TV host and comic Chelsea Handler has just recorded a PSA encouraging more men to consider vasectomies as a viable way to avoid unwanted pregnancies—while topless. In a new Instagram Reel, Handler—or “Chesty Handlerberg,” as she refers to herself—points out the gendered double standard where the responsibility for preventing pregnancy falls disproportionately on women, and
“Since the beginning of time, women have been ducking and diving and dodging pregnancy face-first, or Pikachu-first, and frankly they’re exhausted,” she said. “We’ve had to listen to men say things like ‘but using a condom doesn’t feel so good,’ or ‘can’t you just take birth control?’ or ‘oops, I forgot to pull out.'”
“Enough, you horny little pigs in blankets!” she continued. “Do you know how painful it is to get an IUD placed? It feels like a mousetrap in your uterus. And sometimes those things don’t even catch all the mice. And birth control? You think I want to be an adult woman with acne, or have mood swings, or get a period so heavy it feels like the Hoover Dam just broke? I don’t. Everybody already hates women enough. I don’t need my insides to join in on the fun.”
While for some guys the very word “vasectomy” might induce a wince, the truth is it is a very simple procedure that takes no longer than an hour to perform, with a very short recovery period. It has absolutely no impact on your sex life, and crucially, it’s not painful.
“Women are tired of making concessions for men, especially in the bedroom,” Handler added. “We have already been through enough, letting you wear socks while you penetrate us. So man up, men. And if you can’t do that, enjoy the company of your hand.”
The comedian concluded her unconventional PSA with a catchy little slogan: “Vasectomies. One snip and that’s it!”
Philip Ellis is a freelance writer and journalist from the United Kingdom covering pop culture, relationships and LGBTQ+ issues. His work has appeared in GQ, Teen Vogue, Man Repeller and MTV.
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