NOM’s Brian Brown: “A man can’t nurture and take care of a baby”

October 27, 2010

By Arisha Michelle Hatch

Despite Brian Brown’s warm greeting at the Des Moines Airport on Sunday — when he saw me he walked up to give me a hug — the nice act ended as soon as cameras began to roll.

We were expecting this interview in Winterset to be the first installment of several exchanges throughout the week, but then Brown abruptly left the tour after Day 1. It’s too bad Brian left the tour before we could ask him these hard questions brainstormed by Courage staff and the P8TT community (in the comments).

On Monday, he did graciously speak to us for more than 15 minutes and the following video is one segment of our discussion (apologies for not getting it up sooner; we had some technical difficulties).

Brown and others who oppose marriage equality frequently like to talk about the necessity of having one man and woman to raise a child.

So I asked him, “what is it that a man can do that a woman can’t?”

You’d think that would be a simple question for him to answer, right?

Quote: “A mother can nurture and take care of a baby. A man can’t do that.” Unquote.

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1. Evan | October 27, 2010 at 3:44 am

What a moron.

Hey Brian, the 1940's called, and they want their mindset back.

Fortunately, I have the 21st Century on the line, and they're offering you a clue at no cost at all. All you have to do is open your mind.
2. Mouse | October 27, 2010 at 3:47 am

Opening his mind would stop the money from rolling in, so that's unlikely to happen.

Who knew that spewing hate-speech could be so lucrative?
3. Polydactyl | October 27, 2010 at 3:47 am

Houston, we have a problem.
4. jbf | October 27, 2010 at 3:50 am

Interesting. When I was married, my ex-wife could not nurture our children, she does not have it in her to be nurturing, we realized this early on. I was the one to offer comfort and nurturing to my kids, yes the male provided this. So much for Brian's opinons! What and Idiot.
5. Krokodil | October 27, 2010 at 3:50 am

I feel sorry for his kids — if he has any.
6. Sagesse | October 27, 2010 at 3:50 am

What complete and utter bull crap Of course, if his wife is home with his six kids and he's on the road persecuting LBGT people for fun and profit, this man 'can't'.
7. fiona64 | October 27, 2010 at 3:53 am

My husband will be surprised to learn that, seeing as how his first wife left him — and their then-six-month-old son. He was doing the majority of the caring and nurturing *anyway,* according to various family members (his first wife decided that "being a mommy was too hard" … ahem).

So, I guess that my 25-year-old stepson doesn't exist somehow, on Brian Brown's planet?

Love,
Fiona
8. fiona64 | October 27, 2010 at 3:55 am

I read somewhere that he has six kids.

Of course, it's his wife's job to do all of the nurturing, etc. Brian has to be out there in his (appropriately enough) brown ~~shirt~~ suit to spread the hate and fear.

Love,
Fiona
9. nightshayde | October 27, 2010 at 3:58 am

I wonder if he knows the difference between "nurture" and "nurse."
10. Alan E. | October 27, 2010 at 3:58 am

Seems like arguing with these people is much like arguing with an ibex:

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11. eDee | October 27, 2010 at 3:59 am

“A mother can nurture and take care of a baby. A man can’t do that.”
If his wife ever goes for a divorce that will get her custody.

Hate to break the news to him, I may have carried our children for 9 months and have spent every day with them since their birth, but there are many instances when I look at my husband and have to admit his nurturing instincts are pretty equal to mine. It could be that my ability to nurture isn’t as much natural as it is from the time I have spent with my children.

However his comment back fires, because there are many many many (and I’m willing to bet most) gay parents are woman. So if woman are better at nurturing, than 2 should be better than 1!.

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So i guess lesbians are legit to him now…..we are making head wind!

