Jezebel, The 'Mainstream' of Feminism
Feminism isn't just a brutal philosophy for millions of unborn
children. It's brutal on the Internet. Take the website Jezebel.com, a
reference to the prophetess in the Book of Revelation who was "teaching
and beguiling my servants to practice immorality."
This summer, a Catholic priest in Gainesville, Virginia took to
Facebook to help find an adoptive home for an unborn child with Down
syndrome. It spurred a little press boomlet when hundreds of people
called or e-mailed the church, volunteering to raise the child.
But Katie J.M. Baker of Jezebel thought this story was disgusting.
"So many mistreated babies and kids with Downs live terrible lives,"
Baker wrote. "Instead of throwing resources at a nonviable fetus, why
can't the church help children with Down syndrome who are already alive?
Because anti-abortion folks care more about fetuses with fairytale
narratives than actual babies."
Two days after this putrid piece, Planned Parenthood honored Baker with
a "Maggie Award" for her "ongoing original coverage of reproductive
health news and legislation." Now Baker has been hired by the folks that
currently own Newsweek, prompting her to write a departure blog
headlined "Goodbye to the Coven."
The jaw drops. This was an actual baby, not a doomed
"non-viable fetus." Most people who say "Downs kids live terrible lives"
are making excuses as they kill them.
This Down-syndrome dissing was just another day at the office for the
Jezebel coven. They've also mocked women obsessed over when to choose
pregnancy by offering instead, "When's the Best Age to Have an
Abortion?" How about under 18? "Well, duh. This one's a no-brainer." At
30? "If you saved up a little, you could probably afford a designer
abortion. A Marc Jacobs abortion, in teal."
For feminists, any age is perfect.
Now this website has been transformed into a book, "The Book of
Jezebel," a snark-loaded feminist encyclopedia. It can be repetitive.
The condom is "a must-have accessory for protection against two
potentially life-threatening conditions: AIDS (among other STIs) and
babies."
You read that sentence correctly.
"Children" are defined as "the side effect of sex," and "nephew, niece"
is defined as "child of a sibling, a partner's sibling, or a dear
friend. They work well as both practice kids and as reminders to use
birth control." A "zygote" is "too young to be a slut, so way more
entitled to civil rights than you are."
The Jezebel entry for "misogyny" is "Exemplified by God, Aristotle,
Phyllis Schlafly, Rush Limbaugh, The Republican Party, Allen West."
