If The Government Was All-Female And Treated Men Like It Treats Women (5 Pics)
It’s no big secret that the US government, like many others in the world, is dominated by men. This means that choices are often made about women’s bodies based on biased and patriarchal thinking. What if the tables were turned?
LA-based illustrator Katie Rose has imagined this alternate universe in a series of cartoons posted on CollegeHumor. They tackle issues like body shame, reproductive health, and pharmaceutical pricing inequality, but with men at the foot-end of it all. The first frame, showing a group of elderly female politicians making rash decisions on men’s rights, is chillingly relevant to today’s political climate.
Though a cartoon alone can’t change governmental flaws, it opens the door on important discussions that can. Share this post with the men in your life who might see things more clearly from a different angle.
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Share on FacebookThe birth control one bothers me most. I know so many girls who go through uncomfortable doc appts, hormonal changes, weight gain, scary side affects (like risk of stroke), basically putting their health at risk for birth control, all because the guy refuses to wear a condom because "it doesn't feel as good" yeah well, neither does 9 mos of pregnancy, or the s****y side affects of birth control!
Those men are not worth being with. Plain and simple.
Load More Replies...I wanted to say this was extreme .. but the birth control is very accurate. You don't want to pay for birth control, you don't want women to have abortions, you don't want to give women (or men) reasonable family leave, and you don't people living on welfare. Come on congress!
Not a problem over here in the socially developed world (i.e. Europe)
Load More Replies...I found these both funny and thought provoking. And there sure are some pissed off dudes in this comment section... Sure the pill and condoms aren't the same. But is has become a social norm that the girls take the pills. It's their responseability, because they are the ones who can get pregnant. As if it didn't even take two to tango.... But hey didn't they invent a male Pill? Perhaps the dudes in the comment section would have actually understood the message in the comic if the artist had used male birth control pill instead of condom. You know to really spell it out? I prefer it as it is though.
did you know they actually created a pill that would make it so they guy couldnt get the girl pregnant but they never used it because it had side affects such as mood swings and cramping and was called inhumane. Yea, like girls dont have to go through with that every month for a week or longer
Load More Replies...the difference between birth control pills and condoms is that one is a kind of drug that can and in most cases will give you side effects, some of which can be severe. That's why it's important that doctors are involved and that the pills aren't just given away all w***y nilly. The price thing is so true though. So unfair :/
If you decide to take birth control ( with all its consequences ) because the guy doesn´t want to wear a condom, you are really stupid, make him wear one and that is all.
My husband doesn't mind wearing condoms, but I chose the pill because of its beneficial effects on my body.
Load More Replies...number 2 'rally for men' already happens, there are plenty of support groups for women, but when a one for men shows up its laughed at, or interruppted by shouting and hate speech such that because its such a problem 'has' to shut down simply because females want it too
It's funny to see that most of this is only valid for USA. Like paying full price for birth control or showing dead foetus before an abortion. Btw, banning ejaculation is like banning egg creation. Nobody on Earth at anytime would have banned this for a woman if it was the case.
Abortion is not birth control. Do you even remember the 1970's? Access to information, real birth control, privacy and decision making....power. ...was billed as the end all. If we had all that, abortion would not be needed because we had THE POWER to make educated, logical, smart, careful choices BEFORE HAND.
The birth control one bothers me most. I know so many girls who go through uncomfortable doc appts, hormonal changes, weight gain, scary side affects (like risk of stroke), basically putting their health at risk for birth control, all because the guy refuses to wear a condom because "it doesn't feel as good" yeah well, neither does 9 mos of pregnancy, or the s****y side affects of birth control!
Those men are not worth being with. Plain and simple.
Load More Replies...I wanted to say this was extreme .. but the birth control is very accurate. You don't want to pay for birth control, you don't want women to have abortions, you don't want to give women (or men) reasonable family leave, and you don't people living on welfare. Come on congress!
Not a problem over here in the socially developed world (i.e. Europe)
Load More Replies...I found these both funny and thought provoking. And there sure are some pissed off dudes in this comment section... Sure the pill and condoms aren't the same. But is has become a social norm that the girls take the pills. It's their responseability, because they are the ones who can get pregnant. As if it didn't even take two to tango.... But hey didn't they invent a male Pill? Perhaps the dudes in the comment section would have actually understood the message in the comic if the artist had used male birth control pill instead of condom. You know to really spell it out? I prefer it as it is though.
did you know they actually created a pill that would make it so they guy couldnt get the girl pregnant but they never used it because it had side affects such as mood swings and cramping and was called inhumane. Yea, like girls dont have to go through with that every month for a week or longer
Load More Replies...the difference between birth control pills and condoms is that one is a kind of drug that can and in most cases will give you side effects, some of which can be severe. That's why it's important that doctors are involved and that the pills aren't just given away all w***y nilly. The price thing is so true though. So unfair :/
If you decide to take birth control ( with all its consequences ) because the guy doesn´t want to wear a condom, you are really stupid, make him wear one and that is all.
My husband doesn't mind wearing condoms, but I chose the pill because of its beneficial effects on my body.
Load More Replies...number 2 'rally for men' already happens, there are plenty of support groups for women, but when a one for men shows up its laughed at, or interruppted by shouting and hate speech such that because its such a problem 'has' to shut down simply because females want it too
It's funny to see that most of this is only valid for USA. Like paying full price for birth control or showing dead foetus before an abortion. Btw, banning ejaculation is like banning egg creation. Nobody on Earth at anytime would have banned this for a woman if it was the case.
Abortion is not birth control. Do you even remember the 1970's? Access to information, real birth control, privacy and decision making....power. ...was billed as the end all. If we had all that, abortion would not be needed because we had THE POWER to make educated, logical, smart, careful choices BEFORE HAND.











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