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On this week's episode, we regret our jobs a bit more than usual.

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Zach Van Stanley

Friendly reminder that vasectomies are easy, usually covered at least partially by insurance, and not even close to as painful as TV and movies make them seem. You’re numbed during the procedure, and the recovery is pretty quick

Markus Nävergård

I return to this episodes periodically. It is a fave, because it shits on folks i have known

Erin and Gilford Murphy

More men are not autistic than women. Men are just more likely to be diagnosed because ADHD and Autism present differently in AFAB people than they do in AMAB people. Many of the symptoms that appear in women and girls are attributed to character faults, and therefore it’s seen as her fault. She’s not disabled, she’s just ‘difficult.’ Autism and ADHD in AFAB people tend to manifest as depression by the time they reach a certain age, so even if they’re getting psychiatric health eventually it’s not the right help. Many women and AFAB people are only diagnosed later in life, it’s often missed or misdiagnosed in childhood. This was my experience.

El Oso Café

World ends. Women most affected.

Chris

This is one of the few episodes where I have to ask, "Am I really ready for this?"

Julie Wine&Reason

I tell my prepper friends (and it's not my fault; I live in the South) that we have to maintain our civilization because the moment it crumbles, women become chattel. This episode just confirmed that conclusion. Love y'all! Thanks.

Hot Dickson Rice

Easily my new favorite episode. Also: I literally went homeless with a full time job fighting for custody of my kids. I never considered giving up. I had to fight in court to get them vaccinated for fuck’s sake. 3 goddamn years of anxiety attacks trying to protect my kids from their mother in court. Yes the court started with favor for their mom, but all I had to do was never fucking give up for that to change. With time and evidence the judges threw aside any bias they started with and put the kids where they would be safe. Fuck any man who gives up on their kids cuz it’s hard or whatever and blames the court bias!

Peter Kyrouac

About an hour in to the podcast, they start talking about reproductive rights. When I went to my primary care physician to get a vasectomy, I was asked why I wanted one. My answer is simple: I don't want children, and if I meet someone who wants children, I want to say up from that I am sterile by choice. The male doctor replied, "Yeah that's fair. Also women lie all the time about being on birth control, so it's good to be safe." He's retired now; good riddance. As a cis-male, I had never experienced medical misogyny before that day, and I'll never forget it. The vasectomy took less than 30 minutes and cost me nothing with my insurance and the doctor's referral. I've known women who were unmarried but still couldn't get a referral for voluntary sterilization because "they might change their mind." Great episode, Cara was brilliant!

Knight Of The Buffet Table

Did anybody else notice that Paul Elam's last name is just "male" backwards? That can't be coincidence.

Markus Ekedahl

Oh man, next week's episode's summary sounded so much like The Turner Diaries I got so excited. I was like "Did someone actually make a Turner Diary movie?"

Moriar

I had an easier time getting a bilateral orchiectomy than I got when I tried (and failed) to talk the Air Force doctors into giving me a free vasectomy back when I was enlisted. I don't think there's any moral or conclusion to be drawn, but I'm still amused by the contrast in hindsight.

Kristine VanRaalte

You are a hero and an inspiration. Thank you for your post.

Sindre Søreide

Regarding the headphobes add: To be fair. I ignored my depression by constantly listening to podcasts for about six months.

Stormy Decisis

When Red Pillers talk about men being victims of intimate partner violence as often as women, they're usually talking about studies that ignore intensity and frequency. There's the one that Eli broke down, and there are a few others that they reference. In other words, there might be a survey that asks all respondents if they've ever hit, kicked, slapped, pushed, etc. an intimate partner. While obviously no one should lay a hand on a partner in violence, that question ignores some really important variables: 1. Most men are much stronger than most women, so while a woman slapping a man is painful and wrong, it usually doesn't cause serious injury or threaten the man's life. 2. IPV is an entire system of controlling, aggressive, demeaning, manipulative behaviors. A single kick (while absolutely wrong) is not the same as repetitively threatening and assaulting a partner, a category of behavior that is very much predominantly perpetrated by men against women. 3. It treats self-defensive and back-and-forth behavior as equivalent to active victimizing behavior (as Eli explained). The original studies weren't necessarily redpill garbage, btw. They were usually large scale studies trying to measure a wide range of risk and harm behaviors, especially in adolescents.

Niamh Coghlan

You are right. You are 100% correct. However, to be fair to Eli in the context of his statement, when he said that men have never been forced to have a baby, he was referring to those from a privileged position in the power dynamic, which are both historically and currently hetero, cis men. Trans men who are forced to have a baby are victims of the same power imbalance that victimizes women at the hands of predominantly cis men.

B. King

I really would have liked to have Heath on this one, given what has disclosed about his own upbringing and father-son relationship.

Celestial Crafter

The only issue I had with the episode was referring to Chanty Binx as "Big Red" since that's what she was named by the anti-feminists for the most part and it's used to go after her and others who dye their hair. Other than that, holy fuck was this a breath of fresh air as someone who deals with people still trying to shove this thing down my throat to "prove" my feminist views are wrong.

Niamh Coghlan

This episode stirred so many emotions in me. As a victim of rape who was called a 'whore' for merely being position where I could be raped, this episode brought up feelings of anger, hurt, relief, gratitude, triumph, determination, confusion, and frustration. All at once. This was a great episode, but also by far the most uncomfortable one. This one was personal and I honestly don't know what I'm going to take away from this. I suppose only time will tell.

Tom Lutes

Weak men and foolish boys are threatened by strong women who assert their rights and wishes.

Renee Y Bisel

Well I definitely won't watch the movie for this episode. I don't want to punch my tv.

Christine

I’ve recommended this episode to a ton of women I know. Might be an entry point for some new fans.

joshua macdonald

One of the reasons men/boys seem to be more likely to have autistic is that autism in women is under diagnosed.

Someday Sera

these are my favorites, the weird pseudo documentaries that just promote the craziest, most toxic parts of the internet. Things like this, vaxxed, the life zone, all that ludicrous nonsense roy comfort puts out. Good stuff.

Markus D

I just want to say that I found this a bit of a hard listen at times because while I can believe that men take the kids away from women more often, I have the personal experience of having an uncle who hasn't seen his daughter in years because of his ex-wife and it's extremely sad. Similar to what Eli said: I know it's not data. But still...

Kristine VanRaalte

Does anyone know the stats of law enforcement officers PERPETRATING domestic violence?