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[sabotabby]

I'll post soon about my most exciting evening, but for now, here are some words from our sponsors.

First up...here's a questionable ad for a good cause.





Perhaps there's another way to read this. But I'm reading it as, "if you get AIDS, you clearly don't have any self-respect." I don't think that's the intent of the ad—I hope not! But I can't figure out what else they're trying to say.

It's in the subway. I don't like looking at it.

The other one makes no sense, but I found it amusing.





I went to the guy's MySpace, which expresses a similar sentiment.

This sounds like fun for a guinea pig.

Up next: A Batshit Insane Adventure.

Comments

[sabotabby]

There were some awesome ones a few years ago: Hot cowboys of various ethnicities, in the style of Marboro ads, with the caption, "Welcome to Condom Country." It was like all the good parts of Brokeback Mountain without the boring movie part.

Some people got upset or something.

[ironed_orchid]

Man, I want ads like that.

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

Oh, I just brought that ad up below. So you thought the gay cowboys were awesome?

I suppose then that an "awesome" version of this ad = something a la United Colours of Benneton, with "hot" half-dressed black girls with other assorted shades of males mixed in, in a sweaty cluster embrace modelled on a still from a late-night BET rap video and the slogan "Keep it Real Yo! Condoms in the City!"

Please discuss whether awesomeness matters for preventing HIV infections.

[sabotabby]

The only thing that matters in terms of advertising AIDS prevention is a) effectiveness, and b) not contributing to a climate of fear or hostility regarding people living with HIV/AIDS.

A better version of this ad might be something like "Respect yourself—Use a condom." It's actually the text I'm objecting to, not the image.