Reply #110: Excellent thread [View All]

with funny disparities in the replies.

Deadbeat dad anecdote = mainly "why just blame the men, women do it too," "the women enable this behavior" and "men get screwed in this system"

Unwanted pregnancy anecdote = mainly "none of your business" plus "come on, you have to admit the woman was irresponsible, someone should have sat her down and had a talk with her."

With some variations, of course.

I think it's really funny that everyone thinks to sit the woman down and explain things to her, because she obviously isn't smart enough to know how to use birth control, but nobody wants to sit the guy down and give him "the talk." I don't think that part was the point of the thread, but isn't it odd how paternalistic (condescending?) we are toward women, just naturally?