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Many social media users criticised the ban as sexist, invasive, and paternalistic.

"It may sound paternalistic, but midwives believed they were looking after mums and babies incredibly well."

It gets hearty laughs by flattening Russell’s Walker — a tragic Afghanistan veteran confused by the government’s inconsistency about when he’s allowed to kill — into a spoof of bossy, paternalistic privilege.

The protection of women — purportedly a benevolent, paternalistic gesture — has instead been historically grounded in and applied for the purposes of controlling women.

“I know for some women that’s very scary and all, but it’s almost a paternalistic kind of view.”