Reply #24: OK, I see where you're coming from, but.... [View All]

[Cactus44]

'Can you image how out-raged men would be if the 'government' decided their reproductive fate?"

Of course they'd be outraged, but these are decisions that are ultimately driven by the American voting public and half of that voting group are, you guessed it, women. Men might not be the enemy here. I'm going to suggest that your average middle-American, church going, Bush loving Repub woman is just as rabidly anti-abortion as any intangible 'government' that you can find.

'That's exactly what anti-abortion folks want for women....' Yup. And a substantial proportion of those folks are women.

'Since a majority of anti-abortionists are men' Are you sure of this one? Most of the ones that I've come a cross have been women, but that might depend on where you live. Most of the ones that get media attention are men, but as far as who is actually casting the votes that drive election results, and hence public policy it's probably a pretty even split.

Anyway I'm not busting your ovarys just to be a dick here. I'm on your side. I'm just not sure that making sexist suggestions like snipping every male is gonna help the cause. It'll stir up plenty of discussion but in the end I don't think it does anybody any service.

And yes, I said 'sexist' because I meant sexist. When you put together a sentance along the lines of "All <gender> should be subject to <restriction>!" then youy're practicing sexism, which again, doesn't help the cause.