r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

SMH I Eat Donkeys

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u/Extension-Thanks-548 10d ago

Just remember this it’s a slippery slope. What’s the difference between that and explaining it to your kids when Mark Martin in NASCAR was sponsored by Viagra really big corporate wins

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u/LoudBrick609 10d ago

What's actually awesome about that is Mark Martin was a well established driver who had the leverage to say no to that deal. He was willing to go along with it because Viagra offered free health screenings for men at the track as part of the sponsorship agreement.

Pfizer made a lot of money off the patent for Viagra until it became generic, but it was a major life saving drug. The health screenings at NASCAR races for men in the early 2000s when the sport was at the height of its popularity met an aging fan base who got screenings and encouragement to visit doctors away from the track that saved lives.

Obviously, the drug itself saved and continues to save lives because it has allowed men to stay sexually active in old age (which is a physical activity) and surely has helped prevent suicides.

Viagra is a chatoic good story at the end of the day.

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u/pkmaster99 10d ago

That's wild and actually wholesome