Durex did the unthinkable: It announced an eggplant-flavored condom, and accordingly sent Twitter buzzing.
#BreakingNews: We’re launching an exciting new savoury #condom range – Eggplant flavour! #CondomEmoji pic.twitter.com/idA07EaiXC
— Durex Global (@durex)
As CNBC notes, the eggplant is significant because it’s the eponymous emoji used to describe a penis.
The funny thing is eggplant itself tastes like rubber. So Durex has launched condom flavoured condoms. Good job.
— Sahodaran Mustafa (@sidin)
It’s only ironic to introduce this flavour because eventually what Durex is meant to do is to avoid planting the egg.
— N (@ennwhee)
.@durex hi guys, just a quick one. How have you prepared and cooked the aubergine? Thanks.
— Josh Barrie (@joshbythesea)
Like honestly egg plant/Brinjal is the most hated vegetable. Why would you make a condom with its help @durex ?
— s (@Localheroin)
Wish we could see recording of the management meeting in which Durex finalised eggplant flavour.
What was the discussion that led to this
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio)
Flavored condoms are quite common, though an eggplant variety is one that would likely turn more heads than something more traditional like blueberry.
But all this hype didn’t last long. CNBC reports that Durex isn’t actually releasing this condom flavor. It was a gimmick Durex used to have a condom emoji created to inspire young people’s safe-sex discussions.
You got us, there’s no Eggplant condom! But why no #CondomEmoji? RT if you agree emoji makers should make one! pic.twitter.com/6H6AU6zkJ6
— Durex Global (@durex)
Safe sex is still a subject plaguing American youth, according to 2015 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of the 30 percent of high school students who had sex within the last three months, 43 percent of them did not use a condom the most recent time.
There are a plethora of efforts to curb the consequences of unsafe sex among teens, which in turn can lead to teen pregnancy. One such effort, however, may not be as preventative as previously thought. New research from Australia says girls who took part in the country’s baby simulator program actually had a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant than those unenrolled.
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