A Person’s a Person No Matter How Much She Wants To Make Decisions About Her Own Body

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Typical Weekend 4

Once again, today’s strip is based on a true story… about 5 hours old. 

On the way to see Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who, Jennifer called me to warn me that some anti-choice folks hanging out in front of the Metreon tricking people into taking fliers. Apparently this is going to be a thing. These people were all wearing Horton Hears a Who t-shirts and were asking people, “Would you like a flier about Horton Hears a Who?” She’d already been in a confrontation with at least one anti-choice volunteer.

Armed with my new web-enabled phone, Jen, Jacob and I stood nearby and discussed very loudly that Dr. Seuss and his widow object to the anti-choice interpretation of the story and asked questions like “Is a person a person no matter how gay?” At one point we heard one of the girls using the “would you like a flier about this movie” line and we loudly said to all who could hear, “that’s not what those fliers are about!”

Anti-choice Activists Outside 'Horton Hears a Who'

Anti-choice Activists Outside 'Horton Hears a Who'

I’d love to hear other people’s stories encountering anti-choice zealots outside a children’s movie. If I’m seeing them in downtown San Francisco, surely there must people people in other communities having fun with these folks.

Filed under: movies, politics, webcomic by Jere Keys

3 Responses to “A Person’s a Person No Matter How Much She Wants To Make Decisions About Her Own Body”

  1. alwaysmadjennifer, on March 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm Said:

    A person’s a person, except for when they’re already born without good prenatal care, health insurance, or education. Then those tiny little people can go f#%k themselves.

    If Christians simply played the numbers, they would realize that they could help more ‘whos’ by not voting in religious zealots who don’t give a shit about poor children.

    Alright, it’s bedtime and now I’m angry.
    Allow me to point out how incredibly greek I look in this comic.

    Aside from the irritating brainwash victims, the afternoon was delightful. Thanks to Katie:

  2. alwaysmadjennifer, on March 24th, 2008 at 11:25 pm Said:

    Sorry, here’s the link:

  3. Blind Prophecy » Movie Review: Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, on March 24th, 2008 at 11:51 pm Said:

    [...] Hears a Who! in three quick points. Unlike Alexia and Jayne, I quite enjoyed the movie (despite the anti-choice demonstrators trying to ruin it). This might be a movie more fun for adults. Here are the top three reasons I enjoyed the [...]

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