weird questions
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Nah. First question is “do you have insurance?”
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The last period has little to do with whether someone is pregnant. Why not just ask if someone is pregnant? Would they not give me those drugs if I was unconscious in case it harms a surprise baby? Furthermore, if I'm in rough enough shape to need an ambulance I should hope saving my life comes first, before a pregnancy I might not be aware of, and might not even want.
They're not going ask if someone is actively dying obviously, but if they're in a position where they can ask those questions and the patient is able to answer then they could be seen as liable for a miscarriage if they don't ask and they give something harmful.
It's about protecting themselves. For example, I was a man working in childcare and I always had to be careful with my interactions with children and to minimise the times I was ever alone with a child as much as possible, because people can and will assume the worst about men in a position of power over children. So I can understand people doing everything in their power to protect themselves, even if they have to ask questions other people may be annoyed by.
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This is a myth that keeps a lot of women out of remote and forestry jobs. To this day older men still warn me about bears when I'm hiking and camping. It's based in assumptions, not facts, like a lot of comments in here.
I say this as a woman who's waved at bears during my seven forestry contracts.
In my case, it was just a dumb reference to the movie Anchorman. I didn't realize anyone actually believed it.
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They're not going ask if someone is actively dying obviously, but if they're in a position where they can ask those questions and the patient is able to answer then they could be seen as liable for a miscarriage if they don't ask and they give something harmful.
It's about protecting themselves. For example, I was a man working in childcare and I always had to be careful with my interactions with children and to minimise the times I was ever alone with a child as much as possible, because people can and will assume the worst about men in a position of power over children. So I can understand people doing everything in their power to protect themselves, even if they have to ask questions other people may be annoyed by.
It still doesn't change the fact that the last period date has very little to do with whether a woman is pregnant.
Yes, I understand there is a reason for it borne of a clusterfuck of policy, lack of reproductive education and little respect for women's autonomy over their own bodies. That's what the meme is making fun of in the first place.
I live in a country with less restrictive policies on women and get by just fine without being asked this question.
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In my case, it was just a dumb reference to the movie Anchorman. I didn't realize anyone actually believed it.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I did not realize that was a quote. And well, gestures at the rest of the comments and world.
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I did not realize that was a quote. And well, gestures at the rest of the comments and world.
I'm stunned that people actually believe it, truly. Also, I'm not saying it's high art, but you really haven't seen Anchorman!? I feel like that movie was utterly unavoidable for awhile.
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I'm stunned that people actually believe it, truly. Also, I'm not saying it's high art, but you really haven't seen Anchorman!? I feel like that movie was utterly unavoidable for awhile.
I don't remember every line of every film I've ever seen, no.
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I’m just curious, based on knowing how women’s symptoms aren’t always taken as seriously as a man’s during diagnosis.
I just ask it as part of the standard 'check everything' mentality. It's interesting to me how it can be taken as women's symptoms not being taken as seriously as men's, because ignoring the downstairs leads to a lot of fuckups in the field. Heck, the paramedic who trained me used to say that you would (and I'm doing my best to remember her quote, but it's been a while) "miss a significant portion of issues if you fail[ed] to consider the reproductive system in an emergency." Put another way, the entire reason I'm asking about it is because I'm trying not to lump a woman in with the males and ignore their health.
It makes sense in some contexts, but not in others. For example, do you ask a man how often he masturbates if he came into the hospital for a skull fracture because he fell off a ladder at work?
Why ask a private question when you are certain it isn't medically relevant?
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I'm stunned that people actually believe it, truly. Also, I'm not saying it's high art, but you really haven't seen Anchorman!? I feel like that movie was utterly unavoidable for awhile.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Is that a new marvel superhero ?
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I don't think I've ever been asked this, except sometimes on intake forms for some reason.
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"OH i see you have a giant hole in your leg which is the portal of Satan.... anyways are you sexually active? just pee in the cup. Could be a side effect of being pregnant or menopause"
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Nah. First question is “do you have insurance?”
wrote last edited by [email protected]Thats just the US though.
Edit: I did go to the hospital emergency room here in the US once and before ever talking to a doctor in a room, laying on a medical bed I was asked to sign forms by somebody whose whole job was to collect insurance info and make people sign waivers under duress.
I can't imagine those waivers hold up in court so the entire goal of presenting them is probably to intimidate people
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wrote last edited by [email protected]
That’s important because if the person is pregnant, treatment with prescription medication can be fatal for the child. They usually ask about sexual activity because it’s possible the person doesn’t even know they’re pregnant.
