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Title:
Condoman Says: Don't Be Shame Be Game
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Description:
This poster combines cartoons and sex education. Originally created by the Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health in Australia, and designed in conjunction with AVERT, an international AIDS charity based in the United Kingdom, the Condoman character was part of a broader prevention campaign that targeted younger Aboriginal audiences. In an effort to overcome the cultural stigma against condom use, the Condoman proudly clutches a box of condoms and proclaims there is no reason to be ashamed. The image correlates masculinity and responsible sexual behavior by challenging the appeal of promiscuity and suggests that safe sex is not a reason to feel embarrassed or disgraced.
NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (1,030,787 Bytes)
Date:
1991
Creator:
Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia
Source:
Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.
This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).
URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/
Publisher:
Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
HIV
Condoms
Public Health
Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:
Safe Sex and Condoms
Exhibit Category:
HIV/AIDS
Unique Identifier:
VCBBGY
Document Type:
Posters
Slides (photographs)
Language:
English
Format:
image/jpeg
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2004-08-13
U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services
USA.gov, Copyright, Privacy, Accessibility
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