The 'Pro-Life' Conservatives' Hypocrisy Over Children Makes Me Sick

By Jessica Valenti, Guardian UK

21 July 18

Put aside unborn children for a moment – let’s talk about the children already here who Republicans have abandoned

s children continue to be detained – imprisoned, really – across the country without their parents, I can’t help but think of the conservatives’ insistence that they’re “pro-life”. Let’s not even get into the women that will die should abortion become illegal; let’s talk about the children who are already here, who are suffering, who Republicans have abandoned.

Reports have come out of children with lice, bed bug bites, and emotional trauma. Children who haven’t been bathed in weeks or more. Children who are being forcibly injected with drugs to keep them docile.

Do the so-called “pro-lifers” only care about potential children, or actual children? Because I’m ill over the rightwing hypocrisy that claims to care about families and children as this sort of torture continues.

Glass half full

There are still good men in the world. Jay Smooth, host of the much-beloved hip hop radio show The Underground Railroad, resigned this week from WBAI in protest over the station putting Leonard Lopate back on air. Lopate had previously been fired for misconduct against women. (This comes after the station made thinly-veiled threats against Smooth for his criticism of their decision.)

Now, it’s not exactly good news that a principled man left his radio show while one accused of harassment remains. But I know Jay will go on to do great things; and it gives me hope that there are still men willing to take difficult stands against sexual harassment.

What I’m RTing

Who I’m reading

Mona Chalabi about the disparity in media coverage when it comes to terror attacks perpetrated by Muslims vs. terrorism committed by non-Muslims; The New York Times on what it takes to get an abortion in Mississippi; and Christina Cauterucci on how Trump’s policies on women are based on being as punitive as possible.

What I’m writing

On the strange census research that showed when women make more than their husbands, both he and his wife lie about it.

How outraged I am

Republican congressman Jason Lewis once bemoaned not being able to call women ‘sluts’ any more, and that women were more guided by “emotion than reason”. So on a scale of 1 to 10, I’m a solid 8. The only reason I’m not at a 10 is because so long as we have a pussy-grabbing president, nothing shocks me any more.

How I’m making it through this week

Just trying to be like this guy.