14. Kathleen | October 27, 2010 at 4:01 am

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15. Alan E. | October 27, 2010 at 4:01 am

HAHAHA He seriously cited David Blankenhorn!
16. Ronnie | October 27, 2010 at 4:11 am

Well Brainless Brown Suit…thank you for disrespecting single Fathers whose wife or girlfriend may have died in child birth, a car accident, cancer or other disease, was a selfish beotch who didn't want to be in a relationship or raise a child, or died serving in the armed forces protecting your freedom to be a fascist, sexist, un-American PIG….

Not to mention disrespecting Fathers who happen to be Gay just because you & you're undeserving wife FAILED at being good parents doesn't mean everybody else has to follow by your repugnant example…..

I love how these benighted homophobic troglodyte chauvinist males think they speak for all men… A real man can figure out how to nurture a child the same way a woman does….

oooo…Brian Brown you are such a man thinking you can control how & force other people to live their lives according to your autocratic & theocratic dictatorship beliefs & definitions…NOT!!!!!….like I said before…a 1940's styled Barbie Doll is more of a man then you will ever be……<3…Ronnie
17. Gew | October 27, 2010 at 4:15 am

When my ex and I parted ways back in '99, our youngest daughter, seven at the time, ended up in foster care as the ex was incapable of any nurturing.

The Ministry of Children and Families quickly reached me in another city where I'd moved and asked if my daughter could come and live with me.

Within a month, she was. She's been with me ever since and consideres herself fairly well nurtured.

Why do the Christian Fundies feel it's okay, from a moral persepctive to lie about all of this?
18. Gew | October 27, 2010 at 4:16 am

er… considers.
19. Carpool Cookie | October 27, 2010 at 4:17 am

I wonder if Mr. Brown was raised by wolves, and that's why he has no concept of what parenting is?
20. ChrisB | October 27, 2010 at 4:18 am

FFS, no one's repudiating the fact that men and women are different. It's just that that isn't relevant.

We don't need to explain how men and women are the same-or rather, that both men and women can perform both roles, he needs to explain why that matters in whether two men or two women should be allowed to get married.

Also, his example of nurturing vs discipline is total nonsense, of course. While I tend to provide discipline and my wife is perhaps slightly more nurturing, it doesn't mean we can't switch. My 3 year old daughter runs to me for comfort as often or more than she goes to Mommy.

I am really getting so tired of these people. I think I'm even beginning to hate some of them, but I'm fighting that feeling because it makes me not happy to hate other people. But they sure make it a hard fight.
21. AndrewPDX | October 27, 2010 at 4:19 am

Well, I cite Blankenhorn all the time… You know, the part about "we will be more American" the day NOM is out of a job… Does that count?

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Andrew
22. Bob Barnes | October 27, 2010 at 4:25 am

Remember Maggie's buddy, David Blankenhorn?

"Under cross examination by David Boies, an attorney for challengers of the ballot measure, Blankenhorn admitted he knew of no study showing that children reared from birth by same-sex couples fared worse than those raised by biological parents.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/gay…
23. Gregory in Salt Lake | October 27, 2010 at 4:26 am

crying…….Alan…STOP! ; )
24. Ann S. | October 27, 2010 at 4:27 am

Head, meet desk.
25. Dave in ME | October 27, 2010 at 4:33 am

He says, "A man can't do that." And then there is an obvious abrupt cut just before the next word comes out. What was next out of his mouth? I would have liked to have heard the complete thought.

Dave in Maine
26. Michelle Evans | October 27, 2010 at 4:36 am

Lies and Christianity, unfortunately tend to go hand-in-hand. Almost by definition, they are all about the lying. Once someone (such as the case of the work of Arisha here with Brian) asks a logical and thoughtful question, they have no choice but to lie because there is nowhere else fro them to go.
27. Alan E. | October 27, 2010 at 4:40 am

This article from OneNewsNow seems an awful lot like Brian's talking points:

Florida AG abdicates, OKs homosexual adoptions http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1…
28. Gregory in Salt Lake | October 27, 2010 at 4:43 am

I don't know about "most" gay parents women….Gay dad here, 4 kids….. but I have read some studies 2 moms can be "better" than straight couples…
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,19…

another article with a different take…
http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/gay_dads_al…
29. Gregory in Salt Lake | October 27, 2010 at 4:44 am

!!!!!!!!
30. nightshayde | October 27, 2010 at 4:44 am

…unless he's gay?

