Do you remember the Friends episode where Joey Tribbiani poses for a health poster, but later finds out he’s become the V.D. poster boy?

VD, you never know you might have it.

Well, Japan’s largest adult video (AV) studio, Soft On Demand (SOD) (yeah, I know, the studio name is a story unto itself – I mean, if you are a porn subscriber then the name of the studio isn’t very inspiring), has been running their own campaign against sexually transmitted disease called “STOP! STD”.

The “STOP! STD” campaign is to bring attention to the rise of STDs in Japan and to increase the use of condoms. It features JAV stars like Nana Natsume, Saori Hara and Sasa Handa on large billboards sub-titled “STOP! STD”.

Some images from the campaign are below, but I really wonder what the actual message is supposed to be. Is it:

• An appeal from the porn star to protect her from contracting an STD
• The porn star has an STD but she is making an appeal for you to save yourself!
• A general public awareness message that assumes that porn stars are the most qualified to deliver

For the conspiracists out there, do you think that because the “STOP! STD” sub-title is in English and “STD” is not common Japanese vernacular, it is a message for dirty gaijin’s to stop embellishing in perverted sexual practices?

Nana Natsume 「夏目ナナ」

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Mark ‘Danger’ Mills, self-confessed goldmember, free willy lobbyist, polisher of Vader’s helmet and sometimes referred to as ‘Lethal Weapon 4′, contributes this guest post providing remarkable insight into a size issue that concerns most men.

I saw this report on the BBC web site and it peaked my interest. That is to say my interest was peaked; I did not actually ‘peak’ myself. Anyway, the article basically suggests that the majority of condom wearers are being supplied with goods that do not fit properly, having the knock on effect of increased breakage rates and a higher risk of infection. It all seems quite reasonable really except for the comment that, and I quote, “Men are twice as likely to take the condom off midway through sex due to a poor fit”.

Twice as likely as whom exactly? Is there a whole different category of condom wearers we are not generally aware of, other than men, and this mystical category of johnny users prefer a looser fitting raincoat?

It also makes me wonder how we know that the condoms are ill-fitted. Are there a bunch of guys out there who’s mother is checking the fitting for them, and checking the fitting ‘during’ intercourse? “Don’t stop son, just tucking your sleeve in!” Maybe the family dog is responsible, coming in half way through and ripping this loose dangly condom off of the end of men’s knobs. Perhaps even there’s a condom hit squad out there breaking into family boudoirs, rulers and calipers in hand, checking size and fitting.

Frankly, the mind boggles.

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In the spirit of Tokyo Metro Manner Posters, the following safe sex education poster, found in Taiwan, has the caption:

“Be careful, this is what could happen if you don’t wear a condom.”

Safe Sex Education Poster

Also check out Poor Fitting Condoms.