Although the tweet really issued from Durex, its content was rather tongue in cheek. The message was intended to garner the attention of customers and enlist them in the push for the creation a new ...

Emoji have a tendency to be a bit G-rated. If you want to say something naughty, you’ve got to use your imagination. This has lead to ordinary images being used as shorthand for… Something else. I’m ...

Flavored condoms are quite common, though an eggplant variety is one that would likely turn more heads than something more traditional like blueberry. But all this hype didn’t last long. CNBC reports ...

One decidedly interesting use of emoji is using the symbolism of a certain purple vegetable to inspire an eggplant-flavored condom launch, Durex announced earlier this morning. And, more seriously, it ...

Labor Day is kinda silly. We already talked about that silliness earlier today. But the beloved condom makers over at Durex decided to troll the hell out of everyone to take their minds off all the ...

On Monday, many Twitter users thought that condom manufacturer Durex had made a tragically misguided branding mistake. It all started with a September 5 th tweet that stated “#BreakingNews: We're ...

Twitter reacted with all sorts of colorful comments including, "PLEASE tell me there will be a Pumpkin Spice Latte flavor too." We support this 100%. "Vegans are going to love this..." another user ...

The eggplant emoji is used by many—from comedians to Kardashians to teens—to symbolize male genitalia. Or, as Amanda Hess wrote for Slate last year, “Move over, banana: The eggplant has risen to ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As emoji become the new vernacular for virtual communication, brands are starting to incorporate the friendly ideograms into their ...

WHAT: Durex announced a new eggplant flavored condom for the brand’s ongoing #CondomEmoji campaign, using the phallic veg to raise awareness of the Unicode Consortium’s decision not to approve an ...

Update: Apparently, Durex was just trolling us with their eggplant-flavored condom. I think I'm relieved, because the whole thing seemed a little gross? At first glance, it seems like a lame publicity ...