Comments on: The male birth control pill is not a feminist issue http://futurismic.com/2008/04/29/the-male-birth-control-pill-is-not-a-feminist-issue/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Truth Seeker http://futurismic.com/2008/04/29/the-male-birth-control-pill-is-not-a-feminist-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-32096 Truth Seeker Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:42:34 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3252#comment-32096 Julia says: "Also, I don’t understand what is so wrong with condoms. Nowadays they are so thin and finely engineered that they can even increase sexual pleasure (they can be ribbed, studded, super-lubrified, ultra-thin, etc.)! Also, condoms have no hormone-related side effects. Besides, no-one can lie about wearing a condom! Why all this emphasis on taking a pill?" You make some good points regarding the improvement with condoms. However, I still have to disagree. You are not a man so you have no idea how a condom feels for a man regardless of how thin it is. Also, this is not just about the pill. There are other male birth control options in development including implants & shots that have nothing to do with hormones. Frankly, I think it's sad you make your husband wear a condom with all the alternatives you have. That's right, as a woman you have way more options for birth control. Why don't you give him a break and try the female condom sometimes? I have no intention of using condoms with my wife and when the time comes for us to stop having children, we'll opt for a more permanent solution. You asked why all the emphasis on a pill for men? The answer should be obvious. Men want more options without losing sensation and alternatives to vasectomies. Now I would ask why you or any other woman would have a problem with that? Julia says: “Also, I don’t understand what is so wrong with condoms. Nowadays they are so thin and finely engineered that they can even increase sexual pleasure (they can be ribbed, studded, super-lubrified, ultra-thin, etc.)! Also, condoms have no hormone-related side effects. Besides, no-one can lie about wearing a condom! Why all this emphasis on taking a pill?”

You make some good points regarding the improvement with condoms. However, I still have to disagree. You are not a man so you have no idea how a condom feels for a man regardless of how thin it is. Also, this is not just about the pill. There are other male birth control options in development including implants & shots that have nothing to do with hormones. Frankly, I think it’s sad you make your husband wear a condom with all the alternatives you have. That’s right, as a woman you have way more options for birth control. Why don’t you give him a break and try the female condom sometimes? I have no intention of using condoms with my wife and when the time comes for us to stop having children, we’ll opt for a more permanent solution. You asked why all the emphasis on a pill for men? The answer should be obvious. Men want more options without losing sensation and alternatives to vasectomies. Now I would ask why you or any other woman would have a problem with that?

]]> By: Julia http://futurismic.com/2008/04/29/the-male-birth-control-pill-is-not-a-feminist-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-21106 Julia Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:28:59 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3252#comment-21106 Also, I don't understand what is so wrong with condoms. Nowadays they are so thin and finely engineered that they can even increase sexual pleasure (they can be ribbed, studded, super-lubrified, ultra-thin, etc.)! Also, condoms have no hormone-related side effects. Besides, no-one can lie about wearing a condom! Why all this emphasis on taking a pill? Also, I don’t understand what is so wrong with condoms. Nowadays they are so thin and finely engineered that they can even increase sexual pleasure (they can be ribbed, studded, super-lubrified, ultra-thin, etc.)! Also, condoms have no hormone-related side effects. Besides, no-one can lie about wearing a condom! Why all this emphasis on taking a pill?

]]> By: Julia http://futurismic.com/2008/04/29/the-male-birth-control-pill-is-not-a-feminist-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-21104 Julia Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:17:10 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3252#comment-21104 PPS: I can assure you (personal experience elsewhere) that PolishKnight *is* a giant, aggressive troll, and he seems to write on almost every forum/discussion board/blog even remotely related to these topics. PPS: I can assure you (personal experience elsewhere) that PolishKnight *is* a giant, aggressive troll, and he seems to write on almost every forum/discussion board/blog even remotely related to these topics.

]]> By: Julia http://futurismic.com/2008/04/29/the-male-birth-control-pill-is-not-a-feminist-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-21103 Julia Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:14:06 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3252#comment-21103 If men really like the idea of having their hormones all jacked up by the pill, feel free to take it. I, as a woman, have decided to stop taking the pill because it affected my mood, my energy level and my libido (which is a common, although perhaps not very well-known, side effect of oral contracepties). It also made me terribly nauseous. I am married and my husband has restarted to wear a condom, but, even if I were single, if a man wanted to have sex with me (or if, conversely, I wanted to have sex with a man), he would have to wear a condom. No more nausea, drowsiness and lack of sex drive for me, thank you! :-) PS: I don't know if I am making a "feminist" of a "masculist" statement here... help! ;-) If men really like the idea of having their hormones all jacked up by the pill, feel free to take it. I, as a woman, have decided to stop taking the pill because it affected my mood, my energy level and my libido (which is a common, although perhaps not very well-known, side effect of oral contracepties). It also made me terribly nauseous. I am married and my husband has restarted to wear a condom, but, even if I were single, if a man wanted to have sex with me (or if, conversely, I wanted to have sex with a man), he would have to wear a condom. No more nausea, drowsiness and lack of sex drive for me, thank you! :-) PS: I don’t know if I am making a “feminist” of a “masculist” statement here… help! ;-)

]]> By: club70miles http://futurismic.com/2008/04/29/the-male-birth-control-pill-is-not-a-feminist-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-19731 club70miles Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:15:41 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3252#comment-19731 I agree with Cakie. Bottom line: we are the one have to go through all the pain of giving birth to a child. The choice of taking Birth control pill has been given to women for either protecting or "benefit" themselves. I like the quote "It’s like proclaiming that nature makes handicapped people able to get great parking." from PolishKnight. If men don't want to pay child support and be responsible of their actions, at leaset they better bear with the side effects. Things can't be all up to their convinience. I agree with Cakie. Bottom line: we are the one have to go through all the pain of giving birth to a child. The choice of taking Birth control
pill has been given to women for either protecting or “benefit” themselves. I like the quote “It’s like proclaiming that nature makes handicapped
people able to get great parking.” from PolishKnight. If men don’t want to pay child support and be responsible of their actions, at leaset they
better bear with the side effects. Things can’t be all up to their convinience.

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