Kmart promotes abstinence pants.
Jessica Valenti points out that retail chain Kmart has begun selling abstinence-gear for juniors:
The description for the products reads, “Whether she is lounging around the house, going to practice, or doing her chores. These soft athletic style crop pants will keep her comfy.” One Feministing commenter adds, “Because nothing says ‘I plan not to have sex until marriage’ like plastering text across your ass.”
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“True love” ‘waits’ ?
What if you truly love getting laid ?
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:49 pmSide note: True Love Waits would be an awesome name for a Tom Waits tribute band.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 pm**snort**
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:51 pmWhat’s love got to do with it? ;)
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 pmOh yeah, those will totally work… Sheesh!
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:53 pmFer cryin’ out loud. This goes beyond being ridculous.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:53 pmI’m sure this little quote is all it will take to help them overcome their raging teenage hormones.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pmI expect that we’ll soon see a junior wearing those “True Love Waits” sweats with a portion of a tattoo peaking out from underneath.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pmJust like Abstinence only programs in high school totally work.
I had two kids in one class of twenty students last year who were parents at age 18. When I asked them if they’d ever heard of birth control, they said “They don’t tell us about that.” Well, what about your parents?
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pmTHIS is their idea of birth control..?
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pmIn the United States, the teen pregnancy rate is more than nine times higher than that in the Netherlands, nearly four times higher than the rate in France, and nearly five times higher than that in Germany.
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/ PUBLICATIONS/ factsheet/ fsest.htm
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:57 pmZooey Says:
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What’s love got to do with it? ;)
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Because it’ll avoid an ass-whipping dished out by Ike Turner ?
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:57 pmBesides - those pants don’t say “true love.” If you look closely, you can see that they say “to blathe,” and we all know “to blathe” means “to bluff.”
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 pmha ha
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 pmnwmuse Says:
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THIS is their idea of birth control..?
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
No
For that , they sell masks to be worn by all females with the spitting image of Chimpy’s mother ‘gracing’ it ………….
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 pmrteolis Says:
I expect that we’ll soon see a junior wearing those “True Love Waits” sweats with a portion of a tattoo peaking out from underneath.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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This logo would make for a quite ironic Tramp Stamp…
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 pmLove may wait, but not having sex goes against the laws of nature. Get it on!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 pmOne Feministing commenter adds, “Because nothing says ‘I plan not to have sex until marriage’ like plastering text across your ass.”
I do have to say that they would definitely work for me - but if I saw a grown man wearing them… Ugh!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 pmhussein toasterhead Says:
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Besides - those pants don’t say “true love.” If you look closely, you can see that they say “to blathe,” and we all know “to blathe” means “to bluff.”
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
I’ll explain and I’ll use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon ………….
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 pmSill? Sure. But no more silly than the countless other flirtatious Lolita wear.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 pmThat’s just great. Put the cutesy words and art right on the spot every red blooded american teenager is most obsessed with.
Didn’t anyone ever tell Kmart that boys are going to say anything to see those pants crumpled in the corner of the room.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 pmI guess they’re baggy enough to cover a chastity belt.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pmMade in China, perhaps? I posted this on the thread below…
…Owed to China - (Neocon tribute)
Your Flag pins are cheap,
We wear them with pride.
We never did serve,
We chose to hide.
The Olympics you’ll host
With fanfare and lights
We’ll send our President
(Don’t mention Human Rights)
The Games will begin
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:06 pmAll athletics and class
But don’t send us a bill
‘Cause you own our ass!
I don’t see why anyone would have a problem with this. It’s a product that will sell or not. If you don’t want it, don’t buy it.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 pmAttention K-Mart virgins!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:12 pmGives a whole new meaning to ‘Blue Light’ special!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:13 pm.
These garments are aimed at the girls…
Why NOT the boys?
Because we all know good girls are wholesome, pure, unspoiled; unadulterated. And boys are expected to be well versed on how to find a clitoris…
.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:13 pmShould you care to send an email to Kmart and ask them when they, oh… I don’t know… have the shorts with a safe sex message on them, too (may I suggest, “smart girls use protection”), here you go:
http://www.kmartcorp.com/ cust_service/ cust_intro_email.stm
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 pmand the room went blue.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 pmZooey Says: What’s love got to do with it? ;)
This I agree with Zooey, love is a four letter word while sex is only three.
