How NOT to be a man!

Are all of you out there following the story about the smug frat-boy asshat who filed a lawsuit claiming that men have the right not to pay any support for a child they fathered by accident?  The press has taken to calling the case "Roe v. Wade for Men." 

The case was filed at the U.S. District Court in Detroit by an organization called the National Center for Men.  However, the plaintiff is Matt Dubay, a 25-year-old computer technician from Saginaw, Mich., who claims he and his ex-girlfriend did not always use birth control because she believed she could not get pregnant due to a medical condition. But the couple, who were together for about three months, did conceive, and Dubay's ex elected to keep the child, for whom he now pays $500 a month in child support, despite his contention that he was always clear about not wanting the child.

In pursuing the case, NCM and Dubay have likened the case to a woman's right to abortion and have actually sought to create an alliance with pro-choice activists in order to help their cause (needless to say, most pro-choicers are staying out of the debate.)

Here's my take on THAT issue...

(1) There is, at best, a very slight tangential connection to the ongoing debate in this country about abortion.  There is a critical difference between the right not to have to pay child support and the right not to be forced to bring an unwanted pregnancy to term inside your body.

(2) I agree that it may not be fair that women have reproductive rights while men have reproductive responsibilities.  However, I think it's a pretty flimsy argument to say that ending paternity suits against men is the equivalent to legalizing abortion for women.  At the very least, it's an insulting argument no matter how you feel about abortion.   

Now, I'm not going to get into a debate about abortion and I'm purposefully keeping my views on that subject out of the discussion here because I think it's irrelevant.  The pertinent debate here really relates to the issue of child support.  And while some are hailing Dubay as a champion for men's rights, I'm of the opinion that he falls squarely into the "deadbeat dad" category. 

In fact, I'm so pissed off about this ridiculous "Roe v. Wade for Men" case that I thought I'd use this forum to pass along some advice to young Mr. Dubay.

Here's the deal, Numb Nuts.  Pay attention because I'm only going to say this once.  It's pretty fucking simple.  Since you're a computer technician, I'll even try to put in terms a dipshit like you could understand.  Ready? 

When you stick your little firewire penis into your girlfriend's hard drive, you do so with the knowledge that if you bring a life into this world, that life is your responsibility!  Even if it means living in your parent's basement for a few years, working a second job at McDonalds, or driving an econo-van instead of a Viper!

Clearly, you're not a gentleman but, at the very least, be a fucking man!  Step up to the plate, you little weasel!  I know that current child support laws tend to favor women.  Is that fair?  Maybe not.  But you know what, young Jedi?  As you get older, you'll realize that life and biology aren't always fair. 

As you get older, I also hope you'll learn that actions have consequences and that the best you can do as a human being is to take responsibilities for those actions.  It's part of what being a real man is all about. 

And aside from an opposable thumb, it's what separates us from the animals. 

What do YOU think, my friends?