The homie Liz sent this link to The Champ and I last week about the possibility of a male birth control pill. It’s an interesting idea to say the least. For now, man’s only control are condoms and the prayer that the woman he’s smurfing is possibly using the birth control he thinks she is. But what about the possibility of a male birth control pill? Hmmm…
Male Birth Control Pill Soon a Reality (link to full article courtesy of MSNBC)
A few excerpts for those that don’t feel like reading the full article:
“For the first time, a safe, effective and reversible hormonal male contraceptive appears to be within reach. Several formulations are expected to become commercially available within the near future. Men may soon have the options of a daily pill to be taken orally, a patch or gel to be applied to the skin, an injection given every three months or an implant placed under the skin every 12 months, according to Seattle researchers.”
“Women have had the option of a safe, effective and reversible form of contraception since the development of the female oral contraceptive pill in the 1960s.Female contraceptives use hormones, estrogens and progestins, to shut off the release of eggs to prevent pregnancy. Male hormonal contraceptives work pretty much the same way: hormones, such as testosterone and progestins, are used to turn off sperm production.”
Hmmm….
On the one hand, as a man, it would be great to not have to worry about knocking up chicks if you just so happened to run raw or…
“It is time for men to have some control. I think it would empower men and deter some women out there from their nefarious plans,” says (Quentin) Brown. “Some women are out there to use men to get pregnant. This could deter women from doing this. An athlete or a singer is someone who could be a target and they could put a stop to that.”
Mr. Brown is clearly a Black cautious man.
Hmm…
On the flipside you have to wonder if STD’s would increase exponentially as young dummies think that just because they’re taking a male birth control pill they CAN run raw free of worry. And what with the lack of quality parenting akin to Furious Styles these days, who’s going to remind the kids that:
“The pill don’t keep your d*ck from falling off! You insist on learning things the hard way, Tray. But you’ll learn. Oh yeah, you’re gonna learn!”
So the questions become: is male birth control a good idea? If you’re a dude, would you take male birth control pills? And for the women out there, would you prefer that you’re man take birth control pills as opposed to you having to take them? Or would you take them in tandem just to be on the safe side? And who would you sue if you got pregnant AFTER using condoms, male AND female birth control?
-VSB
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LOL @ women’s nefarious plans. Why it gotta be on us?
I think I would want to double, triple birth control for me and my partner, on top of condoms. You never can be too safe, right? Though in tandem sounds good but I wouldn’t trust male BC on its own so soon…
maybe Oprah (“u told Harpo to beat me.” everytime i nvoke Oprahs’ name i have to say that) will have the show where teen boys are arguing with their parents because hey want to get someone pregnant and have kids. …or is it that women by nature (biological clocks etc.) feel the yearning to have kids more often than men? maybe thats why it gets pinned on women more than men. …or how bout, currently women have more control over birth than men. shall i continue?
hmm let’s see, trust the same person that probably hasn’t seen the inside of a doctor’s office since his STD scare from college OR cover my own azz/uterus…decisions, decisions
good job looks like ur covering all the right orfices. you left out the pie hole, the ears and nose. “can we get freaky tonight….” LOL! heh heh heh.
I know that’s right. There are some men that refuse to wear condoms, so I highly doubt that the number of men that would take advantage of the new form of contraceptives would be great. In some peoples mind, it will still be “a woman’s responsibility.”
Trifling comes in male and female. It hurts to think about the amount of women that might stop taking BC due to the new technology (and to decrease the weight gain and other side effects that occur).
LOL @ Mr. Brown is clearly a (Black) cautious man.
In an ideal world, both people should be responsible for birth control if they don’t want kids …. regardless of what the other person is doing.
If you’re a woman and you absolutely don’t want to get pregnant, do something that you have control over.
If you’re a man that doesn’t want to get a woman pregnant, take as much control of the outcome that you can.
As for going raw, everyone knows the consequences, the question is are you will to take your chances?
I agree with AroundHarlem.com. Instead of double up, triple up.
Men shouldn’t stop using condoms if they are taking the male birth control. Women shouldn’t depend on the fact that the man is taking birth control. For peace of mind, she should make sure other forms of birth control are also used.
BOUT TIME!!! (lol)
I think it’s a great idea for men to also have birth control pill options. For some women, birth control causes more issues than simply preventing pregnany [i.e., weight gain, loss of hair, break-outs, yeast infections, always nauseated, etc etc etc]. So for men to be able to carry that responsibility if they choose is wonderful! It’s not like your soldiers stop diving if you take the pill (right?)…they just stay in the shallow end of the pool.
