Isn't it refreshing to see vibrators instead of animal butchery?

[kimmerspixelated]

The personal massage ads sedate me a bit as compared to the instant on edge graphics that we used to have before. It's like suddenly we have this message..... MAKE LOVE not...war on animals...

;-) :rofl:

[southerncrone]

1. Agreed, kimmers!

Even if it's self-love! LOL
:fistbump:

[kimmerspixelated]

13. Heh! One must love oneself, before

moving on to be able to love others..
right?
:silly:

[southerncrone]

23. Right!

[japple]

15. Hey, self-love is better than NO love.

Actually, it's the best kind of love there is: to love oneself is the ultimate spiritual goal. We've all been so brainwashed into thinking that we're vain, sinful, egotistical, etc. if we love ourselves. I know that most churches, religions try to drum that out of everyone at an early age. But that is what we're all striving for, isn't it? Complete self-acceptance.

[BlueIris]

2. I really hate that ad. Not because of the vibrator, but because it reads,

"For empowered adults."

Not everyone likes those things or finds them necessary to obtain empowerment. The snide, judgmental tone of that thing dances on my last nerve every time I look at it.

So, um, yeah, I'd prefer the poor, suffering cow.

[kentauros]

5. I think it's a play on words,

with the fact that vibrators are powered.

Or you could block the ads, turn off images, or bookmark this forum so you don't have to go to the front pages at all ;)

[eilen]

3. In general, I am not offended by sex toys

however, it is not necessarily something I wish to see every time I open a page. Cedarcide or nutritional supplement advertisements would be a welcome change.

[get the red out]

4. Not offended but....

Either ad makes peaking in on DU at work additionally touchy, so to speak.

[Ricochet21]

6. Why hell yes

I'd rather see a charged up vibrator ready to go than some cow huddled in a corner or piece of awful dangling red meat.
I'll be haunted by that forever.

[I Have A Dream]

10. Absolutely.

:(

[kimmerspixelated]

12. DIdn't think of that. Good point. n/t

[japple]

7. Well, I guess this is really telling, but at first glance, I thought,

"My that's a nice garden trowel....oh, wait, that's not a garden trowel..." No, it's not a garden trowel, but I'll bet it could be a very handy tool to have in one's toolbox.

[kentauros]

9. Like, as a "seed planter/inserter"?

:rofl:

I was having to hold back my laughter here at work after reading your "confusion" as to whether it was a garden trowel or something else (try dibble) :P

[japple]

11. Now that's phallic as all get-out. I wouldn't have trouble knowing

the difference between a gardening tool like that and a sex tool, er, uh, toy. On the other hand, a dibble looks like a great garden implement to have around for planting time.

[kimmerspixelated]

14. Haha, At first I wasn't sure what it was until I read the words..

You're not alone Japple dear! (Maybe it WOULD make a good garden tool!) HAHAHA

[japple]

16. A battery-powered garden trowel!!! For those days when you

just want to garden instead of having sex!

[kimmerspixelated]

19. Hahaha!

ROFL! Or, for the menopausal woman, who is on the fence... naaaaa, I'll garden instead!

[WolverineDG]

8. Yes

it's funny to see who's all up in arms over that progressive vibrator ad, though.

dg

[japple]

17. :-)

n/t

[kentauros]

18. Well, if they colored it blue

and put a big "circled D" on it somewhere, maybe they wouldn't object so much :P

[WolverineDG]

20. I think the main reason they're "objecting" to the ad is

they aren't gettin' any. :P

dg

[kentauros]

21. Then maybe they need to support DU

and buy one! }(

[WolverineDG]

22. Two birds, one stone

easy peasy! }(

dg

[NJCher]

24. avoiding disturbing pictures

Some helpful advice from a former advertising person:

Flash Killer 1.3
Flashblock 1.5.14.2
NoScript 2.12.1rc1

and

Nuke Anything Enhanced 1.0.2

All are Firefox extensions.

When they ran the little calf and the red meat, I would always use Nuke Anything Enhanced.

Once you get rid of the ads, get in the habit of right-clicking on links and doing an "open in new tab" so you don't have to keep getting rid of the ads on the main page.


Cher

p.s. I got started with all these tools when Yahoo had an ad featuring ugly yellow teeth on their mail log-in page.