Think of it this way:

When my step-dad went in for a vasectomy consult after ten years of marriage and two children (plus me) with my mom, the doctor told him he should try to talk my mom into getting her tubes tied instead, in case he ever got remarried and wanted more children. He went to a different doctor.

A woman who gets pregnant does have to deal with the consequences. One of her options (or choices, if you prefer) is an abortion. Since men can't get pregnant (trans men, notwithstanding) the abortion or "conception/don't want option" is not one that they have.

In 1987, I had to have my husband's written permission for a tubal ligation. We talked about 2 kids being enough and they offered it right in the delivery room after a C-section. But, he hesitated (EVEN THOUGH WE AGREED) because I delivered our second girl and the doc chided me to "try" for the boy. I made everyone…

No because that's a false equivalency. The moral reasoning behind the right to abortion is not rooted in a parent's obligation to support a child, but in an individual's right to bodily autonomy. Both parents are obligated to care for their child financially, but neither parent is obligated to donate blood and organs…

I spent most of the appointment asking if I needed his permission to do things. "Put this gown on," was followed by, "Should I call my husband first?"

"Give me your arm so I can draw blood/take your blood pressure." Did I need to call him first?

"Put your feet in the stirrups." Did I need to call my husband?

The point…

I found out recently that some doctors require the spouse's consent to perform permanent birth control, which is absolutely bonkers to me. Doesn't that violate HIPAA in like a billion ways? But at least they're consistent and they sometimes require it for vasectomies too. SO MANY EYE ROLLS.

A man's control ended the second he let his jizz fly. Keep it in your balls, pants, sock, tissue, condom, whatever. But once you let it fly, you can fuck off.

Now now, we all know women can't legally sign contracts.

Did the woman provide written consent for the man to ejaculate in the first place?

I elementary school had a see-through pen that was full of ashes from mt st Helens, but I opened it and accidentally spilled the contents all over my desk

LET'S FORCE-FEED HER BREADSTICKS.

That one's going to feature a couple of very smartass servers and a chef that is basically the goddamned T-1000.

OMG I cannot wait for People All Out Of Fucks week!

I literally have tears streaming down my face from laughing so hard at decapitated Chuck E. Cheese traumatizing all the little kids. Thank you.

I had a teacher in HS (he taught psych, sociology, and government if you can fucking believe it (bfe, midwest)) who used to deliberately use racial slurs on the basis that if everyone said them all the time they wouldn't have any power (???!!!???). Obviously he was white. As was literally everyone else at the school…

no one said shut up, and stop acting like a victim here. there is NO NEED for ANYONE to ever divulge this information, unless it is theirs to divulge. education and personal coming out are different, and it is not up to any individual to come out or explain things to you on behalf of the trans community.

Even if you say, "So and so is hot," which is probably not a super appropriate workplace conversation, but does happen, would you then segue into a discussion of their genitals? Because I might say, "yeah sure" or "eh, not my type" but I just can't see where that conversation becomes, "How about their crotch? Let me…

WOW.

Please tell me that the 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement doesn't mean that he won't face trial in the Phillipines?!