THIS IS VERY EDUCATIONAL. O_____O

[kate]

(Yes, for fic; no, not sexy fic. And yes, it's been AGES since I've dealt with condoms and I pretty much avoided them even when I was having het sex because latex, ew.)

So, of course when you google "how to put on a condom" you get a Planned Parenthood's How to Put on a Condom video. Which has a fully-dressed dude talking about how grate condoms are. There is absolutely NO condom putting-on at all, not even on vegetables. There is a single-line drawing of a penis and a condom. What the hell. The thing says "it's important to know how to store, put on, and remove condoms." WHY YES, IT IS! WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME HOW? The words they use are sperm, vagina, sex, and ejaculate (with a "tee hee, you know, comes" afterward). Uh, seriously, what the fuck is this? >:(

And then there's New Zealand. NZ's Get It On site's How to Put on a Condom video with real, erect penises, and where they say things like cock, dick, and fucking. Also on that site: How to Have Anal Sex videos, for tops and bottoms. That's real close-ups of just about everything there, kids. Super-educational if you're looking to write dudeslash for the first time.

Comments

[nagasvoice]

You are a font of common sense and factual information, thank you. Sadly, the link is telling me that the videos have an invalid license for that site and will not play. I don't know if it's them or my browser or etc. :(
Currently the media sources in the other room are screaming, "I want to take you to a dive bar!" repeatedly. I'm not sure if I should just accept this is my life and move on without trying to read anything into it... or take it as a dire warning...

[kate]

Oh, huh! That's... weird. It works for me, I'm using the most recent Firefox. I don't know what to tell you. :( Maybe a different browser will work?

Ahahaha, I'm not even sure what to take from that. Why a dive bar, specifically?

[monanotlisa]

The vids don't work for me either...

[nagasvoice]

Now this is very odd, but when I clicked around on other screens in the website and eventually came back to the vids, they did work. I'm wondering if it was just down for awhile, or maybe try looking at the informative articles first?

[nagasvoice]

Dunno, part of the soundtrack in a movie, I think?
I did eventually find the vids worked, I went around looking at their written articles for awhile. Good site, thanks.

[kate]

Damn, that's disappointing. I am the opposite of technologically savvy, so I don't even know what questions to ask to see if I can get it to work. There's no option to embed on the site, or I would just put them up here. :|

[kate]

:D Oh, good! I have no idea why you would have to do that, but... I'm glad they worked for you eventually!

Hahaha, oh, man. Weirdness.

[busaikko]

The videos worked for me. I use Opera, and it had a "click to engage plug-in" button, which I clicked. The videos are streaming, and took about a minute to load, but after that was good to go.

I AM EDUCATED NOW. \o/ New Zealand!

[kate]

RIGHT?! I love New Zealand! And I'm glad they worked for you - it's a pretty great site. :D

[danceswithgary]

Now that I'm rebuilding everything I lost on my hard drive, this is great info. Thanks!

[kate]

Yay! Glad to be of service! :D

[brigantine]

Heeee! I am dying to have a look at the NZ vids, but I'm at work.

*checks clock impatiently*

Stupid work.

[paceus]

WOW New Zealand. Wow.

The Planned Parenthood video sounds so frustrating though!

[china_shop]

I feel so proud of my country! *beams*

Thanks for the links. I hadn't seen them before, though there's been a "Love Your Condom" poster campaign around town. :-)

[adafrog]

Wow. Thanks.

[kate]

Hahahaha, hopefully many hours of enjoyment post-work will be yours! :D Or, well, many minutes, anyway.

[kate]

Haha, yes, good job NZ! :D I love the idea of a "Love Your Condom" poster! :D :D :D

[kate]

:D! You're very welcome!

[kate]

Right! What the hell is the point of a video about putting on condoms that doesn't actually show you how to put on a damn condom? Grrrrrrrr.

[china_shop]

These are the ones I've seen around town. Boys snuggling, aww!

[kate]

Hahahahahahahahah AWESOME! :DDDDDDDDDDDD

That is made of win!

[umbo]

Those are great videos--thanks for the link!

[kate]

You're welcome! Always glad to be of service. :D

[wanted_a_pony]

Kewl! You find the coolest things -- and the most aggravating, in the case of the PP vid. WTF, PP?? I'm sure they've bowdlerized their own website in reaction to the many attacks on them, but c'mon... they couldn't even provide a link to the LoveYourCondom site?? :-P

FWIW, I use Firefox in the U.S. & saw the vids 1st thing, tho' I haven't actually streamed them yet.

[wanted_a_pony]

Is it possible to blare back "I Want To Take You to a Gay Bar"? This is Electric Six's hi-res version on YouTube.

Just wondering. ;-)

[nagasvoice]

Bwahaha! What has been seen cannot be unseen!
(I may be twisted for life about stovepipe hats...)