Re: AMC -- The Politics of Language

>Aisling Willow Grey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



>
>Rape is an act perpetrated by a man; abortion is an act 
>perpetrated/decided upon by a woman.
>
>Interesting how none of TPTB at ABC Daytime have any qualms about 
>throwing the word "rape" around in front of frail, weak, damaged Bianca, 
>yet the word "abortion" seems to make them quake in their shoes.
>

They're scaredy-cats. They don't want to deal with the letters they'll get.
They probably feel that women will hear the word "abortion" and say, "hey, I'm
gonna go have me an abortion today!!", whereas they wouldn't when they hear the
word rape. ABC are cowards.