DEF Poetry Jam Girls

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zi2LoWPImZE

These girls sum up my feelings, exactly. Oh, and don't forget to mark rstanis2's and BCheron's comments as spam. :) (Especially rstanis2, the "scared shitless" little man-look at him go! From dating Asian, to living in Asia, to going to a college supposedly "full of Asians". I doubt the first two, but the third might be true, cause it sounds more personal.)

Before I go on, I would just like to say this: It's ok to like Asian culture (ie. you generally respect it and find it interesting in a non-aesthetic way.); liking it doesn't automatically categorize you as racist. Let's get that clear. And now, I go on.

However, to actually generalize a whole race and call other people who don't fit in to the stereotypes as "fakies", is fucked up. To actually go around looking for _(insert race)_ Women/Men, because you think they're more "________" than _(insert other race here)_ Women/Men means that there is a serious problem in the way you view people in general. To actually go to Asia and try to assimilate into the culture only because you watched anime, etc. is pathetic and insulting. Fantasizing about her/him by the color of their skin/where they come from/what they look like/more superficiality=isolating their individuality.

To assume that a culture of one country or nation dominates the mindsets of EVERY person from that country, is just stupid and generalizing. Why? There are MANY cultures in a country, not just one! For example, it's wrong to think that all Americans are hillbillies/spoiled/"Fuck Other Countries!" Nationalists/rich/liberated/etc. There are many exceptions, various cultures and different mindsets. And just because you dated a few Asian girls who were "submissive and small" (to the people who claim it, I doubt it highly. See "Colleen Kelly" for reference) and live in the part of Asia closest to the "sex district", doesn't make you an expert on Asians. That's like saying Britney Spears and Paris Hilton is every White woman. (More examples of racist sexism welcome, for me to expose)

Yay!

Apparently, another Asian Female started a site way before me criticizing "Yellow Fever" in a satirical manner. xD (btw, that picture was really funny) She is Big Bad Chinese Mama, all that you Asiaphiles dream of and more. ;-D

To Asiaphiles: She is made of pwn and you are made of fail. But since this is not a site for repulsive Asiaphiles, I have to say this: Why did Big Bad Chinese Mama not come up when I Googled? Damn Google, censorship of awesome much?

This awesome person found from this Feministing post.

Awesome Asian Women for Reproductive Justice

Instead of focusing on the well publicized Reproductive Rights, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice focus on Reproductive Justice. First named in 1994 by the Black Women's Caucus at a national Chicago pro-choice conference, Reproductive Justice focuses on a spiritual view "on women's health and social justice issues".

Here's their link: http://www.reproductivejustice.org/

!!!VISIT!!!

As quoted by Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice:
"Reproductive Justice is the emotional, physical, mental, economic, social, and political and recognizes that the governmental control of reproductive systems and bodies violates all eight categories of human rights."

Click here to read Asian Communities For Reproductive Justice's paper on Reproductive Justice.

Why I am Pro-Choice

A) I believe in a woman's right to choose for herself, not have someone else tell her what to do, how to live and think.

B) There are many women who cannot afford a baby, (poor welfare women, woman almost getting a PhD, etc.) but are pregnant.

C) Adoption may be an option, but it sometimes means a cruel life for the baby. However, there are loving families.

D) We can NEVER go back to the coat hangers. NEVER EVER.

E) I believe that a woman is capable of CHOOSING whether she should keep the baby or not. If she keeps the baby, awesome. If she can't, then that was her decision and she can't change her whole life over one mistake.

F) "Slut-Punishing" is for evil moronic bigots, whether you are evangelist, fundamentalist, conservative, liberal, Democrat, Republican, Green, Independent, Neutral, etc.

G) I'm a virgin, but there is one girl in my class who is for "slut-punishing" (her name rhymes with Lissa and she disgusts me with her self-hatred and her misandry) and dehumanizes everyone she thinks is a "slut". (Even if she couldn't tell a "slut" from her two shoes, because guess what? Even that girl in the corner you never suspected could be having sex!!!) Because of stupid girls like Lissa who harm other women to make up for their own lack of self-worth or real knowledge. And I think judging other people for having sex before marriage is wrong. If you don't like it, just don't do it.

H) Because the condom may have broke, but even God knows that nobody is going to stop having sex. Accidents happen and when they do, you should fix them and deal with them, whether it's with adoption, abortion or keeping the baby. Abortion should not be taken away.

I) If you're a woman who doesn't believe in abortion, I respect your decision too, as long as you're not for taking away everyone else's rights along with it. Because YOUR body=YOUR decision. Not your boyfriend's/husband's/parent's/friend's/etc.'s. YOURS.

J) Because anti-choicers support terrorism. More links are here, I can seriously go on...

K) Anti-Choice protesters are sick.

Read Sandy Shin's Interview on Feministing!

Sandy Shin, a program coordinator at BreakthroughUSA, "an international human rights organization that uses media, education and pop culture to promote values of dignity, equality and justice" -(Feministing.com) talks to Feministing about human rights and a new game called, "ICED! I Can End Deportation!". (Which I did not get to play, because the link to the game redirected me. =( Oh well. )

I can't legally or morally copy & paste, so...

Click here to read the interview.

Blog for Choice Day! (January 22nd!)

Along with Wear Orange Day (January 11th, where I will wear orange to protest the shame that is Guantánamo Bay), Blog for Choice Day will also be a day I will (recognize?) and dedicate an entire post as to why I am pro-choice.