Obviously, the developer is a basketball player or rapper as well. Or an HBCU alum. Likely Morehouse. Hi-YO!
I am all for doubling or tripling up. I personally hate being on BC and I rarely am. I know when I get married and stop using condoms, I will have to use the dreaded BC until it’s time to have kids. I think it’s only fair that men get a chance to 1) protect themselves from women’s irresponsiblity (missed pills) or 2) ‘nefarious plans. And also, it’s not fair that women have to shoulder the brunt of the responsibility for pregnancy protection.
But on the flip, why the fuck are people having raw sex unless they are trying to/would be okay with the possibility of having a baby? This is why Black women have the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS cases. They are stupid enough to sleep with these niggas who done slept with five other women that week (and maybe 5 other men too). I’m starting to lose sympathy for these people.
see “Cover”, a deasant black movie. …that’s if you haven’t already.
why do you have to stop using condoms when you get married?
You don’t have to, but I would like to. Everyone speaks so highly of this ‘raw sex’ thing and I’d like to experience that with my husband.
you don’t but i admit that if you do stop and then want to go back, certainly it raises a flag.
Perhaps if it’s done without any prior discussion.
“why do you have to stop using condoms when you get married?”
because condoms aren’t any fun. a necessary evil, but still evil.
That’s a matter of opinion. I’ll have you know that some condoms are sold in fun-packs. Federal regulations mandate that ONLY fun things may be sold in a fun-pack.
“Federal regulations mandate that ONLY fun things may be sold in a fun-pack.”
Word.Life.
It’s just like the surgeon general telling you that smoking might cause lung cancer. Sometimes the government really is looking out for our best interest.
Kamakula if I have to use condoms with my husband there is something seriously wrong and that means I don’t need to be having sex with him period
condoms are contraceptives. some people just aren’t ready to have children, even if they are married. what’s wrong with that?
I’m with you Kamakula, if you don’t want to get pregnant (and we’re hearing stories from women who attest to it being difficult to keep up with the birth control regiment) it only makes sense that condoms still come into play.
Condoms 4 Lyfe.
Hmm…that’s kind of an oxymoron isn’t it? Or at least a paradox.
F*ck it, it’s a tshirt.
it’s a riddling enigmatic oxymoronic mysterious paradox.
I guess to each their own. Everybody have their preferences.
“In an ideal world, both people should be responsible for birth control if they don’t want kids …. regardless of what the other person is doing”
I totally agree with AroundHarlem.com.
However, I am kinda leary of relatively new medicine because of unforeseen long term effects it may have.
My motto has always been, no one is responsible for me but me. Heck, barely even allow a dude to use his own condom. I have a fresh pack in the bottom drawer, we can open it together. I am a firm believer in kiddie repellent.(when I am getting some) So even if he says he’s on the pill, I am still going to be taking care of my end.
Besides women arent the only ones ‘nefarious plans’, I have had a couple of dudes try to pull fast ones on me with the sentiment of ‘ i couldnt imagine a better mother for my kids’. My response was always, lets try to imagine me with a different name first.
great reply. “imagine me with a diff name first.” lol.
that should have read ‘lets try to imagine me with a different LAST name first’ but you get the drift.
i got it the 1st two times you wrote it. good one luv. cheers.
You have a fresh pack? How do I know there aren’t any pinholes in it. How about we both goto the store and buy the pack together and keep it in a bag we jointly hold together that never leaves our sight until opened?
should you really be boning someone if you think they’re being shade tree about the trojans?
i suppose not. but why must I use her pack. what’s wrong with mine?
I COMPLETELY AGREE. Regardless of what the dude or chick you’re with says, your first concern should be YOU and your safety. A guy can tell me until he’s blue in the face that he took his pill – We are STILL using another form of protection until there’s no question as to his intentions w/ me and his past history. The way I see it, an unwanted pregnancy is the least of my worries w/all the hot sh*t going around.
“You have a fresh pack? How do I know there aren’t any pinholes in it. How about we both goto the store and buy the pack together and keep it in a bag we jointly hold together that never leaves our sight until opened?”
seriously, who are these people running around poking holes in condoms, and who sleeps with someone who they think so low of that they actually consider that they might do this?
it feels like i’m in the twilight zone.
lol, that’s the point i was trying to make re “we can only use MY condoms”
I don’t think it would work.
