All right, so... There is something I need to share with you that has been on my mind for some time. I'm a little worried because I don't know of anybody else who has a mind dirty enough to make this connection, and I truly hope I am not the only one who has noticed this, but as I sit here and honestly put some serious thought into what I've been contemplating, I continue to giggle like a schoolboy who's just seen boobs for the first time. Here is what troubles me: Trojan Condoms.
The name "Trojan" came from the story of the City of Troy. It was the most powerfully guarded city of its time, a stronghold. No army was strong enough to invade its walls. That's where the name comes from. The power and safety of this little sheath of rubber is epic in its ability to protect against the attack of armies of bacteria and viruses that are pretty much inevitable when you have sex these days. Its strength is limitless, its strength is...Trojan. That's the allure of the name.
My worry comes from the other possible interpretation. My interpretation, which pertains to the more popular mythological symbol from that story: the Trojan Horse. The symbolism of the horse is pretty much just to encourage the user to think that he's hung like one. And I guess that works, because Trojan is "America's most trusted name in condoms". But does anybody else think of the rest of the story of the Trojan Horse when they hear the name? Does anybody else realize that the Trojan horse was a device that infiltrated the impenetrable fortress. Once inside, there was much celebration. But soon after, the device broke open, and the little men within the device then left it and then disbursed and destroyed.
America's most trusted name in condoms is also America's most ironic name in condoms.
Just thought you should know.
Peace,
Caroline Klink
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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