"If people get what they don't want, they are just going to trash them," said T. Squalls, 30, who attends the University of the District of Columbia. "So why not spend a few extra dollars and get what people want?"If people were honest they would notice the irony in the thoughts and actions contained within this article.
Health officials and consumer advocates say that in terms of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, there's no difference between Trojans and the less-expensive Durex condoms that the city is offering.
But because Trojans are considered the better-known brand, city officials say, they are willing to spend an extra few thousand dollars a year to try to persuade sexually active teenagers to practice safer sex. The Durex condoms will still be offered.
The stated goal is to reduce the infection rate for HIV/AIDS by offering free condoms to sexually active people, thus removing any barriers that cost might introduce.
After the fact the DC government is made aware of the fact that these sexually active people prefer a more expensive condom to the free option offered by the government. What is the message?
Government if you want us to protect ourselves from the HIV/AIDS infection, where if we were to get infected would cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars to care for us then YOU had better start distributing the brand of condoms that we prefer - Trojan.
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