Comments on: Cyber choice activism for Australian-Americans http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kim http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/#comment-363616 Kim Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:09:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/#comment-363616 Well that's true, Crowlie, but that's no reason not to strive for such legislation. Though you may not be saying that... Well that’s true, Crowlie, but that’s no reason not to strive for such legislation. Though you may not be saying that…

]]> By: Crowlie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/#comment-363615 Crowlie Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:57:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/#comment-363615 Even if women do have "equality" enshrined in Equal Rights legislation it will still only be rights in a patriarchal system. The actual application or expression of any such rights will still be limited within cultural definitions and affected by women's access to independent income, property, self-determination and all those other little incidentals which serve to continue female internalisation of subordination. Even if women do have “equality” enshrined in Equal Rights legislation it will still only be rights in a patriarchal system. The actual application or expression of any such rights will still be limited within cultural definitions and affected by women’s access to independent income, property, self-determination and all those other little incidentals which serve to continue female internalisation of subordination.

]]> By: tigtog http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/#comment-363196 tigtog Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:01:17 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2007/04/24/cyber-choice-activism-for-australian-americans/#comment-363196 I agree with you, Kim, about the need for legislative protection. Obviously that could be overturned by a subsequent Act, though, so what is really needed is constituational protection. Could this be at the heart of the continued opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (now being resusciated for another run at ratification)? It could certainly be argued that requiring women to support with their blood and bone the life of another organism while not requiring men to donate kidneys etc for offspring who require transplants would be a violation of the ERA, n'est-ce pas? I agree with you, Kim, about the need for legislative protection. Obviously that could be overturned by a subsequent Act, though, so what is really needed is constituational protection.

Could this be at the heart of the continued opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment (now being resusciated for another run at ratification)? It could certainly be argued that requiring women to support with their blood and bone the life of another organism while not requiring men to donate kidneys etc for offspring who require transplants would be a violation of the ERA, n’est-ce pas?

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