tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post1511584881447894477..comments2024-01-24T03:29:26.247-08:00Comments on New Wave Feminists: The March for Life 2016 changed everything.Destinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06129018504883376123noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-6304506613686938642016-02-04T17:18:27.352-08:002016-02-04T17:18:27.352-08:00Prolifers have been betrayed by fellow prolifers f...Prolifers have been betrayed by fellow prolifers for the last 43 years; instead of working together on out goal of ending abortion. Some prolifers, notably the National Right to Life committees has thwarted the creative efforts that the Holy Spirit has brought to the fore with their wanting to run the prolife movement.FRLBJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703810392354984499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-72473090344138155322016-02-01T20:21:47.164-08:002016-02-01T20:21:47.164-08:00Reminds me of the Roman pro-consul demanding that ...Reminds me of the Roman pro-consul demanding that Polycarp say, "Away with the atheists!"Kelvin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766330254970012724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-89032608709470874812016-01-31T21:21:36.474-08:002016-01-31T21:21:36.474-08:00Very interesting perspective Steve. I have always ...Very interesting perspective Steve. I have always felt men definitely needed to step up and stand up for the rights of the unborn but I have never thought of the scenario you described: "We lost a child the day he was born. My wife at least got to feel him when he was moving around in her womb. I on the other hand was given a dead child to hold after he was delivered. This is one of the reasons I fight for these babies." I'm so sorry for your loss and I really appreciate you sharing this side of the story that we really never hear. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922829604114314701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-80925970328716729762016-01-31T21:19:00.812-08:002016-01-31T21:19:00.812-08:00Awesome work ladies! I really admire your courage ...Awesome work ladies! I really admire your courage to literally stand up in front of the pro-abortionists there, especially since their chants were so vile and just disgusting. <br /><br />Keep fighting, you have plenty of support behind you!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922829604114314701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-76990926665667409172016-01-31T12:48:31.568-08:002016-01-31T12:48:31.568-08:00Check out @jennagain28's Tweet: https://twitte...Check out @jennagain28's Tweet: https://twitter.com/jennagain28/status/693898015719952389?s=09Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310773973657208362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-84864666376492079072016-01-31T12:17:37.811-08:002016-01-31T12:17:37.811-08:00No exaggeration here. Perhaps the most obnoxious ...No exaggeration here. Perhaps the most obnoxious 30 seconds of the day. (I heart you guys so big time, beeteedubs)<br />Check out @jennagain28's Tweet: https://twitter.com/jennagain28/status/690634606203289600?s=09Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310773973657208362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-88690683064047771292016-01-31T09:06:56.032-08:002016-01-31T09:06:56.032-08:00Hello, my name is Albion Nyemba and I would like t...Hello, my name is Albion Nyemba and I would like to start a campaign that revolves around new wave feminism. I'm coming from a different angle of feminism. Rather than fighting for rights and trying to make deliberate change within political issues (which is mainly what I understand of Feminism), I would like to embrace individuality within femininity and challenge the negative portrayal of women. In this modern era I've acknowledged and have done research that women have become desensitised and have adapted to the discrepancy between the ways that women are treated as compared to men. I also intend on this campaign to remind the young generation that feminism doesn't exclude male participants ( there are also male feminists) and it would be a pleasure to also get them widely involved. Furthermore, I was wondering if i could get any suggestions or help on how to approach this campaign and also if you know any male feminists that i can speak to, to help me with the campaign and potentially meet up. Please get back to me via email albion.nyemba@hotmail.co.uk. I would really appreciate some help. Kindest Regards, Albion. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955907782521494554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-20151956458430809212016-01-31T03:13:11.738-08:002016-01-31T03:13:11.738-08:00"We also had a lot of fun appropriating their..."We also had a lot of fun appropriating their chants."<br /><br />In a video that I think was on the SFLA Facebook page a day or two after the March, some pro-life women, I don't know who, can be heard chanting, “Pro-choice, it’s a lie, babies never choose to die!”<br /><br />That was in response to “Pro-life, your name’s a lie, you don’t care if women die!” from Stop Patriarchy.Acyutanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06189135828140739543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-42381032538933051992016-01-30T22:00:06.465-08:002016-01-30T22:00:06.465-08:00Thank you for this excellent article.Thank you for this excellent article.Seekermarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215086146976462183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-55083613671532899732016-01-30T18:31:29.593-08:002016-01-30T18:31:29.593-08:00Like I said, I appreciate the passion and there...Like I said, I appreciate the passion and there's plenty of room for everyone at the table. Yes we guys can't no the horrors of an abortion, THANK GOD, but we can feel the pain that comes from it. As you know being married you experience all the heart ache and jubilation that you spouse experience. We lost a child the day he was born. My wife at least got to feel him when he was moving around in her womb. I on the other hand was given a dead child to hold after he was delivered. This is one of the reasons I fight for these babies. I could care less who gets the credit or the face of the movement. You are in our prayers and keep fighting the good fight. PeaceSteve amidonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281173525528692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-19711432409191227532016-01-30T17:41:18.778-08:002016-01-30T17:41:18.778-08:00It's also worth noting that I was co-emceeing ...It's also worth noting that I was co-emceeing that rally with my good friend Bryan Kemper who's a prolife rock star (and proudly claims the title of Pro-life Feminist) so this isn't about kicking men out. I love men! I'm married to one and made two with my body and hope to raise my sons to be just as outspoken as my daughters when it comes to fighting for life. Destinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129018504883376123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-55939580253657237292016-01-30T17:14:56.247-08:002016-01-30T17:14:56.247-08:00Steve,