Does anyone know the name of and have a you tube link to the song that had the line “and then you go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like I love you”?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:15 pmVA Voter Says:
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I don’t see why anyone would have a problem with this. It’s a product that will sell or not. If you don’t want it, don’t buy it.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Insipid piss like this should be sold at churches and nowhere else ; you need to go to a ’specialty’ store or have a shirt custom made if it is overly-graphic in nature.
This is as overly-graphic as it gets ; in fact , it’s downright repugnant ………….
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:15 pm“You people are full of hate!!!!!!!!”
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:17 pm~VA Voter
Saint Augustine Says:
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Zooey Says: What’s love got to do with it? ;)
This I agree with Zooey, love is a four letter word while sex is only three.
Does anyone know the name of and have a you tube link to the song that had the line “and then you go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like I love you”?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Isn’t the name of that song “Something Stupid” ?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:18 pmHow is telling a lie “news”? Oh wait, you watch faux….never mind.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:18 pmbandwagon Says:
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What a crappy idea. Promoting sexual responsibility should be outlawed. I guess when you can’t report real news you get these articles. Maybe you should consider some news about the crumbing Democratic Party. Just an idea.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
As opposed to the “juggernaut” GOP , which has lost 3 straight special elections in areas that were decidely considered “red areas” , eh dipshit ?
Sexual responsibility should be promoted by family members , friends , peers and churches ; not a store ……….
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:20 pmShhhhhh, don’t let facts and reality stop a good hissy fit!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:21 pmI first thought this was a post about Radiohead (they have a great song called “True Love Waits”). Lyrics:
I’ll drown my beliefs
To have you be in peace
I’ll dress like your niece
To wash your swollen feet
Just don’t leave, don’t leave
And true love waits
In haunted attics
And true love wins
On lollipops and crisps
Just don’t leave, don’t leave
I’m not living
I’m just killing time
Your tiny hands
Your crazy kiss and smile
Just lonely, lonely..
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:22 pmJust lonely, lonely..
bandwagon Says: What a crappy idea. Promoting sexual responsibility should be outlawed. I guess when you can’t report real news you get these articles. Maybe you should consider some news about the crumbing Democratic Party. Just an idea.
You think this is promoting sexual responsibility? LOL
Then please explain this: In the United States, the teen birth rate is nearly 11 times higher than that of the Netherlands, nearly five times higher than the rate in France, and nearly four times higher than that in Germany.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 pmSeeing abstinence text shorts make me wanna have hot steamy sex. rawr.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:25 pmDoes it come with a scarlet sash?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:25 pmHow about news like <ahref=”http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?thisid=080602124328.f6eyi8y1&show_article=1″>
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:25 pmThis is mind-boggling. Is there NOTHING that somebody won’t come along and try to make a buck off of?
I have a feeling these aren’t going to be all that popular — I don’t know that there are too many teenage girls who would wear them. Those who DO want to call attention to their sexuality want to send an entirely different message.
But those girls who want to advertise their virginity, fine. However, as a feminist, I am offended that these garments are only for girls, with the implication that sexual responsibility rests solely with the female of the species.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm“Because nothing says ‘I plan not to have sex until marriage’ like plastering text across your ass.”
well, yea, but it’s pretty obvious what those who wear “JUICY”
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:27 pmacross their arse have in mind…
look, over there, Tatum O’neal got busted in a crack buy!!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 pmIt’s not about girls wearing them, but about their parents and grandparents buying them… It’s all about the sale.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 pmO/T: Bo Diddley dead at 79
On/Topic: The reich-wingers and Hillary are blaming Obama’s former pastor for his death.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:29 pmWow banwagon. You don’t see that the 1st rule of real estate is being used here? Location, Location, Location. It’s not the message of abstinence. It’s the location. It’s marketing and nothing more. Riding on a delusional belief that this will aid in the never ending battle against immorality you are simply wrong. You are exactly what the target market is.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:30 pmDo these come in styles for boys? Somehow, I think not.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:31 pmK-Mart may be selling but I don’t see too many teenagers wearing them, unless they’re very thin and their black or red thongs show through.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:32 pmThanks MCMetal that’s it and here’s a link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIwjosoQlIw
I wonder if the True Love Waits on the butt of the pants was meant for all those young college republicans who like the back door. The other logo is obviously directed to the gay community with the little rainbow.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:32 pmIt will ether sell or not. What’s the issue?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
However, as a feminist, I am offended that these garments are only for girls, with the implication that sexual responsibility rests solely with the female of the species.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
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Ok, it’s real simple, see:
Boys have a God-stick.
Girls have a shame-cave.
What more do you need to know?
(Joke © 2008 Jon Stewart)
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 pmI imagine the commercial will be something like…
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:35 pmTeen Girl:”We were, like, totally gonna do it in the back of my boyfriend’s parent’s Toyota Previa… but then as he went to slide off my shorts we both read the message at the same time and it was like, I dunno, like somebody was giving us a message to wait…”
Teen Boy:”Yeah, it was powerful…”
Voice-over:”This couple saved from themselves by “Abstinence Pants”
Teen Boy:”Next weekend we’re going camping at the lake and my cousin said he could score us some Boone’s… so that’ll be like way more romantic…”
Teen Girl:”I’m so glad we decided to wait…”
Voice-over:”Do you have Abstinece in your pants?”
Do these come in maternity sizes, too?
PEACE
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pmDumb question about the grey pants:
The slogan is printed on the derrier. Wouldn’t that tend to draw people’s eyes to the derrier.
Do teenage boys need encouragement to look at derriers ?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pmObviously there’s no issue, you sh*tkickers learn everything you know at K-Mart and Walmart. It’s tough that they made it hard for you all to get your meth ingredients there now. Must be a real setback to the cause.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pmVA Voter Says: It will ether sell or not. What’s the issue?
Besides sexism? Irrational right-wing tactics.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pmThat is hilarious.
Abstinence promotion won’t stop premarital sex, but, at least someones making money selling shorts.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 pmThis is hilarious.
True love may wait, but, horned up teenagers probably won’t!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:39 pmbandwagon, have you ever heard of “per capita”? Oh, they don’t sell the big words at K-Mart, do they?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:39 pmSemi-random thoughts about this thread:
K-Street Mart?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:40 pmAbstinence-shorts make the heart (or other organ) grow fonder.
IOKICDI (It’s okay if corporations do “it”.)
Some people get ON the bandwagon. Some get run over BY it.
At the University of Massachusetts they used to sell women’s running shorts that said “UMass” on the back, or maybe it said “Ummmm…ass” I can’t remember.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:40 pmCan’t you hear the guys now? “Don’t worry Sweet Thing - I don’t love you, I just want to get busy!”
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:40 pmbandwagon Says: France has a population of 40,000,000 Germany 82,000,000 Netherlands 16,000,000 USA 300,000,000 we have roughly 162,000,000 more people than all of these countries combine. What’s your comparison?
Did you not pass third grade math when they taught percentages? These are percentages. Can you google the word, or you need help?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:40 pmFrance has a population of 40,000,000 Germany 82,000,000 Netherlands 16,000,000 USA 300,000,000 we have roughly 162,000,000 more people than all of these countries combine. What’s your comparison?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 pmUh, that’s why unbeleivable said the rate was 11x higher… the numbers themselves will reflect the relative populations…
I’m getting some t shirts put together to accompany these. I’m thinking tiny pink tank tops. Any slogan ideas to keep the abstinence movement thrusting forward?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 pmbandwagon at least is living up to his moniker. Not an original thought
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 pmAny slogan ideas to keep the abstinence movement thrusting forward?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 pmDry hump for Jesus?
bandwagon - try this:
Out of 1,000 teenage women in the United States 79.8 got pregnant.
Out of 1,000 teenage women in the France 20.2 got pregnant.
Out of 1,000 teenage women in the Germany 16.1 got pregnant.
Out of 1,000 teenage women in the Netherlands 8.7 got pregnant.
Capisce?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:44 pmbandwagon Says:
France has a population of 40,000,000 Germany 82,000,000 Netherlands 16,000,000 USA 300,000,000 we have roughly 162,000,000 more people than all of these countries combine. What’s your comparison?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
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You do know what a rate is, right?
Since you obviously don’t, I’ll explain. A pregnancy rate of 79.8 per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19 means that out of every 1,000 women aged 15-19, 79.8 of them are pregnant or have been. When the rate is 20.2, then 20.2 out of every 1,000 are or have been pregnant.