Or perhaps "…unless he wants fundie homophobes to think he's gay."
31. Bill | October 27, 2010 at 4:44 am

The word 'stupid' just called my office.

It was looking for a photo of Brian Brown to place next to itself in the dictionary.
32. nightshayde | October 27, 2010 at 4:45 am

I think NOM, AFA, FRC, etc… have known that spewing hate speech is tremendously lucrative for quite some time now.
33. Ed Cortes | October 27, 2010 at 4:50 am

Do you really think he has a complete thought? I believe he just has sound bites that he chooses…
34. Mouse | October 27, 2010 at 4:51 am

Why can't a man nurture his child. What do men even have nipples for, then?
35. Rebecca in Chicago | October 27, 2010 at 4:54 am

Doesn't Brian realize that this statement is insulting to men? It gives men zero credit for all the great parenting they do all the time.

My dad is (sadly) socially conservative, and he raised my siblings and me for several years while my mom worked.

Try saying any other statement starting with, "A man can't…" Or "a woman can't…" These kinds of gendered rules are so obsolete, anyone else would find them laughable.

Man, the other NOMbies are gonna be mad at Brian when they realized he undermined their main argument. Why does a child need a father if he can't care for them and nurture them? Isn't a single woman just as good then?
36. Rebecca | October 27, 2010 at 5:00 am

Cookie, he would be waaaay cooler if he was raised by wolves. Maybe a couple of moose, though. Now that I could see.
37. Kathleen | October 27, 2010 at 5:03 am

They would argue that children need the discipline provided by a father.
38. Dave in ME | October 27, 2010 at 5:07 am

Actually, yes, I do think he has complete thoughts. The last thing we should do is dismiss these people as stupid and incapable of anything other than a sound bite.

In any case, it appears that a sound bite was created this time. He clearly was in the middle of a thought when it was cut. Maybe it was nothing, but if I, someone who is fighting for equality, can see this, then I am sure they can too. And I am sure that they can say that it's been selectively edited and use THAT (like the whining mother from the summer tour) against us as well.

Dave in Maine
39. Rebecca in Chicago | October 27, 2010 at 5:07 am

Wow wow wow- did you see the average household income for the gay dads they interviewed? $270,000!

That makes me think of a whole bunch of other questions. Do gay parents wait until they're more financially stable before having children? Does the clearly "desired" conception and birth of their kids create a different home life than, say, a kid in a stright family whose birth was an "accident"?

This is making me want to read more and more about gay parents! But all these studies are clear in their conclusions: a good parent is a good parent, regardless of gender.
40. Shlee | October 27, 2010 at 5:08 am

Actually Brian should check his facts. Research has shown that women and men are more alike than they are different. On the majority of characteristics if you overlay the bell curves for men and women they overlap more than not. So while two specific men and women may be incredibly different, when taken as a whole men and women are more likely to be similar.
41. James in Hollywood | October 27, 2010 at 5:10 am

Brian, meet the human race. It's different than you think. You seem to be missing a lot of information.
42. Richard A. Walter (s | October 27, 2010 at 5:11 am

Oh, really, Brian!?! Just becaue YOU can't nurture or take care of a baby does not give you the right to make an absolute generalization about ALL men. I and many other men have definitely helped to nurture and take care of babies. I may not have any children of my own, but many of my nieces and nephews and their children have said that I was as nurturing and loving to them as a father. Guess nobody bothered to tell you that the nurturing thing is NOT gender-related, but heartfelt and love-related. Regardless of what is between your legs, when you have a heart and know how it is supposed to be used, you can definitely nurture a child whether you are a man or a woman. You are doing a great disservice to everyone male, female, and otherwise, by clinging to outmoded gender stereotypes that did not even work when they were first developed. Wake up, smell the coffee and get your cranium out of your rectum!
43. Rebecca in Chicago | October 27, 2010 at 5:14 am

You're right Kathleen, he'll have some answer for everything.

