Quote Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9 View Post
And the one thing above all else that bothers me is... that it's not only women who get put into these situations. Yeah sure, it may be more common, but men get screwed over even more if they're stuck with 3 kids on their own etc etc that she ranted about.
She has pieces about that too, baller. But a staggering majority of women are the ones put in these situations (and the ones who have to carry a baby to term if they are legally unable to get abortions). Men do not get pregnant and can peace ouwt whenever they want.

I didn't get chills or anything, I got the "oh, this again" feeling. Top it all off with the fact that 1/3 if not more of the women in these situations are in it due to their own choices/mistakes... and it's hard to feel bad for some of them.
1/3rd of the women are in these situations because of their own choices and mistakes (we should be punished for mistakes?). That, even, depends on how you view the choices that led up to these situations - were the choices even made with personal agency? We're a product of our experiences (which we rarely can choose to experience; or control the outcomes of) and our future choices are defined by how we've learned to cope. But does that mean we should ignore the 2/3rd majority who are in these situations because of circumstances beyond their control?

Also, I love Shihan, esp. the video NCG posted~ wut.