So it doesn’t matter that the U.S. population is higher than the French population. If the populations were all equal, the U.S. would have roughly four times as many pregnant teenagers as France.
Any questions?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:45 pmhellinabucket Says: I’m getting some t shirts put together to accompany these. I’m thinking tiny pink tank tops. Any slogan ideas to keep the abstinence movement thrusting forward?
“Like a Virgin”
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pmbelac, I laughed out loud. Thanks.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pmBut they don’t say anything against manual manipulation do they?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm.
What’s next… The K-Mart Burka?
Because we all know, your daughter’s virginity depends upon protecting her from uncontrollable male urges.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 pmI think that’s the last we’ll see of bandwagon in this thread. LOL
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 pmi don’t think that anyone noticed that these aren’t dumpy old sweats, they’re athletic style crop pants–which typically drop the waist at least a few inches (i ain’t no fashion maven, though). so sex up the pants and then slap on the abstinence text. talk about your mixed message.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:49 pmReich-wingers get their sexual-education at K-Mart. Comical.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:49 pmPerhaps not…
bandwagon - do you understand the statistics now?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm“Abstinence only programs” are like “true love” in that they both are just fancy names for false ideals.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm“hellinabucket Says:
I’m getting some t shirts put together to accompany these. I’m thinking tiny pink tank tops. Any slogan ideas to keep the abstinence movement thrusting forward?”
Kinky Freidman had a line in song that went:
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm“Eatin aint Cheatin”
I grew up in MN and attended many Christian summer camps because my best friend was born-again and he wanted me to suffer with him and I can tell you that the kid’s at those camps were getting more action than I would see for some time… Drinking, Drugs and Making-out were the order of the day.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:51 pmMy parent’s are both ex-hippie professors who were always open and honest with me about Drugs, Alchohol and Sex… and I abstained from all of those until I was 18 because I was so worried I might disappoint them.
That was pretty standard for the children of the faculty in this small Midwestern town, we were all way less wild than the kids in the church groups… and seemed to be happier, too.
Max-1 Says:
What’s next… The K-Mart Burka?
Because we all know, your daughter’s virginity depends upon protecting her from uncontrollable male urges.
Well as long as they have that pretty rainbow on it…
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 pmwell, it’s funny. but don’t jump to conclusions. the font and art are totally different than the abstinance group uses, and “true love waits” is also a very sweet, haunting song by radiohead. some of the market for these clothes may just be the right age to know that.
just sayin’.
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I’ll drown my beliefs
To have you be in peace
I’ll dress like your niece
To wash your swollen feet
Just don’t leave, don’t leave
And true love waits
In haunted attics
And true love wins
On lollipops and crisps
Just don’t leave, don’t leave
I’m not living
I’m just killing time
Your tiny hands
Your crazy kiss and smile
Just lonely, lonely
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 pmJust lonely, lonely
I’m waiting for bandwagon to acknowledge his/her error on the teen pregnancy rates.
Waiting….
Waiting…..
waiti….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 pmbandwagon is probably rogers. “They” have zero comprehension for data, statistics, reality, and facts.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 pmbobcat_grad Says:
I’m waiting for bandwagon to acknowledge his/her error on the teen pregnancy rates.
The problem is it’s not an error if it’s a conservative yahoo who makes it, They only “mispeak”, “have a larger truth”, “you’re a dirty commie” etc.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 pmbandwagon misses the bus on this. It’s not the message. The ones that decided to put that on the sweats have no vested interest in abstinence. An argument could be made that they would benefit from promiscuity. More people means more crap to be sold.
Kmart has as much an interest in abstinence as Bush has/had about finding OBL and AQ (remember that pitiful video clip of him looking for AQ in the oval office. looking under the desk saying “no, not in here”.
Now, down to business. How many t-shirts of “Dry hump for Jesus” can I put you down for? Perfect for groups. Buy 10 for the upcoming Cheerleader carwash. What a great way to spread abstinence.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:55 pmThe herr dubyah-supported abstinence “education” program has been an abysmal failure. Fact
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:56 pmbelac - the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest!
I had a college roommate whose father was from Germany, so she grew with wine. I never once saw her drunk. She would drink a little, but never got drunk because she didn’t see alcohol like the rest of us who grew up in families where it was verbotten.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:56 pmoops, never mind. i missed the “Bold abstinence screen print
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm” description on k-mart’s site. mea culpa.
