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gulliver

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50. A lot of men (most probably) support a woman's right to choose

Sun Dec 3, 2023, 03:27 PM

Dec 2023

I do, for example. It's important to point out the asymmetric role of women in reproduction. But it's counterproductive to just say, "Men, shut your trap!" It actually probably irritates some men enough that we could lose their votes. I.e., backfire.

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You don't get a say... [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2023 OP

Agree republianmushroom Dec 2023 #1

Amen mcar Dec 2023 #2

Yup. n/t North Shore Chicago Dec 2023 #3

Absolutely! jaxexpat Dec 2023 #4

Hear hear! Picaro Dec 2023 #5

It always amazing me that any man with a mother, sister, or daughter can be anti-choice. n/t CincyDem Dec 2023 #6

Having helped men get abortions, I find this meme to be a little anti-trans. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #7

Huh? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #15

There are men who need abortions. They should get a say. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #18

How are these men getting pregnant? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #19

Trans men are men. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #20

I don't think abortion activism is exclude any PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #21

The meme in the OP does, as does language that implies a man can't have an opinion about abortion because he can't get WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #22

Well, it specifically says unless a child can come out of your body... Trueblue Texan Dec 2023 #26

Which would then imply that people who have had hysterecomies can't have an opinion about abortion. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #29

I see your point, but hopefully the intended point got through to most. nt Trueblue Texan Dec 2023 #36

Ditto women who are childless by choice and post-menopausal women. meadowlander Dec 2023 #44

Don't you think you are splitting hairs with that? flying_wahini Dec 2023 #37

"Physically female" isn't a thing. meadowlander Dec 2023 #41

No. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #54

Way to miss the point Hekate Dec 2023 #45

Help me out, then. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #52

Oh, For Gods Sake DET Dec 2023 #66

I have an opinion on abortion... Wounded Bear Dec 2023 #8

Exactly Farmer-Rick Dec 2023 #28

Perfect. The rest of this discussion is just noise. EarnestPutz Dec 2023 #62

Yes, but if you are a man you should keep that opinion to yourself Silent3 Dec 2023 #65

💯 K&R onecaliberal Dec 2023 #9

I understand the rally-the-troops appeal of this kind of rhetoric, but it's not so clever... Silent3 Dec 2023 #10

'Man' speaks of the men that are writing laws... sheshe2 Dec 2023 #11

The meme literally says "an opinion on abortion shouldn't come out of HIS mouth" Silent3 Dec 2023 #39

With all due respect, you did bring farmers & infrastructure into the discussion, & that was a howling faux pas Hekate Dec 2023 #47

I brought farmers and infrastructure into the picture clearly as an illustration... Silent3 Dec 2023 #59

A lot of women vote for these men Kaleva Dec 2023 #57

Abortion should never be a political issue nor be in the purview of government or law enforcement. jaxexpat Dec 2023 #33

Should never be a policitcal issue perhaps, but you can't escape the fact that it is Silent3 Dec 2023 #40

If the question of regulating abortion remains a political issue then we have given into an extinction level tyranny. jaxexpat Dec 2023 #67

I don't disagree with anything that you've said Silent3 Dec 2023 #68

Where I'm trying to go is that men's opinions on the matter are ultimately.... jaxexpat Dec 2023 #69

Are the opinions of non-fertile women just as irrelevant? Silent3 Dec 2023 #70

Are the opinions of non-fertile women just as irrelevant? jaxexpat Dec 2023 #71

Whoa.. Ain't that the Stark Truth! Cha Dec 2023 #12

The choice is the woman's. redqueen Dec 2023 #13

My Body, My Choice, I Am The Law DinahMoeHum Dec 2023 #14

That's perfect! sheshe2 Dec 2023 #17

Does that also apply to vaccine mandates? Seeking Serenity Dec 2023 #51

Some men can't do without.. chouchou Dec 2023 #16

Ditto that! n/t CousinIT Dec 2023 #23

No shit, sister. Glamrock Dec 2023 #24

EXACTLY!!! niyad Dec 2023 #25

If it was men who got pregnant moniss Dec 2023 #27

Is anyone proposing to restrict recreational use of ED drugs? redqueen Dec 2023 #30

There have been articles in the news moniss Dec 2023 #31

If men got pregnant, the roles would simply be reversed. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2023 #55

I don't think moniss Dec 2023 #60

I keep waiting for a MAGAt to be asked the Time Machine question Seinan Sensei Dec 2023 #32

Or Obama. progressoid Dec 2023 #35

Unfourtunately a third of women in America don't want other women to get abortions. progressoid Dec 2023 #34

Remember: There are zero laws Bettie Dec 2023 #38

Exactly. William769 Dec 2023 #42

I mean men can have opinions about it ....but they just shouldn't count GuppyGal Dec 2023 #43

"No right to speak"? Even if we're on your side? Towlie Dec 2023 #46

I concede the point, with thanks for being an ally Hekate Dec 2023 #49

Sadly, too many Americans are committed to the subjugation of women dlk Dec 2023 #48

A lot of men (most probably) support a woman's right to choose gulliver Dec 2023 #50

It's also besides the point because even if a majority of women were against abortion... Silent3 Dec 2023 #64

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2023 #53

100% right on the money!!!!! bluestarone Dec 2023 #56

Sing it, Sister! Warpy Dec 2023 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #61

K&R! I feel exactly the same way!!! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #63