• Encephalotrocity
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    5 months ago

    To highlight how absolutely stupid this bill is, it sounds like it would outlaw menstruation and nocturnal emissions.

    Land of the free.

    Edit: it sounds like this is intentionally facetious to point out the absurdity of other pro-life bills.

    • dream_weasel
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      25 months ago

      Uh, yeah?

      If your weiner can’t behave when you are AFK it should be in jail!

    • @[email protected]
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      35 months ago

      Menstruation is already outlawed if out includes an unimplanted but fertilized egg.

      It’s just very hard to prove.

    • AwesomeLowlander
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      65 months ago

      It’s really telling how much the Overton window in the US has shifted that you thought this was sincere to start with.

      • Encephalotrocity
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        35 months ago

        TBH it’s more that I have a naive work ethic and assume someone performing such a serious and impactful job would only do so sincerely, but I agree.

  • snooggums
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    I didn’t see the party of the politician in the article, so no idea if it is written in jest or just regular old Republican whackiness.

    The most entertaining part is that it is written as applying to men, but as written it is gender neutral and would penalize menstruation.

    Edit: It is a Dem having a lark.

    • @[email protected]
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      105 months ago

      i’m afraid that the fascists would take the bill up and actually vote to ban masturbation. especially the bible thumpers.

      • @[email protected]
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        There are a number of active laws that were rendered unconstitutional by Lawrence v. Texas. In addition to the anti-sodomy laws, this invalidated most laws restricting sex toys.

        Lawrence was explicitly called out as being on the chopping block in the Jackson decision, so these are slated for a comeback. The only real limitation is that SCOTUS needs a case, and the challenger needs to show standing.

        Edit: fixed autocorrect

  • Victor
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    55 months ago

    So what is this? Some kind of anti masturbation law?

      • Victor
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        15 months ago

        Absolutely ridiculous, is what it is. Everybody does it.

    • @[email protected]
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      145 months ago

      In a statement to WLBT News, Blackmon wrote, “All across the country, especially here in Mississippi, the vast majority of bills relating to contraception and/or abortion focus on the woman’s role when men are fifty percent of the equation.

      This bill highlights that fact and brings the man’s role into the conversation. People can get up in arms and call it absurd but I can’t say that bothers me.”

      The article is very short.

      • @[email protected]
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        45 months ago

        Short article, yet you failed to include the third that makes it illegal to jerk it:

        “As written by Sen. Bradford Blackmon, the bill would make it “unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.””

      • @[email protected]
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        35 months ago

        My article is 12 inches and very girthy actually, thank you! There used to be a surgeon in California to help you all with short articles. Sadly, you know, the fires…

      • Victor
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        15 months ago

        Controlling how adult people practice sex now, eh. Boy, I sure hope all these Trump voters are very happy now.

      • Victor
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        15 months ago

        O… kay. Was I correct? I tried interpreting the rules listed in the link and drew a conclusion about what they’re trying to achieve. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for trying to help, good buddy.

          • Victor
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            I tried interpreting the rules listed in the link and drew a conclusion

            This is what I said. Did you read that part? I did read it, I’m just not certain what the real agenda is behind this ridiculous nonsense.

            You’ve made two replies now wasting your energy by being rude instead of helping. Is this how you treat people you meet in person as well? Sheesh, bro.

            Also your question makes no sense. I’m “not interested” yet I’m still asking? Who would ask if they’re not interested? That makes no sense. Just like someone replying with rude shit instead of helping. That also makes zero sense.

  • _cryptagion [he/him]
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    125 months ago

    I want to believe this is a satirical bill meant to bring attention to how absurd a lot of other bills are, but it is Mississippi. And with how things are going these past several years, it’s becoming harder and harder to tell at face value if something is an Onion or not.

    • @[email protected]
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      5 months ago

      Here’s to the land you’ve torn out the heart of/

      Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of/

    • Skeezix
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      95 months ago

      Did you know that Mississippi is the anus of the US?

  • @[email protected]
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    So nobody is going to talk about how he said “without the intent to fertilize an embryo” and not “fertilize an egg”? You can’t fertilize an embryo lmao

    • @[email protected]
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      175 months ago

      This is a stunt bill designed to draw attention to how anti-woman most anti-abortion laws are

  • @[email protected]
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    265 months ago

    In this thread:

    A lot of men who didn’t read the article and didn’t got the satirical part of the act.

    And given the last political polemic, I’m pretty sure these “men” are misrepresenting the article on purpose.

  • @[email protected]
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    135 months ago

    Good! We need to STOP KILLING KIDS (unless it’s with Gun Control!)! Wait a Democrat wrote this? Just kidding this is STUPID!

    • @[email protected]
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      25 months ago

      How did you misunderstand the article?

      He posed this because we only talk about women’s roles in abortions. It’s a stunt bill.

  • BlackEco
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    155 months ago

    This is taking No Nut November to a whole new level

  • NutWrench
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    125 months ago

    Life began about a billion years ago and it’s a continuous, ongoing process.

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      3.5 billion, give or take a few years. There’s some evidence life goes back to 4 billion years, but it’s not as well-attested as 3.5.

  • @[email protected]
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    95 months ago

    This could absolutely be used to keep prisoners in prison, and also probably criminalize gay men.