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The_Gumbo t1_j2chf93 wrote

McEnroe, I knew it! The Borg done did him

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CerealKiller3030 t1_j2chv5m wrote

Believe it or not, this question was for the million dollars

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rell7thirty t1_j2ci6gj wrote

Regardless of which of those fine gentlemen or woman was 2 months pregnant, that baby was like "wtf going on out there?" during those sets and matches.

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ABena2t t1_j2cig7d wrote

idk. these days it could be a trick question.

Why can't a man be "pregnant". That's sexist. A man can be pregnant. Just bc they can't carry a baby doesn't mean anything. If the wife is pregnant then so is the man!

I know for a fact some men are now getting PAID maternity leave.

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Aldoc3 t1_j2cjvrf wrote

I was in the nike shop the other day and they had a sign up saying 50% off womans sports bras. So it's full price for all the mens sports bras, sexist pigs.

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ABena2t t1_j2ckq08 wrote

Replying to Puzzleheaded_Cress75 (#1,214,708)

I guess so. I had never heard of that before. I thought the point giving it to the mom was to help her recover - like physically. on top of being with the child and or breast feeding and whatnot. My brother just had a baby and both him and his wife work and both got 8 weeks off paid. and then he had an optional 4 weeks unpaid on top of that.

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WadeStockdale t1_j2cl76c wrote

Replying to Puzzleheaded_Cress75 (#1,214,708)

Also after giving birth, it can be incredibly difficult to take care of a new baby alone- things like postpartum depression, c sections and even just a traumatic birthing process can prevent the birthing parent from even getting out of bed under their own power for weeks to months.

It also helps fathers bond with their children and means one parent doesn't get burnt out because they don't have support from their partner.

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jonbigbootie t1_j2coyyl wrote

Wouldn’t that technically be doubles? ;)

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hillrd t1_j2cuckx wrote

I’d like to use my 50/50 please.

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Hello_Gorgeous1985 t1_j2d22gz wrote

Replying to ABena2t (#1,219,174)

American, right? The rest of the world understands.

Where I live it's 15 weeks given to the person who has given birth. Then there is Also 40 weeks of parental leave which can be shared between both parents. The government employment insurance program provides 55% of your regular pay for the duration of that time. You also have the option to extend that 40 weeks to 69 instead at a reduced rate of 33%.

Private companies can also set their own policies with regards to parental leaves and payment (above and beyond). However, they are legally required to allow parents to take the leaves mentioned above and Your job must be available when you return.

Here you go: https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_008009/lang--en/index.htm

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skyfire-x t1_j2d2kgz wrote

McEnroe's whole career was a string of emotional outbursts, he must have been pregnant the entire time.

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ABena2t t1_j2d2kov wrote

Replying to Hello_Gorgeous1985 (#1,219,368)

must be available? after 69 weeks? how is the possible? or how can that be expected? what if the company slows down and does lay offs? they can't lay you off bc you had a kid? and they're going to have to fill that position while you're gone. So you leave for over a year and they hire and train someone else. depending on the job, training someone can take a lot of time, effort, and money. So you put all that into a new employee - and then you come back, now you gotta lay off that person who took your job? even if the new person is better?

crazy scenario - you're on paternity leave. bring someone else in, they get pregnant and go on paternity leave, now you bring a 3rd person.. lol. you're supposed to keep all these people on and pay them all bc they had babies? I'd think this law would keep employers from hiring women quite honestly. who wants to deal with that?

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Hello_Gorgeous1985 t1_j2d2xd6 wrote

Replying to ABena2t (#1,219,493)

Tell me you've never heard of a short-term contract without telling me you've never heard of a short-term contract.

>I'd think this law would keep employers from hiring women quite honestly. who wants to deal with that?

Uh...That would be discrimination, and we have laws for that too. It actually keeps women in the workforce because they don't have to quit their jobs to care for their infants...

More than 120 countries in the world offer parental leave. The US is the only major country that doesn't. There's a reason for that.

For the record, the person in the scenario you've described wouldn't qualify for paid parental leave because they're on a short-term contract.

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ABena2t t1_j2d443r wrote

Replying to Hello_Gorgeous1985 (#1,219,583)

The States might not offer parental leave but we do have laws against discrimination. That doesn't mean discrimination doesn't take place. It happens all the time. I'm not saying that it's right.

and you consider 65 weeks or whatever it was "short term"

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e-buddy t1_j2d66bd wrote

Eight weeks pregnant? Does it affect you much at that point?

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ElectricJedi28 t1_j2dcrsc wrote

Yeah, why does he look like he’s thinking hard about it? Or is he confused as to why all the other choices are dudes?

