My Soapbox
Ok, this is probably not a great pre-Christmas entry, but just have to write it anyway…
I saw the movie Juno last night, which was very good. It’s about a smart teen who finds out she’s pregnant and then muddles through the pregnancy. Smart teen then gives child to woman who can’t have kids and everyone’s cool. Great. Nicely acted. Good film.
There was another film not too long ago called Knocked Up about a similar situation. A young woman gets pregnant after a one night stand, has the baby and everything’s cool. There’s some silliness that happens along the way so not only is everything cool, it’s funny. Great. Good film, so I’ve heard.
Excuse me. Here’s where I become the wet blanket. Does anyone remember a hard-won battl
e for a woman’s right to choose? Yes, I’m referring the “A” word – abortion. Years ago I marched for this right. It wasn’t easy an easy battle. But it happened and guess what, the world did not come crashing down. We just saved thousands from the horrible fate of back-alley, scary procedures.
So, why is Hollywood so scared of the big “A?” Why does every heroine “do the brave thing” and muddle through an unwanted pregnancy? That’s just unrealistic. And it’s irresponsible. Women have hard-won rights these days. No, it’s not a glamorous right, but it’s ours. And, sorry all you hardliners, there are plenty of us who won’t allow it to simply go away unnoticed and unspoken.
I saw the movie Juno last night, which was very good. It’s about a smart teen who finds out she’s pregnant and then muddles through the pregnancy. Smart teen then gives child to woman who can’t have kids and everyone’s cool. Great. Nicely acted. Good film.
There was another film not too long ago called Knocked Up about a similar situation. A young woman gets pregnant after a one night stand, has the baby and everything’s cool. There’s some silliness that happens along the way so not only is everything cool, it’s funny. Great. Good film, so I’ve heard.
Excuse me. Here’s where I become the wet blanket. Does anyone remember a hard-won battl
e for a woman’s right to choose? Yes, I’m referring the “A” word – abortion. Years ago I marched for this right. It wasn’t easy an easy battle. But it happened and guess what, the world did not come crashing down. We just saved thousands from the horrible fate of back-alley, scary procedures.So, why is Hollywood so scared of the big “A?” Why does every heroine “do the brave thing” and muddle through an unwanted pregnancy? That’s just unrealistic. And it’s irresponsible. Women have hard-won rights these days. No, it’s not a glamorous right, but it’s ours. And, sorry all you hardliners, there are plenty of us who won’t allow it to simply go away unnoticed and unspoken.
