ldragoon ([info]ldragoon) wrote,
@ 2008-01-22 06:45:00
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NARAL Pro-Choice America - Blog for Choice Day

Blog for Choice Day

Why do I vote pro-choice?

I vote pro-choice because I do not believe in punishing those who made choices different than my own.

I vote pro-choice because not everyone has been as lucky as I.

I vote pro-choice because, for far too many girls, Allerleirauh is not just a tale.

I vote pro-choice because I have spoken with women who lived through the old days.

I vote pro-choice because I am a woman who can speak for herself,

And I trust others to do the same.

I am a woman.

I make my own decisions.

Perhaps sometimes I sink.

Perhaps sometimes I swim.

But I am the one who will say what where and when.


Copyright © 2008 by Leigh Dragoon


Other Posts:

The New Me

Commemorating Roe's Anniversary

Quant by Quant - a personal abortion story - gut-wrenchingly honest!

Rage, My Darling, Rage

YOU CAN HAS TSCHEEZEBURGER!

My Friend the Crowhen Speaks

Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome

Post from Xaeris

I Am More Than My Ability to Bear Children, by kadymae

Jezebel Speaks!

Real Women, Real Voices - Will the Dead Trees Speak?

I'm Not Sorry

Concern for Current and Future Children a Key Reason Why Women Have Abortions

Roe, 35 Years Later - Salon.com Article

More Posts!

More Posts Than You Can Shake a Stick At! 

BOOKS!

The Girls Who Went Away, by Ann Fessler
I requested this from my local library.  I have a friend who grew up in the 50's, and she knows someone who really was "sent away" and forced to give up her baby. 

COMICS!

A Bitch Is Born (contains Hippie Bitch Gets Knocked Up), by Roberta Gregory
This is my all time favorite Naughty Bits collection.

MOVIES!

Dirty Dancing
I first saw this movie when I was about 10 years old.  Most of it went right over my head at the time, but it remains one of my all-time favorites.  Much to my husband's chagrin.  Nice to know I'm not the only one!

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[info]crowhen
2008-01-22 01:31 am UTC (link)
It's good as gold :)

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-22 02:50 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, Rachel. :)

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[info]hatfullofstars
2008-01-22 03:19 pm UTC (link)
Landed here through Feministing. Just wanted to say: awesome.

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-22 04:39 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! Feministing was how I found out about the whole thing in the first place. :)

Would you mind if I "friended" you? It's always good to find another feminist to hook up with on LJ. :)

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[info]hatfullofstars
2008-01-22 05:19 pm UTC (link)
I wouldn't mind in the slightest! Although I feel I should probably warn you that I don't tend to post a lot of feminist content; my LJ's just a place where I squeal or snarl a lot about various and sundry things, but if that doesn't bother you, welcome!

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-22 05:29 pm UTC (link)
Hahaha! Doesn't bother me in the slightest -- my LJ turns into rant space a lot of the time. I'm kind of like a magpie -- I post whatever shiny has distracted me at the time.

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[info]dianamcqueen
2008-01-22 04:08 pm UTC (link)
Can I steal this for my blog, from you? It's very clear and to the point, I love :)

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-22 04:38 pm UTC (link)
Sure! Just tag my name on it, and have at! :)

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[info]davidsfoley
2008-01-22 08:27 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for inspiring me to say something.

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-22 08:32 pm UTC (link)
I'm glad! *runs off to read your post!*

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[info]smurasaki
2008-01-22 11:52 pm UTC (link)
Simple, direct, and to the point.

I am curious as to what (or is it who) Allerleirauh is.

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-23 12:08 am UTC (link)
Eeeee! Only one of my all time favorite dark fairy tales! It's about a young king and queen, who are both incredibly beautiful. They have a daughter. Shortly after the daughter's birth, the queen falls ill and dies. She makes the king promise never to marry another who is not as beautiful as she. Of course, the only one in the entire kingdom who is the mother's equal is the princess, and the king goes bat-shit psycho and decides he's going to marry HER. In traditional versions she uses her wits to escape. There are lots of different versions of the story.

Two of my favorite modern retellings are Deerskin, by Robin McKinley, and Jane Yolen's short story (I'm blanking on the title), which is in her Sister Emily's Lightship collection.

Edited at 2008-01-23 12:13 am UTC

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[info]smurasaki
2008-01-23 08:22 am UTC (link)
Ah. I've heard it called something else (which I am currently blanking on).

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-23 02:45 pm UTC (link)
There's lots of different names for the story: Many Pelts, The Coat of Many Furs, Donkeyskin, etc. :)

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[info]evil_olive
2008-01-23 03:48 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for linking to me, and happy anniversary!
Chrissy, aka The New Me

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-23 04:21 pm UTC (link)
Happy Anniversary to you, too! Geeze, it would be nice if it wasn't still such an uphill slog though, eh?

Would you mind if I "friended" you? No need to friend me back -- I like the stuff you write about. :)

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[info]evil_olive
2008-01-23 04:23 pm UTC (link)
Ha! I already friended you! Feel free to add me, but be warned - I only use my LJ to complain about my relationship and various other drama. The New Me is where I blog regularly and tends to have a bit more variety.
xo

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[info]ldragoon
2008-01-23 04:26 pm UTC (link)
Ha! There you are! I was laughing because your LJ design didn't ring a bell for me (I thought I'd remember the dog), but when I clicked through to The New Me -- I recognized it right away. I'll friend your LJ and stick your other blog in my Google Reader. :)

Anyway - it's nice to meet another vegany-creative-ziney-feminist.

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