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handmade34

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30. not quite the same, but...

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 06:54 AM

Mar 2013

I have had 5 kids, at home, no anesthesia. This is a difficult video for me to watch as I don't like to see anyone go through pain. I can't discuss "what if men got pregnant" because I think we are all unique and some would be ok, some not, just as many women anymore can't tolerate natural childbirth and use many drugs and sometimes C-section.

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If men could get pregnant [View all] SheilaT Mar 2013 OP

If men could get pregnant, birth control would come out of gumball machines. Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #1

If men could get pregnant... Bonobo Mar 2013 #2

That's what I always remind people when they say this too. TheManInTheMac Mar 2013 #41

yes, they'd be an underclass based on the ability/ willingness of some to reproduce. bettyellen Mar 2013 #69

If men could get pregnant then the gender roles would be opposite. MrSlayer Mar 2013 #3

those fundy women are already trying to take BainsBane Mar 2013 #16

There would be only one baby born and it would be a male Warpy Mar 2013 #4

yes, because men are naturally such crappy parents. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #12

"Then he'd turn it over to a passing woman to raise." ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #43

Trolling for reactions? Sounds like an extremely backwards attitude. Dash87 Mar 2013 #47

they'd only have one baby Skittles Mar 2013 #5

that would be great nt Kalidurga Mar 2013 #6

I think the question you'd have to answer first is davidpdx Mar 2013 #7

If Men Could Get Pregnant lib87 Mar 2013 #8

and daycare would be free SoCalDem Mar 2013 #9

If men could get pregnant TexasTowelie Mar 2013 #10

"Discuss among yourselves." Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #11

In that case, women AND men would be part of the bs anti-choice movement seeking to outlaw abortion. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #13

the population would likely decline. BainsBane Mar 2013 #14

Thank you for making it ever so slightly less sexist. Bonobo Mar 2013 #17

Why is it hateful? BainsBane Mar 2013 #18

I'm not sure I can help you see why it is hateful and offensive, but I'll try. Once. Bonobo Mar 2013 #20

that is not what I said BainsBane Mar 2013 #22

OK then... Bonobo Mar 2013 #26

I never said all men. Read more closely. BainsBane Mar 2013 #28

if you have evidence of men giving birth BainsBane Mar 2013 #19

not quite the same, but... handmade34 Mar 2013 #30

why is reading so burdonsome for you? BainsBane Mar 2013 #32

Hypocrite. theKed Mar 2013 #37

If extraterrestrials exist quinnox Mar 2013 #15

Abortions would be available at every convenience store. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #21

watch out BainsBane Mar 2013 #23

I'll add that to the list of things I've been called at one time or another. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #24

that's impressive BainsBane Mar 2013 #25

I've been cussed in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Turkish and Russian. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #27

Can you understand them all? BainsBane Mar 2013 #29

Enough to get by. My native languages are German(Viennese dialect) and English. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #31

I saw that you're in Austin BainsBane Mar 2013 #33

I highly doubt that kdmorris Mar 2013 #34

+1 nt Bonobo Mar 2013 #36

"This entire thread is pretty sexist" Major Nikon Mar 2013 #38

But it must have been approved by male mod posing as a woman...???? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2013 #53

+1 n/t one_voice Mar 2013 #49

You'd have a point if the majority of women were anti-choice jeff47 Mar 2013 #54

Seems pretty evenly split to me... kdmorris Mar 2013 #57

Only if you stop reading at the top line. jeff47 Mar 2013 #58

No. It isn't an abstract problem for men. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #59

At this point, I guess we just have to agree to disagree. kdmorris Mar 2013 #62

I really don't understand what you're trying to say here. jeff47 Mar 2013 #73

To clarify kdmorris Mar 2013 #75

Women also show up to vote in greater numbers than men do Major Nikon Mar 2013 #63

Sure, that's why women dominate elected office, and make as much money as men. jeff47 Mar 2013 #71

Equal opportunity does not necessarily mean equal outcomes Major Nikon Mar 2013 #74

Don't know if it would be a sacrament. Kath1 Mar 2013 #35

No, if men could get pregnant, women would have banned abortion for millennia Recursion Mar 2013 #39

You watch PBS, don't you? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #40

EXACTLY right MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #42

Obviously, we'll never know. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #44

Blatant sexism. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #45

If men could get pregnant; hyperbole would cease to exist... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #46

It's nice to encounter the lessons of modern history HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #48

If we could get pregnant there would be drive thru abortion clinics. Initech Mar 2013 #50

sad, but true frankieallen Mar 2013 #51

I miss Flo Kennedy Solly Mack Mar 2013 #52

Who pipi_k Mar 2013 #55

Results of an alert on the OP davidthegnome Mar 2013 #56

I agree with the OP though LittleBlue Mar 2013 #61

It's just another example of how sexism directed at one gender almost always gets a pass here Major Nikon Mar 2013 #66

Agreed LittleBlue Mar 2013 #60

I do appreciate all the responses. SheilaT Mar 2013 #64

In this scenario, if women can get pregnant too treestar Mar 2013 #65

Evidence suggests otherwise: men are more pro-choice than women. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2013 #67

I'm not sure that's true, but it is pretty close Major Nikon Mar 2013 #68

Those men sure aren't running state governments in IN, VA, MI, KS, OK, SD, etc., etc., etc. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #76

Well, there's this little thing called the nineteenth amendment that you may have heard of... Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2013 #77

Then why don't all these abortion rights supporting men vote for prochoice candidates MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #78

At a guess? Gang badges. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2013 #79

Keep digging that hole. BTW, according to this recent Gallup Poll, MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #80

If the dominant sex felix_numinous Mar 2013 #70

...every 7-Eleven would have an abortion clinic. nt Ilsa Mar 2013 #72