shock value: high. truth level: sadly high too.
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My all-time most popular post was the one I didn't want to write, the one about appalling abortion statistics in NYC. I won't rehash it all here because you can click through the link, but this caught my eye, featured here yesterday.
It's definitely jarring. And shocking.
But if you read my other post, you also know that it's true. In 2009, for every two children born to black mothers in 2009, three were aborted in NYC, where this billboard is. That means that no matter what dangers black babies born in NYC in 2009 will face in their lifetimes, they will have already beaten the odds just by being born.
When it comes to billboards like this one, it takes me a while to process and digest before I know how I feel about it. I agree that the facts in NYC need to be known. I just don't know what the best outlet and messaging should be to make them known in a way that changes hearts and actions. To make them known in a way that saves the lives of babies conceived in 2011 and beyond.
This might be the right way to draw attention to the issue. Or it might not be. I'm just not sure.
What do you think?
It's definitely jarring. And shocking.
But if you read my other post, you also know that it's true. In 2009, for every two children born to black mothers in 2009, three were aborted in NYC, where this billboard is. That means that no matter what dangers black babies born in NYC in 2009 will face in their lifetimes, they will have already beaten the odds just by being born.
When it comes to billboards like this one, it takes me a while to process and digest before I know how I feel about it. I agree that the facts in NYC need to be known. I just don't know what the best outlet and messaging should be to make them known in a way that changes hearts and actions. To make them known in a way that saves the lives of babies conceived in 2011 and beyond.
This might be the right way to draw attention to the issue. Or it might not be. I'm just not sure.
What do you think?