So....many...things...wrong...with this man and his statements.
There is too much to get into everything today, but can we start by telling him to not pit #BlackLivesMatter against the 19th century abolition movement (especially since I highly doubt he would have supported the abolition movement if he were alive during that time). Most likely, he would have been the one defending the continuation of slavery and degradation of black lives.
Don’t value our lives in hindsight. Value them today. Value them now.
Second, “Abolutionist”...really?! IF you are going to intentionally and purposely misquote & use bait to aid your own bigoted argument, at least pronounce the term correctly.
Third, as a woman, especially as a black woman, I support a woman’s right to choose. Abortion does not equal murder nor is it the evil that is slavery. For the record, during 17th-19th century American slavery there were many enslaved black women who used abortion procedures and remedies after they were raped by slaveowners. Many of these ensalved black women may have also considered themselves Christians.
Their lives were a clear example of intersectional reproductive justice (addressing multiple intersections of identity and oppression). Reproductive justive for enslaved black women could include abortion. It also included the desire to protect their children & family from harm, something that often proved impossible as their children & family were under the subjugation of slavemasters and local, state & national laws that deemed them property. They could be sold at any moment. As an enslaved black mother you could often not protect your child from the violence they would face.
Black Lives Matter instead of being a deviation from the morals of the abolition movement, instead align with it, especially with the assertion of the multifaceted nature of reproductive justice for black women, which again can include abortion as well as protection and health of the children they do have. Many of the deaths that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement were those of black children who were targeted, racially profiled and killed by police. Again, the intersection of identity and oppressions are forefront. This is just one example of the intersections that exists in this movement created by black queer women. All the intersections that exist this movement deserve to be represented and heard.
*More later on how Black Lives Matter is different from teh abolition & Civil Rights Movment but can draw inspiration from it while providing sound criticism of problematic aspects that existed*
. Only one of the functions Planned Parenthood deals with administering abortion, providing a safe and santitary space for the procedure. Let’s actually research Planned Parenthood without reducing the organization to propaganda. If you do not agree with abortion, that is fine. If you do not like Planned Parenthood, that is fine. Dictating a woman’s right to choose, no fine at all.
jacobvanloon