“On the flipside you have to wonder if STD’s would increase exponentially as young dummies think that just because they’re taking a male birth control pill they CAN run raw free of worry. And what with the lack of quality parenting akin to Furious Styles these days, who’s going to remind the kids that:”
I agree with this assessment, this contraceptive. LIKE ANY ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES are for people in COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS/Marriage. Not for somebody you met 2 months ago.
And this isn’t to say that there aren’t triflin married/committed people, cause as soon as I got the intuitive nudge – we’d go back to condoms.
The most empowering thing a man (or woman) could do is choose better people to want to sleep with. Not take some random pill that doesn’t even sound has been FDA approved (given i didn’t click the link yet).
I agree with this assessment, this contraceptive. LIKE ANY ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES are for people in COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS/Marriage. Not for somebody you met 2 months ago.
see my “rub” below on marriages and felonius covert pregnancy/control behavior below.
I disagree. Contraceptives are for people who don’t want to get pregnant. Sperm and eggs don’t modify their decisions based on the relationship of their owners.
Idiots who are unconcerned with protecting themselves from STDs will continue to get them at the same rate that they do now.
“It seemed like I was getting headaches and then there were times when I woke up sweating at night and I had to change my shirt. Other than that, I didn’t have any side effects,”
That shyt is funny…so maybe now Some men will feel what its like to be “hormonal”. I think some men have “periods” anyway but regulating the prodcution of testosterone…might just bring out more “bitchassedness”..too funny.
It’s a good idea, but most guys are gonna be too lazy or forget to take the pill everyday. It’s cool that they give guys an option so that they can protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy. I know women who have gained weight (some over 25 lbs) and other side effects from the pill, so I wonder what the side effects would be in men.
there are options for birthcontrol that dont require taking a pill everyday for men and women and im sure you know this. anyways, im a lil hesitan to be the first in line although i think it’s a good idea (birth control for men) because of possible side effects. after they have a few yrs of refining it and testing on male subjects, i’ll probably do my thing.
Good idea to wait to see how people actually react to the male pill. I can’t imagine a man having fluctuating testosterone levels; scary.
But who will men blame now when a chick gets knocked up?
mommas baby, daddys; now there’s a possibility. scepticism is a hell of a reality. i know cats walking around thinking that bambino is theirs and it’s highly unlikely. now who wil we blame?
DNA clears up paternity.
What I’m saying is, all these cats talking bout “the bitch trapped me, told me she was on the pill, etc etc etc”
I mean, their retarded tails shouldn’t be talking that mess to begin with … but with more options just comes more excuses.
i feel ya and the retarded male tails shouldn’t be taking the retarded female tails word for it either and take responsibility for his own arse.
more money more problems
more options, more excuses
good one luv.
t-shirt action
“i feel ya and the retarded male tails shouldn’t be taking the retarded female tails word for it either and take responsibility for his own arse.”
Totally.
and you are!………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………NOT! the father. i guess in that case we can blame Mary Povich or the pregnancy test. LOL!
“But who will men blame now when a chick gets knocked up?”
beer goggles
Ahh! Those damn beer goggles.
I doubt that pregnancy rates will drop b/c even with all the options that women have for bc, and condoms, many people still talk that “oops we’re pregnant” stuff. I don’t think men will jump in this bandwagon in droves.
I am a firm believer that in this day and age only a woman that wants to get pregnant gets pregnant. Aside from all the preventative methods there are other things you can take in the event of a “mistake”.
Both parties should take the pills. AND they should still use condoms. If I had a Susan B. ANthony for every dude I know whose trustworthy girlfriend ended up preggers, I could wide out all my student loans! The thing is, men are dumb. They are still sleeping with chicks who pretend to be on birth control AND taking it every single day at the same time. Then, when Lil Ms. Gooddraws comes up preggers, dude is convinced that birth control doesn’t really work. It’s all a mess.
Hostess not sure what you mean here help me out.
“…AND taking it every single day at the same time.”
taking what exactly?
“Then, when Lil Ms. Gooddraws comes up preggers, dude is convinced that birth control doesn’t really work. It’s all a mess”
what dude is this that hasn’t considered any other options? is he blinded by love, in denial or maybe stupid?
When you’re on the pill, you have to take it at the same time for it work.
remembering now. yes, you can tell men have lil experience in administering birth control. thanx.
