November02: Womens' Rights

  On The Second Day of Voting, my Candidate gave to Mee.....
  Two Binders Full of Women!!
  On a more serious note, this post will address the Womens' Rights. I know that some of you will see this and think '19th Amendment. Yeah. Got it.' But it goes beyond that.
  Think about it realistically. There is NEVER equal rights, despite the fact that the documents of our country call for it. People are forever discriminated against based on their ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, political preference....it even gets as small as to the clothes a person wears. That is an unfortunate fact of life. So the statement that "women gained their rights a long time ago" is extremely ignorant. Women are to this day still extremely discriminated against in the workforce. And womens' rights isn't just a national issue; many countries in the world still haven't accepted their women as full-on citizens.
  So to me, the fact that this womens' rights issue is flaring up now extremely overdue. It has always been a problem in our society, but it has become magnified during this particular time due to Romney's healthcare proposal. In short, many of the healthcare aspects Mitt Romney addresses that he'll do if he wins the presidency happens to limit contraceptive availability and the option of voluntary abortion. It's obvious what he's trying to do; he is trying to make up for his religious affiliation by siding against abortion, hence winning him some Evangelical and Anglican supporters. But this strategy indirectly targets women and strips them of their capacity to make decisions for themselves, thus "neglecting our rights".
  Being a woman, it's obvious where I stand on the issue. But speaking from a asexual position, it is unjust what Gov. Romney is trying to do. Everyone should have control over their own bodies, and that includes women.
  Mitt really did dig himself into a hole with this whole womens' rights thing, and that "binders full of women" comment didn't really help the situation either.
  Look out tomorrow for my next Voting Day Countdown post!!