U.S. health officials remind people that condoms should not be reused

Meltdown99

U.S. health officials remind people that condoms should not be reused

https://nationalpost.com/health/health-officials-condoms-are-not-meant-to-be-reused-2?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1533299155

Is this a big problem?

brianlux

Reusing a condom?  Give new meaning to the words "cheap" and "stupid".

josevolution

Someone should remind our president you just never know if he’s aware of it ...

ratmando

note....to...self......bring NEW condoms to ..... Seattle....Just in ......case.

HesCalledDyer

This is what happens when education - specifically sex education - is under-funded, under-staffed, under-taught, and under-supplied.

cincybearcat

HesCalledDyer said:

This is what happens when education - specifically sex education - is under-funded, under-staffed, under-taught, and under-supplied.

No it’s what happens when the idiots are breeding more than the educated.

tempo_n_groove

I heard this topic discussed on the Breakfast Club this morning.

What is wrong with people?!?

HesCalledDyer

cincybearcat said:

HesCalledDyer said:

This is what happens when education - specifically sex education - is under-funded, under-staffed, under-taught, and under-supplied.

No it’s what happens when the idiots are breeding more than the educated.

Key word: idiots.  Lack of education.

cincybearcat

HesCalledDyer said:

cincybearcat said:

HesCalledDyer said:

This is what happens when education - specifically sex education - is under-funded, under-staffed, under-taught, and under-supplied.

No it’s what happens when the idiots are breeding more than the educated.

Key word: idiots.  Lack of education.

Nah they can’t grasp it anyhow. 

HesCalledDyer

If it’s a problem enough that it has to be said on a federal/national level, it’s beyond just the fringe group of extreme careless, reckless idiots that behave that way. That is a direct result of lack of education and funding for proper sexual health practices. People don’t just become idiots for no reason. They’re idiots because they’re not taught. They’re not taught because education is malfunded.

oftenreading

HesCalledDyer said:

If it’s a problem enough that it has to be said on a federal/national level, it’s beyond just the fringe group of extreme careless, reckless idiots that behave that way. That is a direct result of lack of education and funding for proper sexual health practices. People don’t just become idiots for no reason. They’re idiots because they’re not taught. They’re not taught because education is malfunded.

Yes, though it's not just a funding issue; it's a deliberate refusal to allow sexual health to be taught. Too many people still believe that the best teachers of sex education are parents, which is total bullshit - far too many parents completely abdicate this responsibility, due to a combination of embarrassment and lack of knowledge themselves, while others stick with completely unrealistic and unhelpful approaches derived from religious traditions. 

brianlux

tempo_n_groove said:

I heard this topic discussed on the Breakfast Club this morning.

What is wrong with people?!?

Say what?

lastexitlondon

But they are educated  enough to use one in the first place . Just makes this more bizarre. 

Meltdown99

This has nothing to do with someone being educated or not ... this is just being cheap...

Spiritual_Chaos

Land of free and dumb

Spiritual_Chaos

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I heard this topic discussed on the Breakfast Club this morning.

What is wrong with people?!?

Say what?

Everytime Ally Sheedy crosses my mind, and I realise that I will never have her - I get a small panic attack.

PJ_Soul

Meltdown99 said:

This has nothing to do with someone being educated or not ... this is just being cheap...

Agreed. My first thought was "Wow, that is taking cheapness to a brand new level."

HesCalledDyer

oftenreading said:

HesCalledDyer said:

If it’s a problem enough that it has to be said on a federal/national level, it’s beyond just the fringe group of extreme careless, reckless idiots that behave that way. That is a direct result of lack of education and funding for proper sexual health practices. People don’t just become idiots for no reason. They’re idiots because they’re not taught. They’re not taught because education is malfunded.

Yes, though it's not just a funding issue; it's a deliberate refusal to allow sexual health to be taught. Too many people still believe that the best teachers of sex education are parents, which is total bullshit - far too many parents completely abdicate this responsibility, due to a combination of embarrassment and lack of knowledge themselves, while others stick with completely unrealistic and unhelpful approaches derived from religious traditions. 

All great points as well!

HesCalledDyer

Meltdown99 said:

This has nothing to do with someone being educated or not ... this is just being cheap...

It has a lot to do with education.  And yes, cheapness is a factor as well.  But it certainly doesn't have "nothing" to do with education.  If people are unaware they can't reuse condoms, they obviously haven't been educated enough to care about their proper use or the expensive, unhealthy long-terms risks of reuse.

PJ_Soul

HesCalledDyer said:

Meltdown99 said:

This has nothing to do with someone being educated or not ... this is just being cheap...

It has a lot to do with education.  And yes, cheapness is a factor as well.  But it certainly doesn't have "nothing" to do with education.  If people are unaware they can't reuse condoms, they obviously haven't been educated enough to care about their proper use or the expensive, unhealthy long-terms risks of reuse.

It says right on the packaging and instructions that they shouldn't be reused though.... I don't feel like those who do this are any more likely to listen to this lesson in school than they are to follow the instructions that come with the condoms. Some people are just morons and do stupid shit like this even after they know they aren't supposed to. I think most people doing this probably fall into that category. I mean come on. It's really obvious that they are a single use product. These are the same people who will reuse cottonballs, lol.

HesCalledDyer

Well, obviously it's not obvious.  Otherwise we wouldn't need a national discussion on it.

PJ_Soul

HesCalledDyer said:

Well, obviously it's not obvious.  Otherwise we wouldn't need a national discussion on it.

Oh? I guess I just disagree with the idea that a lot of people don't do really obviously stupid things. I do think it's obvious and these fools are doing it anyhow. I mean, it's pretty damn obvious that you're not supposed to eat laundry detergent too, yet there was still a national discussion about that, right? I believe the people who do dumb shit like reuse condoms and eat Tide Pods for fun will do that shit even if they attend classes about how they aren't supposed to do dumb shit like that. They will still think, "oh man, I could save $10, I'm going to just wash these condom and use them again - it says I shouldn't, but I'm not going to listen to that - I think it'll work for me, the people telling you not to do this are just being overly cautious." This is how some people operate man. A LOT of people just don't trust warnings to not do things. They think the "powers that be" make too many rules that really don't need to be followed.

my2hands

I call bullshit on this entire thing

mcgruff10

my2hands said:

I call bullshit on this entire thing

Me too.  Two idiots probably uploaded something on youtube lol.  

PJ_Soul

my2hands said:

I call bullshit on this entire thing

You think people aren't even really doing it? It's like the prophylactic version of #walkaway.

Meltdown99

I wouldn't doubt for a minute people do this ...

josevolution

Guys running trains on chick probably share condoms no lol 

Spiritual_Chaos

josevolution said:

Guys running trains on chick probably share condoms no lol 

tbergs

josevolution said:

Guys running trains on chick probably share condoms no lol 

No you didn't Jose!

tbergs

I suppose the next national conversation will be on how you shouldn't reuse tampons.