BBC News Condom Stock Photos
June 21, 2007 9:07 PM   Subscribe

Are the condoms in the photograph female condoms or just vibrating ones? Is this factory being given funding by the U.S.? This is not the first time that BBC News has reused stock condom photos.
posted by ErWenn (12 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Stock photography being used for its intended purpose does not a worthwhile post make. -- cortex



Note that two of those articles were posted only a day apart. You'd think they'd wait at least a week before reusing a stock photo. I also think some of those captions are slightly misleading.

Credit for noticing the two articles goes to my girlfriend.
posted by ErWenn at 9:09 PM on June 21, 2007


I'm not sure I get it.
posted by ORthey at 9:20 PM on June 21, 2007


It's just lazy web editing. MUST.HAVE.ART.
Your gf's powerful observation skills aside, I'm not sure this is quite substantial enough for a Mefi post.
posted by peacay at 9:22 PM on June 21, 2007


Are the condoms in the photograph female condoms...?

Yes.
posted by tristeza at 9:26 PM on June 21, 2007


Eh, not really a big deal. That's what stock photography is for. And I don't think bbc claimed anything about what the picture of the condom plant worker was actually supposed to show.
posted by puke & cry at 9:32 PM on June 21, 2007


If I had a gf and she knew this much about condoms, I'd worry about more than the BBC.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:33 PM on June 21, 2007


IM IN UR GIRLFRIEND USING UR CONDOMS
posted by mrnutty at 9:35 PM on June 21, 2007


Hey, the BBC logo is exactly the same on each page too!
posted by brain_drain at 9:43 PM on June 21, 2007


These condoms, they vibrate?
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 9:45 PM on June 21, 2007


You'd think they'd wait at least a week before reusing a stock photo.

Not the BBC. They know that their readers relish their abuse of stock photography. Years ago NTK used to point it out regularly, and eventually Headless Zombie Bunny started following it even closer, but unfortunately couldn't keep it going.

It's very much not news that the BBC reuses stock photos to ensure a photo on every article.
posted by mendel at 9:59 PM on June 21, 2007


Well good on the congress for trying to rescend Regan's awful Mexico City rule, denying health care since 1984. Clinton lifted it and it was W's first act, reinstalling it.
posted by hortense at 10:02 PM on June 21, 2007


These condoms, they...

*reads thread*

Goddamnit, CitrusFreak12!
posted by brundlefly at 10:25 PM on June 21, 2007


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