Last but not least: Tastes of the night
As is well known, there is no accounting for taste. In prudish India, for example, a TV commercial for condoms with different flavors is currently stirring up tempers rather than a desire to buy.
As is well known, there is no accounting for taste. In prudish India, for example, a TV commercial for condoms with different flavors is currently stirring up emotions rather than a desire to buy. And the censorship authorities there are having to deal with the question of what actually constitutes good taste. However, the issue is not the strawberry, chocolate or banana flavor of the condoms, but the accusation that the campaign is tasteless. The campaign is currently running with the slogan "What's your flavor of the night?" only after 11 p.m. because the censorship authorities have stopped broadcasting it during the day.
The head of the Indian Censor Board, former Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore, considers the advertisement obscene. A representative of the condom manufacturer countered that it was not a campaign for oral sex, but that the campaign was intended to appeal to couples who find the latex smell of the condoms repulsive. The state television had approved the broadcast of the commercials, but now the advertising council announced that it would review the advertising again.
The Indian government itself is promoting the use of condoms to curb HIV and AIDS. After all, India is not only the most populous country in the world after China, with over 1.1 billion inhabitants, and has recorded the largest absolute population growth. It also holds a sad world record: according to the United Nations, 5.7 million people in India are infected with HIV or have AIDS.
The head of the Indian Censor Board, former Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore, considers the advertisement obscene. A representative of the condom manufacturer countered that it was not a campaign for oral sex, but that the campaign was intended to appeal to couples who find the latex smell of the condoms repulsive. The state television had approved the broadcast of the commercials, but now the advertising council announced that it would review the advertising again.
The Indian government itself is promoting the use of condoms to curb HIV and AIDS. After all, India is not only the most populous country in the world after China, with over 1.1 billion inhabitants, and has recorded the largest absolute population growth. It also holds a sad world record: according to the United Nations, 5.7 million people in India are infected with HIV or have AIDS.
