Comments on: A Matter of Choice http://www.imperfectwomen.com/a-matter-of-choice/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:25:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SadStateofAffairs http://www.imperfectwomen.com/a-matter-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-9898 SadStateofAffairs Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:09:44 +0000 http://www.imperfectwomen.com/?p=6388#comment-9898 I agree Jennie. If Tim Tebow had not come out a big football star - not that I think that is the height of success by any means, look at OJ - would that mean that Mama Tebow made the WRONG decision? What if he came out mentally damaged, in a wheelchair, or she went into a coma from the birth and died- would you then work backwards to making her decision to have a child wrong? There is something wrong with looking back after you have an adult to pat yourself on the back or validate a decision you made 25 years ago, or to second guess it - that's the point - the logic is not there. We all make a decision in our private heart to have or not have a child. Let it stay there. I dont think everyone who has a million dollars and something to spout needs to have access to the Super Bowl either. It should not be a pulpit but if it's to be a pulpit then let it not be a pulpit only for the Christian right, why NOT have a gay ad, it's just another personal choice we can rub people's nose in. Oh well at least it was 30 seconds the beer companies weren't drumming it into us how sexy it is to drink beer. Right! I agree Jennie. If Tim Tebow had not come out a big football star – not that I think that is the height of success by any means, look at OJ – would that mean that Mama Tebow made the WRONG decision? What if he came out mentally damaged, in a wheelchair, or she went into a coma from the birth and died- would you then work backwards to making her decision to have a child wrong? There is something wrong with looking back after you have an adult to pat yourself on the back or validate a decision you made 25 years ago, or to second guess it – that’s the point – the logic is not there. We all make a decision in our private heart to have or not have a child. Let it stay there.
I dont think everyone who has a million dollars and something to spout needs to have access to the Super Bowl either. It should not be a pulpit but if it’s to be a pulpit then let it not be a pulpit only for the Christian right, why NOT have a gay ad, it’s just another personal choice we can rub people’s nose in.
Oh well at least it was 30 seconds the beer companies weren’t drumming it into us how sexy it is to drink beer. Right!

]]> By: Anya@IW http://www.imperfectwomen.com/a-matter-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-9895 Anya@IW Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:32:52 +0000 http://www.imperfectwomen.com/?p=6388#comment-9895 <em>What those groups did is give Focus on the Family alot of free advertising! - Holly After seeing the ad, I find the uproar utterly ridiculous. - Samantha </em> Very very true. Some of the players (Allred comes readily to mind) will do <em>anything</em> for publicity, however. The only thing that was a little weird for me was that the tackle of Mrs. Tebow came on right after the tackling that occured in the Snickers ad with Betty White! Holly, I can't believe some folks are trying to spin the commercial into something more. Geez. That is pathetic IMO. Eileen, very nicely said. I couldn't have said it better. What those groups did is give Focus on the Family alot of free advertising! – Holly

After seeing the ad, I find the uproar utterly ridiculous. – Samantha

Very very true. Some of the players (Allred comes readily to mind) will do anything for publicity, however.

The only thing that was a little weird for me was that the tackle of Mrs. Tebow came on right after the tackling that occured in the Snickers ad with Betty White! Holly, I can’t believe some folks are trying to spin the commercial into something more. Geez. That is pathetic IMO.

Eileen, very nicely said. I couldn’t have said it better.

]]> By: Samantha@IW http://www.imperfectwomen.com/a-matter-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-9890 Samantha@IW Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:12 +0000 http://www.imperfectwomen.com/?p=6388#comment-9890 After seeing the ad, I find the uproar utterly ridiculous. War, A zillion dollar national debt ((thats the actual number, I checked), killer bees, and swine flu, but this is what we get up in arms about? Please, must've been a slow week in the media. After seeing the ad, I find the uproar utterly ridiculous. War, A zillion dollar national debt ((thats the actual number, I checked), killer bees, and swine flu, but this is what we get up in arms about? Please, must’ve been a slow week in the media.

