Friday, January 23, 2009

Plan B

With dvr, I don't really ever watch commercials these days. But I decided to go a head and watch The Soup in real time to night. While I was waiting for the endless amount of commercials to pass, I saw one advertising "Plan B". Which in turn is really "the morning after pill". I a bit disturbed that we now advertise openly, on a channel that I am sure millions of young girls watch, that you can simple go sleep with who ever you want, and oh by the way when "your birth control fails" just come stop by your local pharmacy and pick up Plan B. They do so graciously state in the commercial that it is not for abortion, that you should take it with in 72 hours. Maybe it's just me, but this bothers me. In a time where the teenage pregnancy rate is out the roof, let's just make one more thing to make kids think it's okay to have sex. I mean really, all the will get out of the commercial is I can do it because it won't happen to me, and if I think for some strange reason it may have happened to me, I'll just run by CVS on my way home and take care of that. Why don't we start making people live up to what they teach their kids, and kids live up to the fact that if you want to be stupid then deal with the consciquences. Who knew that one commercial could be so disturbing on so many levels. And I am "sure" the pharmicutical company making this drug had the "best" of intentions when promoting. Not that any young irresponsible kids would use it as a way to fix their mistakes. Personally, you have to lay in the bed you make.

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