The nation's capital is urging women to "get turned on" by the female condom, placing ads all over the city, including on the sides of 460 buses. In an attempt to empower women by letting them take control of their own sexual destinies, the city is giving out the latest and greatest female condom, called the FC2, saying that it will “tease, please and protect.”
Since March, the campaign to hand out 500,000 condoms in the DC area has been underway, which goes to show you how poorly the idea is going over with local women. After all, the condoms have been up for grabs for four months and yet apparently that half a million goal hasn’t been met. How ever could that be so? Here are some of the FC2’s selling points:
• The female condom can be inserted up to 8 hours before sex—so not only does this mean that the mood doesn’t have to be broken by reaching for a condom, it also teaches women time management and planning strategies. Say you have plans to get wasted after work on a Friday night, you don’t have to worry about being too drunk to make sure a condom is being used.
• The new-and-improved condom now covers a larger external area, protecting even more against STDs while keeping the vaginal area extra insulated on a wintry day. Just make sure you tell your partner before starting to mess around—how embarrassing would it be to have someone reach down there only to feel rubber??
• The FC2 is less noisy than its predecessor, which apparently sounded like a rustling plastic bag during sex. Going back to point one, imagine sounding like a crinkling baggie all day!
Sadly, DC is the only place where you can get these oh-so-practical contraceptives outside of a health clinic. So either stock up the next time you go to get tested, or plan a road trip to the land of the Potomac. Otherwise, it looks like you’re stuck with a good ol’ dental dam!
[via Salon]
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