The St. Cloud State University Women’s Center is sponsoring an “Ejaculate Responsibly” campaign, which it calls both “pro-choice AND pro-life.”
The “male accountability campaign” falls, not coincidentally, during the same timeframe as 40 Days for Life, a worldwide pro-life campaign to end abortion.
“Because of misogyny and oppression, people are quick to critique the ‘choices’ of those with the least power in society, rather than properly identifying the source of the issue. ALL unwanted pregnancies (and most abortions) are caused by cis m3n’s [sic] irresponsible ej@culation [sic],” the Women’s Center said in a recent Facebook post along with photos of students demonstrating in front of a pregnancy resource center.
A handout describing the campaign says it’s an invitation to “think differently about abortion, sexual politics, and accountability.”
The inspiration comes from Gabrielle Blair’s 2022 book, “Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion,” which is sold at SCSU’s bookstore.
The posters used in the campaign focus on men’s “primary role in causing unintended pregnancies,” the handout reads.
“We live in a patriarchy,” it continues. “Putting the burden of all sexual and reproductive responsibility on women is a form of male privilege and sexism.”
Some of the posters include the following messages:
“Men cause 100% of unwanted pregnancies.
“Responsible ejaculation is the solution to ending unwanted pregnancy/abortion. CHOOSE LIFE!
Women’s ovulation is involuntary. Men’s ejaculation is voluntary.”
Another poster encourages homosexuality, among other recommendations, as a solution to avoiding unwanted pregnancy.
Last March, the SCSU Women’s Center sponsored an event titled “Find the Clit: Sex Ed Scavenger Hunt.” The event’s purpose was to “educate students on sexual pleasure, particularly focused on cis women and people with vulvas and clitorises,” according to an event description.
In the past six years, enrollment at SCSU has declined significantly. Total enrollment in fall of 2017 was 14,615. In fall of 2023, total enrollment had dropped to 10,063.
Rose Williams
Rose Williams is an assistant editor for Alpha News.
