THE GURGLING COD: Happy International Women's Day!

The Cod's late father was a pacesetter in celebrating this holiday, sending an email to all the women in his contacts w/ a message for the day. Times change, and sadly, the Autocrat of the Dinner Table is not here to see them, though I am glad he does not have to see people still fighting for things his mom fought for. With Margaret Sanger. Before television was invented. Around the time people realized lobsters were safe to eat. So, with that in mind, it is a pleasure to share this:

International Slutty Women's Day: A Story in GIFs

Posted by Ann on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 03:28

The year was 2012. Women were basically just hanging out.

You know, doing lady stuff.

We'd gotten used to the fact that, for decades, people have been trying to tell us what to do.

That we should pay attention to our ticking biological clocks, lest we become dried-up old spinsters.

That we should/shouldn't/should settle and marry a dude who sucks.

That we're a drag on society if we choose to have babies without marrying, but that abortion is objectively wrong (well, except in cases when some dudes say it isn't), so we can't choose if and when and how to have one. You know, for our own protection.

That we were asking for it.

This is just an unending onslaught of bullshit! It is so tired. I mean, how many times do we have to remind you to get your laws—and sometimes your actual hands—off our bodies?

And now, the latest: that we're sluts if we use birth control?!

Let's reiterate: Now we're sluts if we don't have abortions? Apparently this term applies to anyone with a

Wait, what?

This makes us want to hurl.

Or maybe just drink copious amounts of boxed wine.

But the thing is, we're pretty used to fighting these battles. We see your side-eye when we buy Plan B.

We've driven our friends across state lines so they can get an abortion without your stupid 24-hour waiting period.

We've footed the bill for not only our own birth control pills, but for the backup box of condoms. Now you want to make it even harder to get contraception? We are over it.