able to say where they stand and THEN give me reasons if I want to discuss it with them. Instead, they skip straight to why they're right and the opposition is wrong with an overly braod statement that actually says... NOTHING. Pro-abortion. Anti-abortion. That's all there is to it.

And as a reminder, I'm pro-links. So keep sending me links, mi amigos. Oddi already sent me one to joeandmonkey.com that contains a fairly funny comic strip where a guy interacts with a talking monkey.

Guess that means I'm pro-monkey... or perhaps I'm pro-talking-monkey. Oh yeah.