It ushered in the 1960s sexual revolution and gave women control over their own fertility.Perhaps this explains how the Democrat party went from nominating men like JFK and LBJ to nominating metrosexuals like Al Gore, John Kerry and Barack Obama.
But the Pill may also have changed women's taste in men, according to a study.
Scientists say the hormones in the oral contraceptive suppress a woman's interest in masculine men and make boyish men more attractive. Although the change occurs for just a few days each month, it may have been highly influential since use of the Pill began more than 40 years ago.
If the theory is right, it could partly explain the shifting in tastes from macho 1950s and 1960s stars such as Kirk Douglas and Sean Connery to the more wimpy, androgynous stars of today, such as Johnny Depp and Russell Brand.
Dr Alexandra Alvergne, of the University of Sheffield, says the Pill could also be altering the way women pick their mates and could have long-term implications for society.
'There are many obvious benefits of the Pill for women, but there is also the possibility that the Pill has psychological side-effects that we are only just discovering,' she said. 'We need further studies to find out what these are.'
Thursday, October 08, 2009
The Pill is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Wimpy Men
At least that what this article suggests:
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Is would also explain why supposed sexy men now have to shave their chests.
The pill may give women "control" over their fertility, but certainly not over their sexuality. Now women have no excuse to put off sex, since the possibility of pregnancy is not an issue. In fact some are advocating that women stay on the hormonal pills for months at a time, so they only get a period a few times a year; thus giving women even less control over when they have sex.
The pill has offered men greater freedom (from responsibility) than it ever offered women.
Besides most women I talk to really want to get married and have children.
One little discussed consequence of the pill is playing some lottery odds at a rare but "significant" vascular ticket into the next world. I lost a dear friend to the pill, autopsy finding: pulmonary embolism at age 27. No prior history of cardiovascular disease.
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