Comments on: The continuing exploits of the fetus-lovers http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Padraigin http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-120778 Padraigin Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:32:46 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-120778 Honestly, if I'd walked in and seen all the blood with no explanation, I'd probably have called the cops myself, no further investigation. See, I've seen too many crime shows, so my immediate impulse would be "if I look further, I'm going to find the body of some poor murdered soul, something I'm never going to forget and will become a frequent part of my nightmares." Fuck that. Anyway, as for the 14 yo, she didn't really do anything unreasonable. I've never had a miscarriage, so I don't know exactly what runs through a person's mind at the time, but I'd suspect it would be something like "holy hell this hurts," and "dear God, please kill me now." I have no idea if there's a standard reaction even for adults who aren't in a confined space at the time. (Although I suppose a hospital visit would be implied). Honestly, if I’d walked in and seen all the blood with no explanation, I’d probably have called the cops myself, no further investigation.

See, I’ve seen too many crime shows, so my immediate impulse would be “if I look further, I’m going to find the body of some poor murdered soul, something I’m never going to forget and will become a frequent part of my nightmares.” Fuck that.

Anyway, as for the 14 yo, she didn’t really do anything unreasonable. I’ve never had a miscarriage, so I don’t know exactly what runs through a person’s mind at the time, but I’d suspect it would be something like “holy hell this hurts,” and “dear God, please kill me now.” I have no idea if there’s a standard reaction even for adults who aren’t in a confined space at the time. (Although I suppose a hospital visit would be implied).

]]> By: Miscarriage art cube provokes “outcry” at I Blame The Patriarchy http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-115006 Miscarriage art cube provokes “outcry” at I Blame The Patriarchy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:39 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-115006 [...] exceptions may obtain if the woman miscarrying is of low moral character, say, a teen slut (as we saw last week, if a teenager exhibits the poor judgement to (a) get knocked up and (b) expel the tissue on a [...] […] exceptions may obtain if the woman miscarrying is of low moral character, say, a teen slut (as we saw last week, if a teenager exhibits the poor judgement to (a) get knocked up and (b) expel the tissue on a […]

]]> By: Janie B. http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-114191 Janie B. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:05:17 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-114191 That poor kid. It's a real bastard who will make a scapegoat out of a 14-year-old. That poor kid. It’s a real bastard who will make a scapegoat out of a 14-year-old.

]]> By: I don’t know for sure, but… « Eat.Sleep.Fuck.Destroy. http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113632 I don’t know for sure, but… « Eat.Sleep.Fuck.Destroy. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:21:08 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113632 [...] In a similar but decidedly unfunny incident, the embryo-fetishizing vag police tracked down and harassed a 14 year-old girl who had miscarried [...] […] In a similar but decidedly unfunny incident, the embryo-fetishizing vag police tracked down and harassed a 14 year-old girl who had miscarried […]

]]> By: Mar Iguana http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113607 Mar Iguana Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:37:18 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113607 Those damned, weak, sissy women making all that fuss over just dropping a kid, huh? They should be able to just drop it and run like any other barnyard animal. Shame on them for making things so difficult for those husbanding the farm. Giving birth to a huge, human cranium may be a tad more complicated than yer run-of-the-mill primate's, however. "The baby monkey emerges facing toward the front of the mother's body so she can reach down with her hands and guide it from the birth canal...the human infant must undergo a series of rotations to pass through the birth canal without hindrance" (Bernard Bel, a quote from "Evolutionary Obstetrics"). "Growth of brain and cranial size among hominids also added to the difficulty of labor and delivery. The human brain triples between birth and adulthood, whereas the brain of other primates only doubles. "What humans seem to have accomplished is the trick of keeping the brain growing at the embryonic rate for one year after birth. Effectively, if humans are a fundamentally precocial species, our gestation is (or should be) 21 months. However, no mother could possibly pass a year old baby's head through the birth canal. Thus, human babies are born 'early' to avoid the death of the mother." (2). Humans have maintained a gestation length comparable to that of chimpanzees (the gestation for chimpanzees is approximately 230 to 240 days), despite the fact that the young are born in such different stages of development relative to their adult selves." (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f02/web1/cphillips.html Doesn't seem quite worth the risks to health and life birthing the human head considering how many folks walk around with it stuck up their ass. Those damned, weak, sissy women making all that fuss over just dropping a kid, huh? They should be able to just drop it and run like any other barnyard animal. Shame on them for making things so difficult for those husbanding the farm.