Genius Khan-for the pill to be most effective it most be taken every day at the same time of day. Ex-if you start taking it at 12:15 you have to take it at 12:15 everyday for it to be most effective. Most folks forget and try to get as close to it as possible.
gotya.
i know wives who have tricked husbands into thinking they are religiously taking the pill only to dupe them into having kids that he was not prepared for. very serious and selfish issue. men have very little control over that. fortunately, afterwards he would lower the chances of an unplanned pregnancy a lil bit by ejaculating outside of her. most men would not be able to face the scrutiny of explaining why they pulled out. sad.
How do you know that they duped the husbands? There’s still a chance of getting pregnant even on the pill. I think it’s around 97% effective so there’s still a chance of pregnancy.
In general, there’s too much blame being put on the woman. A lot of times, the woman doesn’t want to get pregnant either.
the pills were found sporadically used with an ovulation calendar. …plus the wifey was on record for wanting more kids but husband was on record against. corroborative evidence. a lil deductive reasoning.
I’m not sure I believe all that…first of all why would you need a calender, simple math will do if your periods are regular..secondly I think there is always more going on under the surface. She may have felt that kids would make her man more interested or more compelled to stay…and to that I say nothing will do that.
But to your point, I don’t really believe in surprise pregnancies. Very few people get pregnant on accident.
Yeah, I’ve heard that too. Personally, I wouldn’t trick a man into having more kids because that really backfires. Then the man feels trapped and holds a resentment against you and the relationship falls apart.
and Karma is a bitch…on her period. Totally agree.
@Comeback
you say: “…first of all why would you need a calender, simple math will do if your periods are regular..”
i don’t know why she kept an ovulation calendar. (maybe searching for optimum times juxtapose possible times) …but then man logic asks why would you NEED plans (written etc.) to start a blog or put together SOME furniture? oh but i forget that was his wife. hmmmmm.
Comeback says: “…secondly I think there is always more going on under the surface. She may have felt that kids would make her man more interested or more compelled to stay.”
oh is that why you don’t believe it? what’s this got to do with the price of tea in China?
I do believe that she was tricky with the pregnancy thing..but I also just feel like there is more going on to this story. But for illustrative purposes what she did was wrong…the ovulation calender (feels like a man made that up
)
sounds like grounds for a vasectomy (and a divorce)! FYI – pulling out still leads to pregnancy! pre-ejaculate DOES contain sperm cells…
all bull aside that is somt trifling mess to do to someone you have vowed to spend your earth-bound days with…she knew he was against it and got knocked anyway…(rolling eyes) I bet there was soem “chick logic” in there somewhere!
Back to the chick logic again haha. Some women think that having another kid will fix a relationship when the relationship is falling apart. They see it as a way of bonding again. I’ve seen women do it and the consequences were different. One marriage got closer for a minute, but then back to way that it was. 2 other women got left while they still were pregnant because their husbands did not want to have any more kids and felt betrayed by the wives. On the flip side, one of my friends felt duped when he married his wife and they agreed to have kids, but after the wedding she changed her mind and he felt trapped because he loved his wife but he really wanted to have kids.
DAMN! I can see how he would feel deceived…she is WRONG for that…I mean people change and their feelings change, but reproduction is a big deal and the decision to do so (or not) can be a deal breaker!
yeah…my mom did that whole “keep-a-ninja” baby too…even convinced my dad it was a good idea…but they adopted (to make sure it would be a boy)…their “union” was a mess to begin with…reader’s digest version…they divorced…re-married EACH OTHER…and are now working on divorce number two…FROM EACH OTHER! My brother is 17 and even more jacked up than a normal teenage Black male existing in post-colonial Western culture!
moral of the story…if you didn’t like that fool before the baby…you DEFINITELY won’t like that fool after!
“moral of the story…if you didn’t like that fool before the baby…you DEFINITELY won’t like that fool after!”
so very true
i tend to agree with you here GOODENess and probably some selfishness too but that seems to accompany chick logic as well.
flag on the play! selfishness accompanies gender-less logic! it’s a hermaphrodite!
i was in the middle of buying your specious analogy and awarding you a Point and a salute when i got to thinking…
after further review on the play: logic is objective and not necessarily selfish. (although it might happen to serve a selfish desire)
logic – The study of the properties of propositions and deductive reasoning by abstraction and analysis of the form rather than the content of propositions under consideration.
reason – The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction. See
a syllogism is:
Logic. A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All humans are mortal, the major premise, I am a human, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion.
