Several network affiliates in Pittsburg have pulled the plug [1] on the newest ad from Trojan brand condoms for, wait for it …
... ‘falsely’ claiming that condoms prevent pregnancy!Â
Forget for a moment the offensive nature of comparing men en masse to pigs, Trojan not only makes no claim regarding pregnancy (though used correctly, condoms are virtually certain [2] to do just that), but is actually trying to promote the truly horrible idea that condoms should be used every time you have sex. My god, the animals! Oh, the humanity!Â
This is what happens when you give ignorant Victorians six years of a White House mouthpiece. Just wait and see what an entire generation of abstinence-only education pukes up.
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Links:
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/business/media/16adco.html?_r=2&8seia&emc=seia&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
[2] http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fscondom.htm
[3] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthehindsightfactor.com%2Ftrojans_abstinence_only_advertising&linkname=Trojan%27s%20Abstinence-Only%20Advertising%3F