I thought we men weren't even needed for reproductive use these days :-(

Yes, that's another part of male-bashing, that says men are disposable-- how else could war be tolerated if a society wasn't willing to send men off to kill or be killed? If they are only good for repro, and if science can easily get around that-- then who cares if boys are taught to beat each other up (or be beaten by the pack), who cares if men are sent to wholesale slaughter?

Or who cares if a certain percentage of men are killed in mining accidents (oh well, it's only men-- you can always get another)?

Jokes ARE funny until one considers where they lead when taken to their logical and actual outcomes.

Some people say I lack a sense of humor-- I have quite a well-developed ability to laugh at myself, actually. Ask any Mudcatter who's been to a Gather at my house and you'll find we laughed all day, into the night. But I no longer find it funny to laugh along with what is hurtful, no matter who it's aimed at.

~Susan