]]> By: Eileen http://www.imperfectwomen.com/a-matter-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-9885 Eileen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:26 +0000 http://www.imperfectwomen.com/?p=6388#comment-9885 I didn't see the ad but my husband had much the same reaction as Holly - "That's it? That's what all the controversy was about?" I have no problem with the ad, nor do I have a problem with any pro-choice or pro-life ads, in fact, pro-life is a choice, it's just a very different choice from abortion, but it's still a choice and I see no problem with it being celebrated and touted just as much as the abortion choice that is always championed by so many women. I look at it much the same as I do 'end of life' issues, it's a matter of personal choice based on personal beliefs. I will not step on your free will, do not step on mine. One thing I agree very much with Jennie that she said: "The other thing I wondered about was the implication that Mrs. Tebow's choice was the correct one because she has this healthy, successful son." I personally would like to see ALL pro-life choices celebrated, 'normal' births, disabilities, abortion survivors (those who survived due to acts on the part of nurses and/or doctors, or mothers that change their mind after seeing that the baby survived the abortion, etc.), my personal belief is that all life should be celebrated in this manner. I'm sure there are many mothers who chose life when faced with a similar decision as Mrs. Tebow, they did not deliver such healthy babies that went on to such success, and they still celebrate their decision anyway. In fact, I know a few. But this particular ad was about THEIR story, and we have no way of knowing that Mrs. Tebow would not be celebrating her son even if he was not this healthy, successful son. God Bless every woman and man faced with this difficult choice. I didn’t see the ad but my husband had much the same reaction as Holly – “That’s it? That’s what all the controversy was about?”

I have no problem with the ad, nor do I have a problem with any pro-choice or pro-life ads, in fact, pro-life is a choice, it’s just a very different choice from abortion, but it’s still a choice and I see no problem with it being celebrated and touted just as much as the abortion choice that is always championed by so many women.
I look at it much the same as I do ‘end of life’ issues, it’s a matter of personal choice based on personal beliefs. I will not step on your free will, do not step on mine.

One thing I agree very much with Jennie that she said:
“The other thing I wondered about was the implication that Mrs. Tebow’s choice was the correct one because she has this healthy, successful son.”

I personally would like to see ALL pro-life choices celebrated, ‘normal’ births, disabilities, abortion survivors (those who survived due to acts on the part of nurses and/or doctors, or mothers that change their mind after seeing that the baby survived the abortion, etc.), my personal belief is that all life should be celebrated in this manner. I’m sure there are many mothers who chose life when faced with a similar decision as Mrs. Tebow, they did not deliver such healthy babies that went on to such success, and they still celebrate their decision anyway. In fact, I know a few. But this particular ad was about THEIR story, and we have no way of knowing that Mrs. Tebow would not be celebrating her son even if he was not this healthy, successful son.

God Bless every woman and man faced with this difficult choice.

]]> By: Holly http://www.imperfectwomen.com/a-matter-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-9883 Holly Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:47:03 +0000 http://www.imperfectwomen.com/?p=6388#comment-9883 I watched the Tim Tebow commerical expecting some "preachy" anti abortion, pro-life, controversial ad! When it was over both my husband and I said: "that's it"! If it wasn't for Gloria Allred,Planned Parenthood, NOW, and the media, I wouldn't have known what the commericial was about. What those groups did is give Focus on the Family alot of free advertising! I was reading the comments on the Huffington Post last night and since the ad was so mild,they have a new problem with the Tebows and Focus on the Family: the ad promotes violence against women and Focus on the Family condones violence against women! All this based on the fact that Tim Tebow had his Mom in a "headlock" and he "knocked her down". Seriously, are these people for real? It was a commercial and it was a joke. I watched the Tim Tebow commerical expecting some “preachy” anti abortion, pro-life, controversial ad! When it was over both my husband and I said: “that’s it”! If it wasn’t for Gloria Allred,Planned Parenthood, NOW, and the media, I wouldn’t have known what the commericial was about. What those groups did is give Focus on the Family alot of free advertising!
I was reading the comments on the Huffington Post last night and since the ad was so mild,they have a new problem with the Tebows and Focus on the Family: the ad promotes violence against women and Focus on the Family condones violence against women! All this based on the fact that Tim Tebow had his Mom in a “headlock” and he “knocked her down”.
Seriously, are these people for real? It was a commercial and it was a joke.

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