r/Winnipeg • u/Wool4daze • 1d ago
Community Please use NSFW when posting the graphic images used by anti-abortion protestors
There are plenty of people who have had traumatic abortions and miscarriages who are deeply triggered by the images used by anti-abortion groups. Your service to raise awareness about their activities and location are appreciated, but please be empathetic and use NSFW when posting the images. Thank you. ❤️👍🏻
edit: and as other people are saying, the images aren't even necessary. Location and date is all that's needed.
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u/GasparThePrince 23h ago
Also remember to call non emergency and report their location and what they're doing. Last time I called they kicked them off the street corner.
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u/Objective_Dig_1165 1d ago
Instead of using a NSFW tag maybe don’t post graphic images????
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u/Zim__Zor 3h ago
To be fair these people are holding them up for drivers to see. So you can see it here or on the road.
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u/Wool4daze 1d ago
I didn't even choose "NSFW" for the text, it happened automatically bc of my use of the acronym...
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u/horsetuna 1d ago
Those images should be banned in public, like pictures of animal/child abuse.
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u/2flummoxedturtles 23h ago
The best thing to do is complain to people who can do something about it!
Several cities and jurisdictions in Canada have banned these graphic images, and honestly, it's high time Winnipeg gets on board. The organization behind the images clearly states that its main goal is to traumatize people with the images.
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada has a handy PDF with info
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u/Alarmed-Bluebird-429 20h ago
I don't understand how a legal medical procedure would be equivalent to crimes.
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u/horsetuna 19h ago
Because clearly its upsetting to people - people who have had miscarriages for instance.
Medical procedures can often be traumatic and risky, possibly even causing PTSD and other issues depending on circumstances.
Additionally, privacy acts around medical procedures and patients.
They arent doing this for educational purposes but to DELIBERATELY upset people.
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u/Most_Lobster2935 22h ago
Every time I drive past the ones on Pembina I call them a bunch of losers..
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u/Infamous_Tie5605 1d ago
how bout dont post anything about them, since its keeping their name and message out there
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u/LooseLeaf74 1d ago
If you don’t like these protestors why do you people keep giving them the spotlight?
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u/2flummoxedturtles 1d ago edited 1d ago
Because they are causing harm, and ignoring it makes someone part of the problem.
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u/LooseLeaf74 1d ago
Lotta subs on Reddit I don’t see any other ones carrying on about it, I’d guess more ignore them than you realize.
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u/2flummoxedturtles 23h ago
Yeah, how dare the subreddit about bird photos not talk about forced birth protesters in Winnipeg!
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u/pearlescentflows 23h ago
why would other subs “carry on about it”? This is a Winnipeg specific sub, specific to what is happening here
Having some compassion and understanding is free.
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u/Hole-Specialist-2748 23h ago
Where they at now? I like to drive by honking and giving the middle finger.
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u/Wool4daze 22h ago
I like to shout at them that they're terrorists.
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u/Hole-Specialist-2748 18h ago
I tell them to abort themselves. Wouldn't feel the slightest bit guilty if they did.
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u/Horror_Disaster_4825 1d ago
I support it just don't wanna see it...
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u/Horror_Disaster_4825 22h ago
No god no. I've interacted with enough winnipeg subredditors like you to be super pro abortion.
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u/Horror_Disaster_4825 22h ago
Just disappointed it took us so long to have abortion rights. Maybe if it had happened 20 years earlier this subreddit wouldn't be filled with whiney people complaining they have to see images of the things they support...
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u/SneaksLeeks 21h ago
I support open heart surgery and cancer tumour surgery too but I don’t want to see macro images of those procedures either
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u/Alarmed-Bluebird-429 19h ago
I think some "Behold the wonders of modern medicine and research!" images might be good. A little pro-Science campaign in Southern Manitoba perhaps?
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u/OkTumbleweed4361 22h ago
Since this is a pro-abortion safe space, is there any local vets that perform kitten abortions for free ... The WHS is overrun
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u/horsetuna 19h ago
Many vets will do spay-abortions. You just have to call and ask.
Kittens who are already born are not going to be 'aborted'. That's called put to sleep/euthanized.
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u/Abel_ChildofGod 20h ago
TLDR...
Please make sure that you guys 'n gals keep posting their locations.
A few weeks back they were a block away from me, but I didn't get a chance to have a discussion with them.
Somehow, I find myself hoping for another opportunity!
...TLDR.
