tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389192727205344745.post2212626396406521662..comments2011-07-03T20:32:12.943-07:00Comments on Rarer Monsters: Abortion in NarrativeRarer Monstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992274730016202507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389192727205344745.post-66066128188598145402011-07-03T20:27:18.422-07:002011-07-03T20:27:18.422-07:00to sum up my previous post, juno is a pro-choice p...to sum up my previous post, juno is a pro-choice polemic and theres nothing wrong with that.Sara Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267617335210412447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389192727205344745.post-69440802339004307382011-07-03T20:20:58.942-07:002011-07-03T20:20:58.942-07:00dammit Taylor. Juno was a great movie. What I too...dammit Taylor. Juno was a great movie. What I took from it was that, for whatever reason, there are women who choose to carry a pregnancy to term- not necessarily because of religious fervor so much as emotional ambiguity. Yes, Juno did kind of gloss over that whole process but the point of the movie wasnt to become glutted by controversy but to express solidarity with women who suffer from society's overwrought mores and prejudices. part of making that point was to show how making the decision to have a child doesnt have to be hasty premature devoutly religious and stupid. it shows that every woman deserves the right to choose for herself whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term and that society can shove its prejudice and condescension up its proverbial ass.Sara Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267617335210412447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389192727205344745.post-29112302305325771192010-07-01T17:56:21.735-07:002010-07-01T17:56:21.735-07:00You pose an interesting point. I've noticed t...You pose an interesting point. I've noticed that the vast majority of pop culture outlets (read: TV shows)subtly brand abortion as simply a non-option, or at best one that the characters are really uncomfortable about. I'd be curious to know if this is how a good number of Americans feel, or if it is merely a reflection of the sociopolitical leanings of TV execs.Kyle Spreisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150415650741446825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389192727205344745.post-63381474510166844682010-07-01T17:43:18.412-07:002010-07-01T17:43:18.412-07:00I'm not really sure what to say to this entry ...I'm not really sure what to say to this entry as a whole, mostly because I didn't entirely follow your argument. I will say however that I watched a movie recently called Palindromes, that you may well hate for a variety of reasons, but it does manage to deal with (parentally mandated!) abortion in a rather nuanced way, in that it presents what happens as neither an incorrect choice nor a correct choice, but recognizes the motivations of both sides of the particular instance and plays out a rather complex scenario as a result.Riley Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274168383956304138noreply@blogger.com