I. FUCKING. STILL. FEEL ANGER RAGE. AT HOW ANNOYING. MANDY WAS.

But on the positive side, annoying characters occasionally get shuttled off to Mandyville.

Unfortunately most of the Irish Jezzies are in the greys so a lot of the commenters who claim to be so concerned for Irish women’s rights are speaking over us and speaking for us without any concern for what we actually think, much like the Catholic church.

Yeah I never thought I’d tire of complaints about Ireland’s draconian abortion laws, I went to an academic conference about the X case in my spare time but I’m sick to the back teeth of being told we aren’t doing enough or it’s our fault when nobody under 50 has actually gotten to vote on allowing abortion.

I think most people would support abortion in cases of rape, fatal foetal abnormality and health of the mother at risk, and I would happily accept that. It’s unfortunate for those who need abortions for other reasons but we can donate money to help them get to England while Irish people get used to it being none of…

You were not the only, nor the first, to show up to the article to bring up the next cause.

It’s going to be like when that documentary aired on BBC3 and they’ll be on the radio saying their daughter/cousin etc is married and is trying so long to get pregnant so how is it fair that someone in different circumstances have different feelings. There’ll be a lot of it’s not the baby’s fault the daddy is a rapist…

Not to mention the fact that maybe it would be okay to celebrate this massive huge leap forward without being condescending American assholes about it. Like, we are in NO position to be finger-wagging at any country when it comes to women’s rights and abortion access.

Exactly. And you’d think most people would be happy that Irish people made something wonderful happen like a massive change in attitudes over the last 30 years and this can lead to more choice for everyone. But I guess it is much easier to look at foreign countries and point out the bad stuff than applaud them for…

When the results were first announced I had a paradoxically ragey reaction over the total lack of equality for women in Ireland.