Men do not get asked this question because as you may or may not know, biological males are incapable of becoming pregnant. /s
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I'm stunned that people actually believe it, truly. Also, I'm not saying it's high art, but you really haven't seen Anchorman!? I feel like that movie was utterly unavoidable for awhile.
I'm right there with you, I just assumed you were making an Anchorman reference/joke... I never thought there were people out there who would unironically say that
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That’s important because if the person is pregnant, treatment with prescription medication can be fatal for the child. They usually ask about sexual activity because it’s possible the person doesn’t even know they’re pregnant.
Men do not get asked this question because as you may or may not know, biological males are incapable of becoming pregnant. /s
Yes, we know. That's the joke. That theoretical unborn baby health comes before women.
Because let's say there's a woman comes in, crispy, bloodier than a rare steak, limbs hanging at right ankles— Probably going into shock if she's not already there. Baby or not, it dies if she dies.
Now, let's say she's lucid. In the slim chance she's got a surprise baby, what does her period have to do with that? Maybe it was four weeks ago but she's been getting freaky with her knight honey, trying for a family of little squires. Or, let's say she's on birth control, or has an irregular period, onky dates women, or trans. A better question to ask is: "are you pregnant or could you be pregnant?" And still you've wasted five seconds while she's bleeding out and her heart rate is crashing.
It's making fun of the dystopia for women that's the culture and policy in some countries, not asking for an explanation.
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Yes, we know. That's the joke. That theoretical unborn baby health comes before women.
Because let's say there's a woman comes in, crispy, bloodier than a rare steak, limbs hanging at right ankles— Probably going into shock if she's not already there. Baby or not, it dies if she dies.
Now, let's say she's lucid. In the slim chance she's got a surprise baby, what does her period have to do with that? Maybe it was four weeks ago but she's been getting freaky with her knight honey, trying for a family of little squires. Or, let's say she's on birth control, or has an irregular period, onky dates women, or trans. A better question to ask is: "are you pregnant or could you be pregnant?" And still you've wasted five seconds while she's bleeding out and her heart rate is crashing.
It's making fun of the dystopia for women that's the culture and policy in some countries, not asking for an explanation.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Yes, we know. That’s the joke. That online femenists care more about a theoretical woman that may or may not be pregnant but is dying than actual women that are pregnant.
Because let’s say there’s a women comes in, pregnant, bigger than an elephant, belly button popped out — baby arms hanging from her vagina. Baby or not, it dies if she dies.
Now let’s say she’s a drug addict. In the slim chance she’s sober, what does her period have to do with that? Maybe it was 21 weeks ago but she’s getting freaky with her drug dealer trying to score another ounce. Or let’s say she took the morning after pill or had an irregular period, only dates women, or is trans. A better question to ask is are you pregnant or could you be pregnant? And still you have wasted 5 seconds while she’s bleeding out and her heart rate is crashing.
It’s making fun of the dystopia in internet culture and policy in some countries, not asking for an explanation.
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Yes, we know. That’s the joke. That online femenists care more about a theoretical woman that may or may not be pregnant but is dying than actual women that are pregnant.
Because let’s say there’s a women comes in, pregnant, bigger than an elephant, belly button popped out — baby arms hanging from her vagina. Baby or not, it dies if she dies.
Now let’s say she’s a drug addict. In the slim chance she’s sober, what does her period have to do with that? Maybe it was 21 weeks ago but she’s getting freaky with her drug dealer trying to score another ounce. Or let’s say she took the morning after pill or had an irregular period, only dates women, or is trans. A better question to ask is are you pregnant or could you be pregnant? And still you have wasted 5 seconds while she’s bleeding out and her heart rate is crashing.
It’s making fun of the dystopia in internet culture and policy in some countries, not asking for an explanation.
Are you mad because you didn't know it was a joke?
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Are you mad because you didn't know it was a joke?
It’s for people like you I have to had /s tags to everything. If you didn’t read my first comment as a joke than I don’t know what to tell you. If it will make you feel better I’ll add it for you.
The irony of you explaining the joke when I myself responded with a joke is comical.
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It’s for people like you I have to had /s tags to everything. If you didn’t read my first comment as a joke than I don’t know what to tell you. If it will make you feel better I’ll add it for you.
The irony of you explaining the joke when I myself responded with a joke is comical.
Are you mad because it wasn't funny?
