Don't Talk to Me About Rights, Sir

First things first, read this article.

Secondly, understand that, in principle, I agree. No protestors who aren't specifically advocating harm to the people/organization they oppose, nor are they preventing those people from operating, are to be considered racketeers.

Now, having said that, consider this sentence from the above article, wherein the "human interest" star says, of Roe v Wade:

"I realized when I read that decision that my wife could kill my daughter," he said. "She wouldn't, but she could, and I wouldn't have any right to stop her."

Do not talk to me of your rights, sir.

( Once again, my friends, it's on. )

And thanks be to linaerys for linking me to a great male-authored feminist blog: Bark/Bite. From there, I got this disturbing link about a rape case that went to a mistrial despite the rapists having videotaped themselves violating an unconscious girl because she was 'a slut.'

Yes, I am linking to two articles concerning women, and, yes, I understand that I am implicitly connecting anti-abortionists with rapists. No, I won't apologize for that either.

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If you need some relief from my rant earlier, check out The Brick Testament.

Might I recommend the entries on "The Law" in particular? The one on incest is exceedingly interesting given that the books preceding Leviticus are so choc-full of incest that violates 'the Law' it's astounding. Even the less ickier bits, like not marrying two sisters while both are still alive, the Bible manages to find 'Holy' forefathers who broke it. Way to go!