THE STEREOTYPES – ‘MAN THE HUNTER’ (INSTANCE)

Mr. A. had been a stud and was proud of it. He had moved down from London and spent some time teaching the locals a few lessons. Now after settling into married life he is running a garage and car hire business and is well known in the local community for giving a helping hand. In the past girls had fallen into three categories; some who were seen as fair game; some who would be avoided; and some who were in need of his protection. He was asked how he used to decide about contraception? ‘Often you cannot decide if you are carried away.’ The doctor asked, ‘Did you treat them all the same? You seem a gentle chap to me.’ After a pause he flushed. ‘It was the quiet ones I worried about – sometimes. The ones you could hurt. I always used condoms with them, because in a way you felt they shouldn’t be doing it. If you had met them somewhere else they were the ones you could marry.’

So although young men out hunting may at times not carry contraception, when they do it may be to protect themselves against physical and perhaps emotional dangers, or occasionally to protect their quarry.

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