I wonder how he explains nuns then. Seems to me the nuns who teach in Catholic schools have much more discipline in them than nurturing!
44. Dave in ME | October 27, 2010 at 5:15 am

Ha! Probably!

Dave in Maine
45. Steve | October 27, 2010 at 5:19 am

"Lies and religion, unfortunately tend to go hand-in-hand"

Fixed
46. Lesbians Love Boies | October 27, 2010 at 5:20 am

Not only that, but all heterosexual single fathers just got a huge slap in the face!
47. John B. | October 27, 2010 at 5:23 am

What on earth did Maggie Gallagher Srivastav do before she found a husband to help her take care of the out-of-wedlock child she was raising as a single mother? According to Brian Brown her kid must be screwed up royally, right?
48. Judy | October 27, 2010 at 5:26 am

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49. jades | October 27, 2010 at 5:41 am

So I guess we better take all those kids away from alll those straight fathers out there that have custody of their kids. Sounds reasonable if you believe this fool.

Guess it all depends on what one means by nurture. If BB was implying that men cannot nurse (meaning breast feed) babies. Well, yes. But there are many women who are unable to or do not want to and that is why we have baby formulas. A man is certainly as capable of sitting, holding a baby, and bottle feeding it as a woman is. A man is as capable of getting up in the middle of the night for the diaper change and feeding as a woman is; a man is as capable of kissing a boo boo better; a man is just as capable of reading the bedtime story as a woman. Other than the actual act of giving birth and nursing, a man is as capable of providing all of the child's needs as a woman is.

Sheryl, Mormon Mother

Something tells me Brainless Brown Suit never hugs his children or reads them a bed time story or goes to any of their extra curricular activities….something tells me he treats them as nothing but an extension of his penis attached to his undeserving wife's DNA whose only purpose is to make sure his repugnant bloodline survives the test of time…you know until it loops back around to mixing with the same bloodline crating a baby with what he would probably consider "a birth defect" but I consider to be a blessing that Nature granted you with.

When I become a Father I will hug my children at least twice a day & If I am away on business I would set 2 hours aside to talk to them via webcam about their day & read them a bedtime story even If I'm in Paris & time diff. would come btw. working hours……I would attend every play, sporting event, recital, science fair, etc etc & again if I couldn't be there because I'm in Paris, India, Italy, or China on business…I WILL BE THERE VIA WEBCAM….Family comes first not the dictatorship of other people's personal lives..I do feel very sorry for his children because their father will be written in the history books as one us the most disgusting men(& I use that word loosely) in American History…..so so so very sad….<3…Ronnie

That's a really horrible thing to suggest about wolves, who are very nice, intelligent, and supportive of their children and all members of their community.

According to the False-Christians, all religion is Christianity.

That would mean that Brian Brown was right about something.

Indeed thought provoking articles… For me, this part stood out as I can TOTALLY relate: "Gay dads may indeed show a greater willingness to sacrifice career for family…." It causes me to wonder if gay men have some extra nurturing tendencies? Though sociology shows us we are created primary by the society around us….

My favorite is what you mentioned: "a good parent is a good parent, regardless of gender" : D !!

p.s. I like how you adopted the "Rebecca in Chicago" identity….it wasn't original from me though…when I first came to this board I notice someone else attaching there city and I liked it. BTW what is the very best time to visit Chicago? My hubby was wanting to go for Christmas Holiday as he has acquaintances there, but I think it would be way too cold! (p.s. we got 2-3 inches lovely snow in SLC last night)

So, rather than adopt children into a loving, caring, happy environment, they should be shuttled from foster home to foster home because that is better than 2 parents of the same sex. Do these people not think these issues thru. If a child is up for adoption then, for some reason, the child's parents have been removed from the picture. Or perhaps if the state removed them because of neglect or abuse, the kids should just stay with these parents as, after all, children are better off with a mother and a father than with 2 loving, nurturing adults of the same sex who want to raise them.

