I have always wondered, why is it so often that pro-lifers are anti-birth control and pro-choicers are the ones trying to keep women from getting pregnant in the first place? Now I have said before that my views on abortion come from my faith, and that is true. I am no advocate of baby killing, but I also believe that our Maker gives us freewill - plus, who am I to judge?
Being a 21 year-old that is quite aware of the culture of sex we are immersed in, I find many folks' notion of sex hysterical, especially among my generation. There are so many inconsistencies surrounding pregnancy, STDs and birth control, so it's no wonder the pro-life movement is up in arms.
if you have 10 minutes, or are narrow-minded because of the Bible, please read this.
Analyzing the Bible: Textual Interpretations on Homosexuality
It is far easier, I think, being a male in this world than a female. That I am spared the tremendous amount of frankly frightening realities of femality is a relief to me. The physical realities, such as menstruation, child birth, and menopause, are the obvious ones.
Truth: Sex sells.
Think about it. Popular music is about sex. TV shows and movies always have a steamy sex plot behind it; even if the setting isn't particularly romantic (i.e. crime scenes and hospitals). Advertisements on billboards or commercials always have some sex appeal incorporated so people will buy what they're selling.
When is the right time in a relationship to have sex? Is it a social game that everyone is playing to fit in?
A million years ago, during my undergraduate years, one of my assignments was to watch a surgery (pre-op, intra-op, and post-op) and write about it.
My class mates jumped at the first appendectomies they could find, but I wanted something interesting. I asked around about upcoming events and one nurse failed to let me down.
“There’s a vaginoplasty happening in about an hour.”
I have always interpreted my empowerment to be able to act and live on the equal playing field of men. Yes as a woman, I have qualities much better than a man, and yet I find it empowering I have entitled myself to the same liberating activities of men. Equality is about choice.
