Man hits back at CDC’s ‘sexist’ warning to women not to drink by creating witty guide detailing the bad things that can happen to MEN who booze it up

Edmonton and area Fetal Alcohol Network Society

8 years ago

Last week, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention came under fire for publishing a guide cautioning women to take birth control if they drink
Many labeled the guidelines as ‘sexist’, saying that it placed blame on women only for spreading STDs and having unplanned pregnancies
A Brooklyn man created his own handy ‘guide’, pointing all the negative ways alcohol can effect men, too

Last week, new guidelines for alcohol use among women were published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in which doctors and nurses were advised to recommend birth control for women who consume alcohol and are also sexually active — while saying nothing at all about men’s drinking habits.

Critics were quick to point out that the guide was both ‘patronizing’ and ‘sexist’, holding women solely responsible for unplanned pregnancies and STDs while leaving men’s actions out of the equation entirely.

To counter that, Brooklyn-based designer Chris Giganti rethought those guidelines with guys in mind, pointing out that alcohol can have just as many negative consequences on the male population — if not more.

Alcohol is risky: As a rebuttal to a ‘sexist’ guide released by the CDC, Brooklyn-based designer Chris Giganti created an infographic detailing the risks men face if they drink

Equals: The guide used much of the same language as the original CDC infographic, highlighting the fact that both men and women are responsible for their actions when they drink

In Chris’ infographics, though, it is pointed out that men have just as much of a responsibility in conceiving children and transmitting STDs as women do — and they can also behave badly in a lot of other ways if they overdo it on the alcohol.

First, it lists the possible risks of drinking for men ‘with violent tendencies’, which include: aggression, domestic violence, assault, rape, and murder.

For ‘any man’, there are risks, too, like injuries, violence, heart disease, cancer, importance, and — just like for women — STDs and unplanned pregnancies.

The cheeky copycat guide also offers some advice for medical professionals who counsel men, echoing the sexist talking points for women.

Ironically — or perhaps not so ironically — the first tip is exactly the same as the one doled out on the women’s guide: Doctors and nurses should assess male patients’ drinking and counsel those who drink too much.

The second step gets a bit more sarcastic, telling doctors to ‘recommend self control’, as opposed to birth control, for men who drink. It also says to encourage condom use.

‘Advise a man to stop drinking if he is violent or not using self-control with sex,’ reads the third step, followed by a fourth and fifth step that are, once again, copied verbatim from the original guide.

Since the infographics were shared by the online magazine Brokleyn earlier this week, men and women have shared the satirical artwork and once again pointed out the ridiculousness of the CDC’s original guide.

‘If a CDC thing doesn’t go viral, something’s wrong with the universe,’ the designer quipped on Twitter.

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