bluesmama wrote:
> MCP wrote:
> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145948,00.html
> >
> >
> >   Deal Made to Produce Male Birth Control Pill
> > This is tremendous.
> >
> > Deal Made to Produce Male Birth Control Pill
> >
> > I think it is often underestimated within the men's movement as to
> what the
> > production of a non-intrusive form of male birth control would do
to
> advance
> > the reproductive freedom of men; and it is also underestimated, as
> this gets
> > closer to reality, how opposition to this is going to mount from
> feminist
> > groups despite talk about "It's about time men took the
burden on."
> >
> > First: Gone will be the accidentally-on-purpose "Ooopses." This
will
> make
> > entrapment pregnancies and paternity fraud things only perpetuated
on
> > terminally stupid men.
> >
> > I'm not saying that even that is right, but let's be honest. Stupid
> is
> > stupid. One of our goals has been to get rid of one-sided
> pseudo-chivalry;
> > this means we must change attitudes and no longer give anything but
> scorn to
> > those who practice such "stiff-upper-lip and suck it
up" to "do the
> right
> > thing" false machismo.
> >
> > The ball, then, will be in our court to educate ourselves and our
> sons to
> > take this on and prevent being sucked into marriage and/or
fatherhood
> before
> > we are ready, or to be nailed with a lifetime of support for a
> one-night
> > stand. While a hundred percent of eligible males (who choose not to
> be
> > fathers) taking such a thing would be nice, numbers in excess of
60%
> will
> > make fishing for a rich daddy no longer practical.
> >
> > Up till now, gents, birth control has largely been a thing of
> trusting the
> > female to do, and while not each woman is a scheming and conniving
> bitch,
> > we've all seen and known the "I hate condoms, I'm on the pill,
don't
> put
> > that on, YOU DON'T TRUST ME! (Insert tearful scene here.)" With
Male
> Birth
> > control, especially of the non-intrusive sort, there is a "trust
but
> verify"
> > scenario, and a requirement to be negotionated with, on equal
terms,
> for
> > parenthood.
> >
> > It's the latter that is going to drive the feminazis absolutely
> insane with
> > rage. The last thing in the world they will want is to be forced to
> treat
> > with a man as an equal, especially with the Mommy Industry being so
> > lucrative. All of these professional incubators who live on welfare
> and
> > child support may well be forced to find real jobs and stop being
> > parasites - or become real women, and actually have to give to get.
> >
> > Expect claims of sexism. Expect, especially in the minority
> community,
> > whispers that such things cause irreversible damage. Expect demands
> for more
> > testing so as to drive up the price of it. Expect opposition to
> approval.
> > Expect "Spousal Notification" laws. Expect pooh-poohing. Expect
> character
> > assassination of men who take it.
> >
> > Even more - how much do you want to bet that the first time some
> wanna-be
> > rich trollop sleeps with a sports star, turns up pregnant, and
finds
> out
> > he's on the male pill, disputes parentage, and has his refutation
> borne out
> > by DNA that there will be some kind of lawsuit if he failed to
inform
> her so
> > she could make an "advised choice" (or worse, a claim of rape
because
> "I'd
> > have never slept with him if I knew he couldn't get me pregnant")
or
> > something along those lines.
> >
> > You watch, and you heard it here first. Feminists will soon begin
the
> mantra
> > about how it violates the rights of women to choose to be a mother.
I
> know I
> > have already heard it.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Men are everywhere that matters!
>
> More men taking responsibility for their own genes?
>
> This feminist thinks it's a lovely idea, and about time, too.
>
> Go on all you like about "oopsing" women, if any man is surprised
with
> paternity, it's his own fault.

When such technology becomes available, most here will agree with you.
On a philsophical level, many could still quibble about women's
abortion choices but men having access to convenient, reliable,
comfortable birth control will make that issue largely moot.

That said, what do you think, as a self-proclaimed feminist,
about the possibility of many women who had previously
only had access to motherhood through "oopsing" remaining
childless?  In a very short time, sperm banks will be hit
by women who intend to go on state welfare support.
What do you think the state will do then?

regards,
Mark Sobolewski



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