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58. And even more offensive pictures!

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 04:31 PM

Aug 2012

Gentlemen, don`t forget to be thoroughly offended. Only through penance can one lower ones erotoxins to less-than-fatal levels.

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Poll: Would anyone here object to or be offended by skimpy outfits on male volleyball team members? [View all] Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 OP

Doesn't bother me. rrneck Jul 2012 #1

Im interested in hearing you elaborate on that, if you want to. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #2

Same here. If I can get in a ten fingered hotspot rrneck Jul 2012 #3

Took a while, but here are my current (probably incoherent) thoughts on the subject. rrneck Aug 2012 #63

Really interesting post. It's gonna take me a while to sink my teeth into. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #65

Thank you. rrneck Aug 2012 #66

Nope ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #4

Where was the outrage... ZenLefty Jul 2012 #5

This loincloth offends me: Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #7

Doesn't look like much under that loincloth. ZenLefty Jul 2012 #9

If a military recruiter is nearby.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #39

Hey, at least it's him in his prime... ElboRuum Jul 2012 #22

Of course not.. Upton Jul 2012 #6

BUT right here on DU.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #12

This passes muster for what the law calls hifiguy Jul 2012 #18

Doesn't offend me, however . . . caseymoz Jul 2012 #8

I think the complexity begins and ends with the opaque and subjective definition of "empowerment" Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #10

On your title . . . caseymoz Jul 2012 #13

I must be crazy. ElboRuum Jul 2012 #14

If you have no choice . . . caseymoz Jul 2012 #15

I was going to go a point by point route with my post... ElboRuum Jul 2012 #16

Jefferson by way of Nietzsche . . . caseymoz Jul 2012 #17

Ugh. ElboRuum Jul 2012 #19

I stopped reading on the second paragraph caseymoz Jul 2012 #20

You know... ElboRuum Jul 2012 #25

Would you vote for someone just because they had been a neurosurgeon? TheKentuckian Jul 2012 #41

Fair rebuttal. caseymoz Jul 2012 #42

"Empowering"? I think it's reasonable to inquire as to the nature of that power. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #11

I'm not certain that stripping caseymoz Jul 2012 #21

It empowers one to extract currency from the audience's wallets. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #23

I know of very few who hold on to it. caseymoz Jul 2012 #24

The unattractive have no similar dilemma to resolve. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #32

Your last statement, it would seem so, right? caseymoz Jul 2012 #33

Their 1% er power derives from what they spend it on. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #35

*** Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #37

And if they spent their last penny on politics? caseymoz Aug 2012 #54

Whether it's empowering or not I think is very much dependent on the person 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #40

100% I agree with you. nt caseymoz Aug 2012 #55

Yes. Skimpy outfits without a purpose (like swimming/diving) have got to go. applegrove Jul 2012 #26

So you think they should play naked, then. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #27

Sexy is fine in advertising. Or on the beach. I just think something overtly sexy, like a bikini on applegrove Jul 2012 #28

One question. ElboRuum Jul 2012 #29

No. Neither the exposure of the male or female body is shameful. Depends how it is couched. In what applegrove Jul 2012 #30

In all seriousness, I agree that the primary function of a sport uniform should be utiltiarianism Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #31

Ok, just trying to suss out the meaning... ElboRuum Jul 2012 #34

2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover. For RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY! Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #36

Another one of those "it's ok when *we* do it" situations 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #38

Skimpier outfits on the men's volleyball team? Raster Jul 2012 #43

Case in point: 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #44

That excuse is for people who have enough education to string a lot of words together. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #46

Caption for Pic #2... "Hey, check out my wedgie!" OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #50

She is signaling her blocking position. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #69

I'm outraged. ZenLefty Aug 2012 #51

When I was a kid, I hated the Olympics. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #47

Okay, I FOUND A TRULY OFFENSIVE ONE! Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #48

It's not that bad. I only see one boob there. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #52

I see a giant ass. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #53

I'm offended that he got to meet my favorite Olympians and I didn't. At least yet. stevenleser Aug 2012 #57

faux second-wave outrage is really just jealousy. OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #49

I can't very well say 'Yes' seeing as how I have posted videos of skimpy clothed men stevenleser Aug 2012 #56

And even more offensive pictures! opiate69 Aug 2012 #58

but... but... Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #59

I suddenly have a strong urge to move to Brazil.... opiate69 Aug 2012 #60

They eat em in Thailand. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #61

Ditto that.... opiate69 Aug 2012 #62

I enjoy objectifying those women 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #64

But wait! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #67

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