JohnRich 4 #1 December 8, 2006 Spencer's Gift stores are selling novelty xmas tree ornaments with a sexually suggestive theme to them, which they dub "pornaments". They include: 1) A nude male elf with an erect penis covered by a stocking. 2) Two snowmen engaged in sex. 3) A scantily clad female Santa's helper. 4) Anatomically correct male and female gingerbread cookies. 5) Two reindeer engaged in sex. Spencer's seems to have pulled the items from their web site due to the controversy, though they were there a few days ago. Attached are some censored images of the pornaments which I found elsewhere - you will have to use your imagination a bit to get an idea of what they're like. Are you offended by these "pornaments"? Would you hang them on your xmas tree? Multiple polll answers are allowed: one for "offended", and one for "hang on tree". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #2 December 8, 2006 I would not be offended... but they would not be on my tree. But... I might be a bit prudish... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niu 0 #3 December 8, 2006 Nothing to be offended by,and I don`t have trees indoors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #4 December 8, 2006 They're not for me.... but the Gingerbread biscuits are rather fun and under the right circumstances would be O.K (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,602 #5 December 8, 2006 Quotebut the Gingerbread biscuits are rather fun and under the right circumstances would be O.K Yeah, real ones like that would be a smash hit at the DZ Christmas or New Year's Eve party Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #6 December 8, 2006 Offensive? no In bad taste? maybeNever try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 December 8, 2006 I wouldn't hang them on -my- Christmas tree, but I honestly believe some of my relatives would (especially the two reindeer). In the grand scheme of things; who gives a shit? Further, isn't this what America is supposed to sort of be about anyway? Capitalism. If the products are truely "offensive" to everyone, then nobody will buy them. However, if there IS a market for gag Christmas ketch (and believe me there IS a HUGE market for it), then why is it anybody else's business who sells and who buys what?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,602 #8 December 8, 2006 QuoteCapitalism. If the products are truely "offensive" to everyone, then nobody will buy them.Look at what happened to the recently-proposed OJ Simpson book, after all Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 December 8, 2006 Quoterather fun and under the right circumstances would be O.K Would you want such pornaments on a tree in a home with small children? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 December 8, 2006 <> No I wouldn't have them on my tree and we dont even have kids in the house ... As I said, they're not for me. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,610 #11 December 8, 2006 QuoteQuoterather fun and under the right circumstances would be O.K Would you want such pornaments on a tree in a home with small children? Dude, it says right there, "The right fuckin' circumstances!" There are a huge amount of trees (mine included) that are in absolutely no danger of being seen by those under the age of consent.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 December 8, 2006 QuoteFurther, isn't this what America is supposed to sort of be about anyway? Capitalism. If the products are truely "offensive" to everyone, then nobody will buy them. However, if there IS a market for gag Christmas ketch (and believe me there IS a HUGE market for it), then why is it anybody else's business who sells and who buys what? That's my position. I don't care if they sell them, and those who are offended don't have to buy them or shop at those stores. That's as far as it should go. I don't think that advocacy groups should dictate what businessmen should be allowed to stock as merchandise, and what other people should be allowed to buy. Let the free market decide. But personally, I wouldn't hang them on a tree that was going to be viewed by small children. And that's just about all of 'em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 December 8, 2006 QuoteWould you want such pornaments on a tree in a home with small children? I think the real issue is that some people wouldn't want ANYONE to be able to decide for themselves what is and isn't appropriate. Now, John, be absolutely honest with me . . . you're planning on using this thread to support your favorite topic, gun control, aren't you?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,610 #14 December 8, 2006 QuoteBut personally, I wouldn't hang them on a tree that was going to be viewed by small children. And that's just about all of 'em. Office parties, student dorms/ houses, young married couples, co-habiting couples, bachelor pads.... I reckon the market's bigger than ya think.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #15 December 8, 2006 Quote Now, John, be absolutely honest with me . . . you're planning on using this thread to support your favorite topic, gun control, aren't you? Hmm - how would you come to such a strange conclusion? JohnRich and gun control?? Walking away, scratching head... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetmoose 0 #16 December 9, 2006 I would totally buy and hang them, as long as kids aren't around of course.We die only once, but for such a very long time. I'll believe in ghosts when I catch one in my teeth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortexring 0 #17 December 9, 2006 If we're home for Christmas we like to make an effort on the tree - the decorations you describe are in poor taste in regards to a domestic setting. They might also distract me from viewing the Queen's Christmas speech! Then again, so might the hanging of Saddam - isn't he due to be excecuted mid-December onwards? Christmas Day!? I can see it now - I'm sat watching the end of the Queen's speech on telly when; "And now we go live over to Baghdad where we have reporter Katie Adie...." Anyway John, I'd have thought your Christmas baubles would be minature M-16's and what have you. 'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #18 December 9, 2006 They are in very poor taste, but poor tase is not illegal. I do wonder about the person who felt the need to censor the pictures.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #19 December 9, 2006 QuoteI do wonder about the person who felt the need to censor the pictures. Ok... so you have problems with Republican Congressman sending suggestive emails to legal adults, but no problems with kids seeing adult ornaments.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 December 9, 2006 If the real ornaments are pixelated, maybe there wouldn't be a problem. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #21 December 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteI do wonder about the person who felt the need to censor the pictures. Ok... so you have problems with Republican Congressman sending suggestive emails to legal adults, but no problems with kids seeing adult ornaments. Did someone SEND these to kids? Do you think more kids read SC or Bonfire? On Bonfire there are entire threads devoted to pictures of real naked people. Get a grip, will you?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #22 December 10, 2006 QuoteQuoteBut personally, I wouldn't hang them on a tree that was going to be viewed by small children. And that's just about all of 'em. Office parties, student dorms/ houses, young married couples, co-habiting couples, bachelor pads.... I reckon the market's bigger than ya think. Okay, there are lots of xmas trees that wouldn't be potentially viewed by children. But I think they are a minority. However, even though that segment is a minority, I recognize that it's still a sizeable market. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 December 11, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteI do wonder about the person who felt the need to censor the pictures. Ok... so you have problems with Republican Congressman sending suggestive emails to legal adults, but no problems with kids seeing adult ornaments. Did someone SEND these to kids? Do you think more kids read SC or Bonfire? On Bonfire there are entire threads devoted to pictures of real naked people. Get a grip, will you? Do you know EXACTLY where the picture John posted came from, and the chance of underage kids seeing it in whatever publication or website it came from? No? I didn't think so, either.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #24 December 11, 2006 I think the fact that these exist and are being sold says alot about what is wrong with society today. I think its very sad indeed.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #25 December 11, 2006 QuoteI think the fact that these exist and are being sold says a lot about what is wrong with society today. I think it's very sad indeed. Hear, hear, hear. mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
