Why condoms are sometimes called scumbags

Now, from the lips of young people increasingly are swear and curse words. Among them – "douchebag". The majority of people operate this word, are not even aware of its origin, or rather the modification.

Why do we need condoms?

The condom is a popular means of male contraception that protect against those or other diseases transmitted from person to person through sexual contact. Externally there is a kind of cover, which prevents the sperm get into the vagina. Today the basis of most condoms is natural latex. Simply put, today's rubber products №2 is a natural rubber of a special kind, not bringing any harm to the human body.

The Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud was a staunch opponent of any means precluding unplanned pregnancy. Especially sharply it was opposed to condoms because they believed that they significantly reduce the orgasm.

What is a condom?

It's all the same a condom. A synonym for "douchebag" used to rubber product №2, is a colloquial word with a hint of a negative character. This word can be heard quite often in the lexicon of modern humans. In most cases it is used lumpen elements of society: bullies, street punks, prisoners, alcoholics. At times like this the alternative name of the condom you can hear from quite educated and successful people. Curiously, many of them are not even aware of its origin. The result is something like: "Hear the bell, but don't know where he is."

Why the condom was a condom?

The fact that the inventor of this useful rubber products is officially Charles Condom. This is the English doctor who invented the first condom in the beginning of XVI century. It is curious that he did it at the request of the then king of England Henry VIII Tudor. This invention was made from sheep gut. It is the name of the personal doctor of king Henry VIII and became a household name condom in the English language – condom. Russian variant of the name – a condom or a product №2.

The founder of the Tudor dynasty Henry VIII is known as a ladies ' man, actively using women. His wretched temper brought him dubious fame. The king used women changing them like gloves.

After some time the word "condom" was distorted to the brane "douchebag". In other words, there is a new vernacular – a variant of its name. Time passed, and in speech the use of the same lumpen elements of society rude name condom generally acquired multi-valued shade. Simply put, the "scumbags" began to call not only the means of male contraception, but unwanted people.