amazon pulls offensive lady boy costume

Robsweezie

they've said the ''tastelessly briliant'' costume is no longer to be sold
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3281304/Amazon-slammed-selling-offensive-Lady-Boy-costume-featuring-sexy-slip-dress-fake-male-genitalia.html

seems in poor taste, I mean the genitalia part was just pushing it. its the latest constroversial costume choice after Caitlyn jenner. I would feel for the trans folk who feel mocked or belittled by it.

as we draw closer to Halloween, would you mind if you saw someone wearing it, or wear it yourself? is there any defending costumes like these if its only ''for a laugh''?

fleet_admiral

I think its hilarious and im offended that someone may find that offensive

NachoBusiness

Damn! Now what am I going to wear for Halloween.

Assetbacked

Surely that costume is aimed at women?! It doesn't make sense so to hear a group of crusties complaining makes me think that they don't really understand why they are offended.

kneemos

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I think its hilarious and im offended that someone may find that offensive

Genuinely hilarious.

fleet_admiral

kneemos wrote: »

Genuinely hilarious.

Yeah its a very funny costume. If I wasnt working Halloween night id buy that now

biko

Now I will wear two instead, just to piss everyone off even more.

diddley

It's ****e... they could have atleast put the junk under the dress so it looked somewhat authentic ffs..

Billy86

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Yeah its a very funny costume. If I wasnt working Halloween night id buy that now

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... willy.

BlaasForRafa

There's always someone being offended over innocuous stuff. People can't just be allowed to have some fun anymore can they? :rolleyes:

hatrickpatrick

F*cking SJWs strike again.

Anyone who told me and others that we were exaggeratin the threat to freedom posed by these muppets in the thread about them a few weeks ago, take note.

TheLastMohican

I see nothing wrong with it. I work with two transgender (one M to F and one F to M) and it doesn't raise an eyebrow.

Nature is not all black and white.

Charlie19

They'll be selling two for the price of one in November.

FluffyAngel

Based on that costume,i have come to the conculsion that its Halloween in Dublin every weekend...

The King of Moo

What a stupid, ugly costume.

Why is there a flap to reveal the "penis?" A flap!
"Gee guys, I think our hilarious 'ladyboy' costume is too subtle. I know the guy has a beard and visibly fake breasts, but people still might think it's a woman."
"I know, let's add a flap for the cock to hang out of, then people will know it's really a man!"
"Genuis!!"

Hur dur, ya tink it's a lad dressed as a bird, but den ya find out it's a fella dressed as a fella dressed as a bird cos he has a lad hangin' out. Out of his flap.

I don't particularly care if this being removed from Amazon impinges on people's freedom (and I'm sure it's available elsewhere) as it's such a tacky, moronic and unfunny costume.

efb

Every year something like this comes up...

Amazon you scamp!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Damn! Now what am I going to wear for Halloween.

Cant' be that difficult to make your own. Jut get a wig and a dress and, eh, cut a hole in the front....

whatdoicare

Looks like a costume that is standard stag night attire. See nothing offensive about it. Stupid thing to get offended over.


Saw once there were people complaining about girls costumes being too girly and not authentic like the boys costume version. Eg girly cop, girly surgeon, girly fireman, same as boys only with a tutu skirt and jewellery.
So buy the boy version so, ffs. Just because its in the boy section doesn't mean the buy now button wont work!

The_Valeyard

If they have removed this, then they need to remove the Cecil the lion, Priest and altar boy, Jennier costume, etc. Can't pick and choose what your offended by

kneemos

The King of Moo wrote: »

What a stupid, ugly costume.

Why is there a flap to reveal the "penis?" A flap!
"Gee guys, I think our hilarious 'ladyboy' costume is too subtle. I know the guy has a beard and visibly fake breasts, but people still might think it's a woman."
"I know, let's add a flap for the cock to hang out of, then people will know it's really a man!"
"Genuis!!"

Hur dur, ya tink it's a lad dressed as a bird, but den ya find out it's a fella dressed as a fella dressed as a bird cos he has a lad hangin' out. Out of his flap.

I don't particularly care if this being removed from Amazon impinges on people's freedom (and I'm sure it's available elsewhere) as it's such a tacky, moronic and unfunny costume.

It's the willy that makes it funny.

It's as funny as stags wearing those plastic breasts.

Though frankly I find the whole men dressing as women for a laugh thing to be chronically unfunny, worse than Christmas jumpers.

Always wondered why the English seem to enjoy it so much. Maybe it's a music hall throwback thing. But there was always a streak of silly titillating stuff in their humour, in many of their comedians etc. that is IMHO different to us.

