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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

San Francisco hands out Penis stress toys




Democrat Run San Francisco Restores Taxpayer-Funding For 6-Foot-Tall “The Healthy Penis” Mascot
  • Only in the land of moonbats do they have penis mascots.  Seriously, what is wrong with these people?


The People's Republic of California is the gift that just keeps giving.

San Francisco may have banned the exposure of genitalia, but that’s not stopping the Department of Public Health from bringing back its giant Healthy Penis. Yes, the beloved six-foot-tall mascot for safe sex is literally coming out of the closet and will be back at parades and other city events – and this time he comes with free penis-shaped stress toys!

The health department sparked some controversy when it debuted the three characters, all penises but in different hues, back in 2002. But the penis costumes – worn by health department staff and aimed at encouraging gay and bisexual men to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases – became popular and have been copied in San Jose and Cleveland reports the San Francisco Chronicle.


The penises went into retirement in 2006, debuted again in 2009, and now are back for a third time to encourage men to get tested for STDs every six months.

Those who do get tested will receive a Healthy Penis stress toy and a coupon that looks like a dollar bill – but, of course, with a Healthy Penis in place of George Washington. The coupons can be used for discounts, free coffee and other goodies at 25 local businesses.

Susan Philip, director of STD prevention and control services for the health department, said estimates of HIV incidents in San Francisco are declining – but that gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia are on the rise.

That’s in large part, she said, because many men choose to have sex with people of the same HIV status as themselves to forgo using condoms. It means they’re not protecting themselves against a host of other STDs.

It’s a serious subject, but Philip said she hopes the funny, eye-catching campaign can bring some attention to the problem.

“It is a light hearted, fun way to talk about an important health issue,” she said. “It sticks with people.”





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"The penises went into retirement in 2006, debuted again in 2009, and now are back for a third time to encourage men to get tested for STDs every six months."

It looks like they have a 3-year-long refractory period.