Republicans push for an amendment that would ban abortion; even if the woman is raped

~~Leo656~~ · 08-23-2012, 04:36 AM

You're right, Spitfire, I do have a very dark sense of humor and I somewhat, and very reluctantly, apologize. I've taken the liberty of toning down my earlier statement, as I feel the rest of it is fine, if morbid. Morbid humor is still humor.

If anything I'm desensitized because I'm a lot closer to this debate than most people who argue so passionately about it, including, I'd argue, some women. At the very least I've known a disproportionate amount of women who've had one or the other. A lot of them also use dark jokes as a defense mechanism. Sorry if you or anyone else was offended, it's not the first time I've made that joke and honestly, it WAS the first complaint I've gotten, but I can see how some wouldn't like it.

The thing is Xav, it's not an all-or-nothing, it's about choice. Specifically, women NEED to be allowed to CHOOSE if they can have an abortion or not. A cancerous tumor growing in someone's brain is technically "life", but they have the choice of getting rid of it if they can.

Now I'm gonna get flak for comparing an unborn baby to a cancerous tumor. I can't win today.

08-23-2012, 04:36 AM	#11
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	You're right, Spitfire, I do have a very dark sense of humor and I somewhat, and very reluctantly, apologize. I've taken the liberty of toning down my earlier statement, as I feel the rest of it is fine, if morbid. Morbid humor is still humor. If anything I'm desensitized because I'm a lot closer to this debate than most people who argue so passionately about it, including, I'd argue, some women. At the very least I've known a disproportionate amount of women who've had one or the other. A lot of them also use dark jokes as a defense mechanism. Sorry if you or anyone else was offended, it's not the first time I've made that joke and honestly, it WAS the first complaint I've gotten, but I can see how some wouldn't like it. The thing is Xav, it's not an all-or-nothing, it's about choice. Specifically, women NEED to be allowed to CHOOSE if they can have an abortion or not. A cancerous tumor growing in someone's brain is technically "life", but they have the choice of getting rid of it if they can. Now I'm gonna get flak for comparing an unborn baby to a cancerous tumor. I can't win today.