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12-09-2006, 02:11 PM
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This is really being reported in the news....
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Condoms designed to meet international size specifications are too big for many Indian men as their penises fall short of what manufacturers had anticipated, an Indian study has found.
The Indian Council of Medical Research, a leading state-run center, said its initial findings from a two-year study showed 60 percent of men in the financial capital Mumbai had penises about 2.4 cm (one inch) shorter than those condoms catered for.
For a further 30 percent, the difference was at least 5 cm (two inches). A poor fit meant the prophylactics often didn't do the job they were bought for, and led to some tearing or slipping off during use.
"One of the reasons for a failure of up to 20 percent (of condoms) is the association of the size of the condom to the erect penis," the council's Dr. Chander Puri told Reuters, adding another reason was couples often put them on in a hurry.
Puri said many men in India, which has the world's highest HIV positive caseload, were too shy to ask for condoms.
"We need more vending machines for condoms of different sizes so people can pick a condom with confidence that is suited to their needs," he said.
The Times of India reported the ICMR survey had studied 1,400 men between 18-50 years of age in cities like Mumbai and New Delhi as well as in rural areas in a report. It entitled its story "Indian men don't measure up."
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12-10-2006, 06:18 AM
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NASCAR is a good redneck sport  |
Not really.
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12-10-2006, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
This is really being reported in the news....
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Condoms designed to meet international size specifications are too big for many Indian men as their penises fall short of what manufacturers had anticipated, an Indian study has found.
The Indian Council of Medical Research, a leading state-run center, said its initial findings from a two-year study showed 60 percent of men in the financial capital Mumbai had penises about 2.4 cm (one inch) shorter than those condoms catered for.
For a further 30 percent, the difference was at least 5 cm (two inches). A poor fit meant the prophylactics often didn't do the job they were bought for, and led to some tearing or slipping off during use.
"One of the reasons for a failure of up to 20 percent (of condoms) is the association of the size of the condom to the erect penis," the council's Dr. Chander Puri told Reuters, adding another reason was couples often put them on in a hurry.
Puri said many men in India, which has the world's highest HIV positive caseload, were too shy to ask for condoms.
"We need more vending machines for condoms of different sizes so people can pick a condom with confidence that is suited to their needs," he said.
The Times of India reported the ICMR survey had studied 1,400 men between 18-50 years of age in cities like Mumbai and New Delhi as well as in rural areas in a report. It entitled its story "Indian men don't measure up."
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Hahaha I saw that on SNL tonight. That sucks.
How are they going to name the differently sized condoms, though? Extra large, large, medium, small, extra-small? Can you imagine? LMAO
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12-11-2006, 04:31 AM
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Ok, I know I'm a little late to the thread, but I feel like maybe I can explain why the question was offensive. I find it unbelievable that so many female posters couldn't understand why someone could find the question offensive. I think that it may be the objectification of a man that some can't wrap their heads around...like how people can't wrap their heads around the idea of a man being sexually harrassed or raped by a woman ("Oh, he's a man, he probably enjoyed it. Oh, he should just man up and stop whining and complaining"). But objectification based on race is not that different from objectification based on gender. As women, it should be offensive to see anyone (man or woman, black or white) reduced to just the sum of their sex organs.
Since I think a lot of people are having issues understanding the objectification of men, let me explain it from a female perspective. Black men and Asian women are opposites sides of the same coin. Both have the stereotype of being hypersexualized. And people without first hand knowledge probably don't understand what the big deal it. They think we should be flattered that someone finds us attractive based on our race. And it's like "Gee, who wouldn't be flattered that some guy has lumped me and every other Asian female in the world together and thinks that we're all a bunch of submissive, porcelein-skinned sex dolls?"
By definition, a fetish is an OBJECT that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation. Now, that's fine and dandy when the object of your fetish is a shoe or a whip or an enema or an adult diaper or some other freaky stuff. But when you have a fetish about a race of people, suddenly we're talking about human beings here. When you fetishize a race of people, you're saying that they're objects...that one black man is interchangable for another...that one Asian girl is interchangable for another...that you're not into that person because of their charm, wit, personality, kindness, compassion, generosity, etc. It's to the point where I'm wary and suspicious of every Caucasian guy that approaches me or shows interest in me (I have encountered African-American and Latino guys with "yellow fever" but the vast majority of the time, it's Caucasian guys). At the back of my mind is always the question of is he interested because he thinks I'm cute, funny, sweet, cool, etc. or is he interested because he wants to "experience" a yellow girl and any yellow girl will do?
I know that some people may think that I'm over-reacting but until you've experienced this sort of thing on a persistent basis, I don't think you can really understand it. This whole idea of racial fetishism and eroticism really pisses me off, both as a minority and as a female. I hope I was able to shed more light on the topic. I wanted to go more in depth, but I'm going to be late for work....maybe later if the thread isn't shut down.
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You so eloquently stated your position. Thank you.
And, no, you are not yellow...
You are a human being with feelings, desires, achievements, concepts, goals and dreams.
I hope you accomplish all your aspirations.
I am just saying this because I have all kinna young people in college coming to me telling me these same things and I don't know why I am compelled to uplift the years of engrained self-depreciating societal bigotry...
If anything, the original poster has an extremely low self-esteem in my PROFESSIONAL OPINION... I would refer her to psycheval.
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12-11-2006, 12:22 PM
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Not really.
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No it is. Period.
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12-14-2006, 01:20 AM
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No it is. Period.
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No it's not. There are still some red neck fans, but it's not anywhere near as bad as it was years ago. NASCAR is a very different sport today.
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12-14-2006, 02:09 PM
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No it's not. There are still some red neck fans, but it's not anywhere near as bad as it was years ago. NASCAR is a very different sport today.
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It is different and a lot of that has to do with changing corporate sponsorship. There are more minority fans and so forth.
But it's still very much a white, working class sport.
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12-14-2006, 04:22 PM
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So?
No, I never dated a Black man! A Black lady yes!
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12-14-2006, 05:06 PM
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So?
No, I never dated a Black man! A Black lady yes!
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12-14-2006, 05:55 PM
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So?
No, I never dated a Black man! A Black lady yes!
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Have you dated a white man????
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12-14-2006, 08:33 PM
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Have you dated a white man????
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LOL
To answer the original question...I doubt it. Your question is answered. Carry on.
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12-14-2006, 10:14 PM
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Have you dated a white man????
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YES BUT HE WAS INFLATABLE SO IT DOES NOT COUNT.   
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12-14-2006, 11:12 PM
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So?
No, I never dated a Black man! A Black lady yes!
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12-14-2006, 11:57 PM
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12-15-2006, 12:49 AM
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And Jesus speaketh, "do unto others as they did unto you because the bitches deserve it".
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