The Observer

Everyone has their own personal experiences with practicing safe sex. The sex columnists wrote about their own experiences, that I am positive many girls on this campus have experienced and can relate to, regardless of this author's comments. It is completely unnecessary to state that they therefore "attract certain kinds of men", a low blow in my opinion. If anything, the columnists brought light to the fact that many young men (and women too) are ready to have sex without being protected, and that's the most important message of the original article, not about how they choose to live and write.

There are plenty of ways to make your point without resorting to the virgin/whore dichotomy. I find it funny that you admonished the writers for "ad hominem generalizations" when you are guilty of the same fallacy. Your remark about "certain kinds of women" pretty much eliminated any point you may have made.

Now, there were certainly problematic aspects to this article, as there are with nearly every sex and dating column. However, there are also plenty of men one runs into who complain about using condoms because "it doesn't feel as good," and "you're on birth control, right?" Guys may know condoms are important, but I know of a fair number who are willing to ignore that importance and place the burden of birth control on their partners. And that is where the relevance of this latest article comes in.

In short: Continue to point out problems with the articles, but refrain from future ad hominem attacks if you want to make an actual point.

Well, it's easier to blame guys than to think twice before having sex))