lugoisunable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:
Or, if the picture is anything to go by, it could make weird "chup chup chup bluuuurp" sounds. _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'.
Response: what the fuck, people? _________________ When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.
-Children of Dune, attributed to Louis Veuillot
lugoisunable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject:
jaster wrote:
Response: what the fuck, people?
Sinister feminist plot to distinguish the function of breasts from the sexual stimulation effects of breasts, imo. _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'.
So, on the one hand, I agree that it helps to distinguish the non-sexual and sexual components of breasts. But on the other hand, the doll/activity has pre-pubescent kids explicitly emulating an activity that is directly related to being post-pubescent. And that situation is (perhaps? sometimes? this time?) necessarily sexualizing. (Especially when it involves fake plastic pink flower adult nipples.) Sure, pushing a pretend baby carriage is somewhat similar, but it doesn't weird me out quite as much, either because it's a few degrees away from sex and vaginas, or because I'm used to seeing it. Having a little boy pretend to shave or use deodorant is a bit odd, but it's less odd than having him pretend to man-scape (which for now I'll assume has both sexual and non-sexual components).
It's really not going to promote the "Juno effect," (oy) though. Also, I seriously need to get one of these dolls.
But on the other hand, the doll/activity has pre-pubescent kids explicitly emulating an activity that is directly related to being post-pubescent. And that situation is (perhaps? sometimes? this time?) necessarily sexualizing. (Especially when it involves fake plastic pink flower adult nipples.) Sure, pushing a pretend baby carriage is somewhat similar, but it doesn't weird me out quite as much, either because it's a few degrees away from sex and vaginas, or because I'm used to seeing it. Having a little boy pretend to shave or use deodorant is a bit odd, but it's less odd than having him pretend to man-scape (which for now I'll assume has both sexual and non-sexual components).
Breastfeeding is no more a necessarily sexual activity than playing with your child is; both require the same amount of sex to achieve.
While we're on the subject of weird things involving little girls, I feel I have to say something about child beauty pageants. I've always felt that the whole child beauty pageant deal is creepy in the extreme. It weirds me out to no end.
Exhibit A:
I couldn't be any more anti-this.
Exhibit B:
The one on the left appears to be doing the robot... not sure I quite follow that. _________________ When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.
-Children of Dune, attributed to Louis Veuillot
While we're on the subject of weird things involving little girls, I feel I have to say something about child beauty pageants. I've always felt that the whole child beauty pageant deal is creepy in the extreme. It weirds me out to no end.
Exhibit A:
I couldn't be any more anti-this.
Exhibit B:
The one on the left appears to be doing the robot... not sure I quite follow that.
Look, they were both on the first page of a google search for "Child Beauty Pageant."
I don't know what you want. _________________ When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.
-Children of Dune, attributed to Louis Veuillot
lugoisunable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:
Was that first one from Little Miss Sunshine? _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'.
I watched the episode with crazy pageant father and all it made me wonder why these people don't realize that they're creating playgrounds for child molesters.
lugoisunable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject:
As opposed to real playgrounds which are also playgrounds for child molesters? _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'.
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