Bleeding heart libertarian. Pro-life. Feminist. Anti-war. Pro-LGBTQ. Autistic. Goth/alternative. Christo-Pagan. Witch. Yes, it happens.
Friday, June 14, 2019
How "Praise Abort" strengthened my pro-life views
Like I promised in my last post, here are my thoughts about "Praise Abort."
For those of you don't know, "Praise Abort" is a song from Lindemann's "Skills in Pills" album. I am also a huge fan of Till Lindemann's work. I actually found out about this song shortly after I became obsessed with Rammstein. Finding out my favorite artists are pro-choice (or pro-abortion) is nothing new. I listen to a lot of riot grrrl and other feminist musicians, but rarely have they come out with songs that actually glorify abortion.
Out of curiosity, I decided to look up the lyrics to the song. What's interesting is that "Praise Abort" (unintentionally) proves a point I've been trying to make for a long time: abortion is a tool of the patriarchy. The lyrics are basically saying "I like having sex without protection, but children have ruined my life, so abortion is good for me." That is not the pro-woman message that the pro-choice movement claims to send. It's extremely anti-woman, in fact. So in a way, that song actually strengthened my pro-life views. I even wrote a pro-life song in response to it, which I will post later.
I also learned that "Praise Abort" is not what Till actually thinks, but rather a character study. This is not to say he's pro-life or anything, but he really loves his kids. Actually, at the end of the music video, he shows affection for the baby pig, which contradicts the whole "I hate my kids" message the song seems to have.
So... yeah. That's why I don't hate Till Lindemann for writing that song.
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