What’s your Deal Breaker? Planned Parenthood

Throughout the South, views on planned parenthood vary from neutral to downright hateful towards the idea of women being able to decide the destiny that their bodies will undergo.
On March 31 Planned Parenthood Generation Action held a game of Deal or No Deal where female and male students in attendance played the popular game while expressing their many deal breakers. Some of these deal breakers included their preferences on relationships, hygiene, physical attraction, independency, and even controlling partners.
“The event was really fun. Really getting people involved and talking about topics that people really want to talk about,” said Mallori Lee, a junior Therapeutic Recreation major from Baton Rouge, LA.
The question of the night was what’s your deal breaker? The student contestants individually came up and picked numbered briefcases which contained a number and a topic. The contestant then talked about the hot topic that was inside of the cases held by the case holders for the night.
After picking a couple cases, the banker calculated the totals and the contestant decided if they were taking the deal or the price inside the briefcase. Most students kept their money from the cases they opened in fear that the money in the unopened brief case would be too low.
Each case contained controversial subjects that the audience couldn’t wait to add their inputs to. Students in the audience had the opportunity to add their perspectives which gave new knowledge to everyone attending.
“Overall, I feel we had great participation from those who came. We touched on some great topics, and everyone had deep feelings about most of the topics. It was great,” stated Shania Tyler, one of the Activities Coordinator of PPGA and a senior Rehabilitation services major from New Orleans, LA.
Planned Parenthood Generation Action has been active on campus for one year. The president and founder Kyndall A. Jones stated, “The main purpose of PPGA is to appeal to the interests of the student body who empathize with women’s reproductive rights, the importance of voting and voter registration, and promoting sexual health and wellness.”
“I liked how everyone was participating and I liked the effort from opposite genders adding their side as well,” stated Nijah Richmond, a junior Biology major from Las Vegas, Nevada.
The organization’s goal was to have an event where students could openly speak on different dealbreakers in friendships and relationships and to provide insight to create a healthy relationship. The game gave students a chance to think as well as hear others’ opinions. To grasp the thought process of others as to why some topics were or weren’t a deal breaker for them.
“I think that we had an amazing turnout considering all of the other events going on at the same time as our event. I’m very thankful and grateful to everybody who came out to support us because we worked very hard to put this together,” stated PPGA President Kyndall Jones, a senior Mass Communication major from Washington D.C.
PPGA has more events coming up this semester. If students want to know more about the organization, there will be more opportunities to do so. Reach out to PPGA President Kyndall Jones if you’re interested in joining as the organization is accepting new members until April 8th!