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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Favorite News Article: Spiky Condom

Check out the following link about these anti-rape condoms that South African women can buy and wear.

Female Spiked Condom

At first I thought it was a bit over the top, but then later in the article it states that:

"South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world, Human Rights 
Watch says on its website. A 2009 report by the nation's Medical Research 
Council found that 28 percent of men surveyed had raped a woman or girl, 
with one in 20 saying they had raped in the past year, according 
to Human Rights Watch." 


Maybe I was too quick to judge this spiky condom! However, I would want to see where these statistics were from and in what areas, but if these women are being raped repeatedly (1/5 within the year!?!) more power to them to protect themselves. This is one article that makes me happy to live in America where I do not have to fear walking home or to work.

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