Reply #106: If you don't think it's sexist, check your male privilege please.

[Chovexani]

Men are simply not subjected to the same level of pressure that women are, because "man" is not synonymous with "baby making machine" the way "woman" is in our patriarchal society. You say "someone" mentions it to you everyday that you should have kids. And that sucks.

But in that same day, women have to deal with 14 billion "someones", between immediate relatives, co-workers, total strangers, physicians, clergy, and the entire mass media establishment, from tv networks to women's magazines to supposedly prestigious newspapers running "selfish evil career women regret not having kids" stories all the time to scare us into heteronormative compliance. Cable channels geared towards women are 24/7 wedding and baby shows. Female celebrities are constantly having their bodies scrutinized for any sign of a "bump" and of course the breathless "will she lose the weight" afterwards. Not to mention our reproductive health and bodily autonomy being subject to scrutiny and regulation by legislative bodies and religious institutions that are 90+% male.

It is not the same thing, at all, and the men in this thread claiming it is have a rather huge blind spot.