Although for the most part this rant is filled with generalizations, it does, sadly, have some valid points. Which states were in the Confederacy? Which states advocated for slavery? Which states make up the Bible Belt? Which states opposed interracial marriage and are currently opposing same-sex marriage? Which states have consistently been conservative and thus opposed whatever social progress other states were trying to promote at the time, like integration or abolition? The answer is the Southern states. Here’s a censored (although still somewhat vulgar) version of Annotated Rant’s rant on the South (think of the chil’runs!):

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On the issue of abortion, many who are opposed to its legalization back up their position by stating, “life begins at conception.” This is incorrect because human gametes—sperm and ova—are also alive. Every time one of them dies, a potential human being has “died” as well. This, obviously, happens quite often. The only way to prevent this loss of life would be to ensure that every sperm fertilizes an ovum and every ovum is fertilized by a sperm.

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Ever since elementary school, excluding Freshman year of high school, we’ve had the pacer test, and ever since elementary school I’ve noticed it was sexist and ageist. Girls have a lower expectation than boys do, as do people who haven’t had their birthday yet that school year, and therefore are a few months younger than their peers. There are some arguments in favor of this discrimination that I’m going to address.

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