Speaking of doin’ the nasty, the Singaporean government is looking to raise the birth rate in its country by turning its national holiday into a giant fuckfest, according to The Globe and Mail. On August 9th, the date celebrating the country’s independence from Malaysia in 1965, “the government is hoping a public plea for procreation will help spur a population spurt,” the Globe reports, noting that 44 per cent of Singaporean men and 31 per cent of Singaporean women between the ages of 30 and 34 years old are still single. (I guess it’s safe to say that 13 per cent of Singaporean men will be jacking off on Thursday, then?)
Not one to miss a marketing opportunity, Mentos, The FreshmakerTM, has come up with its own Singaporean baby-making rap song, which includes dope rhymes like: ”Let’s make a lil’ human that looks like you and me/explorin’ your body like a night safari” and “Girl you’re so hot I wanna turn on the A/C”. I guess using Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On” to promote this campaign might give some people the wrong idea, is that it?
Mind you, Mentos also wants to make sure that poor people aren’t procreating, stating on its Facebook page that its feel-good hit of the Singaporean summer is only directed at “financially secure adults in stable, committed long-term relationships”—presumably pissing off a plethora of patriotic prostitutes in the process. While it does seem a little strange that a breath-mint maker would be in the business of increasing fornication, I don’t suppose Singapore could’ve called on a condom company to sponsor this initiative…
