#profitsoverpeople

". . .year after year I’ve grown tired of discourses that appeal to selfishness or economic reasons (which tend to be the same…) with the purpose of achieving what’s healthy or what’s ethically correct or what’ just (which tend to be the same…). From philosopher John Rawls (current touchstone of liberal / social democratic political theory) and his 'veil of ignorance' to Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley and her defence of the environment."

New article for Miista. You can read it here.

DO I OWN MY BODY?

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"In this context, mottos in defence, for example, of abortion rights can end up serving purposes undesired by some/many of those who have used them in the first place. If taken as ownership statements, they reinforce the image of the body as something potentially marketable, which would appal prostitution abolitionists and anti-surrogacy activists. My body, my choice… (Just to be clear, I’m not taking stands on these specific practices today. There’ll be time for that…) Using the mainstream imagery, then, can result in paradoxical situations."

New article for Miista: https://miista.com/do-i-own-my-body/