This is sort of like walt Disney comics–not something kids would buy for themselves, but ideal for adults to buy for them.
Of course, it’s just become a ‘must buy’ item for every porn star in the Western World. How soon before the first pictorial?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pmfunny stuff here today. With a name like Kinky what would you expect. Damn good stuff.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pmLOL, another cowardly right-winger pretending not to know the difference between what “should” happen and what should be mandated by law.
Put another way:
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 pmbandwagon SHOULD get a clue, but we don’t support a law requiring him to.
People, teen abstinence is not about preventing sex before marriage; it’s about making healthy young people as screwed up and hypocritical about sex as our Republican and Christian leaders. Now let us bow our heads and not be too obvious about staring at Mindy’s boobs…
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 pmWow, that’s 338%. Back in my day we only had 100%, you racist dipsh*t.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 pmbandwagon Says:
Pregnancy rates per 1000 USA
Whites 55 %
Blacks 151 %
Hispanic’s 132 %
Wow! REALLY? Man, African Americans and Hispanics are really talented. For every 1000 black women, 1510 get pregnant. And for every 1000 Hispanic women, 1320 get pregant.
Thanks for enlightening us, band. That was really useful information, well thought out, and completely relevant to the topic.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:01 pmhellinabucket Says: Now, down to business. How many t-shirts of “Dry hump for Jesus” can I put you down for? Perfect for groups. Buy 10 for the upcoming Cheerleader carwash. What a great way to spread abstinence.
I’m sure K-Mart also sells iron on transfers. Wal-Mart does. I just made up a bunch on Photoshop and have a brand new collection of freethinker t-shirts. They are about $8 for 5 8.5 x 11 sheets. Not as good as silk screening, of course.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:01 pmOh, yeah, True Love Waits - but teen girls can give head NOW.
*eyeroll*
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:03 pmI got my knife skills from the democratic party. No, thank you!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:03 pmWhat?!?
bandwagon Says: Pregnancy rates per 1000 USA
Whites 55 %
Blacks 151 %
Hispanic’s 132 %
I know you’re trying to be funny, (which you’re not because it’s derogatory), but just grow up already and admit that you read the statistics wrong.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 pmThat’s funny, you think you have “skills”.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 pmSorry to be OT, but General Sanchez how has a “Bush screwed up Iraq” book out:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2008/ 06/ 02/ general-ricardo-sanchezs_n_104664.html
How many such tomes will there be before November? (Not enough)
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:08 pmToo funny bobcat_grad!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:10 pmMy buddy likes to say he was trained to use a knife by the CIA… of course, he means the Culinary Institute of America so it’s borderline funny…
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 pmgetting your knife skills from the democratic party, however, is just weak… and incomprehensible…
much like substituting slogans and abstinence for actual sex education- probably about as effective, as well.
#13, hussein toasterhead Says:
Besides - those pants don’t say “true love.” If you look closely, you can see that they say “to blathe,” and we all know “to blathe” means “to bluff.”
Nice Princess Bride reference.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 pmI wonder if they’ll come out with a line of “no whackin it EVER” clothing :)~
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:14 pmPromoting sexual abstinence by printing lame slogans on sleepwear is a super idea.
Nothing contradictory about that at all. Maybe the next step is “True Love Waits” push-up bras.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 pmI learned my knife skills at sea but brother was CIA trained. Belac what years was your buddy there?
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 pmBelac what years was your buddy there?
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:20 pmHe graduated just over two years ago… don’t know when he started- I could ask him…
Those items pictured look very comfortable. They look like they would fit a pregnant teen perfectly. Since the odds are that one in four of the purchasers of this item will get pregnant (or an STD) all they have to do is embroider “for no one” at the end.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:20 pmHere’s a real weird idea: Instead of Kmart making money off little girls and boys, why not let the parents of those kids get involved? It kinda soulds like an area that, ya know, parents may want to be a part. How many kids are going to get beat up wearing stuff like this? The right siders are soooo funny. Nothing like clothing to turn off those pesky hormones.
BTW, the south - a GOP stronghold - has the highest number of divorces, out of wedlock births, abortions, and domestic abuse cases. I am not sure we want to take too many lessons from these folks.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm“Because nothing says ‘I plan not to have sex until marriage’ like plastering text across your ass.”
