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Comment on In which Catherine explains the basic beliefs of our club, and perhaps comes off as rather forward by You are loved « Youth Protecting Youth

You are loved « Youth Protecting Youth — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:01:14 +0000

[...] with whom they come in contact. And so, I have a message for you from YPY, which reiterates our very first blog post, but which cannot be said [...]

Comment on On offense and harassment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:16 +0000

Great article. Nice work!

Comment on Press Release – February 7, 2012 by UVIC Student Society has temper tantrum « Stop FOI Censorship

UVIC Student Society has temper tantrum « Stop FOI Censorship — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:51:41 +0000

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Comment on Press Release – February 7, 2012 by Spring

Spring — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:31:34 +0000

Keep fighting the good fight. I am a 57 year old retired RN. I have watched the USA change since R vs W. This situation is so very sad. I viewed the poster that was removed. Ahhh, TOO much truth. We certainly can’t have THAT. Truth is on your side….our side. This fight WILL be won!!

Comment on Press Release – February 7, 2012 by Donna Finch

Donna Finch — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:20:09 +0000

It nevers ceases to amaze me…the claims of being offended by looking at a picture of an aborted baby, when that same person has no objections to that same baby being killed by abortion on demand. I guess it boils down to a guilty conscience. I would hope so, but I am probably wrong. If those whose defend abortion on demand can keep everyone ignorant of the truth about abortion, then I guess they also can continue to hide from the truth.

Comment on Press Release – February 7, 2012 by Youth Protecting Youth: Press Release – February 7, 2012 University of Victoria Pro-Life Club Censored Once Again « K2 Global Communications LLC

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:14:45 +0000

[...] Victoria B.C.-The University of Victoria Student’s Society (UVSS) Board of Directors passed two motions to publicly censure the pro-life club on campus, Youth Protecting Youth (YPY) last night, February 6th. The first motion was put forward in response to complaints stemming from an event the club held last November called “Choice” Chain and charged the students with violating the UVSS Harassment Policy. The second motion was passed in response to a poster the club put up on campus in October. As a result, YPY will be denied their ability to book public space on campus for their events and is forbidden to hold “Choice” Chain or other similar events. The club is also banned from putting up posters until a new policy is written by the UVSS to govern poster content. The board also ordered YPY to write a letter of apology to groups who were offended by the poster….FULL RELEASE HERE: University of Victoria Pro-Life Club Censored Once Again [...]

Comment on Press Release – February 7, 2012 by Anita

Anita — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:07:08 +0000

scary times for freedom in our nation

Comment on What’s in a name? by Laura

Laura — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:01:16 +0000

oh, and comparing a pregnant person to an inanimate backpack? that is insensitive and dehumanizing. it seems a strange tactic to alienate people by dehumanizing those who are able to get pregnant when trying to convince people of the personhood of fetuses. even if i were anti-abortion you certainly would have lost me with that one.

Comment on What’s in a name? by Laura

Laura — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:56:25 +0000

oh this is rich.
i agree that it’s silly to refer to a fetus as a ‘clump of cells’. we’re all clumps of cells, broadly defined.
but you must notice the irony of this post. that is, these things work both ways. why do anti-abortion folk feel the need to use euphamisms such as ‘unborn baby’ for a fetus (or embryo, zygote, blastocyst, etc.). ‘baby’ is a colloquialism for an infant, which is someone from birth to one year of age. if you’re so sure that you are on the ‘right’ side of this debate, you shouldn’t be afraid to use the accurate, medical terminology. appeals to emotion are logical fallacies that tend to strip credibility from an argument, especially one that’s on shaky ground to begin with.
they are not ‘very little babies’, they are fetuses. you may still believe that fetuses constitute human beings (i disagree, but that’s neither here nor there), but preying of people’s emotions by calling them babies reeks of desperation. it’s no better than pro-choicers who call them clumps of cells.
let us all aim for a higher quality, more accurate level of discourse and cut it with the misinformation and weak appeals to emotion.

Comment on Why “Choice” Chain? by James Doug

James Doug — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:44:26 +0000

Being correct or not is secondary to the tactics.

For example. Say it was a fact that your group was wrong and that your disturbing signs are negatively affecting specific individuals on the campus.

Confronting you violently and using physical threats would not be an appropriate tactic to get you to quiet down.

On the same note, even if Pro-choice proponents could be demonstrated as absolutely wrong, using disturbing graphic images, singling out individuals, making comments about their lack of morality, etc. would not be appropriate.

In a university setting you should be able to logically discuss the positions, and do so critically and try to remove your personal biases. Making a scene solves nothing, it just perpetuates an ongoing circle of name calling and false assumptions.

The Graphics were rude and disrespectful to the other students on campus. It was out in the public, in their faces in a high traffic area. The images made a number of people uneasy.

A respectful way to do this would have been to rent a room to hold a seminar about it, warn people that graphic images would be shown there, and have the people out on the public direct interested individuals to the seminar should the images be necessary.

Heck, do something unique. open up the opportunity for people not only to critique your approach, but to offer constructive criticism on how to improve your methods.