And Now For Something Completely Different – Trump Wants More Women To Have More Babies
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Just the thought of that makes me want to gag! My, my, America is moving backwards *so* well! From Wonkette: For the last few years, the Right has been absolutely hysterical about birth rates, for a number of highly suspect-sounding reasons — nationalism, racism, a desire to return to a “traditional” way of life in which women stay at home and spend their days making Cinnamon Toast Crunch from scratch on TikTok, etc.
It’s something that started with white nationalists afraid of the Great Replacement and filtered on down to, well, white nationalists afraid of the Great Replacement, but with a lot more political power and nicer suits than your average Aryan Brotherhood member. This week, The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is considering a variety of approaches to getting people to have more children, beyond just letting the worst states force them to against their will by banning abortion.” Yuck, yuck, YUCK.
Are we supposed to become brood mares? Are we not allowed to work outside the home? Are we not allowed to have thoughts and feelings of our own? Are we supposed to knuckle under to our (male) lords and masters? Are all the rights that women worked so hard to earn now a moot point? Better not try that on me!
Here, have some more crap: “One proposal shared with aides would reserve 30 percent of scholarships for the Fulbright program, the prestigious, government-backed international fellowship, for applicants who are married or have children.” Another would give a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” to every American mother after delivery.
A third calls on the government to fund programs that educate women on their menstrual cycles, in part so they can better understand when they are ovulating and able to conceive.
This is making my eyes roll back into my head and come up lemons. Are women not going to be allowed to vaccinate their children? Are men? Are we going to lose our right to vote (which they are already trying to do)?
Are we going to lose ourselves? Holy cow, this Project 2025 nonsense is ridiculous, getting more so every day, and is edging towards frightening! (And we still can’t move to another country because parents and in-laws are getting up there in age.) I’ll bet there are any number of places that would be MUCH more amenable to women in comparison to what’s going on with America.
“There is nothing wrong with giving new parents $5,000 at all. Most countries in the EU do the same thing, plus the adorable Finnish Baby Boxes. I also believe that pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, school lunches, and more should all be subsidized. But, then again, I’m not a Republican.”
Touche’! But wait, there’s more! “Similarly, there’s obviously nothing wrong with being aware of one’s menstrual cycle, for the purpose of making babies or because you have severe PMDD and want to know the difference between being sad or angry for an actual reason and being sad or angry for hormonal reasons, or because you are planning a vacation and don’t want to be stuck inside with cramps for half the day. For many reasons. However, there is a lot that is VERY creepy about the government getting involved for the explicit purpose of trying to knock you up.” Hell NO you won’t!
There is SO much more I can do today than what there was back before I was born. Back then, for what they’re trying to make us do, I would never have been able to go to college or major in a BFA Technical Theater Stage Lighting. I would never have been able to own my own car.
I never would have been able to have a career. I would *never* be content to stay home and cook and clean. So, Republicans? Project 2025? Keep your damn hands OFF ME. Got that? I will fight tooth and nail, and whatever it takes, if it gets to that point. As you can tell, this hit close to home. Thanks for sticking with me!
