Childfree Genius
6 12 2006Here are a couple of interesting links that tie in very nicely with my article on the Fertility Industry. By Nina Paley they were passed on to me by Carisa, with whom I have to agree that Nina’s work is real genius. I have never seen movies quite as good as these before.
Of the two, this one is my favourite – brilliant and so very on target:
http://www.vhemt.org/fertco.mov
And here is another great one, called The Stork (which was actually shown at the Museum of Modern Art according to Nina’s blog):
http://clusterfunction.com/video/ninapaleydotcom/Stork/StorkFinalSorensen.mov
Quoting Carisa “They make you want to laugh, but cry at the same time due to being so spot on.” Having seen them, I could not agree more!
See them for yourself. Enjoy. And thanks Carisa for passing on these great childfree links! I’m bookmarking this one.
Those vids were great! “The Stork” was especially moving, and made a good point. Personally, though my wife and I are childfree, I have nothing against couples having one or two kids. What I AM against are people who seem to want a boatload of screaming upchuckers! That is what’s helping to ruin the planet. Sometimes, I just want to say to those couples “Don’t you realize that is quality, not quantity, that matters?!”
Of course, some people have no business having any kids… but that’s another discusson for another time.
She’s done it again - that is brilliant. While I agree we shouldn’t have anything ‘against’ having one or two kids, it does give one pause to see couples spending tens of thousands of dollars on fertility treatment when there are so many children out there who need homes. It is an urge I will never understand.