I know some people are going to defend it because this is from the perspectives of the victims, and I think that its good that the show is centering the people who suffered the most.

I take an even more direct approach. If they interrupt me more than once, sometimes more than twice (depends on my mood) I will immediately interrupt them back with “I WASN’T finished” or “I was in the middle of a sentence” while staring them directly in the eye. Usually they knock that off pretty quick and feel…

I have ended relationships for what some would consider “frivolous” reasons. I had a SO who always responded with “I don’t care” when asked if they wanted to go out to eat or to a movie - or stay in. Literally refused to make a damn choice every. single. time. Now, whatever was suggested was acceptable so he proved he…

(I meant the author, not you. I agree, “suggestive” is a much better word to describe subtext.)

I guess only people who live in blue states are important, then?

How else is Kristi supposed to show that she’s one of the cool girls in the GOP? She’s from South Dakota...it’s not like anyone wants to come to her parties when her parents aren’t home.

I’m open to the discussion when she lays off the BOTOX and plastic surgeries!

the executive order restricting abortion medications from being distributed via telemedicine and requiring that they be picked up in person from a doctor’s office.

“Avenatti Cross-Examines Stormy Daniels for 6 Hours” is either the worst attempt at innuendo ever, or the most boring adult movie ever.  

No one has forgotten that. Any woman trying to make a decision regarding an unwanted pregnancy knows adoption is an option. It's not just about raising the child, it's the pregnancy itself that can have horrible emotional and psychical consequences

Conservatives think rapists are mature enough to have parental rights but a teen girl with a B average is too immature to have an abortion.

“testimony evinces either a lack of intelligence or credibility, either of which weigh against a finding of maturity pursuant to the statute.”

Nothing, they’re just scraping the bottom of the barrel for arguments against it.

The sad thing is that women have internalized this shit just as much, and especially white women, will spew, uphold, and protect this craziness. Think Amy Coney Barrett. Or the crotch lady Karamo in the other article here.

I’m so glad you’re talking about this. I say similar things but while anyone who WANTS to share their story may do so, there’s a continued sort of emphasis on a very particular sort of story: the shared story talking about why the decision to have abortion was vital and important (health, crisis, etc).

A person can…

I took a friend of mine to get an abortion back in the late 90's. She was worried I was gonna judge her so she started to explain why and I told her “you don’t have to explain anything to me, I will go and wait for you”.

If she were honor roll he’d say she would easily be successful enough to provide so she wouldn’t need in that scenario either, there is probably no way for a young girl to win with him.

they deemed a teen who got pregnant by accident too immature to have an abortion.

Oh, how I love these people who claim that women are too immature to make a decision on abortion but totally mature enough to bear and be solely responsible for raising a child. I mean, honestly, raising a child isn’t that hard, right? It’s not like it demands endless patience and superhuman juggling skills, right? It’…

I got my abortion just before lockdown in 2020 and it saved me from immeasurable misery and hardship.