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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 3:40 pm
(May 18, 2015 at 10:55 am)abentwookie Wrote: Yep, it is time for me to start my own "Ask a ....." thread so that I can finally be one of the cool kids. Anyway, I am not going to claim to speak for all feminists but I am pretty certain that my views regarding gender issues are very common. If you have any questions about feminism or feminists, feel free to ask. Keep it civil!
My thread is a bit more serious than most but I'll try to throw in some humor. 
Would you support a men's right group fighting for support for more male specific issues such as divorce laws or male birth control?
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 4:27 pm
A vasectomy has been available for a long time. It is cheap in the long run, and extremely reliable.
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 4:44 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 4:27 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: A vasectomy has been available for a long time. It is cheap in the long run, and extremely reliable.
Why don't women just get their tubes tied then?
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That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 4:55 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 4:44 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 4:27 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: A vasectomy has been available for a long time. It is cheap in the long run, and extremely reliable.
Why don't women just get their tubes tied then?
It is more expensive, more dangerous, requires a longer time to heal, and is less reliable.
Here you can compare reliability:
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/Un...ds_508.pdf
As for the other things, it should be obvious that it is a bigger deal to cut into someone's abdomen that to cut into someone's scrotum. A vasectomy is bandaid surgery, done on an outpatient basis. It is cheap, easy, and very safe.
The reason many men object is because many men are just sissies. Man up, and get a vasectomy, if you don't want to father any children.
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 6:28 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 4:55 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 4:44 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: Why don't women just get their tubes tied then?
It is more expensive, more dangerous, requires a longer time to heal, and is less reliable.
Here you can compare reliability:
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/Un...ds_508.pdf
As for the other things, it should be obvious that it is a bigger deal to cut into someone's abdomen that to cut into someone's scrotum. A vasectomy is bandaid surgery, done on an outpatient basis. It is cheap, easy, and very safe.
The reason many men object is because many men are just sissies. Man up, and get a vasectomy, if you don't want to father any children.
And you totally missed my point. My point is that a man shouldnt have to get a vasectomy for birth control just as a woman shouldn't have to have her tubes tied. Good to know that you support gender equality though.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 6:56 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 6:28 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 4:55 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: It is more expensive, more dangerous, requires a longer time to heal, and is less reliable.
Here you can compare reliability:
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/Un...ds_508.pdf
As for the other things, it should be obvious that it is a bigger deal to cut into someone's abdomen that to cut into someone's scrotum. A vasectomy is bandaid surgery, done on an outpatient basis. It is cheap, easy, and very safe.
The reason many men object is because many men are just sissies. Man up, and get a vasectomy, if you don't want to father any children.
And you totally missed my point. My point is that a man shouldnt have to get a vasectomy for birth control just as a woman shouldn't have to have her tubes tied. Good to know that you support gender equality though.
If the surgeries were equal, the burden would be equal. But the simple fact is, the surgeries are not equal. It is a cruel irony of nature that the surgery is less for a man, and the situation is worse for a woman if no birth control is used.
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 23, 2015 at 7:24 pm
Do you think active feminists today represent the majority of women?
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 24, 2015 at 1:29 am
Do you consider yourself an egalitarian and do you agree that the term "egalitarian" is a far better word to use than "feminist", given that it both removes the obvious female-only word stem (female -> feminine -> feminist) and broadens the scope of equality to more than just gender / sex based discrimination?
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 24, 2015 at 1:45 am
(May 23, 2015 at 6:56 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 6:28 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: And you totally missed my point. My point is that a man shouldnt have to get a vasectomy for birth control just as a woman shouldn't have to have her tubes tied. Good to know that you support gender equality though.
If the surgeries were equal, the burden would be equal. But the simple fact is, the surgeries are not equal. It is a cruel irony of nature that the surgery is less for a man, and the situation is worse for a woman if no birth control is used.
No one said they were. My point is that of your a man your only option is surgery which end up permanent
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Ask a Feminist! (my turn)
May 24, 2015 at 12:17 pm
(May 24, 2015 at 1:45 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 6:56 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: If the surgeries were equal, the burden would be equal. But the simple fact is, the surgeries are not equal. It is a cruel irony of nature that the surgery is less for a man, and the situation is worse for a woman if no birth control is used.
No one said they were. My point is that of your a man your only option is surgery which end up permanent
Condoms.
For the near future (which obviously does not help right now), there is something in the works:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...-2017.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_...r_guidance
See also:
http://blog.advocatesaz.org/2011/08/08/e...raception/
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