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A review by fenny_42
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by Gabrielle Stanley Blair
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Reading this book made me so angry, so many times. Women are fertile for about 24 hours per cycle for only childbearing years whereas men are fertile 24/7 their ENTIRE LIVES. So I can't believe how much our society puts the responsibility of birth control (money, time, PAIN) solely at the feet of women. That includes the men that those women engage with. Men often coerce women into not using condoms because they think not using one makes them more manly or consider it to be a successful conquest to overturn a woman's choice.
The book talks about the idea that "condoms don't feel as good" being a lack of practice rather than a real fact. Men can practice using different condoms and lubes to find what works for them and DOES feel good but instead avoid using condoms simply because they think they should hate them. Men who practice this and use condoms often don't share that fact or share with their friends what has worked for them, so the myth persists.
Something the book doesn't touch on but should be mentioned is that the pH of semen changes the pH of a vagina so much that a woman can get an infection (BV) from having barrier-free sex.
Please, everyone, read this book and educate yourselves. It is simply outrageous what we have been taught to believe.
The book talks about the idea that "condoms don't feel as good" being a lack of practice rather than a real fact. Men can practice using different condoms and lubes to find what works for them and DOES feel good but instead avoid using condoms simply because they think they should hate them. Men who practice this and use condoms often don't share that fact or share with their friends what has worked for them, so the myth persists.
Something the book doesn't touch on but should be mentioned is that the pH of semen changes the pH of a vagina so much that a woman can get an infection (BV) from having barrier-free sex.
Please, everyone, read this book and educate yourselves. It is simply outrageous what we have been taught to believe.