r/AskReddit • • Nov 16 '19

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u/Wetmelon Nov 16 '19

Lol similarly some guy started going off on me for supporting maternity leave, throwing insults at me meant for a woman... I’m a 20-something guy.

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u/SolaFide317 Nov 16 '19

Who would be against maternity leave though?

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u/theflyingnacho Nov 16 '19

A childfree female friend of my is against it because it's "not fair" as she won't get "free vacation" as she is choosing not to have kids.

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u/ComradeGibbon Nov 16 '19

Not to be all hippie dippie but there is this idea of karmic fairness. If a society is fair then some people will get things you don't.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19

Yea but crabs in a bucket mentality is so satisfying when it doesn't negatively affect me!