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Men Face $1,000 Fine if They 'Discharge Semen' Under New Bill (www.newsweek.com)

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A bill proposed to the Ohio statehouse will make male ejaculation without intent to have a baby, a fineable offense of up to $10,000.

The bill has been proposed by State Representatives Anita Somani and Tristan Rader, who wrote it to point out what they see as the absurdity of rules that control women's bodies but do not control men's. It has not been formally introduced to the House Floor yet.

Per Somani and Rader, men would face a $1,000 first offense, $5,000 second offense, and $10,000 subsequent offense fine to "discharge semen or genetic material without intent to fertilize an embryo."

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[–] [email protected] 110 points 3 days ago (3 children)

They should quit trolling and start resisting. Gesture politics is a displacement activity.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean tbf the GOP has a supermajority in the Ohio House so there's probably not much she can do other than trolling.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not true. She could take a page from AOC's book and inform the people of their rights and how to resist the fascist administration AND troll the fascists for their ignorant reactions.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ohio voters recently passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, so writing that bill here is certainly mostly a signal to national politics.

Also, I had a vasectomy, so would I still be able to wank away under the proposed bill? lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also, I had a vasectomy, so would I still be able to wank away under the proposed bill? lol

Required, actually. With mandatory minimums for both frequency and duration.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

mandatory minimums

duration

...fuck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Better get to practicing! I hear thinking about your grandmom playing baseball has a 50/50 chance of either being helpful or very traumatic..

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Fair enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

How about proposing actual progressive legislation that would help her constituents, and calling out the Republicans who oppose it?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Agreed.

I get what they're doing, but they can look at the stats and see that Trump has broadened his coalition, in part, because of the fashionable hate directed toward men by people who consider themselves progressive, and stupid shit like this just adds gasoline to the fire.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Seriously, I'm so tired oh these "Gotcha! Look at how hypocritical they are!" gestures. They're empty and a complete waste of time.

They. Do. Not. Care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Less this. More beating the shit out of their opponents with canes like the old days.