DeadHand

efb wrote: »

Every year something like this comes up...

Heh.

Boring username

The King of Moo wrote: »

What a stupid, ugly costume.

Why is there a flap to reveal the "penis?" A flap!
"Gee guys, I think our hilarious 'ladyboy' costume is too subtle. I know the guy has a beard and visibly fake breasts, but people still might think it's a woman."
"I know, let's add a flap for the cock to hang out of, then people will know it's really a man!"
"Genuis!!"

Hur dur, ya tink it's a lad dressed as a bird, but den ya find out it's a fella dressed as a fella dressed as a bird cos he has a lad hangin' out. Out of his flap.

I don't particularly care if this being removed from Amazon impinges on people's freedom (and I'm sure it's available elsewhere) as it's such a tacky, moronic and unfunny costume.

Thanks for ruining the fun yet again, Captain Killjoy. :rolleyes:

Experience_day

Deleted User wrote: »

It's as funny as stags wearing those plastic breasts.

Though frankly I find the whole men dressing as women for a laugh thing to be chronically unfunny, worse than Christmas jumpers.

Always wondered why the English seem to enjoy it so much. Maybe it's a music hall throwback thing. But there was always a streak of silly titillating stuff in their humour, in many of their comedians etc. that is IMHO different to us.

Because Mrs browns whatever its called is so much different..

Experience_day

Experience_day wrote: »

Because Mrs browns whatever its called is so much different..

I thought that "made it" in England and was on an English tv channel?

Was thinking more like all those acts like Danny la Rue and camp performers over the decades that just wouldn't have made it here. Maybe it's a sign of open mindedness, I just don't find it funny.

Experience_day

Deleted User wrote: »

I thought that "made it" in England and was on an English tv channel?

Was thinking more like all those acts like Danny la Rue and camp performers over the decades that just wouldn't have made it here. Maybe it's a sign of open mindedness, I just don't find it funny.

Don't really know enough about it to be honest, I just remember it sounding Irish. Then again I don't really watch tv..


I'm in full agreement about not finding it funny. It puerile and crass.

The King of Moo

Boring username wrote: »

Thanks for ruining the fun yet again, Captain Killjoy. :rolleyes:

You can blame the costume for that, for not actually being fun.
OK, I can accept that for some people out there this might be funny, but I personally can't fathom an adult looking at this, thinking it's funny, and deciding to spend money on it so everyone can see them wearing it.

Wibbs

The_Valeyard wrote: »

If they have removed this, then they need to remove the Cecil the lion, Priest and altar boy, Jennier costume, etc. Can't pick and choose what your offended by

Oh you can these days TV. Depends how loud you shout. Take the kiddie fiddler priest costume and I'd bet a fair chunk of those whinging about this tacky costume would think it only highlarious, yet it potentially insults a billion catholics, but sail close to offending a teeny group(most of whom won't give a toss) and out come those offended on their behalf. To be fair the priest one is clever in execution.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Cant' be that difficult to make your own. Jut get a wig and a dress and, eh, cut a hole in the front....

I'd need a muscle suit under it as well.

kneemos

Suppose it is a bit off to be fair,but it does have a willy.I defy anyone not to find that funny.

hatrickpatrick

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

F*cking SJWs strike again.

Anyone who told me and others that we were exaggeratin the threat to freedom posed by these muppets in the thread about them a few weeks ago, take note.

Complaining about a costume that one finds offensive is hardly SJW tyranny. People should be free to register their gripes, just as retailers like Amazon are free to either pull the item or ignore the complaints and continue selling it. Regardless of whether it's ten people or ten million people shouting to have it removed, it's ultimately Amazon's decision whether to sell it or not.

Personally I don't care if they sell it or not but I do think the costume is mindnumbingly unfunny and appeals to the lowest common denominator. It baffles me how anyone could justify spending that much money on something so damn tacky.

Kev W

kneemos wrote: »

Suppose it is a bit off to be fair,but it does have a willy.I defy anyone not to find that funny.

I defy anyone not to find it unfunny.

Where does that leave us?

kneemos

Kev W wrote: »

I defy anyone not to find it unfunny.

Where does that leave us?

At a crossroads Kev.


At a crossroads.

Kev W

kneemos wrote: »

At a crossroads Kev.


At a crossroads.

At an impasse actually.

Kev W

Honestly I think there's value in a thing like this. It's like a big red flag that says "I'm a stupid, unfunny prick who reckons he's "wacky" and "absolutely, like, mad" and probably ends sentences with "simples". Do not waste time on getting to know me, this is all there is".

