I just saw an ad for Trojan condoms. I'm disgusted. I only looked up to watch the ad because I heard some music I liked and wanted to know what it was for. The ad shows a guy and a girl walking and then at the bottom flashes the words, "Other than abstinence there is only one way to protect yourself. Use a condom every time." The ad is targeting protection against HIV. Besides the fact that I don't think these ads should even be shown on television, the message that it sends it completely wrong. The ad is promoting sex...which is a wonderful and beautiful thing that God has given us WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED. The couple is obviously not married. When did having sex before marriage become acceptable? It's not! Abstinence is the ONLY way to protect yourself. Sex is one way to contract HIV but it's not the only way. So even though the ad throws out a way to protect yourself from HIV, it promotes sex. Maybe the Trojan company feels responsible for all the people with HIV so they put out ads to make them feel good. But the message that says sex before marriage is acceptable is worse than the message that you can get HIV from sex. If Trojan wants to feel good about something, they should say sex before marriage is wrong. I'm so frustrated by this I can't even write about it. It's simple - no sex before marriage, condom or not.
Breathing...deep breaths...woo
So I'm plagued with being a perfectionist - not something I like to really admit to. I have just spent all day in the dark room, minus a few hours for class and lunch trying to develop just one print. I went through about seven negatives trying to find the right one to use. For various reasons, they all didn't work. I finally settled on one that is alright but not my favorite. The one I really wanted to use was out of focus but you can't tell until you blow it up. Maybe I'm just a little bitter about that one because it was a great picture. The one I decided to use came out alright but there's a mark on the paper. It will be a few points off which isn't that big of a deal, but now I'm sitting here wondering whether or not I should go back up to the dark room to try and perfect it. I keep telling myself no - that a few points off is going to be alright...but then I feel like I'm not doing my best work. Ahh...I dislike these thoughts of dissatisfaction.
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