Free vial of sperm in Instagram giveaway
by Michael Cook | 22 Aug 2020 |
The latest chapter in the Reproductive Revolution comes from Nova Scotia. A Canadian lesbian influencer couple called Allie and Sam are offering a free vial of sperm donated an American sperm bank to one of their lucky 203,000 followers on Instagram.
“We are so, so excited to be partnering with Fairfax Cryobank to (hopefully!) help one of you grow your family,’ the "lgbt travel couple" wrote on Instagram. ‘Winner will receive credit for 1 vial of donor sperm (of your choice) from Fairfax Cryobank and free shipping, and will be announced and contacted via DM on August 20th. Contest open to residents of Canada + the US. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Instagram.”
To enter the draw, entrants need to follow allieandsam, like the post and tag their friends.
The prize in the competition is worth about US$500. Allie and Sam have endorsed other products in the past, like watch straps, pet food and a household sweeper, but this is the first time that they have used their plataform to merchanise sperm.
The gimmick provoked some controversy. One person commented: “Imagine telling a child that they came from an Instagram giveaway.”
Michael Cook is editor of BioEdge
As I see it, there are only three topics worth talking about at the moment: Trump vs Biden, the coronavirus pandemic, and Trump vs Biden on the coronavirus pandemic. Sorry, there is a fourth, Christopher Nolan’s new film, Tenet, which looks quite intriguing, but does not fit into BioEdge very neatly.
Just after I finished writing today’s lead story about the Joe Biden’s acceptance speech, he expanded on its central theme: that he will do a better job ending the pandemic than Trump. In an interview with ABC TV, he declared that he would shut the country down rather than let the pandemic roar out of control.
“I will be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives because we cannot get the country moving, until we control the virus,” Biden declared. “In order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing, and people employed, you have to fix the virus, you have to deal with the virus.”
That puts bioethics at the very centre of this strange election.
Michael Cook
Editor
Just after I finished writing today’s lead story about the Joe Biden’s acceptance speech, he expanded on its central theme: that he will do a better job ending the pandemic than Trump. In an interview with ABC TV, he declared that he would shut the country down rather than let the pandemic roar out of control.
“I will be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives because we cannot get the country moving, until we control the virus,” Biden declared. “In order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing, and people employed, you have to fix the virus, you have to deal with the virus.”
That puts bioethics at the very centre of this strange election.
Michael Cook
Editor
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