“I don’t care if you have one rubber penis or you have 15,” he bellowed before the crowd. “If you have one, you are an SOB.” November 24, 2007 Jill I was thinking that would be the new Feministe mantra, but then I saw the word “rubber” in there. Damn.
the group threatened to film patrons who entered the racy retail outlet and post the pictures on a Web site. “Salt Lake City pervs.com,” sigh…the crazies strike again…
This HAS to be the best use I’ve ever seen of a quote taken out of context. And what an awesome quote to take out of context, it is 🙂
As the developer looked on, the group threatened to film patrons who entered the racy retail outlet and post the pictures on a Web site. “Salt Lake City pervs.com,” one man volunteered. … And get arrested for invasion of privacy. “This is just craziness. I’ve never done anything against the law, against the community, against anybody.” This is what is driving me crazy in my state of Tasmania. Developers are perfectly following the law, allowing heaps of time for people to make objections while the development is under review, but when they start building, people throw a shit and force them to change because oh gosh, they don’t like it! It’s ridiculous that law-abiding people get punished because of a bunch of idiots. Sixteen-year-olds, they said, easily could pass for 20 and slip into the adult section. Sugar House Park hosts too many kids activities – including a crammed fireworks show – and should not have to compete with risque retail. And surely, given the high-profile location, there could be a more palatable tenant. Because no adult store ever asks for photo ID. Because those 16-year-olds can never do that elsewhere. Because you can’t just tell your kid that it’s just a pretty clothing store for adults. Neighbors begged Hunt to reconsider, arguing such stores belong only in “seedy” areas. But the developer announced a long-term lease already has been signed. Because dammit, only we get to decide who gets to operate where! It’s not like it’s a free country or anything! “Our concerns are obviously our children.” Oh for god’s sake, your children will not be horribly corrupted by the mere existance of an adult store in the neighbourhood. It’s not like they’ll be lured in with candy. With all the fuss you’re kicking over it, it’s just drawing their attention to it.
“Over our dead bodies are they going to be selling rubber penises and movies with sexual penetration on our kids’ route to school,” These guys sure don’t have much faith in their kids!
Well, *somebody’s* kept that store in business for years. And once again, it’s women’s sexual pleasure that’s seen as a threat.
I was thinking that would be the new Feministe mantra, but then I saw the word “rubber” in there. Hey now. 😉
Because dammit, only we get to decide who gets to operate where! It’s not like it’s a free country or anything! Actually, one is not free to place any sort of business anywhere they want depending on the local zoning laws and the willingness of the local governments to enforce them. There are plenty of news stories about how zoning laws have been used and abused to keep out all sorts of “unsavory businesses” and people. In this case, I’m surprised they have not used zoning laws to prevent the store from being allowed to open in the first place considering all the fuss that’s being made…as many upper/upper-middle class suburbs have used zoning laws to prevent all sorts of “unsavory businesses” from opening in their town…or the residential parts to maintain the “wholesome” town image and thus, their real estate values. Considering the store has been operating in its old location for 2 decades without incident, that fuss is way out of proportion. It is certainly does not compare to the reasons why the residents of Boston’s Chinatown were angrily protesting the possible renewal of some “adult entertainment” establishments’ licenses in the “Combat Zone” around the year 2000 as they were found to be connected with criminal activities(i.e. Street fights, muggings, vandalism, drug dealing, etc) which adversely affected the local residents’ quality of life. There is also the history of racism and classism being critical reasons for the “Combat Zone” being placed there in the first place by the Boston municipal government despite objections from local residents after Scollay Square was redeveloped to house Boston’s municipal government offices sometime in the 1960’s.
Of course, when sex stores are seedy little holes in seedy locations then you end up with a situation where most women are too intimidated to go into them. It’s the mainstream places that sell to women. ( And the ways in which anxious men are frightened by penis shaped sex toys are just too Freudian to be hilarious. I wish they’d all get over themselves.)
So glad to not live in my home state anymore. Though it was completely wierd for me to move out of state and have sex stores everywhere 😛 The closest we had at home was something similar to this place.
“Actually, one is not free to place any sort of business anywhere they want depending on the local zoning laws and the willingness of the local governments to enforce them.” Yes, but one is generally quite free to lease to whoever one pleases absent zoning regulation violations or other local legal peculiarities. This tends not to sit well with the people mentioned above, who feel that they really ought to be able to refuse permission to occupy above and beyond the legal requirements if they don’t like something. Because, you see, it’s for the children.
And once again, the far right loonies are threatened by women getting sex toys and men getting porn. (sigh) When are we are gonna just pack all of them on a ship and send them to Indonesia or Iran?
Because dammit, only we get to decide who gets to operate where! It’s not like it’s a free country or anything! Blunderbuss, have you ever been to Salt Lake City? I’ve lived in some repressive shitholes, but man, from what I’ve heard, SLC takes the cake.
Dude, who uses rubber anymore? That shit soaks up lube like nobody’s business. Silicone and glass are where it’s at, baby. Rubber is for clothing, ya sillies. Not to mention I’m detecting a smidgen of classism here. “Seedy” parts? What’s seedy? Man, I thought Arkansas was bad. Remind me never to move to Utah.