[ SECRET POST #4265 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4265 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Battlestar Galactica]



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05. [SPOILERS for Elementary season 6]



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06. [SPOILERS for Suspiria]



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07. [SPOILERS for Banana Fish]



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08. [WARNING for discussion of sexual assault]

























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Re: Controversial Opinions & Rants

[(Anonymous)]

"The birth rate always goes down when nations become more prosperous. Oh, and especially when there's a better chance of children surviving childhood, and a better social security for older people--so they don't have to rely on having lots of kids and hoping some survive to take care of them.

"I think poor people tend to value family and relationships. If you literally can't be part of the consumerism mindset most of the time, if relying on family keeps you alive (and it does for most poor people even where we live), then you might think it's good to have another kid, another person to bring into the world and love."

Those are some very positive reasons. I think there can also be an element of not just having someone else to love but someone you can control. If you're at the bottom of the socio-economic pecking order, having kids may be a way to have someone that you can exercise authority over.

The control issue comes up with sex, too--- on the one hand, poor women may not only not be able to afford birth control, but they're more likely be in a position where they can be economically coerced into having sex, including unprotected sex. And I suspect that for some poor men, being able to make a woman have sex on his terms is a control thing, "hey, I'm not rich but at least I can be 'manly'" (in the toxic masculinity sense), and likewise getting a woman pregnant can be a way to control her as well as having the kids to control.