amazon pulls offensive lady boy costume

Robsweezie · 20-10-2015 11:43PM #1

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 · 20-10-2015 11:45PM

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

NachoBusiness · 20-10-2015 11:46PM

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

Assetbacked · 20-10-2015 11:47PM

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 · 20-10-2015 11:50PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

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

Genuinely hilarious.

fleet_admiral · 20-10-2015 11:51PM

kneemos wrote: »

Genuinely hilarious.

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

biko · 21-10-2015 12:15AM

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

diddley · 21-10-2015 12:57AM

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

Billy86 · 21-10-2015 01:02AM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

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

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... willy.

BlaasForRafa · 21-10-2015 01:18AM

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

hatrickpatrick · 21-10-2015 02:00AM

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 · 21-10-2015 02:10AM

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 · 21-10-2015 02:12AM

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

FluffyAngel · 21-10-2015 02:20AM

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

The King of Moo · 21-10-2015 02:21AM

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 · 21-10-2015 02:22AM

Every year something like this comes up...

Amazon you scamp!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 21-10-2015 03:13AM

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 · 21-10-2015 06:30AM

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 · 21-10-2015 07:18AM

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 · 21-10-2015 07:41AM

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.

21-10-2015 08:00AM

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 · 21-10-2015 08:23AM

efb wrote: »

Every year something like this comes up...

Heh.

Boring username · 21-10-2015 09:00AM

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 · 21-10-2015 09:03AM

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..

21-10-2015 09:08AM

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 · 21-10-2015 09:10AM

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 · 21-10-2015 09:14AM

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 · 21-10-2015 09:22AM

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 · 21-10-2015 09:34AM

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

21-10-2015 09:35AM

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 · 21-10-2015 09:53AM

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?

amazon pulls offensive lady boy costume

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