Birth Control

Whenever I go to my parents house for the night I end up watching a lot of late night Comedy Central.  It is pretty cool since they play a lot of movies uncensored, for example tonight they are playing Team America.  The advertising during these uncut movies seems to reflect the mature audiences as much of it is advertising for Girls Gone Wild, Trojan's new finger tip female vibrator, male enhancement schemes and other sexually related products.  Inevitably, there are a few adverts for various contraceptives.

It bothers me that many of the birth control products, like Plan B and other pills, need to state that they "don't protect against HIV and STDs".  I feel like anyone with half a brain should know that.  I don't seriously mean it, but I can't help but have the thought "if you don't know that, then you deserve what you get".  I realize it is a bit harsh and to be honest, you could argue that I am spoiled to have had the education that I have had (depressing to think that other people may not have the basic level of education that would allow them to have more common sense).

Realistically, the company probably puts that warning on the commercial just to protect their own ass from law suits just like the "caution hot coffee" warning on coffee house cups.  So, it is pretty depressing that our society has come to this point.  Some people are dumb enough not to know that birth control pills won't prevent STDs and/or others will exploit a justice system to make a bunch of money from their own stupid moves.

Welcome to the United States.