Cloudy in Beijing Blogging about my time in China

Cartoon Condom

I took this picture a while back when I walking through a park in China. A smiling cartoon condom is chasing after gob-like STDs as if it were trying to catch butterflies. "Sex is good, just play safe!" it reads.

In America, the debate on sex education often centers around abstinence. But in China, a relatively more conservative country, the topic has actually gone to the other extreme. The open attitude is most likely because of how AIDS and HIV cases have been continuing to rise in the country. In response the government has taken preemptive measures to try and halt its increase.

As I walked through the park I saw another sign. This one was a little weirder and maybe more explicit. But I guess it can be effective. I don't imagine I'll ever see such signs in an American park.