▲ 135 ▼ America’s premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world: ‘There are going to be countries of old people starving to death’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by mpk@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems 153 comments fedilink hide all child comments The highlight for me is coming up with some weird pseudoscience justification for why it’s okay to hit your kids.
[–] jax@awful.systems 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) "Dad, why is my sister's name Octavia George?" "Because your mother loves the Roman Empire." "Thanks Dad." "No problem Industry Americus." permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Jesus Christ I thought you were making a joke. But you're not. The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mawhrin@awful.systems 11 points 2 years ago* The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins ah well, at least when they transition they won't need to change the masculine-gendered second name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 2 years ago* no matter how absurd you may think these people are, they always surprise you by finding ways to be even worse permalink fedilink source parent [–] o7___o7@awful.systems 13 points 2 years ago* Looks like someone's behind the times; all the cool kids are into the Eastern Roman Empire this season. That's why my kids are named Constantine Cataphractus and Velociraptor Paleologus. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jonhendry@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Next: "Are you coming to the baptism of little Deductio Tributus?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 2 years ago Sad they’re dissing the classics, like Incontinentia Buttocks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Jesus Christ I thought you were making a joke. But you're not. The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mawhrin@awful.systems 11 points 2 years ago* The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins ah well, at least when they transition they won't need to change the masculine-gendered second name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 2 years ago* no matter how absurd you may think these people are, they always surprise you by finding ways to be even worse permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 11 points 2 years ago* The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins ah well, at least when they transition they won't need to change the masculine-gendered second name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 2 years ago* no matter how absurd you may think these people are, they always surprise you by finding ways to be even worse permalink fedilink source parent
[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 13 points 2 years ago* Looks like someone's behind the times; all the cool kids are into the Eastern Roman Empire this season. That's why my kids are named Constantine Cataphractus and Velociraptor Paleologus. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonhendry@awful.systems 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Next: "Are you coming to the baptism of little Deductio Tributus?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 2 years ago Sad they’re dissing the classics, like Incontinentia Buttocks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 2 years ago Sad they’re dissing the classics, like Incontinentia Buttocks. permalink fedilink source parent