No Men Beyond This Point

I actually don't see myself as being special,

because I'm not.

Not really.

These are green peppers.

Sage.

So I try not to think about it and I just go about living my life.

Look at this one. See that? It's a nice one.

It's not something I'm ashamed of or anything like that.

But it's not something I'm proud of, either.

Because I had nothing to do with it.

You don't get to choose when you're born.

And as you can see here, the waxing gibbous

will be taking us toward the weekend.

And then on Saturday, we'll have a full moon,

and that's a perigee for this orbit.

So just keep that in mind as you're planning your weekend.

Family dinners may be a little more quarrelsome than usual,

especially if you've got some menstruating teenagers around the table.

Andrew's been working for us for almost three years now.

And I've really come to value him.

-Hi, Andrew. Good morning. -Good morning. Heading out?

Because he's good at his job. It's that simple.

The lamp in my bedroom needs a bulb.

-And the fact is... -Okay, yeah, I can replace it.

a lot of people we know can't find men to do the job anymore.

So they're having to hire women,

which is obviously a lot more expensive.

-Good morning. -Good morning!

Maybe it's because he is so much younger than the other men

we've had working for us,

but I do worry about the impact his presence has on our kids.

Really, you got a fever?

It's not that I'm worried that he's corrupting them or anything like that.

It's more that having a man like him around

might make them yearn for something

they can't have... Shouldn't have.

I like the kids being exposed to a man like Andrew.

Someone who's more in his prime, more vital and active.

I think you're gonna be late for school

and you should go get ready. What are you doing?

I mean, I know it's not a very popular thing to say,

but I think it's enriching their lives.

Nine minutes.

All our lives.

Yeah, I suppose from a historical point of view,

there's some truth to that.

Seventy-five years from now,

our daughters will be able to give

their daughters and granddaughters

a firsthand account of what men were really like.

Yeah, I think that's important.

It's nature's way.

Praise nature.

My name is Andrew Myers.

I am 37 years old, and I'm the youngest man in the world.

NO MEN BEYOND THIS POINT

Subrip: Pix

In 1953 I was a young priest, just out of the seminary.

I was blessed with the good fortune

of being assigned to the Vatican

to work for an order known as the Congregation of the Causes for Saints.

It was our responsibility to investigate events

that were so extraordinary that they could be deemed a divine miracle.

Every year, there were many claims made.

Stigmatas, apparitions of the Virgin Mary,

the healing of deadly medical conditions

and, of course, virgin births.

In a typical year, there would be

no more than three or four reports

of virgin births that warranted any attention.

But in 1953, there were 67 virgin birth claims.

You have to remember that fatherless pregnancies

first began more than half a century ago.

This is back when Abrahamic religions dominated the world,

and Christianity, which had nearly two billion worshippers at that time,

regarded virgin birth as one of its most sacred tenets.

Christians believe that a virgin named Mary

gave birth to their Holy Prophet, Jesus Christ,

and that he was fathered by their God.

So you can see why the Church was so concerned

about the sudden profusion of virgin birth claims.

Because if they were true, and the Vatican could not prove otherwise,

then they would have to be considered miracles.

Except miracles, by their very nature, are extremely rare events.

Of course, it wasn't just women who were virgins

that were making these claims.

All sorts of women were coming forward.

But there was no way to scientifically validate the claims.

There was no DNA testing back then,

and the blood testing that we did have could only prove

that a particular man wasn't the father,

not that there was no father at all.

You see, like all mammals, humans could not procreate

without intercourse between a male and a female.

It was scientifically impossible.

So despite the growing number of women

making fatherless pregnancy claims,

the only logical conclusion was that they were all lying.

My doctor was the one who told me.

That's how you found out back then.

This was 1953,

and I might have been young, but I wasn't stupid.

I knew the signs. I felt awful.

The problem was, there was no possible way that I could be pregnant.

Richard, he was my husband,

he insisted that I get retested

because he knew the same thing I did.

We hadn't been intimate for over a year.

As soon as the doctor walked in,

I knew what he was going to say.

That there was no mistake with the test.

There was no mistake with the test. Your wife is pregnant.

Richard demanded to know who I'd been with.

Who were you with? What's his name?

I swore to him that I hadn't been unfaithful.

I haven't been with anyone.

But he didn't believe me.

Of course, you have. You're pregnant.

I tried to explain to the doctor that this was impossible.

He just looked at me like I was a child.

Do you understand how procreation works, how babies are made?

You see, when a man and a woman have sexual relations...

It wasn't until 1988 that they had these tests

that could show that I was telling the truth,

not that it mattered by that point. It was obvious.

But back then,

nobody believed me.

The harder I tried to convince people I was telling the truth,

the crazier I seemed.

And pretty soon, I began to wonder if I was crazy.

How else could you explain something like that?

It's outlandish. Not even worth discussing.

But, Senator, you must admit these statistics are compelling.

United States, 10,000 claims.

Great Britain, 6,000 claims.

India, 20,000 claims.

Even Soviet women are claiming to have become pregnant.

We all know that women, by nature,

are very impressionable and prone to hysterics.

It's a known fact.

Now perhaps the hormonal changes involved in pregnancy

amplify this hysteria and their own gullibility.

And then, you see, they hear about another woman's bizarre claim

about her pregnancy, and suddenly they're all doing it.

They cannot help themselves. It becomes a fad.

Here we have the major developed countries that existed at that time.

What's interesting is that governments all over the world,

with every different kind of political structure,

remember this was before unification,

when faced with fatherless pregnancy claims,

they all reacted the exact same way.

I've been very preoccupied with other matters for a while.

I'd have to ask a little more time.

Sir, will you be able to have an opinion

-a little later on? -I'm not sure.

It has certainly been a surprising spectacle.

They pretended like it wasn't happening.

But this is not so hard to fathom when you consider that

at that time, every one of those governments was run by men.

Personally, I can understand the position the authorities took.

It would have been irresponsible just to come out and say

that a growing number of women were procreating without male insemination.

On the whole, men are rational beings.

But we have egos, too.

And nobody likes being told they're becoming obsolete.

Obviously, it's not for everyone,

but I still look forward to going to work every morning.

There's not a lot of guys who can say that.

Not anymore.

Come on, I'm gonna tell Mommy.

Come on, you.

There's lots of things I like about him.

He's fun to be around. And he's caring, he's easy to talk to.

Andrew, I can't see.

Okay, let's take a break.

If we still had fathers,

he'd definitely be the kind I'd want for Violet.

What's that word they used to say

about a man who looked appealing?

Handser? Hands...

Handsome?

Handsome. Yeah.

Well, that's what they would have said about Andrew.

That he's handsome.

Parasitism, competition

and mutualism.

Right there?

This is actually the third household that I've worked in.

And they've all been different.

Describe species.

Got some more bread.

-Anyone want some? -Thank you.

This one definitely keeps me on my toes.

There's six kids, six months to 17.

But that's okay.

I prefer it that way. It's better to stay busy.

I think someone's gonna go to bed. So everyone say good night.

-Good night, sweetheart. -Good night.

What makes the job a lot easier, though...

Hey, everybody, gather in.