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To not understand the issue with surrogacy?

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Blackbird1234 · 30/12/2021 18:29

I've seen a few posts on some threads in this topic, from people condemning surrogacy. I don't understand why it is seen as bad, if all parties consent. Can anyone explain, please?

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Enough4me · 03/01/2022 01:50

@starcup "I'm a dick at times", well, you said it.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:47

@RedToothBrush

I think we get the message.

Starcup doesn't believe in safeguarding women and kids.

Safeguarding is extremism.

Women advocating safeguarding are extremists.

Queer theory and neoliberalism can get to fuck.

Lets talk about reproductive prostitution, human trafficking, commodification of babies, coercive control, exploitation of the poor and foreign, buying babies, the dumping of imperfect 'goods' etc etc

Cos starcup gets offended by the mere suggestion of these things.

Its almost as if, if you don't talk about them or acknowledge them they can't exist abd then surrogacy is a perfect happy ever after.

Remind me again why safeguarding is bad? Is it because it reminds the over privileged of the dark side in life and the things that their uber privilege is built upon.

We are busy tearing down statues but hell go for your fucking life about safeguarding. There really are times i dont think we have moved on from the Victorian era and learnt the lesson of genocide. At all.

Yea that’s exactly my thoughts 🤣🤣🤣 night night red.
Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:46

@Helleofabore

You really cannot post without insulting people who disagree with you it seems.

While telling us all to be respectful (oh… that’s right, I don’t deserve respect).

Why not take the time to read Lang Cleg’s posts and let us know what was so extremist about them?

Are you kidding? Pahahahahah

They were fucking banned from MN!!!!!

They don’t ban people for fun!!!

Helleofabore · 03/01/2022 01:46

If you are snidely referring to Bunny and Idontwanna and their posts, they were discussing their personal experiences in relation to adoption and separation from birth mothers.

I see your post as whataboutery again, and is trying to score points or gain ‘gotchas’ or whatever. Any other posters are free to answer, but stop taking the lack of engagement with your whataboutery post as either support for those situations or otherwise.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:43

**It keeps showing itself up on various subjects doesn't it?

Safeguarding = extremism.

For what purpose would you make that link? Who benefits? And who does not?

It sums up everything and the motives of those who do it perfectly.

No need to say more on the subject on this thread to those doing it**

I admire your administration red, but they must have been really extreme to be banned from MN?

As I say, I’m a dick at times and I’m an opinionated twat but…… ive managed to never be banned. Same for a lot of posters.

Say what you like, but MN are really good at moderating and imo if you’re banned there’s a really good reason for it!!

Enough4me · 03/01/2022 01:41

Not sure things have been that derailed though, as majority on here can see the fundamental problems with surrogacy and are in agreement. Perhaps those trying to derail felt threatened by the majority perspective.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:37

@Helleofabore

This thread is about surrogacy.

Your constant attempts to derail it probably is a very good indication that you need to start your own thread about these issues.

Well funny that that’s a few posts up a poster started a post about adoption…..

Everyone jumped in that until they didn’t wavy to hear other replies and then comes ‘start your own thread’

Of course that would be the one back…. Grin

ldontWanna · 03/01/2022 01:37

@Starcup don't quite get how you ended up making that argument, but in my opinion(personal and where I work) SS don't actually remove enough children regardless if they're living in squalor, fairly ok or middle class. I also don't judge a parent's suitability based on their income or job. I know and understand why it doesn't happen as often as it should(which doesn't make it right) but that's yet another discussion for another thread.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:33

@Helleofabore

My disgruntlement is with those that think smackheads, :abusive/shit parents (or those than can’t put their kids first) should get to keep them because they’re biologically related…..

Actually, I don’t believe anyone has stayed this. I think you will find that every time you raised it, the focus was attempted to be brought back to surrogacy.

I, along with many others on the thread I am sure, would expect that professionals with excellent safeguarding experience would use the existing laws to make decisions about each and every case of abusive family situations. And would also look at the best resources to support the child and the family.

But I don’t believe that your comparison is relevant to surrogacy, and I was not alone in pointing that out.

As we kept pointing out the major differences between adoption and surrogacy. Although there may be intersecting issues, they are two different things.

I am happy to repeat the difference, yet again.

Oh I actually do agree with you that they are separate entities but people continue to bring it up or make references to it…
Enough4me · 03/01/2022 01:32

I jave just read the past few pages. Why is @Starcup going on about issues that are separate to surrogacy?

