Too embarrassed to save my own life
on July 13th, 2009 at 11:00 amPetition urges CVS to unlock condoms in stores nationwide
kansascity.comPhysician Sharon Lee knows the embarrassment of buying condoms.
“I used to buy condoms myself, and it’s not an easy thing to do,” said Lee, director of Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care in Kansas City, Kan.
A drugstore can make that task more difficult if it places them in a locked case, forcing customers to ask for help. Extra embarrassment can lead to something worse than blushing cheeks or nervous sweat — it may discourage people from using condoms to protect themselves from HIV or other dangers, Lee said.
That thought worries the Rev. Eric Williams, too. That’s why his Calvary Community Outreach Network in Kansas City signed a national petition asking the CVS Caremark Corp. to unlock condoms in all CVS pharmacy stores.
This whole embarrassment-can-lead-to-HIV argument is weak as water. First, the same article mentions the fact that the reason why CVS places condoms behind glass is because they get stolen. So unless they are being used expensive water balloons, they are getting to the people who apparently cannot afford them. Point 2: CVS isn’t the only store in most towns that carry condoms and keep them under lock and key. Some grocery stores, Wal-Mart and Target (at least the ones on the safe side of town) keep them on the open shelf. Point 3: Most counties have clinics where condoms are given away for free.
Bottom line, this “network” knows all of this. Yet they still need a boogeyman to blame. These elitists need to stop belittling the poor and treat them like adults.
Sphere: Related Content