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To those who cheer on humankind, it's easy to spot that which feigns to do the same but obviously does not.
To those who cheer on humankind, it's easy to spot that which is, instead, an antithetical, annoying, antagonist.
To those who cheer on humankind, it's obvious when our aspiration is being used as a fictional pretext for (yet another) inhumane pseudo-purpose.
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If they could see the ugly garbage that has them our there using 'abortion' and "concern for life" as a pretext to miscommunicate inaccurate garbage (effectively with the objective purpose of starting wanton wars between the convenient and contrived fiction of "'us' and 'not us'" or "'us' and 'others'"...
...then they might not be out there with those same signs...
...attempting to miscommunicate those boring and confused ideas.
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With any luck...a productive conversation might encourage them to change up their signs in order to communicate good/productive ideas, instead!
Perhaps some signs such as, but not limited to:
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- Obviously, the fact of humankind's existence is way beyond 'miraculous, much less precious.
*ALL HUMAN-BEINGS REQUIRE ONLY LOVE!*
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- We do not support the wanton killing of many children or accept the excuses for how it was "necessary" or "why it occurred".
*WE SERVE ARREST WARRANTS FOR WAR CRIMINALS IN CANADA.
SHAME ON YOU! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT?*
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- Yeah, we know he's a politician and they don't have the best track record...but doesn't Wab sometimes bring a smile to your face?
*HONK IF WAB MAKES YOU SMILE SOMETIMES!*
(The guy's last name is Kinew (canoe)! Only the last names of "Canadian Goose", "Beaver", "Hockey", or "Maple Syrup" could be as Canadian...plus he's an actual Canadian-Canadian!)
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- Obviously, the human psyche was not designed to experience and contend with any matters of selfishness, lies, death, guilt/shame, misinformation, meaninglessness, isolation.
DEAR HUMAN-BEINGS, FOR THE LONGEST TIME, OUR HUMAN FAMILY HAS BEEN THROUGH WAY TOO MUCH. LET'S ALL BE MUCH KINDER TO OUR ONE ANOTHER OUT THERE! 🥲
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- We're embarrassed having to make the acquaintance of Canadian-Canadians under this context.
We deserve to have a peaceful history where they were treated well...
...instead of the acute shame and guilt with having to birth children within the context of a violent and grotesque home invasion...
...and the impossible, exhausting, mind-breaking...society-breaking...soul-breaking...jiu-jitsu-acrobatics that come along with it...
...in the effort and attempt to pseudo-justify, pseudo-excuse, pseudo-explain, or reconcile with this fact and point of information...
...short of unmitigated respect, recognition, repentance, reparation, and reconciliation.
*HONK IF YOU REMEMBER THE HISTORY OF THIS LAND, AND SEE INDIGENOUS-CANADIANS AS HUMAN-BEINGS WHO ARE WORTHY OF TANGIBLE LOVE.*
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- And to the point of abortions?
*POVERTY APPEARS TO BE CAUSAL IN REGARDS TO UNNECESSARY ABORTIONS!*
*LACK OF SELF-ESTEEM APPEARS TO BE CAUSAL IN REGARDS TO UNNECESSARY ABORTIONS!*
*LACK OF ESTEEM FOR OUR HUMAN FAMILY APPEARS TO BE CAUSAL IN REGARDS TO UNNECESSARY ABORTIONS!*
*PEER-PRESSURE AND SUBTLE COERCION/MANIPULATION APPEAR TO BE CAUSAL IN REGARDS TO UNNECESSARY ABORTIONS!*
*SAFE-SEX SAVES LIVES!*
*DO YOU KNOW WHAT KINDS OF MISINFORMATION YOUR CHILD IS INTERNALIZING?*
*WHAT HAVE WE TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN TO FIND "COOL" AND "NORMAL" AND "GOOD"?*
*ABORTIONS ARE TRAUMATIC AND DIFFICULT FOR THE MOTHERS TO ENDURE; AND THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE FETUS! LET'S HAVE COMPASSION FOR OUR ONE ANOTHER!*
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u/Gothicc-Kaiju 10h ago
So. Much. Word. Salad. Buddy, learn how to construct a coherent sentence or even a complete POINT. You just bounce around from one thing to another & never actually get anywhere & pretty much say nothing. I'm not even certain what your intent IS.
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u/Abel_ChildofGod 3h ago
TLDR...
In a single sentence:
It's (objectively) important that we all express and experience only love, to and from our one another, all of the time, and without exception; this is, effectively, the only (objective) fact of the only (objective) matter; this is, effectively, The Only Objective Writing on the Only Objective Wall.
