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Tonight I watched "30 Days" on FX. Here are some interesting/frustrating things from the episode, "Pro-Choice/Pro-Life," in which a pro-choice activist stayed at a pro-life maternity home for 30 days.
Upon her arrival, the pastor and his wife asked the woman if she promotes abortion and she said, "No, I promote choice." And they said, "Well, isn't choice... abortion?" And she said, "Well, we refer women to adoption clinics and other resources." I say: Dude, if you're a so-called pro-choice activist, defend your position and your work! Don't skirt around the issue at hand. That just makes you look like you're questioning the very thing that you say you stand for. Weak.
In one scene, she was at a pregnancy crisis center and her job was to put together packets of different pro-life informational pamphlets. Here is what she said while looking over one pamphlet: "This is interesting. "Physical Effects of Abortion." Hmm, where are the "Physical Effects of Pregnancy"?" I say: Well, see, pregnancy is a natural occurrence and it happens to be the way that we propagate our species. You can read about that in a textbook or ask your doctor.
I found this woman to be very defensive and more closed-minded than the people she accused of being closed-minded. She rolled her eyes and laughed during all the pro-life seminars and videos and called other people judgmental and accusatory when all they did was ask her a simple question or try to have a conversation with her.
The only thing I agreed with her on was the fact that the maternity home should require new residents to watch a video on pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, in addition to the mandatory pro-life video that they already have to watch.
Another thing that bothered me: She said she loved bonding with the women and taking care of/playing with the babies and children. Newsflash, woman: none of those babies and children would be there if you had your way.
As a former pro-choicer myself, I tried to watch this show as much of an objective eye as possible and I still could not get myself to sympathize with or agree with this woman on more than a couple of minor points.
In conclusion, she was very sweet but you could tell she couldn't wait to get the hell out of there - HAHA!
Upon her arrival, the pastor and his wife asked the woman if she promotes abortion and she said, "No, I promote choice." And they said, "Well, isn't choice... abortion?" And she said, "Well, we refer women to adoption clinics and other resources." I say: Dude, if you're a so-called pro-choice activist, defend your position and your work! Don't skirt around the issue at hand. That just makes you look like you're questioning the very thing that you say you stand for. Weak.
In one scene, she was at a pregnancy crisis center and her job was to put together packets of different pro-life informational pamphlets. Here is what she said while looking over one pamphlet: "This is interesting. "Physical Effects of Abortion." Hmm, where are the "Physical Effects of Pregnancy"?" I say: Well, see, pregnancy is a natural occurrence and it happens to be the way that we propagate our species. You can read about that in a textbook or ask your doctor.
I found this woman to be very defensive and more closed-minded than the people she accused of being closed-minded. She rolled her eyes and laughed during all the pro-life seminars and videos and called other people judgmental and accusatory when all they did was ask her a simple question or try to have a conversation with her.
The only thing I agreed with her on was the fact that the maternity home should require new residents to watch a video on pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, in addition to the mandatory pro-life video that they already have to watch.
Another thing that bothered me: She said she loved bonding with the women and taking care of/playing with the babies and children. Newsflash, woman: none of those babies and children would be there if you had your way.
As a former pro-choicer myself, I tried to watch this show as much of an objective eye as possible and I still could not get myself to sympathize with or agree with this woman on more than a couple of minor points.
In conclusion, she was very sweet but you could tell she couldn't wait to get the hell out of there - HAHA!
