A quote from one of my favorite books… "Men who refuse to use condoms deserve to only be fucked by other men who refuse to use condoms"
That’s 'coz I found out and napalmed yer crotch whilst you slept.
That seems a little harsh; I have every reason to refuse to use one.
:eek: Well that’s gonna be a sudden change to my sex life. I hope it doesn’t hurt too much.
(That’s another wise-crack, Zanshin ;))
Wise-crack… wise-crack… I must go in search of understanding of this phenomenon of which you speak…
<wanders off, muttering to self>
While it doesn’t amaze me as such, I do find it appallingly amusing that we wild-crazed-sexin’, slut-boy gay men are so much more responsible in general than some of the straight folks in this thread. I mean, most of us have accepted that condoms are simply a fact of life in the modern world, like concrete barriers around government buildings and the pettification of the Presidency.
My reading of this thread is colored by that experience (I’ve been taught “use a condom every time” since before I came out 12 years ago), so I’m kind of having a visceral nausea reaction here. As if someone had told me they slept with their German Shepherd.
jayjay
While we’re at it, let’s not let this thread go by without mention of genital herpes, genital warts, chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea (which can turn into Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and cause infertility in women), HIV and AIDS. All of which can be caught by having unprotected sex, and all of which are (to a large degree) preventable with condom use. As most of you probably know, chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhoea are the ONLY curable diseases on this list (but which may have long-term consequences as well); as for the rest, once you’ve caught 'em, they’re yours for life. Pregnancy isn’t the only danger of riding bare-backed.
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So, here’s something which completely shocked me in a class on female physiology I took earlier this year:
I’m reading a classmate’s paper on AIDS, which has already been read and corrected by the teacher (the joys of peer review). I’m reading along, and see a sentence which says “Condoms, a diaphragm, [and several other birth control methods - I forget exactly which she mentioned] are a sure way to keep from getting AIDS.” I reread the paragraph, trying to figure out if I was just confused somehow, and finally realized that not only did this girl seriously believe this (after supposedly knowing enough about AIDS to write a paper), but the fucking teacher hadn’t even bothered to correct it!
I guess now I understand how so many people get pregnant and get STDs, but damn, I learned about condoms and STDs when I was in 4th grade, and have had it drilled into my mind so much since then that I just can’t understand how people can miss these things. But obviously they do…
First reading of this and for some reason I thought you were talking about concrete condoms.
Still, I suppose they would be only slightly less comfortable and convenient than the latex ones.
First reading of this and for some reason I thought you were talking about concrete condoms.
Still, I suppose they would be only slightly less comfortable and convenient than the latex ones.
An X friend of mine (not due to this) got pregnant and got an abortion a couple of years ago. Okay, fine, that I don’t have a problem with.
THEN she proceeds to tell me, her and her new boyfriend NEVER USE CONDOMS. They don’t even practice the pull out method. Which isn’t sure-fire, but hey, at least it’s SOMETHING.
You know what she uses as birth control? What time she thinks she’s ovulated. I believe my exact words to her were “you’ve GOT to be fucking kidding me, please tell me you are not that goddamn stupid”
Suprise suprise, she’s pregnant again. :rollseyes:
I managed to contract an STD (thank god, one of the curable ones) the very first time I had sex. Knew the guy for almost a year too. He had gotten it from unprotected sex with an X who had gotten it from someone else, the chain goes on and on. We used a condom halfway through to avoid the obvious but it just goes to show you, “just one time” doesn’t mean a goddamn thing. “Just one time” is all it fucking takes.
It’s really simple people: every time you sleep with someone, you are sleeping with everyone they’ve ever slept with. If you feel that you don’t need a condom with the person you’re actually sleeping with, chances are, you’ll need one for all the people they’ve slept with in the past. Unless you’ve both been tested, you’ve got no idea what your partner is carrying around with them. If you’re not going to respect your partner, at least respect yourself.
Ummmm
Howie Mandell used to do this with surgical gloves. Eventually, he ruptured a sinus. When the doctor asked how this happened, Mandell told him about the glove. He added that it was part of his job.
Unless you happen to be a comedian as well (in which case quit stealing Howie's act!) do you *really* want to tell a doctor that the injury occured while you were wearing a condom on you head?
Semihijack-Why are so many people embarrassed about buying condoms? I always thought that the proper way was to hold the box in one hand and a photo of your partner in the other and yell “This is who I’m having sex with!”
Thanks for the info on that Doc.
I don’t do the trick anymore (you end up covered in snot and lubricant anyway).
Please don’t do the trick anyone; I wouldn’t want to have been partly responsible for anyone coming to harm.
Heh, one of the few times my mom was gave me “the sex talk” she told me this, followed by, “And you’re living proof of that.” Wonderful, Mom, wonderful.
I’d always assumed people had issues with buying condoms because by doing so you are completely admitting to yourself that you’re having sex - at least this is what I’ve heard about teenagers and why some won’t buy and use condoms. Which reminds me of the time my boyfriend and I were at the grocery store behind this guy, and as he watches the cashier ring up his condoms, he says, “Whoa! The condoms are on sale? Cool!” 
Happy to be of help.
Now I can post in the Have You Ever Saved Anyone’s Life? thread.
You have to be pretty innured to the comments you get sometimes. The funniest thing that ever happened to me was when my insanely hot but intellectually challenged girlfriend and I dropped by the supermarket on a Friday night. Laid out on the conveyor were four six-packs of microbrew, a carton of cigarettes, a bottle of wine, some fresh fruits and vegetables, the latest Scientific American, and a 36-pack of Trojans. This guy behind us in line just had to pipe up, “whoah, where’s the party?”
My woman, God bless her black soul, turned to him in all innocence and said, “what party?”
I should stop the story there, but since I’m stroking my ego and all… then the guy took another look at our stuff and said quizzically, “Scientific American?”
“Somehow he finds time to read,” said my ex-, gesturing at me. It was the finest compliment she ever gave me.
Hmm, how about irradiating your balls for a 100% safe birth control method?
Oh dear - I’ve taught my children to use at least one method of birth control in addition to condoms, and they DO. They understand that sexually transmissible diseases and pregnancy are two separate issues and that the best method for preventing one isn’t necessarily the best method for preventing the other
You’re right r_d, that nothing is 100% effective in terms of preventing either pregnancy or disease. The fact that nothing is 100% effective is not, IMHO, an excuse for failing to make any attempt to prevent either.
Lest you think that I’m being flippant in making that statement, let me run a scenario by you. Do you know people who are trying to have children? Yes, so do I. And those who don’t want to have children are using some form of contraception. So you know people who want to have STDs? Well I actually do know a few bug chasers, but the vast majority of people I know who do nothing to protect themselves from the risks of parenthood or disease are too apathetic to give a damn about the consequences of their actions beyond “tonight” - it’s always someone ELSE’s responsibility…
While no method is 100% reliable, it really isn’t that difficult to protect yourself from either parenthood or contracting most of the STDs - IMHO, it’s a total cop out to refuse to even try because nothing is 100% guaranteed. 0% of responsibility deserves exactly the consequences it brings…