Sheryl, Mormon Mother

wish had edit button : |

I LOVE it! Thanks, Judy.

"Brian, when last we spoke you said men are not capable of nurturing and caring for babies — that only women can do that. Doesn't that then mean that the children of lesbian couples are the most cared for and loved children in America?"

Yeesh.

Checking the box and trying not to upchuck at how utterly asinine this guy is…

My mother was the one who did the disciplining.

I wonder how Brian's own kids feel hearing him say that. Maybe …. uh …. uncherished?

Many of these people are the same sort who stand outside abortion clinics saying things like "What about the baby's choice??" So I think this is a good time to throw that back at them–yes, what about the child's choice? I can guarantee a whole lot of foster kids and orphaned kids would gratefully accept a loving family headed by a same-sex couple.

63. Alan E. | October 27, 2010 at 7:28 am

This video is for Brian. The best quote has to be

The human penis is nothing other but the telephone through which god speaks.

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64. Alan E. | October 27, 2010 at 7:29 am

This is from a site called Repubican Sex and Marriage Advice
65. Richard A. Walter (s | October 27, 2010 at 7:33 am

My sister Elizabeth (may she rest in peace) was one of those women who could not nurse after her baby was born. When she gave birth to her first child, her delivery was so difficult and had put such a strain on her body that her doctor gave her medication to dry her breasts up because nursing my nephew would have literally killed her. According to Brian, that would have made her an unfit mother, and would have meant that my brother-in-law was not fit to be a father. Brian really needs some lessons in reality!
66. JonT | October 27, 2010 at 7:36 am

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67. Alan E. | October 27, 2010 at 7:38 am

Another really good one. This one is for Brian even moreso than the last one.

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68. fiona64 | October 27, 2010 at 8:11 am

In a nutshell, the answer to all of your questions is yes.

I'm guessing you came on-board after my lengthy story of people becoming parents because "Bubba's rubber done busted in the back of the damn Buick," LOL.

Love,
Fiona

OMFG! Brian the Bigot Brown actually had the balls to reference David "I-did-all-my-research-on-the-internet" Blankenhorn?

I know, let's go into some of those generalizations with Brian. Men can't be nurturing. Women can't be disciplinarians. Why not take it farther.

Women can't drink heavily and beat their kids. Men can't breast feed, or pack school lunches properly. Women can't ignore children during football games. Men can't keep the house clean and have dinner ready for when their wives come home from work. If we want these people's lives to make any sense we need to all abide by these archaic stereotypes. Oh and few if any men can truly pull off a plaid apron.

And the ones who can are likely gay, so that let's them out.

72. Kathleen | October 27, 2010 at 9:05 am

Tam was the “I-did-all-my-research-on-the-internet” witness.

David is the "marriage-theories-from-group-thought-experiments" and "My-only-peer-reviewed-publication-is-on-the-topic-of-19th-century-British-cabinet-makers-unions" Blankenhorn.
73. Lee | October 27, 2010 at 9:22 am

Interesting how he criticizes Arisha for supposedly trying to argue her point without having read the research and suggests these authors for her to read, when he clearly hasn't read them, either. If he had, then he would have been able to answer the questions rather than being forced to resort to blatant evasions. Typical.

At any rate, people like Brown seem to forget that "masculinity" and "femininity" do not always equal "male" and "female." Yes, there are differences between masculine and feminine people, but not all men embrace a masculine style of communication (though many do) and not all women embrace a feminine style of communication (again, though many do). In fact, the general consensus is that that there are is more variation with the sexes (among various women, for example) than there are between the sexes. So yes, while there are very general differences between masculinity and femininity, these differences are not the "be all, end all," and many scholars argue that there are probably not as many differences as what many would think.

