My dad has sure taken the patriarchy to heart

My father is conservative with a Capital C. He almost sounds like a parody sometimes. But, through his insanity, he has instilled in my siblings a fear of being political and of having a dissenting voice. My sister would actively challenge him, but she is a moderate of the 'I don't want to care' persuasion. My brother hates to get involved. Both fear that I will follow in his footsteps.
But what they don't understand is that my behaviour signaled that I will NOT be my father. Hard as it is, I like to listen to the opposing view. I try to see the points others have. And in doing that, I am a better politico than my father. The behaviour that I exibit that proves that is how I don't talk about it. I avoid political discussions at home. I try to not bai him into a discussion. Sometimes we can have wonderful discussions. Most of the time it denegrates into Liberal Blaming and Atheist hatred.
I will always remember how pissed he was when my mother got a full time job. How he tried to chase away her first friends she made. How he would tell us in front of her how 'being a mother is the most important job a woman can have'. How he encourages her to quit. How he insults her because she wasn't perfect.
How does he expect us to react? How does he expect us to look at this broken marriage? Does he think we'll seek out a domineering man so we can raise our children in fear? Does he really think we will give up jobs to make ourselves dependant on a man who we may not really know until we marry him?
My father made me a feminist. I have always known something was wrong. I have envied people who's parents have divorced. And I have resisted the controlling arm of the patriarchy the entire way.

Feminist at a Catholic School- Or why I feel kind of bad for accepting their money

I got a $15,000 dollar scholarship to a private Catholic college. I've always felt a little conflicted about that. I chose to go to a school that would not support my right to choose- even if the lay Catholics ignore their prohibitions against birthcontrol and such. But, I got good vibes from the school. Its affiliated with the United Nations. It has a service trip to Guatemala. Required community service. But things like this make me wish that I had chosen a 'liberal commie school'*

Amnesty International has confirmed its controversial decision to back abortion in some circumstances, replacing its previous policy of neutrality.

I did research on Amnesty for a school team- and frankly, its about time. Reproduction and sexuality is just as big of a tool for oppression as waterboarding and forced slavery. Most of the kids in my new school will probably love this. But the priests?

Christian organisations, including the Roman Catholic Church, have threatened to withdraw support from the group.

Why? Because its one less soul to convert? One less baby that dies to bury? Will one extra suffering child and scarred mother earn you more points with the Big Guy? In some places, still borns are considered LUCKY. Why do numbers matter? Wouldn't you rather have strong, healthy faithful instead of the dead? Oh well.

My Dad

My father is a White Conservative Republican Cop/Military Officer. That's right all of that. He went to VMI. He's a Dittohead. A supporter of Savage. AND he listens to Laura_Schlessinger. A woman who tells women to just lie there and let their husbands pump away as a way to prevent 'broken homes' and 'drug addict children'. She's a hypocrite. And my father bought a book by her for my mother for Christmas one year. 'The proper Care and Feeding of Husbands' because, of course, relationship problems are ONLY the woman's fault. Not the fault of a passive aggressive asshole of a husband.
I think that's partially why I am a feminist, and why I want to be childfree. I've seen a crappy relationship. And I've recognized some of my Dad's qualities and my Mother's personality quirks that would make life hell for any kids I would have if I were married. My parents really should have gotten divorced a long time ago. But my Mother thinks it'd be best for my brother, sister and I if they stayed together. Its a marriage of convenience- my mother makes considerably less than my father. He's also said that he would only pay 100 dollars a month in child support. How sick is that?
Another reason is my highschool. The most liberal school in Las Vegas. I spent years having my ideas challenged, and I grew up. I am really truly greatful for them. Otherwise, I would not be th person I am today, nor would I have the friends I have.

My new blog, my new life

I am a liberal feminist. In 3 weeks, I will become a liberal feminist College Student- on the campus of a Catholic University. Now, that may sound weird, but, well, I feel that having to go to a Planned Parenthood in Newark is a minor inconvience in comparison to the $45,000 dollar loan I would have had to take to go to another school.