Friday, December 22, 2006
A Case for Durex
To me, it's no question: The worst name for a major corporation has to be Trojan Brand Condoms. Never in the history of capitalism has an organization become so successful with such a blatant disregard for history.
OK, I get it: sex is like a war, and the Trojan condoms protect your army from disease and babies. Great. I get the lack of subtlety. My message to the senior management at TBC involves the actual choice of historic mascots:
HEY! Idiots! The Greeks broke through! They IMPREGNATED the Trojan defense and burned Troy to the ground! You not only chose the losing side, you associated your product -- an item valued for keeping something "inside" -- with the army responsible for the most infamous, ignominious military loss in the history of man!
I have never purchased Trojan condoms for this reason, and this reason alone. They could be the Consumer Reports choice for greatest rubber on the planet -- I don't care. I cannot patronize a company founded upon such idiocy. I mean, for Christ's sake: Would anyone in their right mind buy a Frigidaire space heater?
OK, I get it: sex is like a war, and the Trojan condoms protect your army from disease and babies. Great. I get the lack of subtlety. My message to the senior management at TBC involves the actual choice of historic mascots:
HEY! Idiots! The Greeks broke through! They IMPREGNATED the Trojan defense and burned Troy to the ground! You not only chose the losing side, you associated your product -- an item valued for keeping something "inside" -- with the army responsible for the most infamous, ignominious military loss in the history of man!
I have never purchased Trojan condoms for this reason, and this reason alone. They could be the Consumer Reports choice for greatest rubber on the planet -- I don't care. I cannot patronize a company founded upon such idiocy. I mean, for Christ's sake: Would anyone in their right mind buy a Frigidaire space heater?