But then again, I wouldn't expect someone like Brown to actually look into anything that might contradict his close-minded point of view.
74. Rhie | October 27, 2010 at 10:31 am

I'd love to see him say that to a single dad, like my uncle. He's taken care of my cousin since my cousin was six month old. He's done a wonderful job.

So, Brian, you can just go do something improper and physically impossible with yourself.
75. Rhie | October 27, 2010 at 10:35 am

Same thing happened to my uncle. His child is nine now and just the sweetest, most caring little kid. Uncle has done a wonderful job.
76. Sagesse | October 27, 2010 at 10:56 am

Tell me this is a joke. They can't be serious…. can they?
77. eDee | October 27, 2010 at 10:56 am

YUP! I heard that 2 moms make better parents too! (but I know that dads can raise children just as well as moms can. It's the person, NOT the gender.)

There are several kids in my child's school with 2 moms, the moms are very active in the school and in the class room. What I love most is that, to my child, her class mates having 2 moms is completely normal, unlike when I was growing up.

(Side Note: 4 KIDS holy moly! You are a good man!)
78. JonT | October 27, 2010 at 11:03 am

Oh my.

No wonder sex is so scary to them.
79. JonT | October 27, 2010 at 11:08 am

'Do you really want to be putting god's telephone into somebody's butt?'

Oh wow. This has got to be joke right?

hah!

PS: PLEASE CCI – fix whatever got broken with the commenting system last wednesday!
80. Kathleen | October 27, 2010 at 11:18 am

I'm not having the problems w/commenting that you, Felyx (and others?) are reporting. Could it be browser/OS specific? I use Firefox w/Mac OS X.
81. Kathleen | October 27, 2010 at 11:21 am

Hmmm, if this is indeed God's telephone, I'd think it would be necessary to put it up these people's asses. How else will the receiver be close enough to their ears for them to hear his message?
82. draNgNon | October 27, 2010 at 11:23 am

that's why they are nuns.
83. nightshayde | October 27, 2010 at 11:26 am

Isn't Blankenhorn also the one who referenced one of the books he wrote as the source for some inane opinion?

"I know it's true because it's in a book I wrote." o.o?
84. JonT | October 27, 2010 at 11:37 am

So, quite OT, but Hi Kathleen – I'm using firefox on linux. 3.6.11.

Ever since a week ago wednesday, I have two main problems:

1. Have to fill in Name, Email, URL *every time*. Before, I would only have to do this when posting for the first time after a firefox startup.

2. After hitting Submit, 95% of the time I'm just taken to the top of the page, and my post is not present. Sometimes it takes 5 minutes before a refresh will show my post. The other 5% of the time, I am taken directly to my new post, just like it always used to work.

It's just incredibly annoying posting here since then.

All this started last weds. I've gone back 2 firefox revisions and the behavior is the same. I have not noticed any issues or changes with any other website I've gone to, so I feel fairly sure it's something that changed here.

Maybe the others who have seen these issues could post their OS/browser and version. Maybe there's a pattern.
85. draNgNon | October 27, 2010 at 11:38 am

this is so awesome I have tweeted the link

…along with a NSFW label, hehehe
86. Leo | October 27, 2010 at 12:14 pm

This imaginary conversation would make about as much sense:
Brian: Women should always be in the front in group photos.
Arisha: Why?
Brian: Because men are taller than women. You'd need to be ignorant to deny that.
Arisha: But sometimes a woman is taller than a man.
Brian: That's irrelevant. That you can find a specific woman who is taller than a specific man doesn't refute the fact that men are taller.
87. Jonathan H | October 27, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Wow, Brian. Your kids must be fucked up.
88. Rhie | October 27, 2010 at 12:40 pm

I use Chrome. I have just had one issue where I was trying to post a comment and the page went to a page not found. I refreshed and it was fine. I think maybe I was just trying to comment when they were updating.

