Is the "I aborted my baby because it was a boy" story actually real?

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Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

http://injusticestories.com/i-aborted-my-baby-because-it-was-a-boy/

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Over the past 3 years, I have lost many friends, and several of my own family members have completely cut off communication with me. I now know that these are �adults� who just cannot handle the fact that I have the right to make choices, and that these choices ultimately hardly even affect them.

1/17/15 � Editor�s note: Due to the large number of interview requests, I have extended an invitation to the author to post her response to the comments and general negative feelings towards her. I will post an update as soon as she responds.

In the spring of 2012, I found out that I was pregnant. I had a good idea who the donator was, but money wasn�t really an issue, and I knew that I would be a good mother-like figure for the child by myself. I have always believed in the right for all women to have a choice in terminating their pregnancy, but when I confirmed the diagnosis about a month into into it, I decided that I WAS ready to have this child.

My journey has taken me to many different places fighting for women�s rights and carrying the banner of the Feminist Movement, even to the point of eschewing a career. One of the more prominent themes that I saw in these places was that men generally would look down on us, refuse to help us, or hardly even lend an ear so that we could air our grievances. This didn�t surprise me, the patriarchy has been well entrenched since the dawn of time, but here I was, here I am, ready to change it.

One of the more alarming incidents happened while I was on my way to San Francisco to participate in an Occupy Wall Street rally. I sat down in my seat on the plane, which happened to be extra full for that day, and a particularly well dressed man happened to be sitting in the seat beside me, in the aisle. After takeoff, he asked me what I was going to San Francisco for, while I generally wouldn�t talk to a man sitting next to me on an airplane, I told him I was going to the OWS rally.

The man literally scoffed when I spoke those words and leaned in and quietly said to me �B****** like you need to learn their place�. Stunned, I screamed �ASSAULT!� while other passengers looked at us, the woman across the aisle from him immediately told him to get away from me, but not 5 seconds passed before a flight attendant had rushed over to intervene.

As I explained to the flight attendant what had happened and I demanded to move seats, I was told that there were only 2 other open seats available, both back in Economy.

*Trigger warning* � Extreme patriarchy

By this time, a male flight attendant was on the scene and I told him to have the man moved. The woman-hater just laughed as the flight attendant continued to press me on if he made any physical contact with me. For a moment, I contemplated bending the truth in order to get the woman-hater away from me. His words had violated both my feelings, and my trust, perhaps as much of a violation as actual physical touch. In the end, I confirmed that no physical contact was made, to which both flight attendants told me they couldn�t make him move.

I was flabbergasted, and then betrayed as they recommended that I move to one of the empty seats. This left me in tears. I knew the only way to get away was to move seats so I did so tearfully and having felt as though I had been verbally and emotionally raped.

By the time we landed, my outlook had changed, I could no longer depend on men to be an ally of the cause.

As spring turned into summer and my belly started to grow, my mind ran wild with the thoughts of teaching my daughter from a young age tolerance and feminist ideals. Choosing the right all-girls daycare, then elementary school, all so that she could grow up and thrive in an environment where women are told that they can do anything that they want to do. No man will be around to hurt her progress, no boys there to demean her or call her names.

I had already started buying gender neutral clothing since I did not want outside influences affecting what gender she would ultimately become. My research on nannies one day came to an abrupt end when my cell phone alarm went off � time for my 5 month appointment. These early appointments had gone well enough, my baby was progressing in a healthy manner.

Today, my doctor, who I will call �Sandy� did an ultrasound and everything appeared to be fine. �Would you like to know the gender?� Sandy asked. I thought to myself �That machine is an ultrasound, not a crystal ball, you couldn�t tell me the gender of my baby even if you wanted to�

�Sure� was my response.

�It�s a boy��..

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�What?� I managed to sputter. Sandy then showed me on the ultrasound how exactly my body had betrayed me even worse than the misogynistic suit jockey on the airplane so many months before. I was in shock, I started crying, weeping at the thought of what I was about to curse the world with.

