Imagine getting this in your InBox:
It’s not what you brought to the party–it’s what you left with.
or
No one wants to be the bearer of bad news…but I got diagnosed with STDs (you might have one, too).
It may not be junk mail, warns reporter Lindsay Lyon.
If an electronic postcard bearing this or a similar slogan lands in your E-mail inbox, don’t just click it to your trash bin. The message might be a warning that you’ve been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease.
The free E-cards are a new service provided inSPOT to convey bad news to your many ‘friends’. They can be “customized for various infections, including gonorrhea, Chlamydia, crabs, and HIV.”
How’s that for feelin’ the love?
Wouldn’t it be much colder, though, to not tell people you may have spread a mild or severe infection to them? I think that situation would deserve the scare quotes around ‘friend’ way more than being responsible with people’s health that you may have affected.
I wouldn’t see the person sending these cards as having a “cold, cold heart.” Rather, I would applaud them for being brave enough to warn those who may have been exposed. If you are responsible, you will not be getting one of these E-cards.
This, to me, is a warning to be careful HOW you have sex, not that you shouldn’t have sex.
Well, I’d rather them tell me then not. I’d hate to unknowingly spread something. Any decent person would use protection and get tested.