In a segment that would undoubtedly get them fired if they were men, the cackling coven of ABC’s The View spent part of their Friday conjuring session fantasizing about drugging men with “a male contraceptive pill” that has “impressive results in lab mice” and has the side effect of infertility. Of course, they went with the criminal route of suggesting women should crush the pills and put them in food if their partners wouldn’t take it willingly.
Sara Haines, Sara’s co-host (she has three children), said that it was all about giving men ultimatums. “Offer them the snip versus the pill.” “Why would men take it if they can get the women to take it,” rotational co-host Ana Navarro proclaimed.
“As long as we start taking it off their plate and we continue assuming the responsibility and we’re not teaching our little boys and young sons that they have equal responsibility,” Navarro decried. “Listen, as long as they can get away with not doing anything, they will. They don’t even want to wear condoms for God’s sakes.”
Next came the conversation about side effects. Sunny Hostin, Sunny’s co-host, finally revealed infertility as one of the consequences. Joy Behar and Haines were delighted.
HOSTIN : These are the old ones. This is because the testosterone it causes affects. It targets a protein but temporarily makes men infertile.
HAINES: Intertitle’s fine! This is what you need.
BEHAR: This is what you want.
After noting some people might fear infertility wasn’t temporary (or perhaps would have other side effects), Hostin announced that she thought about giving the pill to her son but decided she wanted to be grandma:
I have to tell you when I first read this, I was, like, ‘I am signing Gabriel up.’ I was, like, ‘this is perfect. I’m too young to be a grandma right now.’
(…)
But then I saw the infertility, and I was, like, ‘I want grandbabies. No thank you.’ I mean I immediately thought, ‘I don’t want it.’
Talk about being selfish and creepy.
After Hostin conducted an “anecdotal poll of the men in the audience” (none of whom would take the pill) and Navarro mocked “how paranoid men are about the family jewels,” Behar chimed in again to suggest women should secretly drug men who don’t want to take, it like a dog:
BEHAR: Ana. This idea is great: You smash the pill and place it in your dog’s food.
HOSTIN: Yes. Yes.
NAVARRO: Dogs. They make money from those pill pockets.
Behar concluded the segment by saying that men would be a good idea for Harvey Weinstein or Bill Cosby. “won’t even know they’re taking it and you just have a good time and you don’t have to worry about anything.”
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The transcript is below, click “expand” to read:
ABC’s The View
April 25, 2022
Eastern, 11:25:10JOY BEHAR: So in the category of ‘yeah, this might happen,’ here’s the question: could men actually start taking responsibility for birth control? Huh?
SUNNY HOSTIN – The women all laugh.
SARA HAINES: They will take control of the birth process in general when they do.
BEHAR: Scientists have revealed that they’ve created a contraceptive pill for males that shows impressive results in laboratory mice. Although it is unlikely that men will use it, it may help to keep rodent populations down. This is a big win for New York City.
HAINES: A man is more likely to take the pill than the snip. I think men – Vasectomies are not appealing to men.
BEHAR: Why do you wonder?
ANA NAVARRO : If they could get the women to take it, why would men do it?
HOSTIN
NAVARRO: So long as they start to take it off of their plates and continue taking on the responsibility, we aren’t teaching our young boys or sons that everyone has equal responsibility. They will do anything as long as it is possible to get away with doing nothing. Their condoms are not even wanted, for God’s sake.
BEHAR: It’s better than this though. You are only taking a single pill.
HOSTIN: There are some side effects.
BEHAR: Ah, yes. Side effects are always possible.
HOSTIN – The traditional methods for male birthcontrol pills have had side effects such as weight gain and depression.
HAINES: Welcoming to PMS.
HOSTIN: You are welcome to it.
BEHAR: The menopause.
HOSTIN : These are the old ones. This is because the testosterone it causes affects. It targets a protein but temporarily makes men infertile.
HAINES: Intertitle’s fine! This is what you need.
BEHAR: This is what you want.
HOSTIN – They won’t want it. They don’t want this.
BEHAR: Being infertile does not make you impotent. You can’t have children if you are infertile. If you don’t have a child, it is impotent.
HOSTIN – They won’t want it. I think they’re going to be nervous—
NAVARRO: That it’s not temporary.
HOSTIN: It isn’t temporary. I have to tell you when I first read this, I was, like, ‘I am signing Gabriel [her son] up.’ I was, like, ‘this is perfect. I’m too young to be a grandma right now.’
HAINES: But men aren’t craving the baby part. They’re craving the sex.
BEHAR (to Hostin): And no you’re not.
HOSTIN – I am. I’m too young. But then I saw the infertility, and I was, like, ‘I want grandbabies. No thank you.’ I mean I immediately thought, ‘I don’t want it.’
[Crosstalk]
NAVARRO – You are aware of how paranoid some men can be about family jewels. You think it might affect fertility, virility and how it looks or smells. They won’t allow it.
HOSTIN – They won’t do it.
BEHAR: Their upside-effects are impressive.
HAINES: Does it have a side effect such as a sour smell?
BEHAR: No, you’re making up side effects.
HAINES – I can’t even get close.
NAVARRO: Honey you have three kids.
HAINES: Those aren’t made up here.
HOSTIN – I’d like to conduct an anonymous poll among the male audience members. I wonder how many people would like to take this survey? Ha! Ha! You are the only one.
NAVARRO: Brian?
HAINES: They have two options: We will perform a vasectomy, or give them a pill.
NAVARRO: Brian. Brian. Brian, this is what we are looking into.
BRIAN TETA (producer): I do what I’m told, I don’t know.
HOSTIN: See? You are the only one. That’s where you are.
HAINES: This is a disagreement. They have the option of a condom that changes their experience, a vasectomy, which causes them to feel totally emasculated or a pill which might cause them to be moody.
BEHAR: Ana, you know. You could try this: Take a pill and smash it up.
HOSTIN: Yes. Yes.
NAVARRO: Dogs. These pill pockets are sold.
BEHAR: Your children won’t notice that you’re using it. They’ll return your call.
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