rolling "Is This Racist?" thread

donor #294 lists Massachusetts as one of his hobbies

the lawsuit gives the impression that who she is is something to be ashamed and embarrassed about and tbh there could still be a lawsuit but why go all over the news with it?

I can sort of see suing them because they fucked up the order, but going through all of these "but I have to drive her to a different town for haircuts now!" whining is what's pushing this into the Y column.

"What will my neighbors think? Oh, they'll be so disgusted!"

Would she have sued if she had gotten the large-boned bartender who plays the drums? I know I would have.

More like suing because she got the Jack Black sperm, in that case.

I'd be lying if I said "bone size" on the sperm donor catalogt wasn't sending me into fits of giggles

the malpractice case makes sense. agreeing to do press to support the case seems fucking stupid.

"We didn't think we'd get enough money to move with a malpractice suit so forced their hand by spelling out how hard it is to have a black child"

i feel like the only person in the world who is maybe too dumb or too insensitive to understand the malpractice part of it. how are there "damages" due to getting sperm other than the sperm they asked for? but that's a different topic and the answer is yes this is racist but not the most racist thing.

The situation is analogous to someone being administered the wrong medicine. The difference is that complaining about the side-effects of someone giving you the wrong medication is understandable and relatable, while complaining about the side-effects of accidentally having a biracial child and making that the meat and potatoes of your malpractice lawsuit is racist.

in terms of malpractice getting the wrong sperm is pretty heinous - whether it's the wrong sperm (not your race) or the wrong sperm (not your husband's) is irrelevant. But if they're saying they should get more money because of race...yeah that's racist.

This is semi-complicated by them needing donor sperm, so one could argue that who the donor was wasn't as important as it would be for a heterosexual couple doing some fertility process, but one could also point out that that argument flies in the face of the expected practice around sperm donation and what the baseline expectations are when you walk in the door (ie, you will receive the sperm that you selected, not some random sperm that could be from anyone).

yeah i don't think marriage should define the "importance" of whether a woman has a right to know what sperm she's being impregnated with

or the importance of a medical practitioner getting it right

my point in bringing up that argument was to highlight how absurd and discriminatory it is, which does not excuse the absurd and discriminatory explanations given for the lawsuit

yeah i know we're on the same page

i am just not seeing how heinous it is. i mean if you had wanted one white person's sperm but were accidentally given another white person's sperm, and--importantly--you found out about it (in a way other than the child having some genetic defect, or it not being your husband's when you wanted your husband's), there would be a breach of the clinic's duty to give people what they asked for. but no damages. i do not practice in the area of medical malpractice and do not want to. also i'm going outside to contemplate this not on the internet.

Because by removing her agency in donor selection you're coercing her into an unwanted pregnancy, effectively.

I mean, if donor selection was no big deal, they would just dump all the sperm into a giant vat and hook you up to a spigot when it was time for implantation

that is a really horrifying image and I should delete it no no do not submit this fuck

yeah to be clear i'm not a fan of any "you owe us for the damages inherent in having a biracial child" talk, i just think any place that fucks up who gets what sperm should be sued and possibly shut down on that alone.

^^^

the fact that they are using the child's biracial makeup to strengthen their case is abhorrent, appalling and I hope they win the case and receive a judgment of $0 dollars

donor #294 lists Massachusetts as one of his hobbies

― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP)

so how does this work? Florida doesn't give me the same endorphin rush anymore.

just dump all the sperm into a giant vat and hook you up to a spigot when it was time for implantation

lol Dan

thanks djp for that image

dan was always, always going to make that post <3

tbf most men are giant sperm vats with a spigot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukick72Qafc

http://imgur.com/gallery/dGoA9

What is life if not a giant vat of sperm with a spigot

Kody Firesheets
2 months ago

You say Lady Gaga, I say Lady Antebellum. You say Jason Derulo, I say Jason Aldean. You say T-Pain, I say T-Swift You say Ke$ha, I say Kenny. You say Pitbull, I say Paisley. You say Justin Bieber, I say Justin Moore and go grow a pair. 92% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop. If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music, copy and paste this message to another 3 videos. Stop being a idiot and start listening to real music!!! COUNTRY!! thumbs up!!! BTW Brantley Gilbert is one of the best country artists.

fyi that imgur link is just a stand-up comedy bit in gif-form, in case one worried

You say Justin Bieber, I say Justin Moore and go grow a pair.

wait kody grows a pair every time you say justin bieber? damn.

If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music, copy and paste this message to another 3 videos.

I kinda admire the precision

i wonder if kody meant to get "let's call the whole thing off" stuck in my head

which name is more improbable -- Kody Firesheets or Brantley Gilbert?

latter headmaster of school for pyrotechnically giften kids attended by former in first in series of critically lamented bestsellers

directed by David Fincher

dame maggie smith in lauded cameo as "victim # 1" (lady with dog)

8% Hee Haw Nation

You know, I had flies in the face of the expected practice around sperm donation copied and everything to have a lol @ djp's expense in this serious discussion, but then he twisted the knob on the spigot even further.

I mean, if donor selection was no big deal, they would just dump all the sperm into a giant vat and hook you up to a spigot when it was time for implantation

that is a really horrifying image and I should delete it no no do not submit this fuck

Stop me if you've heard this one before - a bigot gets hooked up to a giant sperm vat's spigot and...

fyi i wasn't saying it was no big deal or they shouldn't be shut down for fucking it up but just...why do they need to pay you. how do you win your lawsuit. BUT i do think you should be required by law to get inseminated at random.

also, i wanted to bring this up: nazis eugenics hitler

T/S: Giant vat of sperm or the goop gun

goop gun just like taco bell

I do remember that clinics would regularly advertise in the newspapers around yale that they were looking for women who were willing to donate their eggs; Ivy League eggs carry a premium I think

The compensation was in the tens of thousands of dollars but someone told me that considering all the trouble / potential for complications of the egg donation process it ends up being a terrible bargain for the donor

Also remember reading a story about how clinics are refusing to accept donations from gingers because they are overloaded w ginger sperm and i guess nobody wants a ginger child?

BUT i do think you should be required by law to get inseminated at random.

― flatizza (harbl), Friday, October 3, 2014 1:19 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What, like everyone?

xp disgraceful

Also remember reading a story about how clinics are refusing to accept donations from gingers because they are overloaded w ginger sperm and i guess nobody wants a ginger child?

people still using the word "ginger"?