You’ll Definitely Want to Have Sex After Reading This
May 7th, 2006
Forget the battle to preserve Roe v. Wade, people. That’s old news. Now it’s Griswold v. Connecticut.
Today’s New York Times contains a frightening article about the Christian Right’s burning desire to end the separation of the sex act and procreation. They’re still fighting your right to an abortion, but now they’d like to take that a teensy step further, into your bedroom, to curtail all that selfish, evil, hedonistic and deviant sex-for-pleasure you’ve been having.
Simply put: “The battle line…is shifting backward, from viability to implantation.”
There are quotes from representatives from a wide variety of social conservative groups, all proclaiming their belief that contraception is wrong, that The Pill has done untold damage to the moral fabric of America, and that even in marriage - sex is for procreation. They don’t just want to impact legislation about pills and procedures - they want a say in the way people think and behave.
And the Bush Administration? Well, we know he’s been avoiding a statement on whether he even believes in contraception for awhile now (I guess that’s a ‘no’, unless it’s for Jenna and Barbara). But here’s just one scary sample of the rhetoric from his team:
Dr. Joseph B. Stanford, who was appointed by President Bush in 2002 to the F.D.A.’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee despite (or perhaps because of) his opposition to contraception, sounded not a little like Daniel Defoe in a 1999 essay he wrote: “Sexual union in marriage ought to be a complete giving of each spouse to the other, and when fertility (or potential fertility) is deliberately excluded from that giving I am convinced that something valuable is lost. A husband will sometimes begin to see his wife as an object of sexual pleasure who should always be available for gratification.”
Charming.
There’s not much I can add to that. Just read the article, and then have some really hot sex without the risk of pregnancy while you still can.
Well, I guess Sam’s made a whore outta me…but to think that my 85 year old grandfather is doing the same with his new wife?!? Eeeeeeeewwww.
The gist of the thing is that deliberate prevention of the creation of a kid is bad? So the whole time they’ve been preaching the positives of abstinence (sp), rythm method, and “early withdrawl,” they’ve been breaking their own rules? I hate hypocritical bastards.
I’m kinda of the opinion that we should be limited to one kid at a time. Every time I see a parent out shopping out here, there’s at least 2+ kids knocking shit off shelves and making a general mess. Shopping carts should come with a snowplow front…..
Read “I Hate Other People’s Kids” by Adrianne Frost for a laugh.
I have 2 kids under 4 years old… (see Angela’s flickr)
They don’t generally knock shit off shelves or run amok. There are plenty of parents who raise their children with manners… I am often annoyed with people’s lack of courtesy when using their cell phone. I love having one myself. I don’t call for the abolition of all mobile devices.
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess PAX doesn’t have kids. Kids act up for all sorts of reasons. I love to see kids having fun… even if it is loud. At the same time, it makes me sad to see a kid that just wants a little attention from the “kids should be seen but not heard” crowd. Besides… one kid at a time? so 18 years between the 2 if you and your spouce want to replace yourself on the planet? I think anyone who has kids should have 2. 2 to 6 years apart is perfect… So they can have someone to share the experience with… Someone who can confirm that things actually happened the way you remember them. Or kick you in the ass and remind you what really happened. The only reason I don’t think more than 2 kids is a good idea is that it’s a lot of work.
My kids are the 2nd best thing that ever happened to me.
(#1 is still my wife… just to tie it back into the original topic of how great sex WITHOUT babies is) I know it sounds cheesy, but having kids can change your whole world view. illumination (lower case “i” intended)
I get all frothy when people complain about kids, sorry PAX. I love kids, I’m not so crazy about adults, Gr’ups are okay I guess.
AzronMcF:
Hello. I am Pax’s wife.
Pax actually agrees with you. He thinks kids are fun but when parents allow them to misbehave it can be disruptive and annoying to those around.
I, on the other hand, despise children.
I hope you understand that not everyone likes children. Just like people can be cat people or dog people. Parents should not assume that the surrounding people are gazing at their children with warm, fuzzy, amusement. If you wish to have children, more power to you. Just do not assume that everyone is as happy as you to be around loud, rambunctious children at play.
I’m sorry, but the “You need two kids to jog your memory” argument was unique, but silly.
Just to get back on topic- This is exactly why birth control is needed. Not everyone wants kids and no one should be forced or manipulated into having them.
hmmm…….didn’t take long for this blog to get as negative as the rest of cyberspace.
Thanks for commenting Janice. I have to disagree and say I dont’ think any of this is negative, though. Just a bunch of smart people who are sharing their different opinions in a very civil manner. I respect all of them.
well i simply can’t resist:
i have a kid.
i am only having one kid who will be just fine without another sibling kid and i’ll be even better.
i usually don’t like other people’s kids.
(except azron’s kids, who i adore).
more commonly, i don’t like other people
who then raise their kids to be just like them.
and i definitely don’t think everyone should have kids.
hence the article and the light it sheds on the future if we’re not careful.
No hard feelings I hope.
Cold medium posting. In person you’d see my smile.
I also think if your going to have a cat, you should have two
One dog is cool, just spend a lot of time with them, otherwise, we’re back to two.
I’m a silly guy.