Students Sabotage Safe Sex

You’re thinking this weekend you will most likely score big. You’ve been playing footsie with your desired hookup during class and you’ve been invincible pong partners now for a good month. Of course you want to do it smart, so you head over to the student union, grab some free condoms and store them in your desk drawer in case the opportunity to use them arises. And if indeed it does (yay for you), you’ll be completely safe. No worries, right?

Well if you’re a student at Cambridge University that would be a big, fat bun in the oven no.

Recently students were issued a warning after a junior found tiny pinpricks in condoms supplied by the student union. Yes, tiny pinpricks that are more than big enough to allow a couple hundred sperm to go shimmying up your vaginal canal and send you on a 9-month track to motherhood. The exact thing you were trying to avoid in stocking up on those little rubbers in the first place.

So the logical question is, how did this happen?
Already, some are blaming the university’s religious groups for sabotaging the condoms. And that ish is just crazy.

We get it – religious groups are against sex before marriage, but is endangering the lives of fellow students the best way to get your voice heard? And it doesn’t even make sense; if students across campus suddenly discovered they were pregnant, wouldn’t this potentially just lead to more women looking to terminate their pregnancies? Damaging condoms is punishing girls (and guys) who know they aren’t ready for parenthood and are taking the necessary precautions. Whether or not you agree with their personal choices, there are far less disturbing ways to protest.

Regardless of your stance – pro-choice or pro-life, devoutly religious or engaging in premarital sex – I think we all can agree that this is not the way to go about voicing your opinions. You may believe strongly in God, but you are not God. This is not your call to make. And I’m pretty sure harming your fellow man is not something he’ll be commending you for.

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twitter.com/LindaLovee says:
Mon, 7th Dec 200912:52 pm

I’ve never even heard of something like this happening…
Geez, how ridiculously sad/sickening.

Casey says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20091:10 pm

Why would you write this article before the culprit is officially revealed? You say, “Already, some are blaming the university’s religious groups” and then go off in a rant about overly religious people and how you THINK they feel about sex.

What if it isn’t the religious groups, and instead is just some immature students looking to play a very cruel joke? If that’s the case then everyone who reads this article will see you as prejudiced against religious people. Which may or may not be the case, but you should know better than to run a news story without having the facts first.

JenniferUofR says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20091:16 pm

I personally did not see it as blaming the religious fanatics, more of the fact that anyone would play this sadly crude joke. religious or note. I suppose it does jump to conclusions a bit, but your an adult and you know what to take away from most article on blogs on the web. You take it with a grain of salt.

Mal says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20092:58 pm

WTF? who does that?

Michelle says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20097:03 pm

I agree with Casey.
It’s one thing to say who people are suspecting, but until there is more evidence or it’s proven, then you should just generally talk about why this is a bad thing instead of pinning it on religious groups.

molly says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20098:28 pm

just yesterday I told my friend, “what if someone poked little holes in the condoms in the health center?”….weird

Tina says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20099:09 pm

@Casey Although I agree that the author should not have speculated about the culprit, the sooner others know about it the better.

Laura says:
Mon, 7th Dec 20099:14 pm

Casey, clam down. This is not a legit news source in any way, its a BLOG! This is obviously her OPINION. I get that you don’t agree with it, but you shouldn’t criticize her for running false info in a NEWS story, criticize her for having an opinion you disagree with instead!

Casey says:
Mon, 7th Dec 200910:54 pm

Laura, it’s still a NEWS STORY no matter if it’s on a blog or not. And had I criticized her on her OPINION rather than on running false information (false information is still false information, no matter where it’s printed) I would have gotten a slew of other comments telling me I shouldn’t criticize her based on her OPINION, since it’s just that, an opinion.

Furthermore, I don’t necessarily disagree with her opinion since it’s wrong of ANYONE to poke holes in someone else’s condoms. What I disagree with is the fact that she’s writing a NEWS STORY on a PUBLIC BLOG blaming someone for a crime before anyone actually knows who is responsible for it. If the religious groups aren’t responsible then she, and this article, come off as being prejudiced.

And Tina, great point, had she left the speculating out of it the article would have been great.

Casey says:
Mon, 7th Dec 200910:59 pm

Oh and just to point out, this story falls under the “Reality” tab on the site, which means it’s something that happened (or happens) in real life, otherwise known as “News”.

Angie Marie says:
Tue, 8th Dec 20092:14 am

I agree with Casey.
I’ve got finals to study for and no time to debate my opinion, but I did want to show support for her statement.

criolle says:
Tue, 8th Dec 20093:33 pm

You are trying to have a rational conversation with an irrational person (or people).

criolle

nina says:
Wed, 9th Dec 200912:31 am

i don’t know who criolle is agreeing with…

Doug says:
Sun, 27th Dec 200912:47 pm

If someone does get preggers due to a stunt like this, I think we can all agree that that’s terrible.

However it’s really much worse for the guy. She can get an abortion, or give the kid up for adoption. If she doesn’t want to parent the kid financially and time wise, she doesn’t have to. At all. He however under the current messed up laws of the UK and US has no choice whatsoever on whether he has to pay child support for 18 or even 21 years. It’s totally up to her.

It shouldn’t be. If he asks her to abort and pay half of that, he should have no further responsibilities if she doesn’t. She then in the end decided to become a parent but he didn’t. He shouldn’t be forced to be. She should support the child she alone wanted on her own. (Perhaps if she’d qualify for welfare, hardly likely for a Cambridge student or other college student, he should pay that amount rather than the state, though that still isn’t really fair. The state wants her to have welfare and has made that decision; he doesn’t necessarily.)

Roe for men too. Not just women.

Casey says:
Sun, 27th Dec 20096:16 pm

Doug, I definitely agree with that. Yes it takes two to tango, BUT the women has a choice, and considering it does take two to tango the man should also have a choice. What if the woman pokes holes in the condoms herself to baby trap the guy? (My boyfriends sister in law did it to his brother) the guy should have a choice of whether he wants to be a father or not. If men don’t have this option, then we aren’t really equal.

pinktrickle says:
Thu, 14th Jan 20108:00 pm

Wow, that’s really a mean thing to do to someone!

pinkktrickle.com

brandi says:
Wed, 31st Mar 20105:29 pm

It’s harder for the guy? On what planet is it harder for a guy? Do you a carry a baby for nine months? Does your body change? Do you have morning sickness? Could you become ill or bed-ridden? Do you have to give birth? No? I didn’t think so.