Reasoning from the general to the specific; deduction.
A subtle or specious piece of reasoning.
specious – Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.
Deceptively attractive.
damn KHAN…while that breakdown of languagemeaning and usage was VERY stimulating (probably in a way that it wasn’t meant to be) I have to re-throw my flag on said PLAY…YOU were the one that stated
“probably some selfishness too but that seems to accompany chick logic as well”
so I was operating under the implied (and inferred) assumption that selfishness indeed accompany “chick logic”…which by yesterday’s definition is attributed to a specific gender (not necessarily a sex), hence my assertion that IF selfishness accompanies any type of logic at all…it would be companion to both CHICK and DICK logics (respectively)…having BOTH genders and in turn giving birth to my hypothetical biological assignment of unisexual hermaphrodite-ness…
(wink) who e-loves you baby!
sticks and stones may break ur bones but these words make u moi**. watch out there now. i once had a square friend girl. i used to tell her; come here girl let me take your glasses off. ohhhhh weeeeee. don’t get me started.
not sure if this will change your view of my statement: “i tend to agree with you here GOODENess and probably some selfishness too but that seems to accompany chick logic as well.”
…but what i am observing is that chick logic and selfishness appear to go hand in hand. if i believe this, (and i do) then its like making the description; “influential manipulation.” it’s redundant. these two words are inextricably linked. so i wouldn’t say “selfish chick logic” because based on my observation chick logic infers the other.
does this analogy work for dick logic or sound logic.
hmmmm.
if a man finds himself lost and is in denial and reluctant to ask directions; (an example of dick logic) is that selfishness?
A: not necessarily
…and good or sound logic is not necessarily selfish either.
wink back atya lil ma ma.
i’m not sure if i believe that sound logic and dick logic are usually accompanied by selfishness.
the logic appears to be the methodology by which we make judgements. i propose that the chick logic we described is flawed in that the litmus test/method that determines the judgements is skewed by emotion, and usually selfishness and unawareness of the governing methodology , the test and the fulol content by the person/s being tested.
actually I like “stick and stones” too…lol…if you had phrased your original reply in this manner the entire exchange above this comment would not have taken place and I would not have gotten that arch in my back…(smh) but I digress…the premise of chick logic was that it in and of itself was a “cluster fuck” of randomness and whatnot, verdad? so I won’t attempt to that idea…dick logic as it applies to not getting directions, etc is selfish in a sense, it’s a selfish attempt to protect man’s right to the “big piece of chicken”…and sound logic can be applied with selfish motives, but the logic itself is void of selfishness…so we are saying the same thing…6 in one hand…half a dozen in the other…but this discourse definitely made my day…(wink) thanks KHAN-ee…lol (couldn’t help myself!)
you know whats funny? (and this is somewhat off-topic) there are many men (myself included) who have absolutely no idea whether or not they’re “shooting blanks”. because i’ve never gotten anyone preggo (fervently knocking on wood), i have no idea if my potential little champs are actually just defeated challengers.
carry on. i need to finish my bagels and crab.
I must be desensitized to your food choices, because that actually sounds good to me…ever thought your “diet” could be effecting your “knuckle children”?
nah but for real…never having had that “late text…that ‘I think I’m LATE’ text” doesn’t mean you can’t have any…I was with the same man for 11 yrs and got “knocked” in the 4th quarter with 2 seconds on the relationship clock…at the buzzer! It’s A BOY!
so you never know!
“so you never know!”
yeah, thats my point. i have absolutely no idea (fervently knocking on more wood). my harlem globetrotters could really be washington generals…who knows?
You are just making shit up now. RE: bagels and crab.
prove it
Tomorrow’s lunch will be something like black eyed peas and pomegranate juice. I look forward to these non-sensical food pairings!
