Clergy Still Trying To Figure Out Condoms

10 Responses to Clergy Still Trying To Figure Out Condoms

1. Graham says:

   November 7, 2011 at 3:37 pm

   Daniel, is there any way to get a feed of the full blog posts any more, rather than just the truncated one that’s being served now?

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   • Daniel Florien says:

     November 7, 2011 at 4:11 pm

     We’ll look into it, but not currently.

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     • Graham says:

       November 8, 2011 at 5:32 am

       Thanks.

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2. Michael says:

   November 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm

   On a tangentially related note, con­doms commonly available right now are only well adapted for average-sized European pen­ises. This is a huge problem for China and especially India, as the average pen­is length is lower, and thus most people cannot wear them properly. Of course, it’s also a problem for a significant portion of Africa for the opposite reason.

   It is incredibly aggravating how such simple problems seem to get ignored. There have been a few efforts to distribute appropriate-sized con­doms, but clearly not as many as there needs to be.

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   • Daniel Florien says:

     November 7, 2011 at 4:42 pm

     The ones they are wearing are a step in the right direction, I hope?

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     • Michael says:

       November 7, 2011 at 4:55 pm

       Well of course wearing a condom at all is a big improvement in a country with such high HIV prevalence, but condoms fail in India far more frequently than in the U.S. despite comparable spending on education, and this is probably largely due to the size issue.

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       • Daniel Florien says:

         November 7, 2011 at 8:04 pm

         I meant the clergy. Ha. But yes I agree better fitting condoms are better. ;)

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         • Michael says:

           November 7, 2011 at 8:22 pm

           Yeah I realized that immediately after posting.

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       • vasaroti says:

         November 8, 2011 at 6:13 am

         A lot of condoms never reach the public. Paving contractors mix them with asphalt to improve the resilience of roads. Sari makers use them to polish the metallic threads woven into the fabric. I’m not making this up.

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3. Robster says:

   November 7, 2011 at 7:29 pm

   Clerics in condoms. Perish the thought.

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