not a sure-footed blogger yet ...

i've always been pro-choice. or so i thought.

in a utopian world, choice would come out of some unknown distribution that is a function of an individual's constitution and nothing else. unfortunately, an individual's constitution is also a function of socio-cultural influences that they accept or oppose. as a result, Choice turns out to be a function of socio-cultural trends and influences, rather than conscious radical, tailor-made stands taken as per individual characteristics.

so, where am i going with this? choice is, unfortunately, shaped by trends and cultural backgrounds. therefore, when someone says 'matter of choice', i'm compelled to smirk snidely.

as one of my professors sometimes says - do i believe what u just said?