Giving birth to a huge, human cranium may be a tad more complicated than yer run-of-the-mill primate’s, however. “The baby monkey emerges facing toward the front of the mother’s body so she can reach down with her hands and guide it from the birth canal…the human infant must undergo a series of rotations to pass through the birth canal without hindrance” (Bernard Bel, a quote from “Evolutionary Obstetrics”).

“Growth of brain and cranial size among hominids also added to the difficulty of labor and delivery. The human brain triples between birth and adulthood, whereas the brain of other primates only doubles. “What humans seem to have accomplished is the trick of keeping the brain growing at the embryonic rate for one year after birth. Effectively, if humans are a fundamentally precocial species, our gestation is (or should be) 21 months. However, no mother could possibly pass a year old baby’s head through the birth canal. Thus, human babies are born ‘early’ to avoid the death of the mother.” (2). Humans have maintained a gestation length comparable to that of chimpanzees (the gestation for chimpanzees is approximately 230 to 240 days), despite the fact that the young are born in such different stages of development relative to their adult selves.” (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f02/web1/cphillips.html

Doesn’t seem quite worth the risks to health and life birthing the human head considering how many folks walk around with it stuck up their ass.

]]> By: Jeni http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113598 Jeni Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:03:35 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113598 <i>"...and have some rural veterinarian come ‘deliver’ her already dead fetus..."</i> Now Lisa, don't go knocking the rural vets! I delivered triplet lambs yesterday; surely a primate is not all *that* different. “…and have some rural veterinarian come ‘deliver’ her already dead fetus…”

Now Lisa, don’t go knocking the rural vets! I delivered triplet lambs yesterday; surely a primate is not all *that* different.

]]> By: invisible http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113557 invisible Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:01:20 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113557 Twisty, do you like <i>this</i> American Dream? I kind of do like it. http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2008/02/tale-that-might-be-told.html Twisty, do you like this American Dream? I kind of do like it.

http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2008/02/tale-that-might-be-told.html

]]> By: kate217 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113525 kate217 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:28:14 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113525 <i>Albert Contreas braced himself for a difficult discussion with his son. “One life being flushed down the commode. It’s God’s creation. You don’t mess around with God’s creation,” he said.</i> If it's small enough to flush, the chances are that it's a viable life are negligible. Twisty, hope you're better. Add my name to the legions who missed you. Albert Contreas braced himself for a difficult discussion with his son.
“One life being flushed down the commode. It’s God’s creation. You don’t mess around with God’s creation,” he said.

If it’s small enough to flush, the chances are that it’s a viable life are negligible.

Twisty, hope you’re better. Add my name to the legions who missed you.

]]> By: Some Chirpings from Around the Blogosphere « Tree of Finches http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113430 Some Chirpings from Around the Blogosphere « Tree of Finches Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:34:56 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113430 [...] on the incredible blog I Blame the Patriarchy, we hear the story of a teenaged girl having a miscarriage on an airplane and being arrested for it! Although the [...] […] on the incredible blog I Blame the Patriarchy, we hear the story of a teenaged girl having a miscarriage on an airplane and being arrested for it! Although the […]

]]> By: Frumious B http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113359 Frumious B Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:01:21 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/04/02/the-continuing-exploits-of-the-fetus-lovers/#comment-113359 Albert Contreas braced himself for a difficult discussion with his son. “One life being flushed down the commode. It’s God’s creation. You don’t mess around with God’s creation,” he said. Bring on the Tampon Inspection Brigade. Albert Contreas braced himself for a difficult discussion with his son.
“One life being flushed down the commode. It’s God’s creation. You don’t mess around with God’s creation,” he said.

Bring on the Tampon Inspection Brigade.

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