Won't somebody please think of the children? Adult Store opens in Drumcondra

Muahahaha · 22-06-2015 02:41PM #1

The owners of the online shop Playblue have opened a bricks and mortar shop in Drumcondra right opposite to a boys primary school. RTE News sent cameras down and there was dozens of concerned parents protesting outside, backed up by FG politicians. They're outraged that an adult shop is setting up so close to a school and want it shut down. The shop owner responds to them by saying there is nothing in his shop that cannot be found by any child on a smartphone.
Drumcondra is home to the Archbishop of Dublin and much of the senior Catholic clergy, I'm sticking the popcorn on for this one :pac:

rubadub · 22-06-2015 02:44PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

Drumcondra is home to the Archbishop of Dublin and much of the senior Catholic clergy

Good customer base so.

ForstalDave · 22-06-2015 02:47PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

The owners of the online shop Playblue have opened a bricks and mortar shop in Drumcondra right opposite to a boys primary school. RTE News sent cameras down and there was dozens of concerned parents protesting outside, backed up by FG politicians. They're outraged that an adult shop is setting up so close to a school and want it shut down. The shop owner responds to them by saying there is nothing in his shop that cannot be found by any child on a smartphone.
Drumcondra is home to the Archbishop of Dublin and much of the senior Catholic clergy, I'm sticking the popcorn on for this one :pac:

Do you have the address and product list to hand by anychance?

But really do the parents not realise protesting to just going to alert the kids to the fact it is there

eviltwin · 22-06-2015 02:50PM

Adult shops tend to be very discrete looking from the outside, the name is very innocuous....unless they have dildos and porn mags in the window I don't see the problem. Drawing attention to it in this way just makes it worse.

arayess · 22-06-2015 02:50PM

if anything we should have more sex shops and normalise sex in society.

clearly leave it 18s to enter but I think it would be better if sex was seen as a normal thing and not something secretive and down dark alleys.

daisybelle2008 · 22-06-2015 02:50PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

The owners of the online shop Playblue have opened a bricks and mortar shop in Drumcondra right opposite to a boys primary school. RTE News sent cameras down and there was dozens of concerned parents protesting outside, backed up by FG politicians. They're outraged that an adult shop is setting up so close to a school and want it shut down. The shop owner responds to them by saying there is nothing in his shop that cannot be found by any child on a smartphone.
Drumcondra is home to the Archbishop of Dublin and much of the senior Catholic clergy, I'm sticking the popcorn on for this one :pac:

Don't see the issue with the boys primary school, it's not as if they are going to serve them! Sex shops exist, you can't protect them from their exisistence.

The_Valeyard · 22-06-2015 02:51PM

ForstalDave wrote: »

just going to alert the kids to the fact it is there

The ball gag wearing manikin with the giant vibrating purple dildo in the window will probably do that.

22-06-2015 02:51PM

I wonder if it is good. Anne Summers is extremely overrated and expensive. Good to see more opening up.

darkpagandeath · 22-06-2015 02:53PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

The owners of the online shop Playblue have opened a bricks and mortar shop in Drumcondra right opposite to a boys primary school. RTE News sent cameras down and there was dozens of concerned parents protesting outside, backed up by FG politicians. They're outraged that an adult shop is setting up so close to a school and want it shut down. The shop owner responds to them by saying there is nothing in his shop that cannot be found by any child on a smartphone.
Drumcondra is home to the Archbishop of Dublin and much of the senior Catholic clergy, I'm sticking the popcorn on for this one :pac:

I would wager people from the church are more lightly to do things to children than a sex shop. Maybe they should worry more about the members in there. Not like there is a history or anything.

pmasterson95 · 22-06-2015 03:03PM

1. Sex shop could lead to the creation of more children.
2. More children produced means more pupils for the school.
3. More pupils means school stays open.
4. School staying open means kids get educated.

So yes OP the sex shop does think of Children.

Harry Palmr · 22-06-2015 03:04PM

Is it 1990?

