crazy idea vol. 1

so i am constantly coming up with ideas for various things that i am in no position to really make happen at this point. mostly they just keep my constantly racing mind from being bored. so here is one ...

compliation cd of songs about reproductive rights.

i know, i know. i'm a dork. but it was all inspired by ... myself. i recently finished a song sorta about my experience escorting at the hope clinic in illinois. it fucking rocks too but that's besides the point.

the comp would not be a bullshit rock against bush (actually i like those cds but ..). i'm talking lyrical content about the subject. perhaps it could spawn into a larger comps for change series but that rips of another idea's name i'll talk about later ...

anyway, i think it'd be cool. prooceeds could benefit orgs like naral, planned parenthood, or better yet, abortion access funds.

so in thinking about writting this post i did a little search for pro-choice songs.

my own first thoughts were these:

operation rescue - bad religion
ani difranco - i wasn't sure which song but i was 100% sure she had at least one song about abortion

and that was pretty much it. but here's a list i've compiled. many of the artists i don't even know and some of the songs i'd forgotten about. so here you go - a list of pro-choice songs about abortions:

bodies - the sex pistols
(who definitley DID NOT invent punk rock and are essentially the backstreet boys of punk but ... that doesn't take away from the fact that they wrote a song about abortion ... although due to this song, some douche listed them on a top 50 list of conservative rock songs which is just a bit wierd and laugable. here's the article if you are interested: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE=)
EDIT: the song is NOT pro-choice. lyrics here. fucking assholes.

brick - ben folds

the lost woman; birmingham - ani difranco

sally's pigeon - cyndi lauper

9 month blues; the judge's chair - peggy seeger

fight back; why oh why - holly near

behind the wall - try chapman

some boys; the boy/girl rap - alix dobkin

breaking silence - janis ian
(incidentally this is also the name of a character in mean girls ... is it sad that i know that? probably ...)

car with no brakes - erica wheeler

testimony - ferron

will the fetus be aborted? - dead kennedys
(oh jello ... how i love you ...)

what's it like - everlast

mary & child - born against

femme fatale - diggable planets

prodigal daughter - michelle shocked

sister, carry on - carolyn mcdad

* note: some of these were marked as "women's issues" so they might not actually be about abortion ... comment, additions, etc welcome.

hooray for me and fuck you ...

yesterday i embarked on a vast journey ... i decided to listen to bad religion's discography in its entirety. well minus 80-85 and all ages cuz that's just repeats. thus far it's going well. i'll keep you posted.

edit #1: Recipe for Hate is an awesome album and "Don't Pray for me" is an amazing song.
edit #2: I don't care what Adam says: Recipe for Hate is great and "Don't Pray ON me" is awesome. so there.

"i am the cause of all your problems ..."

so adam and i finally got our shit together and returned the netflix dvd that had been sitting in the apartment for months. yes, that's right, MONTHS. anywho, we rented the first season of 30 Days - the new tv show by Morgan Spurlock on FX. the first episode was Morgan and his lady friend (oops, now fiance) trying to live on minimum wage. now, i've read nickel and dimed. i'm aware of the issues but nonetheless the episode made me sad and pissed off. why you ask? well, even if you didn't ask, i'll tell ya ...

because these problems can be fixed. don't get me wrong. the world is complicated. many issues are too complicated to be solved by a few simple policy changes. this is not one of those issues. so here it is:

Becca's quick fix to vastly improving the lives of the working poor:

1. raise the minimum wage. duh.
2. universal health care. the vast majority of americans that declare bankrutpcy do it because of medical bills ... and that includes the middle class. americans spend double what countries with universal health care pay. and last time i check, i waited forever at the doctor's office and i'm paying his ass.

and while you are at it:
3. don't send primary caregivers on welfare back to work unless you are going to give them a choice and provide subsidized childcare.
4. provide subsidized childcare.
5. public education!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! spend money on it. NOW. this is definitley one problem that would be solved by throwing money at it.

and a couple more ...
5. stop teaching our kids abstinence-only education. it doesn't work and it puts their lives at risk and increases unwanted pregnancy.
6. stop sending non-violent offenders to prison because then they come out violent offenders and don't support their families or their community.


But Becca, you say, this will never happen because there are two many crazy conservatives and wussy liberals in politics.

Becca's quick fix to make America an actual democracy again:

1. PUBLICALLY FINANCED CAMPAIGNS. period. end of story.

and while your at it ...
congress should NEVER be able to give itself a raise. that's ridiculous. no one else does so why should our representives?

blog post numero uno ...

well here i am ... the girl sadly addicted to myspace stalking unable to fuel her addiction.

boy was i stoked to find out blogger isn't blocked at work! whoa-ho! mindless indulgence here i come ...

now i gotta debug some crap and get some lunch. i'm feeling soupish ... literally.