In Taiwan, an anti-AIDS print ad featuring a smiling nun holding a condom has been dropped. In the ad, the nun enthuses "Although I don't need one, even I know".

Personally, I think this isn't a bad idea on its own. Except for the tinny little fact that nuns tend to be uptight about these sort of things (a lifetime of chastity... I'd be uptight as well). Oh, and the fact that the Catholic Church has a tough stance against contraceptions doesn't help too.

I don't understand why this is an "insult" to the nuns though. While the ad could be religiously sensitive, I'd like to think that I'll chuckle if I were a nun (like, in my dreams). So which part is insulting? The part where the nun is smiling, the part where they "don't need one" or the part where they "know"? Hm.

I really want to look at an image of the ad though. Searching for "nun" and "condom" on Google Images brings up results that have nothing to do with nuns. Come to think of it, no condoms either.

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