Original link: https://www.after27.me/blog/may-2022-recap
The title was changed this month, because the monthly review is actually far away from pure bookkeeping. The spending in May is like a microcosm of news. Although there are three long-distance and one roadtrip that is not very far this month (and my sisters from her hometown went to the “Holland” Tulip Festival in Michigan), the impression is that for the first time, the oil money exceeds the food. I took a deep breath when I saw that the gas money could exceed 400 knives. Inflation has made family members who have lived alone for three years and always eat out also become keen on cooking and realize the health and benefits of cooking by themselves. It is silver lining! Another benefit is that the rewards for Product Tube and secret shopper are also much higher.
At the beginning of the month, I saw that the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade draft and my mood fell to the bottom. My mind was full of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and the situation of women being forced to return to their families after the official establishment of Gilead. The next morning, I swiped the local reddit to the protest gathering in the urban area that evening. I left I’ll be there to set a flag for myself, and hurried off after work. Only attended a Pride Parade and an Anti AAPI hate rally in the current city with a friend’s Asian organization. Although he still had no companions, he went without hesitation. What I was thinking at the time was the phrase “work hard like a bad guy” said by Lao Luo – the year after year obstruction of the anti-abortion organizations behind the overturning draft in front of the planned parenthood, the cheering of fanatics at the intersection near the mall on weekends regardless of the weather, those From time to time, the car chirping and Trump’s justice are named, and the news and news of these years are lingering like a montage. On the first day, I was in a hurry and brought nothing with me. Later, the organizers of the local Democratic Socialists gave me some of the signs they had made, and I stood at the front of the sidewalk holding the signs. Although the inconspicuous word “Socialists” on the poster made me a little nervous as the only Asian person present, I still felt a surge of excitement whenever a car horn echoed us. An aunt of an organization also took the initiative to talk to me, because her husband happened to be the adjunct of our school and suddenly got closer. Because sister-in-law is from rural Guangdong, she also has some understanding of the current situation in China. We talked about the one-child policy, the Shanghai epidemic at the time, and Xi Jinping’s motivations. It was rare to have such an in-depth dialogue with the locals in the central and western regions (usually, I do a lot of unilateral science research). For the first time selfishly, I realized that protesting—just standing there and shouting out what I believed in—was so helpful to political depression. It was such a soothing experience to be physically close to people who had the same thoughts on an issue, to see them, and to have a dialogue with them. In fact, I was a little scared when I saw the local news station filming. I was worried about being seen by my colleagues, and I was also afraid of being left with photos. Maybe it was because of the mask, or maybe it was because the reality had left me no room for fear, or He stayed in the front row until the end.
Holland, MI
The next day the same organization and planned parenthood continued to protest in front of the courthouse where I got the marriage license, and I went too. After the first day of practice, I became more familiar with the road, printed slogans, and shouted slogans louder.
The third was a large nationwide protest on May 14. For the first time, the downtown plaza was crowded with people, men, women, transgender people, the elderly, children, whites, blacks and Asians. (To be honest, compared to the AAPI rally, there are very few.) In addition to Atwood’s slogan this time, Xuzhou Chained Mother was written on the back. It is probably useless, but even if one more person knows about her existence, It’s worth it. In the crowd, the picture of an old man of the same age as his grandmother and a child who can’t speak in the same frame has a power of inheritance. Regardless of whether you will have children or not, you still want to do everything you can to make the world get worse a little slower.
Other Voices | MY BODY MY CHOICE
Other Voices | MY BODY MY CHOICE
Other Voices | MY BODY MY CHOICE
Looking back now, was my idea of putting an IUD affected by the Heartbeat Act that was almost passed in my state last year. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the abortion window here would be further tightened to six weeks. If they succeed, what’s next? Make it a crime to place birth control devices ? Or let same-sex marriage be a short-lived thing?
After the baptism of these underworld news in 2022, the child is determined to not want to have a baby for the time being. This month, he adopted a little ferret, Lily, who was born last Christmas. Fortunately, after just a week, she got along well with Mui (after all, Mui is a Lu snake ferret who is always beaten by girls of the same age, but has the courage to bite XD)! Looking forward to the future life with this sweetheart.
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