Comments on: I’m Totally Psyched About This Abortion!

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:30:10 +0000

Why didn't Mr. Clueless support this new medication?

By: johanna

johanna — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:00:25 +0000

red-
I tried to comment on one of the places he posted it to tell him that “Carolyn Weber” isn’t real, and gave him a link to the Wikipedia entry for The Onion. They haven’t allowed my comment yet.

The poor dear.

Thanks for fixing my link! :)

By: raging red

raging red — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:08:58 +0000

Your link didn't work for me, johanna, but here's a link to the poor clueless dude's blog and another link crossposted at a pro-life blog. It appears he thinks the article was satire written by an actual person, not realizing that the "author," Caroline Weber, does not exist. He has built up his image of a straw-prochoicer to such a degree that he really, really wants to believe that he has finally met her.

By: johanna

johanna — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:19:14 +0000

Hey y'all- the above mentioned dolt who believed this bit is trying to prove that he's NOT a dolt for swallowing it.

By: KnifeGhost

KnifeGhost — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:50:51 +0000

My favourite: The Packers Rule! vs. For 500 Years My People Have Been Tortured and Persecuted, Slaves In Our Own Land.

By: ilyka

ilyka — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:13:59 +0000

I’m fond of “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Must Stop” versus “I Love the Way Your Tits Bounce When You Type.” The sad thing is how many antifeminist arguments are almost indistinguishable from the counterpoint. (“C’mon. I’m only kidding. You can take a joke, can’t you? Sure you can. I’ll bet that’s not all you can take. Cha-ching!”)

By: Mighty Ponygirl

Mighty Ponygirl — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:54:06 +0000

Also a big fan of U.S. Out Of My Uterus/We Must Deploy Troops To Jessica Linden's Uterus Immediately

By: piny

piny — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:22:28 +0000

That onion article is classic. Right up next to the pro/con “My computer totally hates me/God I hate that b—-”

My favorite counterpoint ever was:

Point: You Da Man

Counterpoint: No, YOU Da Man

By: Kyra

Kyra — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:01:47 +0000

Of course, the pro-lifer in question quickly shows its true colors:

Sorry ma’am, if you hadn’t had sex you wouldn’t have gotten pregnant, it’s not the HMO’s fault for not supporting your promiscuity while not married. . . .

OK, Mr./Ms. Pro-Life Dipshit Too Stupid To Remember It's The Onion, let's get something straight: You're the one who doesn't want her having the abortion. Why the hell should she suffer so that you can get that? No birth control pills = more pregnancies = more abortions. The HMO doesn't "support her promiscuity," the abortion clinics will, and aside from the fact that it very much is the job of a health insurance provider to pay for the policyholder's health-related needs, including prevention of certain adverse health complications such as an unwanted pregnancy, it is also the job of everyone who dares call herself pro-life to not deliberately put the precious babies at risk of forming inside a woman who doesn't want to be pregnant. Attacking birth control is deliberately manipulating things to maximize the number of "unborn children" put in danger of abortion, illegal if not legal. And it is the height of selfishness to not only expect women to not get abortions but also to give up far more than is necessary to avoid even more suffering at your hands. You say you want an end to abortion. I assumed that to mean you'd be very happy if the demand for abortions dropped off sharply. Birth control does that---a sexually active woman on birth control will need far fewer abortions than a sexually active woman not on birth control. But noooo, that's not enough, is it? You not only want to get what you want, you want us to pay for it, and you want us to pay a much higher price for it than we have to. It's like going to the car dealership with your high-school nemesis, and her demanding you buy her the nice Mustang in the showroom---after she's switched the price tag with that from a Porsche. Selfish things.

By: Mighty Ponygirl

Mighty Ponygirl — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:35:03 +0000

That onion article is classic. Right up next to the pro/con “My computer totally hates me/God I hate that b—-”