Enjoy Heroin Responsibly · 22-06-2015 03:09PM

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Don't see the issue with the boys primary school, it's not as if they are going to serve them! .

If it was an off licence nobody would bat an eyelid.

We live in a somewhat strange society ?

gramar · 22-06-2015 03:09PM

None of these parents have had sex of course. Oh wait...parents did you say?

steddyeddy · 22-06-2015 03:11PM

People aren't really protesting are they??

c_man · 22-06-2015 03:12PM

I'm just totting up how many schools are within a stone's throw of a drinking premises that I know of offhand...

darkpagandeath · 22-06-2015 03:13PM

If these people had their way the laundries would still be open.

valoren · 22-06-2015 03:16PM

The Streisand Effect working well

NachoBusiness · 22-06-2015 03:21PM

Who buys porn in a shop these days ffs.

Even costumes, dildos and the like I would imagine people would prefer to buy online.

I'm surprised they make any money at all.

Samaris · 22-06-2015 03:32PM

I'm inclined to think that maaaybe opening it directly across the road from a boys' school isn't the best idea in the world, if only because the prospect of being catcalled by a bunch of young eejits for going in would seem to be rather offputting. Not to mention having to chase out youngsters every so often.

From the point of view of the school, yeah, I can see why they'd be a bit pissed off by it too. Adult shops tends to add an extra layer of seediness to an area (probably not least because they tend to be OPENED in relatively seedy areas in the first place) so it's not the best message to be sending to prospective parents.

I don't think it's going to particularly harm or traumatise little William or Jimmy though.

Medusa22 · 22-06-2015 03:33PM

Some people just need a cause to be outraged about. I doubt the children will even notice or pay attention to the shop, it is usually some of the self-righteous parents who make a fuss even though the children remain unaffected.

Nodster · 22-06-2015 03:42PM

eviltwin wrote: »

Adult shops tend to be very discrete looking from the outside, the name is very innocuous....unless they have dildos and porn mags in the window I don't see the problem. Drawing attention to it in this way just makes it worse.

.....you'd be morto if you saw some of the shop window displays in the Castro district of San Francisco :eek:

gramar · 22-06-2015 03:46PM

There is no way a school should be across the road from that type of establishment. Close the school I say.

jimgoose · 22-06-2015 03:49PM

As far as I'm concerned both schools and sex-shops lower the tone of the place. Burn both of 'em out, I sez.

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-06-2015 04:01PM

thats Berties old constituency office

CFlat · 22-06-2015 04:12PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

thats Berties old constituency office

So many dildo jokes, so little time.

diomed · 22-06-2015 04:17PM

Adults in Drumcondra. That's newsworthy?

jimgoose · 22-06-2015 04:19PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

thats Berties old constituency office

Ah yes. To dust off PJ Mara's wonderful term, the Cliterati! :pac:

murpho999 · 22-06-2015 04:21PM

What are people protesting about here?

What do they expect their precious children to be exposed too.

They are all looking at as much porn as they want on the internet so they will have no need for this shop.

Catholic Ireland really needs to grow up and rid itself of it's 'sex is shameful' hang ups.

Pumpkinseeds · 22-06-2015 04:56PM

Anyone remember the outrage when they opened the first sex shop in Limerick? Crowds in the street praying etc.:D The same god botherers probably hadn't had a decent seeing to for decades.

22-06-2015 04:58PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Anyone remember the outrage when they opened the first sex shop in Limerick? Crowds in the street praying etc.:D The same god botherers probably hadn't had a decent seeing to for decades.

My aunt opened up the first family planning clinic in the West, operating it out of the house herself and her-then husband lived in. She once told us that they had people outside their house on a daily basis doing the rosary.

bb1234567 · 22-06-2015 04:59PM

Who cares? Most adult shops Ive seen have covered front facade windows so you can't see inside, and also have a secure door with a bell so you can be buzzed in. Its not like 9 year olds are gonna be walking into it

Won't somebody please think of the children? Adult Store opens in Drumcondra

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