Champ- You should try bagel and lox. It is the BOMB:)
I think male BC is an AWESOME idea!! I wouldn’t discontinue my BC regimen just because he is on something to…my mom got knocked up with me and she was on the pill (although I believve she was lying and just being “nefarious”, long story) that stuff is tricky! the pill is supposed to be taken at the same time every day to be it’s most effective…I don’t do ANYTHING at the same time every day…the article mentioned patches and creams…who does that? there is a weight requirement on the female patch so there probably be one on the male alternative, so it’s not going to be an option for a lot of men…and a cream? don’t trust it! the female implants have been recalled to many times for a man to trust that…I LOVE the shot but there are side effects for that one too…I think it would be refreshing for men to have to consider their family planning options the way we have to…
HELL YES the STD/STI/HIV/(insert other letters here) rates will SKYROCKET! so many people forget that PREGNANCY is the LEAST threatening STS (sexually transmitted situation) known to man…gyna-sypha-herp-AIDS-orrea…now THAT’s a STS for tht ass! for most offspring is the biggest fear because the other stuff has an air of detachment for people who don’t know someone living with a serious STS first hand.
I forgot to add my regular PSA.
The leading cause of pregnancy is UNPROTECTED SEX. Pregnancy is a preventable condition. You show me some chick who got knocked up by mistake and I’ll show you a liar or idiot. Either way fellas, you do not want her sneaky or dumb ass raising your babies.
fuck a pill i’ll just keep using rubbers. I don’t want anything fucking with my man-juice production
I think it is genius!!!! If
broke assmen start taking the pill they can stop blaming women for trapping them when they have sex irresponsibly. Also, I think birth control for men will also reduceugly assrich and famous babies from coming into the world, i.e. Lil Weezy’s babies, Solja Boy’s baby, Jay Z (before he was married) babies, etc..Lil Wayne looks like a fetus his-damn-self!
and JayZ could get it, even though he has an uncanny JoeCamel-esque quality about him…his swag, business brain, and grown-man-ness makes him oh-so-do-able!
Oh hell to the naw. Now Blair Underwood, Derek Fisher, Obama, AND Will Smith… those dudes got swag. In fact, they all need to get their perscriptions filled today because all of them can get it right Nah… and yes, I would have their babies and smile
What about Young Jeezy and his compadre, Bloodraw. They even have a song that contains a hook alluding to the fact that both have swag. Granted, the song is about their murses. But still…if you say it, does that mean you got it?
LOL! You know what? The fact that they were talking about murses was enough for me to take their street cred!
I can’t imagine ever believing a dude who gave me the, “But I’m on the pill baby” speech. NO.WAY.IN.HELL. I know how hard it is to remember to take that stupid pill every day at the same time and not slip up at all.
Regardless of his BC options, I am still the only one equipped to get knocked up and give birth therefore I am the one responsible for making sure it doesn’t happen to me until I am ready.
Cyn said: “Regardless of his BC options, I am still the only one equipped to get knocked up and give birth therefore I am the one responsible for making sure it doesn’t happen to me until I am ready
dam Cyn thats some cogent ass shit you just said full of common sense, intelligence and personal responsibility. yes women are the ones equipped to get knocked up and give birth. men sure as hell can’t do that. salute.
Okay now we’re going to get into chick vs. dick logic.
Chick: I don’t use birth control pills because my cousin’s best friend’s, sister’s, uncle’s girlfriend’s nephew’s fiancee who got pregnant with all 6 of her kids while using a condom, birth control pills, and an IUD, while in the gynecologist’s office getting her depo-provera shot. Plus she gained 10 pounds.
Dick: I don’t use condoms because they’re not 100%.
Great.
Well here’s my take. I really don’t think it matters if there’s a male birth control pill because I am not comfortable putting my fate into other people’s hands. As much as I hate the smell, sight and feel of them… I am fond of the 99.9% protection of a good old latex condom. Because fuck what the Discovery Channel says, Alaskan Crab fishing is NOT the “Deadliest Catch.”
Another bloger, LH, did a post about an article dealing with the truth behind birth control and the consequences of not taking them correctly. I sent it to my brother. But I’ll share his post here:
http://www.diamondsuite.net/index.php/?p=402
Fellas, women who get preggers on BC often do not care! Cus if they did, you’d have been made to wear a condom.
Xquizzyt1 reports that Dick said:
Dick: I don’t use condoms because they’re not 100%.
I don’t know what Dick said that or if its the prevailing manifestation of Dick logic but errrr ahhhh. IF Dick said it, it’s probably a hidden agenda.
Xquizzyt1 says: “I really don’t think it matters if there’s a male birth control pill because I am not comfortable putting my fate into other people’s hands.”
ladies no one can blame you for an unwanted pregnancy if you adopt this attitude. (diseases aside) USE CONDOMS.