In surrogacy a baby is created to be bought, that is not right for mother or baby. It's a completely different scenario to adoption.

NotBadConsidering · 03/01/2022 01:32

I, along with many others on the thread I am sure, would expect that professionals with excellent safeguarding experience would use the existing laws to make decisions about each and every case of abusive family situations. And would also look at the best resources to support the child and the family.

And it’s always best to have safeguarding policies in place beforehand for predictable outcomes, rather than implementing them reactively to revelations. Like how it was only discovered after the fact that Baby Gammy’s father was a convicted paedophile.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:31

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RedToothBrush · 03/01/2022 01:30

Going to bed and leaving flappy head to prove my point.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:29

@ldontWanna

My disgruntlement is with those that think smackheads, :abusive/shit parents (or those than can’t put their kids first) should get to keep them because they’re biologically related…..

Not one single person has said that on this thread. From what I've seen on other threads I doubt it happened anywhere else either.

You completely made that up.

For future reference, Questioning something (or the effects of it) , doesn't mean you want banned or that you agree with/support any and all worse alternative scenarios.

So you tell tell me chick, do SS remove children from parents who are ‘accountants’ and have degrees with no substance misuse, no abusive ex’s they keep going back to and the simply remove children ‘because they can’

Ffs don’t tell me you are agree with the last effing sentence….

RedToothBrush · 03/01/2022 01:29

All this is is people who don't understand or give a fuck about human rights who instead dress up misfortune as a violation of their rights so they can justify shitting all over someone else.

Trojan horses.

ldontWanna · 03/01/2022 01:28

@Starcup

So let me ask you all this -

you have a scenario whereby the biological parents won’t/can’t comply with SS and the interests of the child. (Drug adddicts, alcoholics, situations of abuse…)

They are removed…..

They are place within a family that van provide for them physically and emotionally.,physical ok that they have their own room etc…. Emotionally in that they don’t misuse substances etc…..

Now, unless the parents can become ‘clean’ would you honestly argued that they should be kept with their birth parents every time…

If so, I’m soo pleased that it’s not your choice

Once again no one on this thread has stated or even suggested this. Adoption has only been mentioned tangentially and wasn't really debated in favour or against.

However, going by your latest post I guess you switched tactics to " post a lot of nonsense to get to 1k and get the thread shut."

RedToothBrush · 03/01/2022 01:27

I think we get the message.

Starcup doesn't believe in safeguarding women and kids.

Safeguarding is extremism.

Women advocating safeguarding are extremists.

Queer theory and neoliberalism can get to fuck.

Lets talk about reproductive prostitution, human trafficking, commodification of babies, coercive control, exploitation of the poor and foreign, buying babies, the dumping of imperfect 'goods' etc etc

Cos starcup gets offended by the mere suggestion of these things.

Its almost as if, if you don't talk about them or acknowledge them they can't exist abd then surrogacy is a perfect happy ever after.

Remind me again why safeguarding is bad? Is it because it reminds the over privileged of the dark side in life and the things that their uber privilege is built upon.

We are busy tearing down statues but hell go for your fucking life about safeguarding. There really are times i dont think we have moved on from the Victorian era and learnt the lesson of genocide. At all.

Helleofabore · 03/01/2022 01:25

I will leave to look up Lang’s posts. Everyone else has gone to bed.

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:22

@Helleofabore

Every single post on the thread.

Apologies.

Don’t apologise, we all like like knobs sometimes…..

You’re welcome 😇

Helleofabore · 03/01/2022 01:22

You really cannot post without insulting people who disagree with you it seems.

While telling us all to be respectful (oh… that’s right, I don’t deserve respect).

Why not take the time to read Lang Cleg’s posts and let us know what was so extremist about them?

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:20

Don’t be shy amongst friends…. Tell us how you disagree with IVF……

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:19

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Helleofabore · 03/01/2022 01:18

What? In safeguarding women and children?

Why are you not interested in establishing the best safeguarding guidelines and processes for women and children?

Starcup · 03/01/2022 01:16

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RedToothBrush · 03/01/2022 01:09

@Helleofabore

Isn’t it weird? Lang Cleg was a safeguarding expert. Extreme views?

So safeguarding falls under extreme views. That seems about right. You have continued to call the posters keen on discussing safeguarding measures ‘extremist’.

It keeps showing itself up on various subjects doesn't it?

Safeguarding = extremism.

For what purpose would you make that link? Who benefits? And who does not?

It sums up everything and the motives of those who do it perfectly.

No need to say more on the subject on this thread to those doing it.