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Mavsffl77 t1_j2de2dv wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,221,666)

“I don’t care what you think but I find it stupid you won’t conform to my exact way of thinking, I am now going to put the blame of unwanted pregnancy 100% on women with the exception of a statistic I made up regarding rape based pregnancies to appear less morally bankrupt”

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bleunt t1_j2dg0fm wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,222,221)

No one is parading abortions. No one is parading wart removal. Just admit that you think abortion is murder.

But most of all, vent somewhere else than fucking /r/funny.

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Andy_McBoatface t1_j2dk9us wrote

John McEnroe. Why do you think he was so emotional and angry whenever he played

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The_Fox1984 t1_j2dn6ox wrote

Why can I not get the girl on the sofa image out of my head but it’s serena Williams and male tennis players behind her

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Legitimate_Wind1178 t1_j2dvde1 wrote

Replying to e-buddy (#1,220,319)

Physically not really, but as the person below said morning sickness. athletes still compete and train very pregnant, Dearica Hamby played in WNBA this season and then announced she was expecting after they won the championship. Alex Morgan, Crystal Dunn, Sydney Leroux, Kealia Watt all trained (separately from their teams bc contact sport) very pregnant.

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Katana314 t1_j2dvu4q wrote

Replying to trentsim (#1,218,081)

Someday men and women will understand how much they’re gypped by gender-exclusive pricing. She can use my Men’s conditioner, I can use her bra. Works out for everyone.

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ScrotalInterchange t1_j2e1gg9 wrote

Replying to Dummy_Ren (#1,223,848)

>You missed the joke buddy.

I know what the joke is: birth-giving women don't exist. I was developing the joke: actually, crazy as it sounds, some people who give birth are, in fact, women.

So what does "you missed the joke" mean? It is really weird that everyone misinterpreted me here. Like misinterpreting me seems to require beliving that I lack some basic knowledge about biology or something.

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OKImHere t1_j2e1vj1 wrote

Replying to e-buddy (#1,220,319)

Not really. Hormonally, the 9th week is said to be the worst, but there's no physical hindrance as far as weight, movement, or stamina, unless you count insomnia. It's not until about 20 weeks that a woman gets some setbacks to physical activity. Even then, she could still run or lift weights if she wanted to.

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LonelyOtaku78 t1_j2e6qk0 wrote

One would go crazy wondering if it's a trick question or not. Like I know the answer... I think I know the answer. It is the right answer, isn't it? What if it's not?

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greenappletree t1_j2e9j6d wrote

imagine if this was the last question, for the million, I would still be very careful since it could be a trick question, what if some lady's nickname was andy, hmm.

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ozdude182 t1_j2eameo wrote

The way things are these days it could be any of them... apparently

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WeNeedToTalkAboutMe t1_j2eml0l wrote

WWTBAM is infamous for doing this. It's actually really clever: they write a question in a way which makes the player second-guess themself, because once you start doing that under pressure, it's difficult for most people to stop.

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HirokiTakumi t1_j2eoycq wrote

Replying to ScrotalInterchange (#1,230,051)

Bro, what are you talking about? We all know woman give birth, that's the satire of saying "it has to be one of the dudes!" THAT'S the joke. Which you in fact, missed. You didn't develop anything further, you just killed the sarcasm and inadvertently explained the joke, killing it as well... You good, brother?

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Hello_Gorgeous1985 t1_j2eraqe wrote

Replying to ABena2t (#1,219,859)

It's a short-term position because you know when it's ending and that you won't be staying there long term. When you apply for the position it is advertised as being a parental leave. You know how long it will be.

I'm not going to continue to debate this with you because your comments have been sexist from moment one. The rest of the world knows that proper parental leave is necessary We also know that it takes more than 12 weeks for a person to recover from giving birth and that there's absolutely nothing wrong with the non-birthing parent taking leave also. In fact, it should be encouraged.

I'm done.

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haxic t1_j2eutwe wrote

Anything is possible these days

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d4ng3r0u5 t1_j2evex0 wrote

Did you just assume their gender? TRIGGERED

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Lynx_Detective t1_j2f2l9z wrote

Well you see, it's unacceptable to use common sense and logic these days.

It's wrong think to say that men can't get pregnant.

Honk.

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textc t1_j2f8jae wrote

Replying to WeNeedToTalkAboutMe (#1,237,444)

If you don't know tennis, while the answer could seem obvious at the start, once you start that second guessing, you might begin to wonder if "Andy" is a nickname for a female player you aren't familiar with.

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TheAdventOfTruth t1_j2fl3yu wrote

Why are you assuming? Don’t you know nowadays men can get pregnant?

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Aramis444 t1_j2fxgk2 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,222,769)

Something tells me you’ve never had sex before. Not making fun of you. It just seems like you’re a little unaware of issues that can arise between two consenting adults even when they’ve taken all precautions. I also think that you’re creating a stereotype of a person who gets an abortion, as well as the reasons why someone would do so.

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