Meh. Talk is cheap. If this labor coalition, Change to Win, is so-ooo concerned about "people of color" in neighborhoods that have been hit hard by AIDS having access to condoms, without having to ask a store clerk for them because it's awkward and embarrassing, then Change to Win should provide free and ample condoms to those people so that they aren't tempted to steal them from stores.
BTW, I don't see it as any more awkward and embarrassing to ask a clerk for condoms behind the counter, for me to purchase, as it is to take those condoms from the shelf, myself, and bring them to the counter for purchase.
EDIT: Me, when I was in my late teens, I avoided the awkwardness and embarrassment of purchasing condoms by buying them from a machine in the men's bathroom. Or sometimes, I'd steal them from my old man's bedroom dresser drawer. (Yes, he eventually noticed the gradual decrease in his cache, and confronted me about it. Talk about awkwardness and embarrassment! After that, I decided it was better to just buy a big box of them, myself, and get it over with. And eventually, my girlfriend's mom wisely got her on the pill.)
Last edited by Cynosure; 02-16-2009 at 10:26 AM..
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