It's a birth defect

[cjsmith]

My X chromosome is acting up again. I'm hunched in a nearly-foetal position, perched on the edge of my chair here at work, waiting for the painkillers to kick in.

Yet again the amazement rolls over me: medical science has so far done nothing about this problem. They don't fully understand its cause, they don't have a cure, they can't even usually mask the symptoms (ok I admit I haven't tried narcotics). If men as a group had anywhere near this much trouble from one syndrome, it would be Medical Enemy Number One. There'd be bazillion dollar grants to try to cure it. Until a cure was found, a man desiring corrective surgery to remove the whole offending area would be supported and empathized with and probably have the whole thing paid for by insurance. (Viagra is covered by many medical plans! That's about as medically necessary as a toupee! That's the type of service GUYS get, while I pay all my OTC painkiller costs AND my birth control pills out of pocket.)

Why are women so hated?

Comments

Re: Viagara vs. BCP

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

God(dess) forbid that every human being should be in good health and have a right to feel good.

Re: Viagara vs. BCP

[abz6598.livejournal.com]

My problem is with it being a 'right'. At whose expense? You can certainly feel as good as you want and you can have all the health care you want...just dont expect me to pay for your doctor.

Re: Viagara vs. BCP

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

That's fine. As long as I don't have to pay for your library, or your postal workers, or your street upkeep, either. Draw the line wherever you damn please. I still maintain that there should be a basic level of healthcare available to all. They manage it in other countries, why not here?

Re: Viagara vs. BCP

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That's fine. As long as I don't have to pay for your library, or your postal workers, or your street upkeep, either.

Or your erections.

Come to think of it, there's something particularly *cruel* about asking women to help foot the bill for men's erections -- and then not sharing the cost of birth control. 'Specially considering how poorly men and women share the cost of parenting.