The first one is, indeed, brilliant. I would also point out that people giving up stuff they, in their best interest, should give up until safe abortion is gone are equating an important issue with the momentary urge to go on a diet. A decision of such import, gut wrenching weight, and such a personal milestone that pretty much 99% of those who make such claims fail.
So yes, the man has a point about such boycotts making abortion rights supporters even more virtuous. But giving up what-have-you also trivializes the anti-choice side and provides mechanism whereby most people who make the claim will defeat themselves. And everyone knows the greatest defeat is the one the enemy does to themselves. Worse case is that some anti-choice people get a little healthier, and they will have pro-choice people to thank for it.
That first video is brilliant.
(The second one is pretty good, too.)
The first one is, indeed, brilliant. I would also point out that people giving up stuff they, in their best interest, should give up until safe abortion is gone are equating an important issue with the momentary urge to go on a diet. A decision of such import, gut wrenching weight, and such a personal milestone that pretty much 99% of those who make such claims fail.
So yes, the man has a point about such boycotts making abortion rights supporters even more virtuous. But giving up what-have-you also trivializes the anti-choice side and provides mechanism whereby most people who make the claim will defeat themselves. And everyone knows the greatest defeat is the one the enemy does to themselves. Worse case is that some anti-choice people get a little healthier, and they will have pro-choice people to thank for it.
In other words: Its all good.