Crezendo

There is a lot of hue and cry about this new condom by Hindustan Latex. It basically consists of a normal condom with a vibrator ring. The ring is supposed to increase the pleasure during sex. (You can now buy them online here )

The moral brigade says that it is a sex toy and should be banned. That it is unbecoming of a government owned company to “pollute” their culture. I have listened to all their points and find that it is all a farce. They say condoms are meant for family planning and not pleasure. * One tight slap * If the pleasure aspect of it is going to cause more people to use it, isn’t it an added incentive to use it? When you come out with all sorts of subsidies and policies to promote family planning, why are you making a fuss when there is a natural incentive to use these condoms?

They say it is a western influence and polluting our culture. *One tight slap* Our culture created all these temples with erotic figures sculpted on them. Our own culture came out with the Kamasutra. Our culture is also the one that created the caste system. Hence, our culture is already very very polluted by the same definition. Thus either go destroy all the temples and abolish the caste system, or shut up about it “polluting” our culture.

Ban it?? What is your problem with what I do in the privacy of my bedroom? Are we going to become a police state? Where you tell us what we can do even in our own homes? We don’t have any privacy?

I could keep on ranting and raving but a thought suddenly overtakes me. Who got hurt in this whole exchange? The sales of crezendo have shot through the roof. The MP who brought up the whole issue is looking forward to a posting in the RSS. The media got something to fill their 24 hour news channels with. Some Jane and John Doe’s got their 30 seconds of fame. I got you to read my blog. Guess there is no point in complaining because there is no such thing as bad publicity.