It always begins as a joke. Listen to me, both of you.

One sees a father or a mother of whom they do not approve --

And their brats won't shut up and the parents are so exhausted that they just let their children scream, all sticky and crying and hitting and wild.

And you say to your friends, "You should have to pass a test to breed." Do you understand? "You should have to get licensed to have kids."

It starts as a joke.

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https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/54962/x-men_years_of_future_past_trade_paperback

X-Men: Years of Future Past (Trade Paperback)

A classic X-Men saga revisited for the modern day! In the dystopian nations of Battleworld, the mutants of New York City fight to survive the Sentinels’ oppressive rule. Imprisoned and persecuted...

Marvel Entertainment

@sindarina So too with ā€œ*these people* shouldn’t have the right to make their own healthcare decisionsā€¦ā€ . Pregnant people. People who menstruate. People who identify as non-binary. People who prefer same sex partners. Then…

People who… who have a medical condition which is unlikely to be curable… who have a health condition which may require long term or expensive treatment… who have a physical trait that makes them less efficient/exploitable as a workforce… who, they fear or don’t like.

Tennessee Jewish couple sues state after Christian adoption agency denies them services

Lawsuit claims employee from state-funded program informed couple they would not serve them ā€˜because of their Jewish faith’

The Guardian