On my way home, my driver asked if I was ok and if I needed anything. �JUST STOP RIGHT HERE� I yelled. Deciding to walk the 4 blocks back home. My home became my prison and my fetus became my warden the next 48 hours. Crying, sobbing, uncontrollable weeping, mental anguish the likes of which may only be experienced by those who have had their lives destroyed by war, I was a refugee, and my home was my refugee camp, an unfamiliar place that was just�.sheltering me.

By the third day, I started regaining some of my mental strength and knew what I had to do. I couldn�t bring another monster into the world. We already have enough enemies as it is. It didn�t matter that I would be raising a son, he would still come into contact with boys, men, perhaps even the suit jockey who would inevitably twist his carefully constructed upbringing with their kindness. He would think �These men aren�t so bad, why would mom say that they are holding me down?�

Not all men are bad, my driver showed genuine concern for my well-being that day and I may have taken my anger out on him. That may have been uncalled for. But I knew what I had to do.

A few days later, I went in for the procedure, as it was fairly later in my pregnancy, I was aware there were certain risks, but it went off without a hitch. My body�s betrayal was no more, I was free, and for the first time since the airplane incident, I felt strong. I had done something positive, something that would actually make a difference, something good, even though as I would find out, many others wouldn�t see it that way.

Today, I have a beautiful 1 year old female who will hopefully grow up to be just as strong and driven as her mother. I have endured a lot regarding my first pregnancy, but I don�t care. Sometimes, even allies will turn on you, but I don�t care.

I stand by my decision to abort my baby because it was a male.

I don�t hate men, I hate the patriarchy, what men, and even some women, turn into, I wasn�t going to let that happen with my offspring. The chances were greater that it would with a male, it was unacceptable.

If the curse returns, I would do the exact same thing all over again.

This has to be an elaborate ruse, right?

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:04

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Amateur Saboteur: Feb 5, 2010; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

i'm the baby it's me

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:05

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

you've been had OP

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:07

Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

Moridin920 posted:

you've been had OP

drat.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:07

Robo Reagan: Feb 12, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

yes

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:07

Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

That whole website is trolling isn't it.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:19

TOILETLORD: Nov 13, 2012; by XyloJW

someone pulled a reverse asian.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:20

Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

oops, double post.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:31

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

its fake but id never want to have a girl child so id abort that, like its china

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:32

Iamblikhos: Jun 9, 2013; IRONKNUCKLE PERMA-BANNED! CHALLENGES LIBERALS TO 10-TOPIC POLITICAL DEBATE! READ HERE

Honestly, if you're okay with abortion and you're not doing it because of retarded cultural hangups, I don't see what the big deal is.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:35

Cacator: Aug 6, 2005; You're quite good at turning me on.

EXTREEEEEEEEEME PATRIARCHY! :black101:

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:35

Ages: Feb 20, 2005; Its just half the puffin juice and the puffin lives and doesnt mind. I promise!; Fun Shoe

Everything is real.

Trust no one.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:36

Hobohemian: Sep 30, 2005; by XyloJW

Redkist posted:

http://injusticestories.com/i-aborted-my-baby-because-it-was-a-boy/

This has to be an elaborate ruse, right?

Why do you think it's a ruse? Chinese people abort girls all the time, that's why the demographics are so hosed.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:36

Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

Dunno just seemed too dumb to be real to me; guess abortions based on gender are not dumb, ty GBS.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:39

Shithouse Dave: Aug 5, 2007; each post manufactured to the highest specifications

there's only one other story on the site and it's of a 410lb who was forced out of her career because nobody wanted a lady on a scooter to sell their house

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:44

Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

I know, I goofed.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:46

Sheng-Ji Yang: Mar 5, 2014

article seems like bullshit

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:48

old fat bird: Oct 27, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

articles seem like bullshit

# ? Jan 19, 2015 08:58

Korthal: May 26, 2011

#gamergate false false flag

# ? Jan 19, 2015 09:03

Ivor Biggun: Apr 30, 2003; A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula; Lipstick Apathy

Everything on the Internet is real.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 09:03

Redkist: Mar 5, 2005; Fonkay fressh!

Are you serious

# ? Jan 19, 2015 09:10

Ivor Biggun: Apr 30, 2003; A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula; Lipstick Apathy

Redkist posted:

Are you serious

Deadly.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 09:18

psyopmonkey: Nov 15, 2008; by Lowtax

Wanna see my coathanger scar?