In case no one noticed, those stencils are not “across the butt”, they’re across the crotch. (note the drawstring doesn’t go in the rear).
“Because nothing says ‘I plan not to have sex until marriage’ like plastering text across your CROTCH.”
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:23 pmLet me offer a little clarity on the knife bit. I was referring to how they divide and cut the primary elections by demographics etc.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 pmWell if you really wanna learn ’bout Gerrymandering- ya should talk to the boys on the Republican side of the aisle down in the Texas legislature- those boys can draw you a district that looks like a snake, smells like a mule and makes as much sense as a bandwagon…
Really belac, bandwagon thinks that it the Democrats that did all the redistricting, what an idiot.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:27 pmDamn, I recently sold my Chastity Belt and my Cod Piece. I never knew they were gonna make a comeback. I never was much good at picking the next big thing, sigh….
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm“Because nothing says ‘I plan not to have sex until marriage’ like plastering text across your ass.”
**snort**
Hahahahahahahaha
Now that was funny as hell.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:30 pmbelac,
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:30 pmthey wouldn’t have crossed paths then as he graduated the year before that jackass Emeril.
How can you read the text on these when they’re crumpled up on the floor and kicked into the corner of the room?
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:30 pmbandwagon Says:
Pregnancy rates per 1000 USA
Whites 55 %
Blacks 151 %
Hispanic’s 132 %
And that was even funnier.
Did you learn math from a Republican teacher by chance?
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:33 pmHilarious
dbadass,
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:39 pmOh Bam!
I mean, damn…
As long as these pants can’t be removed, and they have automatic elasticity that tightens up so the groin area is impenetrable, I don’t see this as a real solution..
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:40 pmI mean, honestly, I thought the pants and shirts chains like JC Penney were selling of the opposite nature were just as nuts.
Shit like, “When your boyfriend kisses you, he’s thinking about me.” And that’s just off the top of my head… certainly tamer than the ones I remember seeing. All of this stuff was surrounded by clothes for kids 12 to 16 or so.
I think all of it is bizarre and disgusting.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 pmThis was a good read.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:49 pmHave you seen the people who shop at KMart? I think they SHOULD abstain.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:05 pmVA Voter Says:
This was a good read
Nice try…Looking back on the last 7+ years, the one thing missing from the administration has always been the truth. You cannot suggest your silly ’stories’ without reviewing your king’s behavior. Yeah, Yoo was honest, Cheney is honest, Bush; yeah he is honest, Condi Rice; you bet - lots of honesty there…Geez, come on troll, you can do better than that, right?
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pmI have a horrible feeling that in the next couple of years, we’ll be seeing Will Farrell in a pair of these pants. Ewww…
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:12 pmIs it really abstinence? I mean if I see “True Love Waits” across the behind or in front of the pants on a hot chick (excuse me for being a guy), I could interpret it as awaiting my love at that moment or soon thereafter. (was that crass?)
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:35 pmYou should read a little more than the headline.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pmOkay, I’m a little late to this party (busy day), and haven’t read the entire posts (so if someone mentioned this, I apologize), but these nice little ditties are printed right where the “privies” are at.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:37 pmSo, imagine a teenager (or hell, for that matter, an adult), starring lustfully at a pair of t-shirt covered breasts, or a nice set of buns with “Love Can Wait” words across them.
Doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose?
This country is so damn gun shy in regards to the natural instinct of sex, why even promote “abstinence”? Wouldn’t it have been more effective by marketing hats, or full length dresses with words on the sleeves?
Of course, some are offended by the copyrighted “Porn Star” strategically placed on clothing, but the same area that states “Love Can Wait” does not?
Damn, I’m confused.
True Love Waits written right above a “camel toe”.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:51 pmYeah, that will definitely deter a horny teen aged boy from “immoral” thoughts.
PFFFT!!!
bandwagon how many Americans does it take to impregnate a woman from the Netherlands?
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:07 pmThe Netherlands probably has the most sensible sex ed media too.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:40 pmThey basically tell teenagers, “Look, we know you are horny and are going to have sex. Here is how to not get pregnant or get STDs.”
I waited…until I found that stripper in Tijuana who was just right! Hah ha! Puns.
