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Birth Control

Family Planning, Disney Style

Or: Donald Duck's Vasectomy

Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 18, 2020 - Comments (0)
Category: Family, PSA’s, Birth Control , Cartoons, 1960s

Man sues parents for giving birth to him

The philosophy of anti-natalism has been around for a while. It’s the belief that reproduction is bad because it involves bringing someone into this world without their consent and dooming them to potential suffering.

Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel (aka Nihil Anand) has now taken this one step further by claiming that he’s going to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent.

His mother's response: "I must admire my son's temerity to want to take his parents to court knowing both of us are lawyers. And if Raphael could come up with a rational explanation as to how we could have sought his consent to be born, I will accept my fault."

Of course, Samuel hasn't yet found a lawyer willing to take his case. And he fully anticipates that the case will promptly be thrown out. But he's plowing ahead nevertheless.

More details: BBC News

Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 13, 2019 - Comments (3)
Category: Philosophy, Lawsuits, Birth Control

Vasectomy Ties

Britain's first vasectomy tie was designed by David Shaw, a Leeds rugby player and father of two children, after he had had a vasectomy. His wife, Jean, says that the tie boosts the confidence of men who have had vasectomies.

Vasectomy ties, however, can be abused. Unscrupulous men—who have not had vasectomies—are reputed to have lured unsuspecting girls into bed by sporting the ties. The success of these men can depend upon the design they wear.

A sober tie has greater credibility than one which bears the abbreviation I.O.F.B. ("I only fire blanks").




Chicago Tribune - Jan 13, 1974

Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 27, 2018 - Comments (0)
Category: Fashion, Birth Control , 1970s

Condom Hut

Back in 1992, Emanuelle Del Vecchio had an idea for a great new business — a drive-through condom store. She called it "Condom Hut" and set up shop in a former Fotomat booth.

Unfortunately the booth was located in an area of Cranston, Rhode Island populated by very Catholic Italian-Americans, many of whom took great offense at the idea of people being able to buy birth control from the comfort of their motor vehicle.

Local residents began protesting the store. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence condemned it for "promoting sexual activity, not abstinence." A rock was thrown through its window. Graffiti was spray-painted on its front. And eventually the business folded.

America was just not ready for a drive-through condom store.

Source: People magazine - Sep 21, 1992



Source (and more info): Quahog.org

Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 13, 2015 - Comments (8)
Category: Business, Birth Control , 1990s

Charlie Chan Condom and Tampon Case

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Just the thing to prevent number one son.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 28, 2014 - Comments (2)
Category: Movies, Stereotypes and Cliches, Birth Control , Asia

A Word to the Wise

Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 02, 2011 - Comments (3)
Category: PSA’s, Birth Control , Children, Europe

Follies of the Mad Men #126



How many idiotic themes can you find in this ad? Let me start you out:

1) Women like to hang out in bestiality bars.

2) Only men can or should be responsible for buying condoms.

3) A woman will sense a condom in your pocket and respond.

4) You can be the biggest jerk in the world, but so long as you buy a condom....

I can't go on. Your turn.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 23, 2010 - Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Birth Control , Men, Women

Medical Museum

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My pal Ed Morris discovered this site: the Medical Museum of the British Columbia Medical Association. I suspect you could spend hours here, looking at archaic tools of the medical trade, such as these contraceptive diaphragm fitting rings.

Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 03, 2008 - Comments (14)
Category: Medicine, Museums, Birth Control





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