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Seriously, I find it ridiculous that guys can even vote on the issue, mainly because I am a big believer in the whole "her body, her choice" and if the roles were reverse, I wouldn't want some woman voting on my body...
Ah, so men shouldn't have opinions on lesbianism or female circumcision, and women shouldn't be allowed to vote on issues concerning gay men or male circumcision! This kind of thinking isn't just backwards, it's convoluted.
Are we really so sexist that we're even contemplating suspending the natural right to VOTE based on...lack of anatomy? Should all women who have had hysterectomies be forbidden to vote on abortion issues? THEIR bodies will never be involved. Also, is men voting on women's bodies any worse than women voting on other women's bodies?
In a perfect world, this situation wouldn't exist, but guess what? Sometimes people DO vote on women's bodies, and why would you lay down your ability to support male-female equality because you happen to have a dick? If you were pro-life, why would you lay down your ability to support the struggle to preserve HUMAN lives because you happen to have a dick? Last time I checked, genitals aren't accompanied by magical legal privileges or forbidden zones. Do I like the fact that people vote on women's bodies? Hell no. Do I particularly celebrate the existence of pro-lifers? Really not. But for the love of god, we are all competent, intelligent (I hope) adults or budding adults and we should USE our mental tools and THINK, and judge, and rationalize, and form opinions, and maybe even take rational action to further those opinions.
The last time we saw segregation in voting based on sex was around the Women's Suffrage movement, and yes, kids, sexism does work both ways! What exactly is it about men that makes them unfit to vote on this *women's issue*? Don't tell me, tell yourself. If you give it a good think, you'll find that most if not all of these justifications don't hold water. This is a time/space saving strategy; if you still need help, I'll be here as per usual, ignoring my professor -_-
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