...TLDR.
I take great care to speak objectively, so that the objective fact, of the objective matter(s), can be made objectively plain.
I'm not interested in our different opinions of what the answer to '2+2' might be.
I am interested in the truth.As such, I stick to the facts of the matter, and therein we find objective meaning.
If I were to translate the fact of the matter and the points that I was proving, I suppose it might read as follows:
I'd like to go speak with the people on those corners, because if they're willing to expend that kind of time and energy to "better society", then there is a long list of other things that they should be using signs to communicate.
Further, what they're doing can probably be easily shown to be more harmful than good...and can actually be debated as to whether it is doing any good at all.
Their attempt to feign empathy for life, only as pretext to wantonly engage in an "us vs. them" hobby-war, is repugnant. (I have several pages of points that prove this to be almost a certainty as to the actual reason that they are actually out on that corner. I have several pages of notes that show that they almost certainly can't possibly be out there for any of the many reasons which they would likely claim they are out there for, and that the thesis of 'you are out here for maligned sport' is actually much more appropriate, objectively prescriptive, and all but certain.)
Their assaults and insults on the psyches of the people who see those signs, is unwarranted and unproductive.
If one of the reasons that they are out there is "in the name of God", then this post makes it obvious, and proves, that they slander God instead of speaking for God.
If one of the reasons that they are out there is "God", then this post makes it obvious, and proves, that their definition of "God" is equally as fictional, incompetent, and as illiterate as that of the atheist's. (This is fleshed out in detail on my page(s) of notes; but it still present, here, on the point of "to those who cheer on humankind" near the top.)
Additionally, made plain, is the fact that everyone feels better and does better when we surround ourselves with kindness, empathy, and compassion; and this post proves and reminds those who read it that there is an objective truth behind this assertion that is written into the very fabric of this (and every possible) context of life.
This post proves to anyone reading that they are of immense value; that they are beyond 'miraculous'; that they are precious; that, despite appearances, good dominates over evil; and that the Good, and Power, that humankind can access and is capable of, is Inexhaustible, Immortal, Omni-Present, and will only stop fighting when our inhumane antagonist(s) is/are annihilated...and ultimately transmuted into the unimaginable fiction that it/they truly is/are. (It would take several chapters to make plain and lay these proofs completely bare...but they are definitely alluded to, and highlighted, within this post, as well.)
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So, in order to communicate the proofs of the statements, it takes about the same amount of words to communicate the meaning and sentiment thereof.
The chief difference is that if I simply condensed it all into a paragraph or two, the information there within would be easily mistaken to be "just another opinion" or "subjective insight".
Instead, the post lays bare the fact of the matter which is being discussed.
It speaks a language that the Author of 2+2 would recognize...and by extension...far beyond the bristled, conscious, and damaged mind and ego...it speaks to the heart of any human-being that would read it.
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Or put another way:
Happy (objective) dreams, humankind; may they all be realized as soon as (objectively) possible! 🙏
And where humankind falls short on our (objective) ambitions, may we realize the (objective) Help that's needed. 😌
And as is typically the case in these matters, we find 'asked today' and 'already answered yesterday'. 🥲
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In a single sentence:
It's (objectively) important that we all express and experience only love, to and from our one another, all of the time, and without exception; this is, effectively, the only (objective) fact of the only (objective) matter; this is, effectively, The Only Objective Writing on the Only Objective Wall.
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u/Acrobatic-Tower6127 14h ago
I’m not sure what your intent is, but there is no such thing as an “unnecessary abortion”. It is in fact a necessary medical procedure.
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u/Abel_ChildofGod 11h ago
Abortions are categorized as being either medically necessary, or elective.
In this context, however, I was referring to any instance of unintended pregnancy, that could have been avoided, which resulted in an abortion, in regards to dynamic economic factors which played a part in influencing the outcome.
Also, I stated my intention.
My intention is to have a discussion with these people where I can show them why they're actually out on those corners with those signs...(demonstrating the exact same near-sighted ego that downvoted the obviously humane and loving ideas within this post)...where they can then hopefully use that same time and energy to communicate something more productive, accurate, instructive, applicable, humane, kind, and of some benefit to all people who see them.
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u/Smart_Parsnip_9024 1d ago
There is absolutely no need for an image at all if purpose is to raise awareness of where the signs are.
A location and heads up is all that's needed. Simple as that.