User blog:Mrdaimion/Serious Sam Issue 1 - Abortion

Hello, wiki. I was scrolling through the wiki's blogs out of boredom when I realized something very important: No-one ever talks about anything really serious on here. Sure, people made blogs raging about SOPA/PIPA/ACTA, and there's the occasional blog by Crystal, but over-all, everyone only ever makes blogs about silly things that are usually hardly worth mention. So, being the party-pooper I am, I decided that I should fix this and make the wiki a more depressing place for everyone.

 Welcome to “Serious Sam” (not a reference to the video game by the way; just that my real name's Sam), where I'll talk about really serious topics that no-one else does out of fear how people will react (plus, it's hard to find an excuse in a conversation to say “so, how about them racists?”). I'll share my own, personal opinions on the topics I bring up, and just because I may have a different opinion on the topic then you might have doesn't mean I don't respect your opinion- so, I hope that you extend the same courtesy to me and don't leave a comment raging about how I'm totally wrong.

 So, with that out of the way, let's begin with the first episode of an experimental blog series.

 WARNING:  Although I did crack a few (lame) jokes in the introduction to this, don't look forward to a good sense of humor ahead in this article. I'm going to try to be as completely and utterly serious as I possibly can while writing this blog, as most of the topics I'll talk about aren't things you should joke around about. So, if you're really sensitive to stuff like that, you should stop reading now. You have been warned.

 TODAY'S TOPIC: Abortion 

 Yeah, I know- I chose a real hard-hitter for my first topic. I know abortion is a touchy subject for most, but I figured this would be a good first episode because it would not only demonstrate what the series is gonna be about, but it's also something that I know I'll be able to talk a decent amount about.

 Anyway, straight to the point- I'm gonna be completely honest here, I actually support abortion (remember, I respect your opinion, you respect mine). I mean, don't get me wrong- I wouldn't encourage anyone to get abortion or anything- but I still think that it should remain an option for women. I mean, sure, it's “technically” murder- if you choose to view it that way- but a lot of the time when women get abortion, the thing is, they're way too young to have kids- for example, there's an example (that may or may not be made-up, I might have just read it in a fiction book somewhere) that a thirteen year old girl was raped by her uncle(?) and, when she tried to get an abortion because anything otherwise would be dangerous to her health and very possibly kill her, would you still consider that an “evil” thing? Made-up or not, that's still a good reason as to why I support abortion- a ton of people who get abortions are teens who made a stupid mistake and have to get one or risk the tons of health problems that come with it.

 Another reason that I, personally, support abortion is that I believe women shouldn't be left without a choice as soon as they get pregnant. Sure, them getting pregnant is all their fault- and they can always leave them at the orphanage- but they should still get some kind of choice. Like, men get the choice to run off- even if it's frowned upon (more on that topic later on)- so why shouldn't women get the option to abandon their baby as well? It's really only fair, if you ask me.

 This doesn't mean I don't see what's wrong with abortion, though- I'd have to, more or less, be really stupid to not see why people think it's bad. I mean, it's technically murder, it's only natural for a lot of people to oppose it. Hell, I'd probably hate it myself if a girl I've been with got an abortion too- but, on the same token, you have to put yourselves in the girl's shoes before you start saying they're bad people, as well. I mean, think about it- they're scared of how they'll be able to take care of the baby and how they'll deliver it, they're even more scared if they're underage, so if an opportunity comes up to avoid all that with relative ease, you'd probably take it too.

 Another down-side to abortion is the fact that... Well, to put it simply, a girl can't get one without everyone seeming to think she's an awful person and- in most cases- a whore. People never stop to consider how she might be feeling, a lot of the time they just tend to brand her as a terrible human being, never thinking of the regret she might be feeling immediately after she goes through with it (or while she's going through with it), then just move on. That's probably one of the biggest things I hate about abortion (excluding the obvious murder part)- how horribly the women are probably treated after they get one.

 In the aftermath of the abortion, I really do feel sorry for the women- not only do they have to live their life feeling like they murdered someone (which they technically did, to be fair), but everyone else will treat her awfully if they find out about it (probably- hard to say, having never technically met a girl who got an abortion). I mean, that's like treating someone like shit because they committed a minor theft before- they made one mistake, it's no reason to make their life Hell because of it. Everyone makes mistakes, theirs was just on a larger scale then most of ours.

 And also- I might as well point this out as well- as a Youtuber called TheAmazingAthiest pointed out, guys should also have more decision in the baby's fate, since girls can- and should be able to- get an abortion. I mean, sure- they can run away- but aside from that, once the baby's born, they have no control over it whatsoever. Instead, in my opinion, guys should- as TAA also said- have a decision to be able to sign something to give up all rights to the baby. They won't have to pay for the baby or anything, it'll be like an abortion for guys, in a way. However, they should also not be able to visit the kid later on- even if they change their mind, they've given up all rights to the kid, he can't see it anymore, period (unless the mother lets him). It's a good solution to the problem, would stop scared males from running from their lover- and probably regretting it for the rest of their life- and instead just doing a different solution that, while may seem like it's very similar to running from it, it reduces a lot of the tension between the parents and gets rid of a lot of the hate the mom would feel and a lot of the regret the dad would.

 Anyway, my final verdict of abortion is this: While it's still widely considered a bad thing- and understandable so- I still support it (although not with every ounce of my strength or anything), and I have pity for the women who do decide to go through with it.



 Well, that seems like a good way to end this blog- remember to leave a comment to this explaining your opinions about Abortion, whether they're to debate with mine or agree to them (once again, remember: respect my opinions and I respect yours). Until next time.