50 Words

Pro-Choice

Thrifty Words Theme Challenge#15: Transition

Medical decisions between women and their doctors became political. Spiritual decisions between people and their gods became political. Using a bathroom fitting gender became political.

I do not have the right to choose.

Texans are suing for violation of their civil rights because they choose not to wear a mask.

I didn't have this story in mind when I issued our 15th theme challenge. My husband was reading aloud this morning. He read the death by covid statistics. He read the diagnosed with covid statistics. We discussed people’s refusal to wear masks. We talked about the groups suing the governor of Texas and the United States. People truly believe their civil rights are being violated when businesses and states require the wearing of masks.

These same people do not have a problem wearing seat belts or motorcycle helmets. These same people do not have a problem regulating my body. These same people would love to have birth certificate proof before allowing women to use the restroom. They do not see their hypocrisy.

It is so surreal to be living through this transition, this dumbing down, politicizing personal choices, this drift from autonomy to subjugation of the American people. I’ve lived through true civil rights violations. Discrimination of women in the workplace. Discrimination of homosexuals in bakeries. Discrimination of transexuals in just about every place.

I am flabbergasted. I am ashamed of my country and my state.