A California woman pushes back when a commenter leaves an ignorant question, “Do you plan to have kids?” The question reads, “I’ve seen it as a talking point about how moral or ‘right’ it is to have kids knowing they have a decent risk at having a disability.” She argues that it is not a moral issue, but a case of “eugenics” thinking.
The California woman gives a hypothetical situation, “Let’s say the entire world is full of people that look like me, but we were still sometimes popping out six-foot babies.” In the scenario posed, everything in the world is “made for short people.” Would people still question whether it is morally right to have a child if that child could have predisposed problems from being too tall? The only reason it’s considered a moral issue is that those who look like her aren’t the majority.
The California woman personally believes that the question asked is coming from a “very big place of ignorance.” Her height doesn’t take away from her being able-bodied, nor does it mean she is not able-minded. She expresses frustration at people assuming that she isn’t thriving due to how she looks. Nothing is certain in life, and even an “average-statured baby” could become paralyzed after an accident. Therefore, it would be disabled.
California Woman Sparks Conversation
Disguising it as something morally right or wrong doesn’t take away from the larger conversation regarding eugenics. Anything could happen thanks to genetic mutations. The California woman wants it clear: “My having kids is not a moral issue.” The core issue is not whether or not someone disabled should have kids, but how those children are treated. She delves deeper into the topic in a follow-up video. While surgeries can suck, what’s worse is being “treated less than human.”
Her statements have caught attention as she bluntly calls out the bullying behavior of anyone ‘different’ and many have applauded her for it. One commenter says, “You were way too nice, but made your point very effectively.” Another expresses a sense of commonality: “I’m sick of the world today from comments thrown my way, and your video helped me not feel alone.”
Others have cheered her, calling out the “abhorrent” behavior that comes with eugenics and ableism. Another points out that despite what people may believe, “the policing of disabled people having kids really shows how much casual eugenics is [still] present.”
