A Shout-Out to the DU Women and Men in the Fight for Women's Equality

[Sparkly]

The new oh-so-helpful government guidelines on how women should take care of their potentially-fertile wombs (you never know when you'll be raped!) and the posts of KyndCulture and others, fostered this rant.

You want to fight for women and/or children?
It's actually pretty simple. Here are the basics:

- Equal pay for equal work
- Equal opportunity, in law AND in subjective biases
- Childcare
- Healthcare
- Birth control
- Family/maternity leave
- Programs like WIC
- Child support
- Equal representation in government

Once we get those things -- which also cut across race and economics -- we can BEGIN to discuss what "rights" the government has over our bodies. (Even then, the answer in my mind remains: NONE. Those just eliminate much of the problem, and all of their phony, hypocritical claims.)

Support THOSE things if you're so concerned about "innocent life."

Until the field is even REMOTELY leveled (with government interference in men's fertility, semen health, and some annual monetary grant to women just for the sake of being women), men have no ground for intrusion. Sorry!

As it is, when it comes to YOUR views about government guidelines and laws, if you don't have a womb, you're "either with us or against us." If you're with us, support the above. If you THINK you're with us but proclaim some rights YOU or the government have over OUR bodies, you can just STFU. (At the risk of sounding like H2S: You can JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!)

This is a WOMEN's issue until or unless the law finds some way to equalize the differences in our biology. And that ain't gonna happen.

It's an issue women have fought forEVER, across countless years and countless cultures. We've had many men with us, and for that matter, many women against us.

This is just a shout-out to my sisters AND brothers on DU who GET IT :rant:

[Erika]

1. How about sex just for sex's sake?

And having both men and women responsible for birth control?

Do we really need the government in there telling women how the government owns their bodies for morality purposes if they become pregnant?

[Sparkly]

3. Men and women will NEVER be equally responsible, in practical terms.

And in my view, the government has NO role in the issue other than, perhaps, to endeavor to equalize men's and women's biology by providing support to women and children.

[SeattleGirl]

2. Absolutely, Sparkly!

:yourock:

[libodem]

4. your basic list is terrific

very well thought out and well put rant. Nice job.:)

[suffragette]

5. Shout it out loud

and I'll be glad to stand next to you and shout it right with you.

Well said, Sparkly, well said.

[cap]

6. how about the silence about the forced removal of middle aged

women from the workplace... In my field, IT, there are no women over 40 in the field. We started out with 30%. Now all gone.

[Swamp Rat]

7. I'm with you

:grouphug:

[SeattleGirl]

9. Another great graphic, SwampRat!

And thank you! :hug:

[Random_Australian]

8. I get it. Here for support if you ever need it. Nice rant.

[EFerrari]

10. Kick

[Stinky The Clown]

11. Why do I love this woman?

If the answer's not obvious .... :)

I'm **proud** to be her husband. But more than that, I am forever in awe of her.

[suffragette]

12. Morning K&R

:kick:

[Triana]

13. A-WOMEN!! (as opposed to A-MEN)

K & R and all that jazz too.