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[boston bean]

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I'm a feminist, I'm a liberal, I am pro choice.

On DU we use community standards to influence what is acceptable here on DU. The admins also enforce TOS to make sure we aren't trolled or make the place a welcoming place for rw trolls and right wing talking points. For as long as I've been here this DU was a place for like minded individuals, regarding the values we hold dear as democrats, liberals and progressives. Even though we find very spirited debates on how to reach those goals, I have always felt there were standards on what could be advocated for on DU. That certain beliefs against very common beliefs democrats hold dear we're not welcome, and some things are just not debatable. There were fundamental beliefs that were always there, I've felt at home, more or less.

In light of the above and how this community polices itself, more or less, I want to bring this ATA post. It has rocked me to the core and has for the first time made me think that I really might not be able to continue posting on DU. I am not trying to pick a fight with admin, my hope is that maybe if enough of DU spoke up about this we might be able to get admin to see it a different way and I can feel comfortable here again.

There were some postings by persons who were anti choice. Not just not believing that abortion wasn't a choice for them, but that it should not be a choice for any woman. This prompted a question in ATA. Please see the question and admins response here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12593891

Knowing that the OVERWHELMING majority here on DU believes in a woman's right to choose, I respectfully request that you post here in this thread that those right wing anti choice viewpoints should not be welcome here. I am hoping this thread will remain respectful and hopefully get admin, to revisit their answer. In that anti choice view points are as abhorrent as anti gay marriage and racist view points. There is no respectful way to voice those thoughts and the same goes for anti choice rhetoric.