"Vagina Rules": Sir Richard's Condom Company Asks Women What They Don't Want (VIDEO)

Sir Richard's Condom Company is asking women what their "vagina rules" are.

When it comes to sex, everyone has their personal preferences; those things -- or people -- that they’re just not that into. Now condom maker Sir Richard’s is encouraging women everywhere to state their “Vagina Rules” loud and clear.

The campaign, which includes a hilarious video and posters plastered around New York City, is timed to coincide with National Women’s Health Week. According to the company’s YouTube page:

Sir Richard's is calling upon women to share "rules about what they won't put in their vagina" to raise awareness for the lesser-known chemicals that are often found in condoms and lubricant, including spermicide, parabens, and glycerin.

And women have been sharing in droves. Turns out there are a whole lot of things that women just don’t want near their vaginas. According the the video, these things include (but are not limited to):

1. investment bankers
2. roadies
3. street performers
4. magicians
5. a mixologist
6. bowlers
7. local news anchors
8. “the bartender, Jeremy, at Sancho’s”

So, what are your “basic rules about what will never go in [your] vagina”? Tweet them@HuffPostWomen with the hashtag #VaginaRule and we’ll feature your answers in a slideshow here.

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Comments

[rrusing]

07:22 PM on 05/30/2012

After seeing that and sitting on it some more, I came up with some thoughts about condom marketing in general - some great past ones and some thoughts about what it'd be like to market small condoms... :/

http://wp.me/p29zNb-pY

[rrusing]

11:55 AM on 05/25/2012

HA... that's great marketing!

You know how there's also the Rules for Men from Women and Rules for Women from Men circulating? I created the Rules for Women from Other Women... check it out: http://wp.me/p29zNb-pG

[Avak]

11:20 PM on 05/22/2012

Included in my list of what will never be allowed in my vagina is an invasive, unnecessary medical probe if I need an abortion.

[E Fowler]

10:30 AM on 05/24/2012

Ahh yes, maybe just the vacuum that is used to suck the baby out. Or perhaps being stretched open with rods and having the baby sucked out in pieces with a plastic tube. Or maybe having rods inserted a day or two in advance, followed by forceps which remove the fetus, followed by a looped knife which is used to scrape remaining parts of the fetus out. I can clearly see why you have a problem with a little ultrasound machine going in there.

[Emma Belle]

09:29 PM on 06/25/2012

An abortion is a medical procedure. An unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound that the person does not want is rape. Get it straight.

[whatusedtoamazeme]

02:38 AM on 05/22/2012

Love the list. My respect for thinking women with insight and a sense of humor grows daily and I have six sisters nor can I forget the wife.

[penny0314]

02:47 PM on 05/21/2012

This makes me SO glad I am a lesbian!!!!

[Otherday]

12:53 PM on 05/22/2012

Be forewarned: Lesbians have peanut butter too.

[Exadyne]

10:38 AM on 05/21/2012

While I'm a man and disappointed by many of the male comments on here, I'm dissapointed I haven't seen more women on huff putting "invasive vaginal ultrasound equipment" on their list.

[boundary]

09:56 AM on 05/21/2012

Any narcisstic bully

[MsKitty92]

09:32 AM on 05/21/2012

MARRIED MEN!!!!

[doophis]

08:53 AM on 05/21/2012

I appreciate that we are taking Salt N Peppa's advice and talking openly about sexual topics without reservations.

[enhancedvibes]

08:03 AM on 05/21/2012

I love that what is intended to elicit funny, and also some true, comments has resulted in men making offensive remarks about some of these women's looks, etc. or about women's vaginas, especially when none of the responses given even insult a penis. Truly pathetic, and predictable.

[rss7495]

04:29 PM on 05/21/2012

thats because a penis will stand up to insults

[enhancedvibes]

06:50 PM on 05/21/2012

I hope that is a mere play on words because men are ridiculously sensitive about their peens.

[edtastic]

07:34 PM on 05/22/2012

Women talking about their vagina's is like men talking about their penises. It's only flattering when the other sex talks about it. If you talk about your own genitals with great pride it makes you sound conceded be you a man or women. I guess the only thing worse would be bragging about one's anus.

[Avak]

11:25 PM on 05/22/2012

Here's the difference: men have always bragged about their penises, to other men and women alike. Women, however, have been systematically trained to view their genitalia in any number of negative ways, including ugly, evil, gross, shameful, and certainly something to stay quiet about. The fact that women are actually beginning to speak up about being proud of their vulvas, and no longer responding to shaming tactics about innate womanhood, is refreshing to me. You don't have to agree, of course -- but that's my take on it.

And if you're proud of your anus, by all means -- express it. :)

[enhancedvibes]

11:02 AM on 05/23/2012

Grow up already!

[luvmymuttz]

02:09 AM on 05/21/2012

this was cute made me laugh, but i would have to say sailors... yuck!

[erikateller84]

10:35 PM on 05/20/2012

Expensive PR firms can come up with clever campaigns... You know what I would never put in my vagina? A Sir Richards condom. Because guess what...they are green-washers of the worst kind.

This company stands on the soapbox of social good, pretending to be a premium, vegan* condom while basically selling a repackaged el-cheapo, generic condom in a designer box!

*This well-funded brand did not even qualify for certification from a reputable vegan organization - instead they purchased theirs from an obscure vegetarian website.
Caveat emptor!

[Hugo Rabson]

11:36 PM on 05/20/2012

Condoms have to be vegan? Considering what you wrap them around, isn't that a bit weird?

[LikeaRollingStone]

11:42 AM on 05/21/2012

I may be out of it since I'm a married guy with three kids, but a "vegan condom?"

What's next, a gluten-free diaphragm? A peanut-free Pill?

I'm confused.

[dpc2224]

06:11 PM on 05/20/2012

No wonder guys are confused ! Women discuss their vaginas and vibrators but one overtly sexual reference by a guy and you get TOS ed or even fired from your job.The old (and growing) double standard.

[enhancedvibes]

08:00 AM on 05/21/2012

Some guys are offensive when they make sexual comments. If guys understood what was offensive and what wasnt (hint using slang words for a woman's vagina is offensive) then maybe people wouldnt be bothered by them discussing it.

[Midnight Son]

01:40 PM on 05/21/2012

So, what office do you work at where the women just stand around talking about their vaginas and vibrators in your presence. Have you reported it?

[steph hugnis]

05:41 PM on 05/20/2012

that's just mean and not true.

[whatusedtoamazeme]

02:43 AM on 05/22/2012

@ steph what's wrong no sense of humor?

[UltimateCitizen]

10:03 PM on 05/20/2012

too*....and men have no brains?

[wnstnrace1]

12:55 PM on 05/20/2012

Based on their looks and personalities (or lack thereof), I believe that the top-10 non-entry list for almost all of the women in that video would go something like this:

Cellphones
Pliers
Charcoal
Hamsters
Summers Eve
Watermelons
Gravel
TV Remotes
Chaz
Men

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (but seriously....)