:dance:

# ? Jan 19, 2015 09:54

Kyrie eleison: Jan 26, 2013; by Ralp

It doesn't have to be real to make its point, which is that it may as well be.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 10:19

communism bitch: Apr 24, 2009

quote:

My journey has taken me to many different places fighting for women�s rights and carrying the banner of the Feminist Movement, even to the point of eschewing a career.

op you managed to read past this without realising its a loving fakepost? whatre you clinically retarded or something? are you a loving diiot? op? whats wrong with u

# ? Jan 19, 2015 10:49

Richardanator: May 8, 2006; Mmmm.....

Oberleutnant posted:

op you managed to read past this without realising its a loving fakepost? whatre you clinically retarded or something? are you a loving diiot? op? whats wrong with u

# ? Jan 19, 2015 10:56

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

The thing that pisses me off the most is that she flew first class/business and is mad she had to move back. The struggle is real :fuckoff:

# ? Jan 19, 2015 11:06

tote up a bags: Jun 8, 2006; die stoats die

how is patriarchy even a thing when men arent allowed to get pregnant because of some bullshit biological rules?

# ? Jan 19, 2015 11:39

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN: Jun 26, 2009

Oberleutnant posted:

op you managed to read past this without realising its a loving fakepost? whatre you clinically retarded or something? are you a loving diiot? op? whats wrong with u

# ? Jan 19, 2015 12:51

Lil Bit O Vitriol: Jan 10, 2010

Stoat posted:

how is patriarchy even a thing when men arent allowed to get pregnant because of some bullshit biological rules?

yes, because only women have vaginas, right? loving bigot

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:24

Rapman the Cook: Aug 24, 2013; by Ralp

Like anyone is going to read that if they dont have an unused vagina full of spiderwebs

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:26

trying to jack off: Dec 31, 2007

NO DONT

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:27

Torka: Jan 5, 2008

abort every single pregnancy

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:42

Mr. Pumroy: May 20, 2001

stay safe out there, males

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:44

Zeluth: May 12, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

I feel bad for females with ovarian cysts.

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:47

glowstick party tonight: Oct 4, 2003; by zen death robot

With that mother it would have never grown into a well adjusted man anyway so sounds like the right thing happened here

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:53

MY PALE GOTH SKIN: Nov 28, 2006; meow

where would she even be able to go to abort a 5 month + fetus without a doctor deeming it medically necessary and it still be called a 'procedure'

is illicit poo poo done in the back of vans 'procedures' now

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:53

haljordan: Oct 22, 2004; the corpse of god is love.

no but there are deaf parents who won't get their deaf kids a cochlear implant because DEAF CULTURE

apparently they don't consider not being able to loving hear anything a disability

# ? Jan 19, 2015 13:53

curse of flubber: Mar 12, 2007; I CAN'T HELP BUT DERAIL THREADS WITH MY VERY PRESENCE

I ALSO HAVE A CLOUD OF DEDICATED IDIOTS FOLLOWING ME SHITTING UP EVERY THREAD I POST IN

IGNORE ME AND ANY DINOSAUR THAT FIGHTS WITH ME BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T SHUT UP

haljordan posted:

no but there are deaf parents who won't get their deaf kids a cochlear implant because DEAF CULTURE

apparently they don't consider not being able to loving hear anything a disability

I think this stereotype is usually wildly overstated. The only time I've heard of it happening is from an old video of a deaf dad or something which has the ending cut off that literally states, "everything I just said was a fabrication to illustrate the awfullness of not letting my child hear"

# ? Jan 19, 2015 14:01

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

haljordan posted:

no but there are deaf parents who won't get their deaf kids a cochlear implant because DEAF CULTURE

apparently they don't consider not being able to loving hear anything a disability

Usually it's because they sounded like a robot loving a fax modem and not something that you can learn proficient speech through.

They're getting better now though, and all music sounds :black101:

as gently caress through the old 4 channel ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpKKYBkJ9Hw

Torka posted:

abort every single pregnancy

this would solve a lot of problems in time

# ? Jan 19, 2015 14:07

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