Posted on 02/21/2008 11:14:45 AM PST by Between the Lines
New York City is frequently referred to by its slogan, "the Big Apple." But if some in city government have their way, New York may soon be known as the town to "get some."
"Get Some" is the 2008 slogan for New York City's taxpayer-funded condom distribution program. Robert Peters, with Morality in Media, objects to the program both for its promotion of promiscuous sex and its false promise of safety. "I think it will be perceived by many people -- young people, in particular -- not just to get condoms but to get promiscuous sex," he remarks.
"It's like they have these hype campaigns and posters ... and television spots, and they're going to have dispensers for condoms in different parts of the city," says Peters, "and meanwhile, the statistics come in and show that it's simply not working."
The program handed out 36 million condoms in New York City between the Valentine's Day holidays in 2007 and 2008. During that same time period, HIV infections, especially among homosexual men, continued to rise. Peters also worries about the message the condom giveaway is sending to the city's children.
"Do six- and seven-, eight-, ten-year-old kids really need to hear and see the message, 'Get some New York City condoms?'" he wonders.
And, as a New York City taxpayer, he is offended that the city is using his tax dollars to promote irresponsible and immoral behavior. "[As] part of the campaign on Valentine's Day, they had people at subway stops handing out condoms to people," Peters points out.
The Morality in Media spokesman takes issue with the marketing approach being employed by the New York City condom campaign. "It's one thing to place a discrete ad for something targeted to an audience that presumably, genuinely might have a need for it," he shares. "It's another thing to splatter this stuff all over the television screen and ... all over the subways [and] the phone booths ...."
The City Health Department's assistant commissioner for HIV prevention and control, Dr. Monica Sweeney, issued a statement saying she hopes more people will take advantage of the free condoms. The statement made no mention of the increase in sexually transmitted disease frequency since the program's inception.
Perverts continue to denigrate society into a cesspool. Protection is not their goal, don’t buy off on that BS.
“These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.” Jude 16
Interesting how the liberals fit this verse so well. They seek to gain advantage by encouraging people to indulge themselves in misdeeds that can kill. If not their lives, then at least their hearts. All to gain an advantage over others, politically.
For some reason I have the song, “Your Wife’s Been Cheating On Us” going through my head.
I couldn’t get some if I had a bottle of vodka and $1000 in my hands.
Then again maybe it would help. 8^O
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