1. I can’t believe you’ve never heard a man say that nonsense. I’ve heard it several times.
2. Rae Carruth notwithstanding, I really wouldn’t care if someone tried to “blame me” for an unwanted pregnancy. *shrug* There is no blame. It goes back to the philosophy about not allowing someone else to have your fate in their hands. If a man doesn’t want a pregnancy, he knows what to do. The only blame should be on yourself if you don’t protect yourself from that happening. Unless the two are married, because you should clearly be able to trust your spouse.
I’ve actually never heard a dude say that. But then again, every dude I know can read.
Most would be able to deduce that 98% is better than 0%.
Yep. It’s dumb as hell, but I’ve heard it several times.
This is two Rae Carruth musings in two days…’da hell?!
In the 18 years of being sexually acitve I have NEVER taken BC’s. I just didn’t, for most of those years I was in a monogamous (or so I thought, another story for another day) relationship, but since that relationship I still have not taken BC’s. I have used (while in my relationship) other barrier methods; condoms, sponge, diaphragm, and even had an IUD once.
I am a CONDOM advocate.
I ALWAYS carry condoms with me I don’t EVER depend on the man to protect me from anything he might have including the urge to trap me into being his (first, next) BABY MAMA! I’m a hot commodity (LMAO!)
I also have condoms in my office at work, night table at home, I pass them out and distribute them to students and my youngest brother without them asking for them. Get the point. WEAR A CONDOM!
Just today I heard on GMA (good morning america) that 49% of teenagers are sexually active, the highest percentage it has ever been. I would hope that someone is providing condoms to those teenagers. Because it is serious out there, diseases are NO Joke, even the minor ones (as if there are minor ones) could potentially leave a woman sterile, and death is the ultimate result for those that want to go bareback- “slide up in the wrong one end up in a casket” (I’m dating myself). So my message to all is WEAR A CONDOM, MAKE HIM WEAR A CONDOM OR MAKE HIM GO HOME!
In my opinion until a man starts birthing babies through his penis it will always be up to a woman to make sure she doesn’t get pregnant. It only makes COMMON SENSE that she be proactive and protect herself from anything else.
I realize this post was all over the place.
Nice comment! ***love jones snaps***
you’re on point Ana B.
“I also have condoms in my office at work”
ummm…where do you work?
I work at a state university…you need me to mail you some, I get them for free.
just asking so that i’ll know who to see if i was ever in the mood for an office quickie.
i’m joking and shit btw.
sort of.
well if you are ever in RI. let me know I’ll hook you up.
with the condoms, as for the office quickie, bring your medical records (no less than 15 days old). lol
haha. Office quickies are fun:)
My friend wrote an article about sex and teenagers a few months back… check it out if you can I hope the link works…
posted March 31, 2008 it is titled “The sexually uneducated. Ignorance is a big factor in the rise of STD.” Mister Mann Frisby
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/17149701.html
Okay…this is the first time I’ve felt compelled to speak up, but this topic amuses me. Male BC? I wouldn’t trust a man to take it…as many women as I know FORGET to take it daily like they’re supposed to.
For me, the ONLY safe choice is celibacy…as I just never did much care for condoms or BC. Once I get married (after having verified dude is clean on all levels)…then it’s all good.
I would take that shit!……after about 2 years of watching other people who take it! I want to see what kind of side effects would happen from short and then long term use before I decide to use something like that. And the Idea of adding more testosterone to the natural overdose I already have just sounds like a recipe for an assault charge to me. Maybe that is how the birth control really works, they pump so much testosterone in you, you become so aggressive that no woman would get within 5 feet of you.
pit bull pills huh? interesting….
In reference to a previous post -
I’m listening to Ray J right now.
On purpose.
Take that. Take that.
“sexy can i” hot lil track by the homie Ray J. he doin his thin he knows how to stay relevant in the game.
do you P.
Thanks Genius.
Male birth control is a VERY good idea. Some of these sloppy broads aren’t responsible and/or use their battered uteruses as a way to tramp a man by having an unwanted child.
Another bonus is that a man has more control over his life and won’t have to worry about any “accidents.”
As for STDs well that will probably increase unfortunately.
@ MUSE girl u killing me with “sloppy broads” and “battered uterus(es)”…
what I have gathered from today that male birth control is essentially back up for the condom…as is female contraception… CONDOMS are the GOLD STANDARD…at least they are for GOODEN-plenty!
I would like to go on recorad as saying that BC doesnt grant u “raw” privileges so it wouldnt change my connection sessions at all…