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Trojan (the condom manufacturer) is running a controversial advertising campaign on MySpace. Their message is “evolve.” I’m not even going to discuss the irony that evolution with a condom is impossible.

I am, however very upset that a company is promoting “sexual health” by advertising condoms. This is just wrong.

The facts

* Sexually transmitted diseases are nearly impossible to transmit unless having sexual intercourse.
* Abstinence is the best contraceptive and the best disease “control.”
* Just because abstinence education isn’t working, doesn’t mean that it’s a waste of time.
* We aren’t beasts, as sensationalized marketing states.
* 42,000 people contract an STD annually.

Quit patronizing me. Your marketing tactics are evil.

You’d think that a large, multi-national company would have a positive message, such as “don’t have sex, until you are in a life-long relationship, like marriage.” Instead they (Trojan) say:

Often, we promote ideology over information—such as when we deny people comprehensive sex education in favor of “abstinence-only” programs even though government studies show they don’t work.

That’s almost as pointless as saying late detection of cancer might as well go untreated. Our generation is in a hard place. We shouldn’t be having sex right now. We should be making good choices, like picking a college and responsibly enjoying our time with each other. We should NOT let ourselves be inundated with immoral messages implying that we are beasts and should therefore have sex (because we’re obviously ready), but just use a condom.

By the same logic, you could say don’t do drugs, but if you do, use a clean needle. It’s mind-numbing that this message is being broadcast to over 200,000,000 people! It needs to stop. If you are sick of it, send along the message.

If you believe in abstinence until marriage, sign your name at the bottom and pass it on. If you believe that Trojan has no business broadcasting a sexually promiscuous message to over 200 million people, sign this and pass it on. If you believe that the best way to stop unwanted pregnancy is to stop having sex, sign it and pass it on. We need to stand up for our generation! If we’re going to “evolve,” we’ll make the safest choice: abstinence. Sign it and pass it on!

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