Abstinence = ear sex
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:53 pmbandwagon Says:
Pregnancy rates per 1000 USA
Whites 55 %
Blacks 151 %
Hispanic’s 132 %
And that was even funnier.
Did you learn math from a Republican teacher by chance?
Nope. Homeschooled all the way, baby!!
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:57 pmfor the record:
true love waits is also a song by radiohead:
here are the lyrics:
I’ll drown my beliefs
to have you be in peace
iI’ll dress like your niece
and wash your swollen feet
just don’t leave
don’t leave
and true love waits
in haunted attics
and true love lives
on lollipops and crisps
just don’t leave
don’t leave
i’m not living, i’m just killing time
your tiny hands, your crazy-kitten smile
just don’t leave
don’t leave
read into into it as you will
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:21 pmDamn, these things sure do have the special K-Mart look. Poor use of color, dumb font, cheap ass fabrics. Nothing says a can only let you finger me while I blow you like cheap ass textiles
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:21 pmClinton helped legitimize oral sex. In which I am happy about.
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:32 pmJust because some old, crusty and frigid Republicans can’t get any moderate-to-good sex for under $500 an hour doesn’t mean they should screw with teenagers, whose hormones lead them to curious and awkward sexual experiences for free. Some of these teenagers need it or they might become the lunatic politicians of tomorrow. Or worse yet, they learn about the birds and the bees from their fraternity and sorority “brothers and sisters”. Nothing says “Hi Mom and Dad” like appearing on “Girls Gone Wild” or a porno.
Abstinence = Garbage Educational Policy 101
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:04 pmJust Scaming the Christians. It’s so EASY!
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 pmOh, I don’t know about that. I’ve always felt oral sex was a legitimate form of expressing one’s affection for another.
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:51 pmOh, and it might be worth noting that The Netherlands has legalized (and strictly controlled) prostitution. The sex worker industry works very hard to educate people about sexual issues and safety.
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:53 pmI thought Bill helped popularize chubby chasing more than oral sex. He made it much cooler to talk and be naughty to that young, slightly plump woman who you obsess over, but just don’t want to admit to it openly.
Then again, if Bill didn’t have Monica “shake on it” he would have saved himself a whole lot of trouble.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 pmI think that most people know me on this board as someone who at least tries to maintain a certain level of dignity and respect in her posts…but I have to say that at least in my opinion, this is utter tripe.
I can see I’m not the only one whose feminist sensibilities are offended by the fact that they only seem to be marketing these pants for girls (*bows to MissHusseinMolly*). If the people behind this campaign truly want to prevent teenage pregnancy, then they should be sending this message to the boys as well as the girls — because damn it, girls don’t get pregnant all by themselves!!!!
I do remember wondering recently how long it’s going to be before some chucklehead starts advocating the reintroduction of the chastity belt…because to my way of thinking, that’s just about the only thing at this point which is likely to have a high rate of success in preserving female virginity!
I have to agree with the posters who’ve already commented on the fact that the way in which the wording is placed on the pants — in big letters either across the backside and/or to one side of the crotch — is sending a very mixed message. Namely, “look but don’t touch”. For pity’s sake, why not simply make the message more honest — “Not Until Marriage”? Besides, if a girl doesn’t really see the point in preserving her virtue until marriage, a pair of pants isn’t likely to stand in her way — but if she does, then it’s her behavior and not necessarily her clothing which will prove that.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 pmYes, but for how long? Five minutes? Ten minutes? A half hour? Until the pizza arrives? Until her parents leave the house? Until after her pants are off?
If this is Walmsrt’s idea of a joke, it’s pretty good.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:17 pmI remember seeing a picture of an 17-18th century “ring” for boys with inward spikes, so that when they went to bed they’d be trained not to have “sensual” dreams. Ouch!
Now that can be repackaged in some way by some religious crackpot if they can push this abstinence crap as a legitimate educational tool. I agree with Bluestocking…it takes two to tango. Make a wrist-to-crotch shocker as a form to keep the boys in check. If the collar works for Poodles, make it work for Peter!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:54 pmIf these abstinence pants actually work. It will reduce the crazy religious rights future voters.
AMEN
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:05 amThose pants scream true love waits for vaginal penitration. but the mouth and the Ass are OK. Look for the loopholes.
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:59 pm