Dear Houellie,

I was mmesmerized by your lengthy posts,
by your multifaceted hyperbole, by your
talent for making assumptions - and above
all else by your obvious obsession with
Severin (Fractelle) - your secret's out -
you Alpha Dog you! You just don't know
when to come in out of the rain!

Ptui!

benk

Heh, heh, I agree that the main reason for failure of the Pill is the stupidity of the user and you can take that whichever way you like.

However, the plot is for US bombers to drop something useful in Afghanistan and elsewhere, which would be the Sexual Revolution Bomb filled with complimentary packets of 5 years supply of the female contraceptive pill. That is assuming the 'use by' date is restricted to five years and it is OK to have someone gentle, inoffensive and sensitive like Leunig do the 'how to take' drawings for the illiterate.

The remainder could be distributed as foreign aid and secreted in Catholic aid abroad packages.

Seriously though, the sexual revolution should be exported in the shape of a wee little pill and the women of the world would thank us for it. Many here seem clueless just how liberating it was and is.

Cornflower, I didn't know you worked in the medical field like me?
By the sounds of it though, you didn't do much study in the Midwifery and gynaecology area like I did?

In actual fact, I was only at a contraceptive seminar a few months ago, so I have all the latest details of the latest studies done recently on all the contraceptive medications.
Were you there too?

You can't have been, because NO INFORMED PERSON would dispute the facts I presented in my last post about the known side-effects and possible serious consequences of some women taking these contraceptive pills.

Yes, the 'mini-pill' is the safer of these drugs, but if the user doesn't take it at the same time each day or misses even one day of taking it, the pregnancy rates are quite high.

Paracetamol is the safer drug by far than any contraceptive pill, and that's a fact! For the record, many medical practitioners aren't happy about paracetamol or aspirin products being available at supermarkets either. They have their own nasty problems for some people.

The contraceptive pill was certainly the start of a form of liberation during the sexual revolution for women, in that they had more say in when and if they became pregnant.

Men were similarly liberated too though, because women were more relaxed and agreeable to having sex if they were reasonably sure not to churn out a baby every year!

Houellebecq - your categories are too limited. People can be nice and non-submissive at the same time.

As much as you might enjoy them, I won't be engaging in abusive tirades. It's mildly interesting (though not an new observation) that abusive male behaviour is in some quarters held up as the ideal that women should aim to emulate; because some men (like yourself it seems) respect it. I have seen some women become that way too, especially in the work place. It's a real pity I reckon.

I don't respect it and I won't be copying the worst of male behaviour any time soon. There are plenty of nice blokes who know how to be assertive without being abusive. They have mature control over themselves and their style of expression is thoughtful and clever. That's the type of behaviour I admire in men and women.

As to the sexual revolution, I'm waiting to see what happens when the male pill becomes available. Is there a male pill? Would it be a good thing ? (I reckon so).

- and Severin!

I'm so glad it's you F! though I think I like
your new screen name better than the last one.

Missed you :)

Dear Pynchme, they have in fact trialled some forms of male contraceptive pills.

Unfortunately, the males in the studies could not be trusted to remember to take the pill regularly (like some women!), and most women would not like to put their full trust in this contraceptive method alone.

The woman has so much more to lose if the male 'forgets'!

The males using a condom while the woman uses a spermicidal gel and takes the pill as well, can be fairly sure of no pregnancy or STD.