I was rewatching the TV show Superman & Lois. In that show, Clark and Lois have twin boys who are 16. Their son Jonathan Kent was taking an illegal super drug called “X-Kryptonite”, and Lois and Clark blew up at him. I wonder if they have this energy for abortion because I know damn well Clark and Lois are pro-choice.

So I hate how they violated Jon’s autonomy.

and this applies to real life too; “my body, my choice” should apply to drug use too.

  • Grimreaper@sopuli.xyzOP
    17·
    3 days ago

    When a parent denies their underage child, with a brain that is still developing, hard drugs I think that is appropriate parenting

    I am “pro-choice” with anything as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else (but you). From my skin inwards is my total jurisdiction; it was JONATHAN’S BODY. Not Clark, not Lois. If Jon wants to inhale an alien space narcotic or snort cocaine, that should be his right.

    Again Clark and Lois violated Jonathan’s autonomy, and that was wrong, especially for Superman, who stands for “humans having free will”, and Lois Lane, a woman who worked her way up in a male-dominated environment and who fights for “truth and justice”.

    Also, it’s just bad writing because Superman should have better things to do than whine and complain about how his son, who doesn’t even have powers at the time, is taking an illegal drug. Big fucking whoop.

    • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
      10·
      3 days ago

      I’m curious, do you think parents should stop a two-year-old from swallowing LEGO blocks, which they could choke on? The two-year-old is making a choice that they want the LEGO block in their throat. However, they don’t understand that it can kill them.

      From the perspective of the parents of a teenager, it is their job to protect their child from dangers the child may not fully understand. I think the teenager can be reasoned with and it can be explained to them why they shouldn’t do drugs and then they can make an informed choice, but it is debatable how much a teenager can be trusted to make a responsible decision.

    • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
      5·
      3 days ago

      Also, aren’t you the one who wants grown adults to be protected from dating people older than them? But you think teenagers are old enough to make decisions about mind-altering substances and their parents should leave them alone regarding that and almost everything else?