It's subtler than the actual flag and the genius part is they put it on themselves.

Robsweezie

really helpful piece here, remember people, run through the checklist !

http://www.attn.com/stories/3656/how-to-avoid-offensive-halloween-costumes?utm_source=mtv&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=syndication&xrs=_s.fb_main

Hans Bricks

Robsweezie wrote: »

really helpful piece here, remember people, run through the checklist !

http://www.attn.com/stories/3656/how-to-avoid-offensive-halloween-costumes?utm_source=mtv&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=syndication&xrs=_s.fb_main

Please tell me that's a parody article ?

Robsweezie

Hans Bricks wrote: »

Please tell me that's a parody article ?

excuse me??!!!! check your privilege :0

no its for real, MTV ran it on their facebook page.

Paramite Pie

Robsweezie wrote: »

really helpful piece here, remember people, run through the checklist !

http://www.attn.com/stories/3656/how-to-avoid-offensive-halloween-costumes?utm_source=mtv&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=syndication&xrs=_s.fb_main

I love how they say it doesn't matter if Jenner doesn't mind the costume, she's wrong and you are too if you wear it!!:rolleyes:

Herb Powell

No one's been banned from wearing such a costume, so the cries of "but what about FREEEEEDDDDOOOOM" and "SJW oppression" are nonsense.

The same gobshhites doing the complaining here then see nothing problematic about, say, a burqa, actually being banned in several countries. But yeah sure it's all about the freedom, and nothing to do with point-scoring against the PC boogeyman...

wakka12

I dont think its overly offensive, don't find the costume very funny though..bit obnoxious really. We all know the exact type that would wear something like that, a loud mouth arrogant cnut

NachoBusiness

It's a night dress with a cock flap folks ffs. The self righteousness sneers are a tad misplaced.

If Kenny Everett was alive you's would have him hung.

Chain Smoker

All I can think about is the model. Spotted on the street by some agent at about 17, told the world was at his feet and gleefully signed up. After the first big payout modelling some Cedarwood State shirts for Primark, he quits school and goes whole hog into the modelling thing, but as his boyish looks fade he discovers its a competitive industry. With precious few options, he moves into modelling novelty goods and has been quietly getting by on the money from those and pretending to everyone that he's doing much bigger things.
Until today, that is, where a shoot for a stupid piece-of-sh*t halloween costume becomes an international media story and he's pictured in every article for it.


Regardless of his story, he must be delighted.

Kev W

NachoBusiness wrote: »

It's a night dress with a cock flap folks ffs. The self righteousness sneers are a tad misplaced.

If Kenny Everett was alive you's would have him hung.

...he sneered, self righteously.

Eugene Norman

Herb Powell wrote: »

The same gobshhites doing the complaining here then see nothing problematic about, say, a burqa, actually being banned in several countries. But yeah sure it's all about the freedom, and nothing to do with point-scoring against the PC boogeyman...

Surely you need proof of this or you are just engaging in a straw man argument.

Eugene Norman

Kev W wrote: »

Honestly I think there's value in a thing like this. It's like a big red flag that says "I'm a stupid, unfunny prick who reckons he's "wacky" and "absolutely, like, mad" and probably ends sentences with "simples". Do not waste time on getting to know me, this is all there is".

It's subtler than the actual flag and the genius part is they put it on themselves.

It's presumably for women. But who knows.

Kev W

Eugene Norman wrote: »

It's presumably for women. But who knows.

It's pretty clearly for men. It's being modelled by a man.

circadian

I'm going to wear mine inside out and back to front. That'll show......uh......um......them??

Eugene Norman

Kev W wrote: »

It's pretty clearly for men. It's being modelled by a man.

Who could be a cisgender woman.

We just don't know.

Cienciano

While I wouldn't have taken it off the shelves myself, slightly worrying by the amount of people who think the costume is "hilarious". Probably the same people who think a hen on her hen night carrying around a blow up doll is hilarious.

Kev W

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Who could be a cisgender woman.

We just don't know.

Actually, that's one thing we know they definitely are not.

If you're going to be smug, be accurate.

Herb Powell

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Surely you need proof of this or you are just engaging in a straw man argument.

Literally any time the topic has come up, you have tons of people saying ban away in the name of freeing the oppressed women.

I am not a fan of burqas, I think they're weird and tbh kind of creepy, but you can't give someone freedom by telling them what they can't wear. A free society, which almost everyone seems to want here, is not one that goes around telling women what they should do, yet every single time this comes up, people think it's "upholding western values" to ban such items of clothing.