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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:06 PM

Star Member kpete (38,904 posts)

GIANT BIRTH CONTROL COSTUME WILL FOLLOW ROMNEY ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL

GIANT BIRTH CONTROL COSTUME WILL FOLLOW ROMNEY ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL | Planned Parenthood’s action fund is sending a costumed package of birth control dubbed “Pillamina” out on the campaign trail to highlight Mitt Romney’s opposition to President Obama’s birth control coverage mandate. In a statement introducing Pillamina, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards noted that her organization wants to emphasize the fact that birth control is “an economic issue for women — period. That’s something that President Obama clearly understands, and that Mitt Romney simply doesn’t.” Image via Planned Parenthood:

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/19/502558/giant-birth-control-costume-will-follow-romney-on-campaign-trail/

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Reply GIANT BIRTH CONTROL COSTUME WILL FOLLOW ROMNEY ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL (Original post)
 kpete Jun 2012 OP
LineReply yeaaah....the guy's sign on the left
 TBMASE Jun 2012 #1
LineLineReply So if you were there your sign would be "shut up and buy condoms" ?
 KurtNYC Jun 2012 #5
LineLineLineReply I was just glad they didn't make a giant condom costume.
 limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #7
LineLineLineLineReply Oh, I don't know - why not these guys?
 Fozzledick Jun 2012 #17
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply I'm open to this idea...
 limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #30
LineLineLineReply No. My comment has more to do with his sign
 TBMASE Jun 2012 #10
LineLineReply Oh, come on.
 Quantess Jun 2012 #8
LineLineLineReply No one likes condoms
 TBMASE Jun 2012 #11
LineLineLineLineReply He seems like a thoughtful considerate guy.
 limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #12
LineLineLineLineLineReply You're probably right
 TBMASE Jun 2012 #20
LineLineLineLineLineLineNew Reply Coughs
 Xyzse Jun 2012 #29
LineLineLineLineReply I suppose you have a point.
 Quantess Jun 2012 #13
LineLineLineLineLineReply And there should be trust
 TBMASE Jun 2012 #19
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply My husband got a vasectomy
 HockeyMom Jun 2012 #21
LineLineLineLineLineLineNew Reply Of course!
 Quantess Jun 2012 #24
LineLineLineLineNew Reply I don't think he's saying that
 treestar Jun 2012 #23
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply Agreed.
 freshwest Jun 2012 #28
LineLineNew Reply I think you are reading way too much into the sign
 Bjorn Against Jun 2012 #22
LineLineLineNew Reply He doesn't want to be a dad, so his GF should have birth control
 TBMASE Jun 2012 #27
LineLineNew Reply I think a vasectomy is in order for that guy...
 rfranklin Jun 2012 #25
LineReply poor Mittens
 limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #2
LineLineReply I doubt Mittens feels horrible about anything
 meeksgeek Jun 2012 #18
LineReply Too bad they don't work retroactively.
 Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #3
LineReply remember the giant Ciggarette that followed poppy?
 demtenjeep Jun 2012 #4
LineLineReply or the "Kiss" that followed Lieberman ?
 KurtNYC Jun 2012 #6
LineLineLineReply To make this accurate it would have to show the tongues
 limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #9
LineReply Great!! I'm so sick of that fetus truck that follows the Democrat
 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #14
LineReply I like the "keep your Mitts off" line.
 tclambert Jun 2012 #15
LineReply Oh, and "Keep your God damn Mitts off Detroit!"
 tclambert Jun 2012 #16
LineNew Reply Excellent.
 bluerum Jun 2012 #26

Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:09 PM

TBMASE (769 posts)

1. yeaaah....the guy's sign on the left

 

Last edited Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:11 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

really sends the wrong message. Afterall, it's not just the woman's responsiblity to avoid pregnancy.
He should shut up and buy condoms if he's that worried about becoming a father


And I ONLY say that because it's NOT just the responsibility of the woman to avoid pregnancy. Every MAN should take an active role in making sure he doesn't become a father before he's ready and demanding a woman be responsible for it, is not the right message to send.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:19 PM

KurtNYC (12,078 posts)

5. So if you were there your sign would be "shut up and buy condoms" ?

I agree with you that the responsibility is shared (or should be) but this is a protest of the GOP having a double standard -- covering Viagra and not wanting to cover the pill.

Btw, easy to get condoms free.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:26 PM

limpyhobbler (6,711 posts)

7. I was just glad they didn't make a giant condom costume.

Nobody wants to see that, especially Mittens.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:12 PM

Fozzledick (2,098 posts)

17. Oh, I don't know - why not these guys?

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Wed Jun 20, 2012, 05:45 PM

limpyhobbler (6,711 posts)

30. I'm open to this idea...

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:36 PM

TBMASE (769 posts)

10. No. My comment has more to do with his sign

 

and the message that it conveys. Namely that it's the woman's responsibility that he not become a dad.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:28 PM

Quantess (23,997 posts)

8. Oh, come on.

What if they are a monogamous couple who thinks condoms are annoying? Many women think it's more fun without a condom. I guess you just want to lecture people.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:40 PM

TBMASE (769 posts)

11. No one likes condoms

 

but, if he doesn't want to become a dad, he should take responsibility to make sure it doesn't happen. His sign, to me, says it's the woman's responsibilty to prevent him from becoming a father.

