the condum simulating virginity

On this blog I have posted about the fake hymens that some women choose to utilize in order to fool men. I had not been aware until now that there is also a condom made in China that simulates vaginal bleeding.

According to a 2009 article from The Sexist, the product has been sold in Syria for $15 each.

According to the article, "The product, called the "Condom Simulating Virginity," consists of a flexible, open-ended sheath (like your regular Trojan), but is outfitted with an additional burstable pouch "containing a red colored fluid simulating blood." The pouch is constructed from a weaker material than the condom itself so that the blood compartment "ruptures during sexual intercourse, while the sheath remains intact." Unlike your standard translucent condom, this prophylactic is meant to be made from a dark material to help conceal the red liquid stored inside. If all goes according to plan, the man straps on the condom before sex, the woman appears to bleed during intercourse, and nobody is the wiser."

The condom was designed for women who exist within cultures that shame or even kill non-virginal brides.

The demands on women to remain virgins before marriage is in place due to sexist ideals. In cultures far and near women are often viewed as objects to control and to dominate. To shame, injure or kill a woman because she is not a virgin is to send the message that a woman's purpose is to cater to men and to think of herself as less if she is unable to please men.