But We Used a Condom: Difference between revisions

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A standard feature of just about any modern, socially conscious show. Sometimes used after sex as a [[An Aesop|cautionary tale]], or to provide a [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin'|pregnancy/STD scare]] which turns out to be nothing.

Could be considered a [[Broken Aesop]], particularly in a country where abstinence-only education is being heavily promoted. Could also be seen as [[Did Not Do the Research]] as recent studies DID show that about 10% of the condoms produced are faulty, BUT there are elaborate techniques to discover those, leaving only 1 defective condom in 14,000 undiscovered. Most plots (as in the ''[[Friends]]'' example from the quote) don't even bother to explain the "3%" failure rate comes from misuse, not from production errors or [[Because Destiny Says So|fate]]. And that the "failure rate" quoted for contraceptives isn't the chance of failure in a single sex act, but the percentage of women who get pregnant during a ~~YEAR~~ using the method. See also [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]. The number one cause of [[Surprise Pregnancy]].

Could be considered a [[Broken Aesop]], particularly in a country where abstinence-only education is being heavily promoted. Could also be seen as [[Did Not Do the Research]] as recent studies DID show that about 10% of the condoms produced are faulty, BUT there are elaborate techniques to discover those, leaving only 1 defective condom in 14,000 undiscovered. Most plots (as in the ''[[Friends]]'' example from the quote) don't even bother to explain the "3%" failure rate comes from misuse, not from production errors or [[Because Destiny Says So|fate]]. And that the "failure rate" quoted for contraceptives isn't the chance of failure in a single sex act, but the percentage of women who get pregnant during a ''year'' using the method. See also [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]. The number one cause of [[Surprise Pregnancy]], leading to [[But I Can't Be Pregnant]].

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