Not a good message when you have people who blame women for becoming pregnant with unwanted children in the first place

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:57 PM

limpyhobbler (6,711 posts)

12. He seems like a thoughtful considerate guy.

I bet they discussed their birth control options together as a couple and then chose the pill because it is more reliable and/or better.

Anyhoo the pill is what puts her in charge of her own reproduction, more or less.

I'm rooting for a male birth control pill to give dudes more control over pregancy.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:21 PM

TBMASE (769 posts)

20. You're probably right

 

Last edited Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:25 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

I just recall all the bad PSAs from HS, where the guy blames his GF for getting pregnant, as if he had no responsibility in the matter.

And, quite frankly, if I were a woman, I wouldn't trust a man who said he was on the pill

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Wed Jun 20, 2012, 05:37 PM

Star Member Xyzse (2,123 posts)

29. Coughs

I could not stop laughing when I read your post...

"And, quite frankly, if I were a woman, I wouldn't trust a man who said he was on the pill "

Oh so damn true.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:59 PM

Quantess (23,997 posts)

13. I suppose you have a point.

For me, it's always been the unwritten rule that my boyfriend needs to trust me and that I have it all under control. But, do I have it all under control??

Maybe that is why some men get "snipped". I have a couple of (platonic) male friends who have been sterilized. It seemed extreme to me, but if I were in their shoes I might understand...

In any case, I applaud the young man in the pink shirt for sticking up for his girlfriend, and women's access to BC.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:19 PM

TBMASE (769 posts)

19. And there should be trust

 

but if his concern is not becoming a father, and the discussion hasn't been had with his partner or she doesn't have BC, it becomes HIS responsibility to make sure HE doesn't become a father.

I remember all the bad PSA's from the 80's where the guy's excuse was to blame the girl from getting pregnant. It's a shared responsibility

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:29 PM

HockeyMom (10,738 posts)

21. My husband got a vasectomy

if you are married, don't want more/any kids, why shouldn't HE take control of the birth control? Why should the woman take contraceptives until menopause? Snip, snip, all done.

I, do however, appreciate a man demonstrating for the right to contraceptives for women, especially since MEN are the ones try to deny this to women.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:47 PM

Quantess (23,997 posts)

24. Of course!

But the guys with vasectomies whom I am thinking of both got theirs before 30, and neither was ever a father. That's cool with me. That is their decision, their choice.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:42 PM

treestar (40,525 posts)

23. I don't think he's saying that

He's just focused on the government leaving women alone. That's the issue there.

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Wed Jun 20, 2012, 05:27 PM

Star Member freshwest (31,570 posts)

28. Agreed.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:38 PM

Bjorn Against (8,216 posts)

22. I think you are reading way too much into the sign

Nowhere does the sign say that birth control is the woman's responsibility, nor does it say he does not use condoms. Many couples use both condoms and the pill as the combination provides better protection than either option alone.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:52 PM

TBMASE (769 posts)

27. He doesn't want to be a dad, so his GF should have birth control

 

that's the way I read it. No responsibility for himself, all on the woman.

Maybe they do, I just think the sign is a little odd considering it IS a dual responsibility

It's just my opinion

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 08:07 PM

rfranklin (13,200 posts)

25. I think a vasectomy is in order for that guy...

 

he should n0t reproduce!

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:16 PM

limpyhobbler (6,711 posts)

2. poor Mittens

Santorum and the rest of the clown car forced him to take this ridiculous birth control position during the primaries, and now he looks like an idiot. How horrible it must feel to have no idea what you stand for and having to make it up as you go along.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:12 PM

meeksgeek (186 posts)

18. I doubt Mittens feels horrible about anything

That would require having a conscience. Whatever he says is right at the time he says it. Easy!

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:17 PM

Star Member Starry Messenger (21,473 posts)

3. Too bad they don't work retroactively.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:17 PM

demtenjeep (21,763 posts)

4. remember the giant Ciggarette that followed poppy?

Love it

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:22 PM

KurtNYC (12,078 posts)

6. or the "Kiss" that followed Lieberman ?



Lieberman kissing Bush Jr.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:30 PM

limpyhobbler (6,711 posts)

9. To make this accurate it would have to show the tongues

But then it would be "porn" I guess.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:01 PM

Star Member proud2BlibKansan (96,386 posts)

14. Great!! I'm so sick of that fetus truck that follows the Democrat

This is awesome.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:05 PM

tclambert (5,536 posts)

15. I like the "keep your Mitts off" line.

We could use that for a lot of stuff. "Keep your Mitts off Medicare!" "Keep your Mitts off Social Security!" "Keep your Mitts off the middle class!" Oh, we're gonna have fun with this.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:07 PM

tclambert (5,536 posts)

16. Oh, and "Keep your God damn Mitts off Detroit!"

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 08:31 PM

bluerum (6,109 posts)

26. Excellent.

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