The City of New York has worked its "I love NY" slogan hard over the years but now one has to wonder if it shouldn't actually read "NY loves love". The City's health department yesterday (Valentine's Day) started to push a new and official New York condom complete with the words "Get Some" on the wrapper. The launch comes complete with TV commercials and condom give aways on the streets of New York.

“We want to give away as many condoms as people will use because we’re trying to make New York City an even safer place to have sex, and this is a powerful way to do it,” said Monica Sweeney, the Health Department’s assistant commissioner for HIV prevention and control.

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OK - I get it, its about trying to reduce HIV infection but my goodness - when the City of New York is telling people to "Get Some" does that do anything positive to reduce the risk of HIV? I think that this clever catch phrase will back fire on New York because telling folks to "Get Some" is, in my humble opinion, quite the reverse of what they obviously intended. If New Yorkers take this to heart and get some more often I hope they remember to use those condoms.....