Capitalists have been using Bernie Sanders’ candidacy to make extra cash, selling merchandise with the Vermont senator’s name, logo, and image. Everything from bongs, to action figures, and dating websites, and now an STD clinic is asking people to get tested if they “Feel the Burn.”
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation Wellness Centers launched FreeSTDCheck.org, a sexual health resource for free STD testing, treatment, and information.
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Using the colors and font of Sanders logo with his slogan “Feel the Bern,” FreeSTDCheck is trying to capitalize on the senator’s popularity to spread the message about sexual health.
A picture of FreeSTDCheck’s “Feel the Burn” logo on a billboard has been shared multiple times on social media, though we cannot confirm if it’s real or photoshopped.
The firm may have chosen the Sanders ad because he appeals to the greatest number of millennials, the population most likely to contract STDS and HIV.
They also took a spin on the hookup phrase “Netflix and Chill,” with an ad called “Get Tested and Chill.”
