"Is Lifetime Alimony Sexism Against Men?" (23:08) Huff Post Video is unusually positive

PerniciousOne · 2013-06-22T21:36:26+00:00

People are only against lifetime alimony because as more and more women are becoming breadwinners, they are having to pay more and more child support and alimony.

We cannot have the poor princesses pay for a perfectly capable human being for the rest of their lives, not allowing the payor to retire because of support obligations.

Oh wait...

Leinadro · 2013-06-22T21:39:17+00:00

Yeah I saw that a few nights ago. I enjoyed it myself because while they tried to make clear that this isn't some widespread phenomenon (thus getting rid of that common reflex of "It's not as bad as you claim it is.") but it is an issue.

We can't have gender equality where on one hand we must acknowledge that women are equals but then give them a life time training wheel that's actually meant for women that really need the help.

And not only would I say its a bit sexist against men but I'd say its a bit sexist against women too on the grounds that its basically saying that they can't make it on their own so let the man continue to be her provider (except for cases where she actually does need it).

Slutmiko · 2013-06-22T22:35:38+00:00

Huffpo isn't this anti-MR newspaper, about half the stuff I see posted here from them is positive.

zyk0s · 2013-06-23T18:57:21+00:00

I love how the lawyer explained that ending existing alimony retroactively would be against the constitution, because it would have changed previously made contracts, and that's unconstitutional. I'd like him to tell everyone, with a straight face, that a court order to pay money to your ex-wife forever is a contract one enters into of their free will. It's NOT a contract, it's a court order, stating the contrary means either a) you know jackshit about law and you shouldn't be practicing and b) you're being disingenuous and trying to confuse people who have no legal background. He went with saying that the law would have allowed a lot of lawyers to make a lot of money quickly, to make it look like he's completely disinterested in this matter. But the reality is, this would have killed the goose that lays the golden eggs: there is much more to gain long-term on alimony cases than there is in the one or two years following an abolition of it.

Title	"Is Lifetime Alimony Sexism Against Men?" (23:08) Huff Post Video is unusually positive
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Date	June 22, 2013 7:24 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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