I'm all for promoting safe sex among sexual beings. Really I am. However, when I read this post on
"What Condoms Can Teach Causes About QR Code Marketing" from Huffington Post, I just assumed the writer had taken an Onion posting seriously. I visited the Planned Parenting official site, only to find out this was no joke, someone thought this was a good idea and acted on it. So now people everywhere, (although judging by the colors used on it's website it is directed towards teens), can "log in" when having sex. I feel like I should say no pun intended, but I am still having trouble believing this entire thing isn't a joke.
Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and GetGlue are all really popular with the 13 - 20 age demographic. With technology being such a large part of teens lives it is no big surprise to find parents trying out these sites as a way to keep track of their children. Now they can attain a level of technological-parental supervision like never before. I can see it now, your 16 year old daughter is going to the library to study with her chemistry partner. She updates her Foursquare location in hopes of getting "Bookworm Bender" badge. Foursquare is set to update Twitter which is set to update Facebook. Her hip lab partner whips out one of these suckers and scans it with his iPhone. Uses the option to share his scanned location on Twitter and Facebook, tagging your precious little daughter in the post. Now you, all of her friends and even grandma Betty knows your child is getting laid. Way to go planned parenting, you just made having sex and posting about it even more appealing to youth. While at the same time, you have made it possible to confirm parent's worries about there children. Something inside me tells me the front door father to date talk just got a lot more technical.
I also wonder if this will help in future child support battles? "Sir, you can't deny having ever had sex with this person, we have your condom posting."
I think Planned Parenting should look for a different way to reach teens, because in my humble opinion, they are doing it wrong.
Chime in and let me know what your thoughts are on the idea? Would you post "Where you wore it"?
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