Whose Line is it Anyway?

I recently had an 8 hour training day with this progressive on campus department. This is just a passing remembrance, but it was during lunchtime. I tried to make small talk with the girls (seriously, there are 3 boys and about 20 or so girl interns). And believe me when I say that doing small talk with girls is like a fish out of water experience for me. I would rather be discussing theory or reverting to my usual angry ranty soapbox standing self or even immersing myself in geekiness. But I digress. So we're making small talk and I am of course so socialized by now in "activism" (whatever that means) that quote/unquote normalcy is odd. Anyway, for some reason we started talking about having babies. Personally, I know I am young and silly and someday I may understand the wonder and beauty of child-bearing. But all I fear now is the pain. Oh the pain! And the baby messes. So my plan is to adopt a 4/5 year old who has been potty trained when I'm older and bypass the craziness. But I digress again. One of the interns start saying that the reason she doesn't want to have children is because "I don't want to lose my body. I would be so saggy after giving birth. Stretchmarks- yuck." Aside from my own raging body issues- I just kind of inwardly cringed. Owing that we were who we were and representing what we do and we were in charge of an event called "Love Your Body". Love your body if it only looks the right way perhaps?


Which brings me to my question I suppose. I feel like some sort of line was crossed during that brief conversation. But is it my own personal comfort line? Or is it one that coincides with my progressive work's also? I suppose that we try to be open to all kinds of views, but I still kind of feel internal winces when I hear things like that.