Kerala govt uses film poster to promote vasectomy

The government in Kerala recently used some Hollywood inspiration in order to get the public to pay attention to its birth control schemes. The National Rural Health Mission in the state elicited laughs on the Internet after it featured ‘Friends with Benfits’ stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake on a poster to promote vasectomy.

‘Friends with Benefits’ is a popular Hollywood flick that revolves around the lives of a young man and woman in a ‘no-strings attached’ sexual relationship. Apparently the state government thinks that this makes it perfectly okay to co-opt the movie's protagonists for advertising a public health scheme. The unusual ad reads: ‘Now family planning is safe in the hands of man. No-scalpel vasectomy done using simple, safe and modern technique, use NSV (no scalpel vasectomy) and get Rs 1100.’

 

 

Not too long ago, a college in the same state publicly displayed a poster welcoming ‘fresher students’ that featured two well-known adult film stars.