First of all, thank you for the thoughtful...Steve,<br /><br />First of all, thank you for the thoughtful reply. You bring up some good points which believe it or not, we agree on. This is a HUMAN RIGHT'S movement, not just a WOMEN'S RIGHTS movement. Men absolutely belong... please tell me where we said otherwise?<br /><br />With all due respect (and I seriously mean that, I'm not trying to sound like a sarcastic jerk), your comment reflects the same sensitive male ego we saw quite a bit of during most of the conferences this year. In no way are we saying you don't belong at the table, we're simply saying that we want a seat too. <br />Example, I co-emcee'd a youth rally the day before the march. In the year where the theme was "Pro-Woman is Pro-Life," the number of male speakers invited to this rally more than doubled the female speakers AND there was even a panel dedicated to "Men's Place in the Prolife Movement." The keynote for the Rose Dinner? Also a man... at which point it felt as though the theme was merely put out there to shut down the media's narrative that the movement is all old, white men, because you couldn't even give us one year to have our voices heard a bit louder than your own.<br /><br />I don't know about you, but we're here to end abortion. This is not about ego for us; it's about how we can be the most effective.<br /><br />To that point, who heads up the largest abortion rights groups? Women. And why is that? Simple, it's because they understand the optics. As much as males have a place in this battle for human lives, you will never experience abortion, crisis pregnancy, or even labor and delivery on the same level we will. You just won't. It is happening within our bodies. It's an experience unique to us. And you can keep demanding to be the face of the movement, or you can realize that it is more effective to have women out front. Because when pro-choice women are faced with pro-life feminists, suddenly 80% of their arguments against our stance on abortion go flying out the window. <br /><br />We have to stop working harder and start working smarter, because we should've won this battle long ago, and honestly sometimes it feels like we're just giving it away because we care too damn much about who gets all the credit and attention. Destinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129018504883376123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-51800187974845220332016-01-30T15:55:07.325-08:002016-01-30T15:55:07.325-08:00Wow! Sounds like a Pro-Life woman just used the sa...Wow! Sounds like a Pro-Life woman just used the same argument as a choicer. I'm a guy so I guess I shouldn't be involved because the women should be the ones to have a say in this. I guess myself and 3 of my 5 kids should just stay home and watch you ladies run the show. This was my 20th March and maybe my last, since you have it under control. I was under the impression that since it took a man and a woman to help create life, they should both fight for that life. But what the heck that's only my "one-size-fits-all overtly religious approach", Roman Catholic, thinking coming through. Btw, how'd that getting locked for a great cause work for Martin Luther King Jr.? I love ya ladies and love the passion, just don't make your allies feel insignificant and out dated. Loving and finding Joy 24/7/365 not just 1 day a year. Pax vobiscumSteve amidonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281173525528692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-81920620810489202442016-01-30T14:27:56.143-08:002016-01-30T14:27:56.143-08:00Mine too! And by the way. It is...Mine too! And by the way. It is...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871688622036108633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-15776547236498091412016-01-30T14:27:22.394-08:002016-01-30T14:27:22.394-08:00I love irony. And the irony of using their own cha...I love irony. And the irony of using their own chants as counter-chants at the march was a beautiful thing. -Victoria GisondiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871688622036108633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-20116829611361309062016-01-30T13:52:53.727-08:002016-01-30T13:52:53.727-08:00My favoourite phrase: "as if a woman’s birth ...My favoourite phrase: "as if a woman’s birth canal is an enchanted doorway."thepragmaticprismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348832802080818648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-82515335116939266002016-01-30T13:43:45.748-08:002016-01-30T13:43:45.748-08:00You inspire me so much. Loved this post!You inspire me so much. Loved this post!crystalkupperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659420169932283744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-86420644561983663752016-01-30T12:05:50.069-08:002016-01-30T12:05:50.069-08:00Great job!Great job!SarahEBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080026405225665693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304779787487491003.post-58157044275411023262016-01-30T11:46:05.768-08:002016-01-30T11:46:05.768-08:00I am older than you and have a different perspecti...I am older than you and have a different perspective, but I love you guys -- that video you did of the abortionist's presentation as a Nazi stand-up comedy act had me rolling on the floor. That was GENIUS. I know you are making a point here but I hope you really don't think that all those people who came before you, including all the men, are in some way bad. I'm a woman, I work for a pro-life organizations whose staff is all women (though its board is half men), and I work with other pro-life organizations, crisis pregnancy centers, churches, etc. whose staff are all or half women. I also work with some headed by men. We need the men. We need everyone!!! There was a time when those arrests were necessary to wake people up. Sometimes they still are. You are right, we need joy, especially joy about being women. Joy is what attracts people. If we're not happy, why would they want to join us? These poor souls think they have to sterilize themselves and kill their children -- make themselves into some kind of second-class men -- to have any worth at all. There is nothing wrong with us! Women are half the human race, and we're GOOD JUST THE WAY WE ARE! I'm so glad you were there facing them, keep up all the great work you do!Gail Finkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02117490028494416722noreply@blogger.com