Feminism and Diversity

YarnAddict

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13. You have a right to an opinion,

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 08:11 PM

Aug 2014

and you have a right to voice that opinion. But, understand that it will be rejected out of hand, and probably not always in a real nice way! Maybe your opinion would be better stated as, "If my partner and I found that she was carrying a DS fetus, I would (hope that she would . . .,) (encourage her to . . .,) (understand that . . .)" I think that an opinion stated that way would absolutely have validity, and would be something that you could address with a bit more authority as a man.

I guess it's kind of like me, as a woman, saying, "If I were diagnosed with prostate cancer, I would cut those puppies off myself to starve the cancer of testosterone!" I have no idea what I would do, nor do I have any real idea of what the family jewels mean to you as a man!!!

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Soliciting feedback. [View all] AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 OP

Life is hard enough if a person has everything they need to work with. shraby Aug 2014 #1

Lots of DS people have YarnAddict Aug 2014 #5

Before this diverges, I'd like to point out AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #6

Ah, I see. My opinion about your question: YarnAddict Aug 2014 #7

Thank you. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #9

I think your personal expection YarnAddict Aug 2014 #10

I try so hard not to do that with my son. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #11

I come from poor people. shraby Aug 2014 #15

I have a friend whose son YarnAddict Aug 2014 #16

That was good wages in 1960. shraby Aug 2014 #17

I think you may have missed my point YarnAddict Aug 2014 #18

And what I was saying, is I would abort a child with a serious disability. shraby Aug 2014 #19

You could voice an opinion Warpy Aug 2014 #2

"At the point of voicing an opinion about continuing a Down's pregnancy F4lconF16 Aug 2014 #3

That is actually the gist of the original disagreement. That as a male, it is invalid for me to AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #4

You can't know what you would do YarnAddict Aug 2014 #8

I would agree that we can't know, and F4lconF16 Aug 2014 #12

You have a right to an opinion, YarnAddict Aug 2014 #13

I try to think about what I would do in all kinds of situations kdmorris Aug 2014 #14

sure xecaps Oct 2014 #20