Did I get your attention? Well, I just read a press release from Revive Personal Products. They are launching a Spermicide Awareness Campaign.  You know I had to blog about it.
The message: it’s fine to love the penis and have fun doing it, but don’t forget to kill the sperm or you may end up with a baby bump you don’t want right now. (I think that sums it up… HELLO!)
“Most people are aware that unplanned pregnancies are on the rise, especially among 20-somethings,”said Kelly Kaplan, President of Revive. “Lots of strategies are being used to combat the problem, including messages about abstinence and bombarding women with statistics. Guess what? It’s not working. They’re not listening. This issue needs a fresh approach,” she said.
Three million women (of childbearing years) do not use contraception, accounting for 47 percent of unplanned pregnancies and contributing to what’s now known as the “Knocked Up” phenomenon — the rising rate of unplanned pregnancies among women in their 20s.
“Love the Penis, Kill the Sperm” campaign avoids the same old messages and instead creates a two-way conversation with women through social networking sites like Facebook. There is an interactive game called “Spin the Sperm,” (spinthesperm.com) with a Facebook Connect component to educate women in an edgy, lighthearted way. Spin The Sperm takes users through a series of twelve questions, delivered by sperm with various personalities. A badge is assigned depending on your score. Know very little? Virgin. A bit? Sex Kitten. A lot? Dominatrix. Everything? You’re a Sperminator. The badges link directly to Facebook where game results can be shared among social networks.
Here’s my take. I am all for loving the penis and killing the sperm. BUT, I AM ALL FOR CONDOMS, ALSO. IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING AGAINST UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND BECOMING KNOCKED UP, CONDOMS PROTECTS AGAINST SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND INFECTIONS. Now, let’s all have great, SAFE sex.Go, play the game and let me know how it goes. Let’s educate ourselves.
Grim subject but useful info, thanks!