To me, the concept of mother and child is one of negative based association. Now I'm not demoralizing the process of conception, production and raising offspring. But rather how it relates to me, as a woman. In an age where we-as a society-are becoming much more acceptable and open to new ideas and perspectives, then why is it that, as a member of the female sex, that society presumes that I will have children of my own before I fall to " reproductive expiration".
This still a subtle objectification, that a women's body/reproductive system, is nothing more, than an non-stop incubator or production line, with a glass of milk and two raw eggs floating in the liquid most associated with motherhood. Neatly perched on a side table, labelled "the female mind".
And when I say that "I don't want to have children" that statement, results in me being an immediate target of aggressive criticism, from those who have-or who are expecting. Noting that not everyone one, reacts in such an unpleasant manner, the tolerant and open amongst us, understand that not everyone-capable of carrying offspring-wants to have children-and more importantly-that is perfectly acceptable and absolutely okay.
I would like to remark that I am most defiantly not a "Social Justice Warrior" or the foul stereotype that a modern feminist is a creature that demands female superiority. Feminism-to me-is about wanting equal rights, representation and treatment. Both in-and out-of the art world. No double standards or discrimination.
Giving myself a chance to defend my statement and my gender, my reasons for not wanting children are that we already have an overpopulation issue on this planet of ours. When members of our race no longer become of any good use, we toss them aside, swiftly make some more and neglect to acknowledge the elder generation existence altogether. Also considering, that reproduction isn't compulsive-after all, we aren't going through a second Bubonic Plague(!)
Additional reasons such as my sexual orientation, personal experiences, exist, but I feel that those reasons are too personal to document to complete strangers, after all...I am a private and introverted individual. Just because we house milk and eggs, doesn't mean we want to bake.
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