| Morally yes, you should support your child. Even naturally, we are hardwired to do so, albeit that is not much in males. But should it be like that always? Maybe you dont want to raise children right now in your life, or you denounce of your father rights and youre still cornered by law. You cant really say that woman doesnt also have options. Needs to be mentioned that law in my country is not the same as elsewhere, they are not always so...easily exploited by women.
Thing that angered me at first were double standards. Law protect natural female mating strategy fiercely, while male natural instincts and behavior are at best ignored and at worst prosecuted on sight. Worst thing for a woman is to be abandoned by the father of her child, and worst thing for thing for a man is to raise another mans child unknowingly. Our bodies and minds were shaped by evolution to prevent this from happening. Woman's shit-tests, male sperm count and "sperm wars", you'll shit a brick when you see it in people. Law, as extension of our fears and desires, follows female needs a lot, but it is not always the same with men.
But guys, there is light at the end of the tunnel: paternity fraud reimbursement. Law does protect fathers also, but you need more than simple paternity test, as is for alimony, to prove this one on court(btw, you can get it for a couple hundred bucks and know if youre in that unlucky 1 in 15). It can happen,and laws allow it, so my argument that laws are wrong is not really that strong anymore. Maybe it is the problem of the socio-economic environment by which laws are enforced.
Over the last century women rights have been just growing(default pay, political influence, public image), but growth of their responsibilities is lacking behind. The have higher average income and job opportunities, but things like alimony and radical feminism are not going away. Its called having your cake and eating it. Things are changing though, booth genders are going towards that middle ground of equality where gender roles disappear. We will see if thats a good thing. Also i found out that some countries are working on reforms on marital law in response to increasing gender equality. Meanwhile, you gotta accept that some men are going to get royally fucked over in this transition period. Maybe even some women.
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