Influencer and podcast host Hallie Batchelder has ignited online discourse about safe sex practices - or the lack thereof. In a clip uploaded to Instagram on Friday, October 24, to promote the latest episode of Batchelder's "Extra Dirty" podcast, she shares her opinions on what she dubs the "condom epidemic." "I had a big drought over the summer, and then I, like, reentered a ho era," Batchelder, 28, said. "But the last two guys I f***ed, like, in the past month, have suggested using condoms and I'm, like, kind of being offended by the condom epidemic. I don't know how I feel about it. I don't ... I'm allergic." "I don't like them," Lindsey Fishman, who was the guest on that episode, said. Nara Smith Seemingly Reacts to Rumors She Used a Surrogate for Baby No. 4 "I know. Who likes them?" Batchelder asked. Batchelder then listed three reasons why she doesn't support the use of them. "One, it kills the mood," Batchelder said. "Two, I don't want to have your f***ing weird offspring baby. Like, I have a stronger IUD than, like, Zeus. Pregnancy is not on the table. I don't want to have a child with you. Or like three, are you calling me a whore and are you trying to protect yourself from STDs I might have?" "Do you ever ask them? Like, why are you doing this," Fishman, 26, followed up. "This happened to me like a couple weeks ago and I was like, 'Look at you looking for a condom and like how it's ruining the mood. And also like why do you need one,'" Batchelder said. "He just thought it was practicing responsible sex and boundaries with him. And I was like, 'Blah blah blah blah blah.'" "Did you tell him to grow up?" Fishman later asked. "I got the ick, and I haven't talked to him since," Batchelder said. In the comment section of the post, Instagram users responded with questions such as "Does your IUD also protect you against HIV and AIDS?" and general thoughts like, "You should be encouraging condoms for your viewers, HPV can lead to cervical cancer." The controversy has also made its way over to TikTok where many users added their thoughts about Batchelder's comments and the importance of safe sex practices, with even fellow influencers like Clarke Peoples weighing in. "Telling people that 'using condoms kills the mood' or that you feel like a slut if someone tells you, 'Yeah, well, I want to use a condom to protect myself,' is one of the craziest things I've actually ever heard," Peoples, 24, said. Stars Can't Stop Weighing In on Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni's Legal Drama "To think there are grown adults roaming the streets thinking that it's offensive for someone to want to protect themselves and you from contracting an STD or getting pregnant blows my mind. There is no man, no woman, no one-night stand, no baecation, no Chanel bag, no amount of money that is worth risking your life, your livelihood or your health for to engage in unprotected sex," Peoples continued. Batchelder made a response video to the backlash on Saturday, October 25, in which she seemingly doubled down on her original statement to her 654,000-plus TikTok followers. "Emergency press conference, guys, I'm not in the f***ing mood today for this bulls***," Batchelder starts the video. Batchelder goes on to say that she saw a video of a "beautiful young woman" posted "trying to cancel me for having a 'controversial opinion about sex.'" "I said I don't f*** with condoms, and they ruin the vibe. And if that's what you want to cancel me for, OK, cancel me and my career. I don't know what you want me to say. I'm not changing my mind on that one. If I texted a group chat with a hundred bitches and I said, 'Hey guys, when was the last time you used a condom?' I can guarantee most of them would say high school," she continues. Batchelder said that out of the "out of pocket" things she's said in the past, she's surprised that this has blown up this much. "I'm not saying practice unsafe sex, I have an IUD that's stronger than Zeus and Thor combined. I was a classics major. Let's be so fucking for real right now, that's some dumbass s***," Batchelder said. "Anyways, I'm going to take a nap. I love you guys and I'm formally apologizing for saying that, I guess," Batchelder ends the video. Batchelder's "Extra Dirty" podcast launched on December 5, 2024, and is under "Call Her Daddy's" Alex Cooper's "Unwell" production company.