More like it's uncommon to see in her work . If it were a random saying it then I'd say it's sexism but it's a whole medical practitioner who has probably seen countless births so if she is surprised it's because it isn't something they see all the time not because she's taking a jab at men or whatever.
I don't think it can just be labeled as sexism though because they haven't given a reason or trait that makes men not be there for their partners. Some are in the room but keep their distance, some are right next to their partner, some don't even make it into the room .
It's....a picture of a someone dressed as a medical practitioner with a caption. There's no medical practitioner actually talking!
Also. Ferals are having more kids than more mentally stable people anyway. So absent or bad fathers are common, but it's not accurate to paint men as a whole based on them. Also added complexity of women conceiving children with men who aren't their partners. What percentage of children are actually being born to an economically and mentally stable mother and father, not heavy drug or alcohol users, who's father is the partner of their mother at the time of their birth?
Found her account and the pictures are somewhere in the thread.
Also the shock isn't necessarily about the dad being there but about them being actively present . Like it's not surprising that a man showed up like many think so here , it's surprising that the dude is that involved. I have also stated why it would be understandable by the way . Maybe you don't wanna interfere or haven't a clue on what to do . Noone's calling men bad people or whatever I've seen people defending here . It's just that it's surprising is all.
Also found the post and turns out the " joke " isn't what we interpreted at all 😅 . The person was poking fun at how the "it's ok " comment is so simple in a moment when the lady is literally ripping apart.
I thought the same thing when I read caption. I didn't understand how his comment made sense in the moment. To me, what he said sounded something like dismissive (wrong word, that's not his intention. But a kinda 'polite', not a really sincere thing)
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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26
Chris here, the joke is sexism, she doesn't expect a man to be present and supportive durig childbirth