A Giant Condom in Downtown Tel Aviv

December 9, 2006 - 9:15 PM by Allison

In which Benji discovers that World AIDS Day is being observed in a rather…um…interesting fashion:

Out of curiosity, I made my way to the Tel Aviv Cinematheque that afternoon to check out the scene.

It was pretty dead to my surprise. I had thought the significance of the event in a liberal city like Tel Aviv would have brought out more people (or at least the appeal of “free food”), especially on such a nice day. There was a photo exhibit which displayed the work of some carriers of the virus, along with a screening of an AIDS-related movie. Medical personnel administered free HIV tests as well (I knew there was a reason to carry my teudat zahut around).

So after 25 years of this horrible epidemic, my loyal readers, how might you expect to commemorate this unifying cause? Gee, I don’t know…how about by having two Israeli sperm/gevers* kick around a pink soccer ball in a condom-shaped balloon? Just a thought…

I wonder what transpired in their job interview…

Interviewer: “Ok, kacha….you know about the AIDS?”
Candidate: “Ken, ken, AIDS…nu!?”
Interviewer: “B’seder, so you have to dress up as…ehhhhhh…sperm, b’seder?”

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