Peculiar subway ad [x-post r/nyc]

smegnose · 2013-03-27T03:15:13+00:00

Sure it seems biased on the surface but I think they're jut trying to make it easy to digest:

More birth control options are available to females so it makes sense to make an ad targeting them.
You don't accuse people of being likely to destroy a relationship, so you use the fear of the other parent leaving.
It's often the case that the responsibility of child care falls on a woman, at least initially for biological reasons, but also for social ones. I'm not debating whether it should stay that way, it's just how things are for a lot of people.
Marriage is something that everyone understands is meant to be a sign of commitment and usually for the foundation of a family. It may not be the reality given divorce rates are increasing and successful long-term informal unions are increasing. But the idea is obvious.

Discouraging teen pregnancy when most teens are not equipped to be parents is a good thing.

Sinistar_Lives · 2013-03-27T03:31:04+00:00

To be fair, this is an ad against teen pregnancy. While the sentiment appears anti-male on it's surface, I don't think it is intentional or that it deserves our ire. I don't think it means to imply 'men are deadbeats and will ditch you when you get pregnant' as much as it is 'girls, don't think that having a baby at 16 is a good idea because you think you and your bf will be together forever, life is not a fairytale'.

I know we're all still worked up over donglegate, but let's let cooler heads prevail here, gentlemen.

Peter_Principle_ · 2013-03-26T22:53:16+00:00

Lmao @ makin it sound like it's the father's choice when the mother takes the kids and extorts him

TracyMorganFreeman · 2013-03-27T01:03:10+00:00

Honestly Mom, you're fairly likely to divorce him and win sole custody of me

franchise2084 · 2013-03-27T04:58:42+00:00

Not to rustle any jimmies but unfortunately this is a big problem with teenagers. Once having a child stops being "fun" teenage fathers (and mothers) quickly lose interest and re-focus on their own lives, Erikson's identity vs. role confusion stage of development seems to explain this pretty well. I feel like the ad could do a better job of promoting whichever strategy/organization it is meant to represent without singling out fathers as the sole root of the problem.

GatesAndLogic · 2013-03-27T04:15:21+00:00

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Plumbing with electricity is rather peculiar.

compulsive_evolution · 2013-03-27T01:49:21+00:00

Which line was this on? I frequent the E, N, Q, and 7 trains, and haven't seen this anywhere.

msbubbles326 · 2013-03-27T14:32:50+00:00

I'm new here, and I'm a lady. This ad campaign was meant to target teenagers. I hate to admit this, but I saw it on "The View." It was debated as being sexist, but it is also pretty true for teen moms- the dads aren't usually in the picture.

I don't really know how I actually feel about it in general, but I think it's a strong message to send to teens.

2013-03-27T21:11:36+00:00

I genuinely do not understand how this relates to men's rights. Is it stereotyping dead-beat dads or something?

thepartyandafter · 2013-03-27T00:36:03+00:00

This pisses me off to a degree that I can not readily explain.

Furah · 2013-03-27T01:43:32+00:00

That poster presumes that the ultimate goal of dating/sex is to marry and have children.

2013-03-27T13:39:07+00:00

Believe it or not, many teen girls get pregnant on purpose.

I'm surprised such an ad would be put out... my first impression was that it encourages pregnant teens to get abortions.

staticbleak · 2013-03-26T23:05:46+00:00

i hate these kind of poster, there are propaganda like and all.

TeaDrinkingBarbarian · 2013-03-26T23:18:19+00:00

I spent far too long looking at that poster thinking "what the fuck does that have to do with sandwiches?".

Professional-Turtle · 2013-03-27T00:43:55+00:00

I hate how it's shaming the teenage mother rather than the deadbeat dad. It takes two to tango...it's like men are just expected to 'sow their wild oats' and move on. Sick.

Title	Peculiar subway ad [x-post r/nyc]
Author	cacher371
Upvotes	181
Comments	47
Date	March 26, 2013 10:32 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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