Drive-By Thoughts: Militantly Childfree
I almost don’t even know what to think when confronted by the term, “militantly childfree.” It’s just so ridiculous. All being childfree means is that individual does not want children, and thus chooses to never have them. How is it even possible to be militant about that? Do I stomp my feet while taking my birth control? Glare meaningfully at random children while buying condoms at the corner store? What?
Posted on 2012/04/16, in childfree, Drive-By Thoughts, Feminism, Humor, Prochoice, Sexism and tagged childfree, pro-choice, prochoice. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
Well, we’re “militant” because we actually have the “audacity” to say “We don’t want children in our lives,” and all those poor parents take offense that we don’t care about their precious rays of sunshine who are running roughshod all over the restaurant where we’re trying to eat a meal.
LOL I think you’ve hit the nail on the head.
Over the last year or so, I seem to get less “bingoed” about being child-free. I think that now I’m in my late 30′s, people might actually be realising I’m not changing my mind!
However, the latest thing is that I “go on” about it or that I’m “militant” about it. How? Because I answer the ‘do you want children’ question honestly? Or because people can’t handle a woman who is different to them?
I don’t “go on”, nor would I regard myself as “militant”. How is the occasional child-free post on my facebook or twitter account “going-on” when a Mum or Dad will quite happily post a million photos of their children. How is it different?
I don’t really care, I might just give it some thought when I get my next lie-in: Mmm, tomorrow.
Obviously, as someone who is childfree, you’re not supposed to be happy or assertive about it.
“Militant” childfree people, like “militant” gay people and “militant” atheists are the ones who have the audacity to speak up for themselves.