Chinese condoms too small for South African men, fulfilling two stereotypes

Go big or go home.

Is the foot too big for the shoe, or is the shoe too small for the foot?  Either way, a Chinese company lost a bid to manufacture 11 million condoms in South Africa after a judge found the condoms, to be blunt, tight-fitting.

Siqamba Medical won a government bid and planned to buy the condoms directly from China.  A rival corporation turned to the high courts, arguing that Siqamba’s condoms were 20% smaller, made from the wrong material, and overall, brutally inadequate.  The judge agreed and blocked the deal.

Condoms are a big deal in a country where over 10% of the population is HIV-positive, and where the men evidently won’t fit into just any old condom.  [Source; Image]