The fields are all filled in, comments post properly, etc.
89. Jonathan H | October 27, 2010 at 1:02 pm

I disagree, Alan. The ibex makes its position very clear right from the start and never moves the goalposts or changes its argument mid-paragraph.
90. Michael | October 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm

In order to justify his sin of homophoba, shrill anti-gay activist Brown invokes sexism. He demeans and insults not just single fathers working hard to love and raise their children, but fathers everywhere who strive to love, nurture and raise healthy citizens for our nation. How many different groups can unrepentant homophobe Brown revile and still claim to be a Christian?
91. BK | October 27, 2010 at 5:04 pm

Oh wow… I can't help but chuckle.

But that last question does make me wonder. What exactly do guys have them for?
92. Gregory in Salt Lake | October 27, 2010 at 11:43 pm

Hi Fiona! I have the intent to go back and read every single post from the inception of this website.. Every day brings gems of insight and inspiration. Thank you for your on-going contributions to the P8TT family : )

p.s. can't wait to read the "Bubba" post!
93. Anonygrl | October 27, 2010 at 11:59 pm

A really simplified reason that men have nipples is because we are all the same for about the first seven weeks of gestation, until the 23 chromosome pair kicks in (that being the XX or XY pair that determines sexual characteristics). The hormones that are generated as a result of that determine whether the genetalia developes into a penis or not, whether breasts develop or not, and so on. But all the parts start out the same and for some reason, the nipples aren't supressed by male hormones.

But it sure would be a good question to ask, when someone argues that they did NOT come from a monkey, that evolution is bunk, that they are created in GOD'S image! Just say "Man is created in God's image? Why do men have nipples?" (not to mention appendixes, tonsils, tail bones, various body hair and toes, to name a few other unnecessary parts) and see what they make of that.
94. Ann S. | October 28, 2010 at 12:40 am

I for one do not have an appendix, so there.

(At least, not any more. Thank you, Dr. Looney.)
95. StraightSupporter | October 28, 2010 at 3:24 am

Just to nit-pick, I sure did not come from a monkey. I share a common ancestor with them, but did not come from them.
96. Familyguy | October 28, 2010 at 7:21 am

Gee, and to think I changed 11,000 diapers for nothing.

What an idiot. My husband and I have raised twin girls from birth (they are 9-years-old now), and our girls would certainly affirm that their Papa and Daddy are nurturing and loving parents, notwithstanding our "male-ness".

It's hard to argue against bigotry and stupidity simultaneosly, but unfortunately that's what we're up against with this NOM crowd and their un-Christian, anti-family values.
97. Rhie | October 28, 2010 at 7:23 am

Straight Supporter – yup. That's what I always say to those who are all "We didn't come from apes!". I agree. We didn't. We also weren't made from bone and dust in a day or two either.

And, tonsils and appendixes aren't vestigial. They both perform immune functions. That actually explains why they get screwy so often. It's the immune system going wild. At least they aren't necessary, like, say a heart.

That's the coolest thing to me about the human body. The backups and the ability to reroute when something goes wrong is so awesome. I also love all the alarm systems. They body is so good at saying something is wrong.

That reminds me of my biggest pet peeve with doctors (and I have a fair few). Whenever they say "growing pain – that's normal" or "well, you're a woman, so that is just going to hurt" I want to scream. Pain is NEVER normal and certainly never normal because I am a woman. Pain is the body's way of say HEY SOMETHING IS WRONG, FIX ME!
98. Chris in Lathrop | October 28, 2010 at 8:46 am

Oops! Thanks for the correction.
99. fern | October 30, 2010 at 3:19 pm

To Arisha Michelle Hatch, he walked up to you and gave you a hug??????????
How civil??? sounds like "Après vous messieurs les Anglais" battle of Fontenoy.
Know thine enemy, yes but hug him???
100. Nancy Davison | November 19, 2010 at 7:04 am

I'm appalled at the bigotry and narrow-mindedness spouted by these idiots. There's no research that shows men can't nurture or women can't bring home the "bacon", unless you go back to the 19th century and read all the social nonsense about women's "place" and so on. More power to the gays and lesbians who have children, regardless of who does the "nurturing".

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