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"There is something to be said for being the person that has that control," Hill says. "I think there will be some women who are willing to share that control with men, but it takes a very trusting relationship, especially for the person who will bear the brunt of the responsibility if the product fails."
Hill says there would be a difference between long-term relationships and casual relationships, but, she adds, "For the average woman meeting a man, do you really want to hear, 'Don't worry, I'm on the pill'?"
For society as a whole, shifting the burden of birth control onto the man's shoulders might be met with some resistance.
"There will be a lot of psychological barriers to overcome," Hill says, "With the whole masculinity issue, you hear people say something like, 'He's shooting blanks,' and it's probably in a derogatory way. So even if you're doing it on purpose, there's still a stigma attached to that."
Hill says she thinks five to seven years is still too soon for this innovation to be accepted by most people.
Uncharted territory
First reactions to this new concept are typically cautious.
"I think that would be a possibility.
something I may want to take," says Matt Hainje, Leawood freshman."But there are many other things to consider. If there were bad side effects, condoms are always an easy way without side effects."
Other men, however, found it to be an appealing proposition.
"It would be something that would probably help everyone sleep better at night," says Jordan Smith, Wichita freshman. "It would be another precaution to take, and if it's safe and works, then it would be a great thing."
So what would it take for most men to be convinced that taking control of their own fertility is a good thing, and not just something for women to manage?
"It would be a really big project, because it's at the societal level of rethinking how we define manhood and masculinity." Hill says. "I think there's a masculinity crisis already with men being displaced from the bread-winner role and something like this could even add to that. We're in the process of reassigning gender stereotypes, but that's something that will take a long time."
Austin Nye, McKinley, Ill., freshman, says she thinks a male contraceptive pill would be a step in the right direction."I don't think it's just a girl's responsibility to be safe," she says.
WESCOEWIT
Girl I! I'm borrowing your tube top dress this weekend.
Girl 2: Okay.
**Guy:** Hi, if you have another tube top dress, I'm borrowing it, too. We should all be tube top whores.
Guy 1: Jennifer Lopez is coming to our party this weekend.
Guy 2: Legit.
Girl 1: Did you order our new shirt?
Girl 2: Yeah.
Girl 1: Isn't it so pretty it's ugly?
Girl I: Why aren't you going home for fall break?
Girl 2: Part of it's because I don't have any money for gas. Part of it's because my family hates me.
Girl 1: What are you doing for the rest of the afternoon?
Girl 2: Stalking people.
Guy: I want to contact Bernie Mac with my Ouija board this weekend.
Girl: You smell of sex and candy.
Girl: I don't care what the circumstances are.A threesome is never a good idea.
**Guy I**: (Looking at a Sex on the Hill) This is like softcore porn.
Guy 2: I know.I'm definitely saving it for a rainy day.
Girl 1: He is not cute.
Girl 2: He looks like an octopus. Or a spider.
Girl 3: Ew, I have the biggest arachnophobia. Don't say that.
**Girl 1:** My head is like a sponge. It soaks up everything.
**Girl 2:** Yeah, my head is like a rock.
Guy: George Foreman has seven sons, and they're all named George Foreman.
Professor: (looking at blurry projector)
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