[Wyatt]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6308419/

Yes, it's true. Mississippi has banned sex toys. You can buy a gun with basically no background check there, but god forbid you buy something that the resembles your favorite porn star's ass.

Originally Posted by Mississippi “A person commits the offense of distributing unlawful sexual devices when he knowingly sells, advertises, publishes or exhibits to any person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or offers to do so or possesses such devices with the intent to do so.”

Seriously, is there nothing more important for us to worry about? They still have hurricane cleanup to deal with, and the legislature is more concerned about how residents are getting themselves off.

[Mugge]

Mississippi = Middle east ?

[chucker]

Words fail me.

[psmith2.0]

Try harder.

[Dave]

Wow, that's nucking futs.

[chucker]

Originally Posted by Mugge Mississippi = Middle east ?

Well, they have yet to instate death penalty for converting to the Islam, right?

[ghoti]

That's not too far off, even. This reeks of Christian fundamentalism, like a lot of insanely stupid things that have been happening recently.

Here's some more from the article:

After all, it’s illegal in Mississippi to have sex with someone you’re not married to or to live with someone other than your spouse.

Talk about Middle Ages ... when will those lawmakers arrive in the 20th century?

[Mugge]

I hope theyr'e not quite as fanatical yet.

But someone definately needs to point it out for them!

[Dave]

Originally Posted by ghoti That's not too far off, even. This reeks of Christian fundamentalism, like a lot of insanely stupid things that have been happening recently.

I'm not sure the fundies would go this far. Even my Dad, who is almost as fundy as they come, would recognize that sex toys shouldn't be illegal.

[alcimedes]

Guess Carol's never going to visit Mississippi....

[ghoti]

Originally Posted by Dave I'm not sure the fundies would go this far. Even my Dad, who is almost as fundy as they come, would recognize that sex toys shouldn't be illegal.

Then your dad is a progressive fundamentalist . What else would be the motivation for this? The whole "sex is bad and dirty and yucky and you're going to go to hell if it gives you any pleasure" thing is clearly religious, and it's no secret which religion is ruling this country.

[psmith2.0]

Scientology? That spaghetti guy?

[709]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

crazychester gave me (and others) this for Christmas last year and it truly rocks.

[ghoti]

Hey, don't make fun of the FSM! You'll all be sorry when it comes back for its second helping ...

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by 709 Necessity is the mother of invention. crazychester gave me (and others) this for Christmas last year and it truly rocks.

lol, wow. That's a bit much.

You know, when I first started typing this thread, it was kind of a joke, but as I went on, I realized this whole thing is fucking scary. How can you possibly outlaw something like this? How can we have a government that's corrupt and backwards enough to do things like this?

Originally Posted by ghoti Hey, don't make fun of the FSM! You'll all be sorry when it comes back for its second helping ...

lol! Second helping? I love it!

[709]

Originally Posted by fcgriz lol, wow. That's a bit much.

Oh hell no. Fit that baby with a merkin and you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference.

[ghoti]

Originally Posted by fcgriz You know, when I first started typing this thread, it was kind of a joke, but as I went on, I realized this whole thing is fucking scary. How can you possibly outlaw something like this? How can we have a government that's corrupt and backwards enough to do things like this?

Exactly. And I'm serious about religion taking over politics. There is no single speech by a politician these days that doesn't involve some religious statement. And they are all falling over themselves to cater to the various Christian groups. This is a very dangerous development, and also of course makes it so much easier for Islamist fundamentalists to recruit people - because they're not just fighting a country, they're fighting a religion.

There's a very interesting book, BTW, by Jimmy Carter, who has written books about the importance of religion to him, and who is openly religious. The book is called Our Endangered Values, and he makes a very strong case there against mixing up religion and politics, and talks about how this and other recent developments (like the stronger partisanship) are hurting this country. iTMS has it as an audiobook. Very interesting.

[alcimedes]

The whole sex toys being illegal thing is nothing new, and has been around for years. Every state in the country with these laws gets around these laws by marketing the items as "novelty toys".

It's not as big of a deal as people think, you can still buy your sex toys. To me it's just a giant waste of everyone's time to try and legislate how people spend time with themselves and their inanimate objects. If no one's getting hurt, let it go.

[Kickaha]

I think Texas still has a law that you can own up to three sexual devices... but any more than that, and they assume you have 'intent to distribute'. Yup, you're then a porn dealer.

[torifile]

You'd think Mississippi would worry about kids who are sexually abused before legislating what adults can do with their own body parts. But they don't.

[psmith2.0]

So would this affect those little home-based "passion parties" that are all the rage with some women these days (the Dilware get-togethers, I call them)?



I've got an inside track/source on those events, and there's all kinds of crazy stuff being shown and sold there!



Then again, maybe they're not that popular in some areas?

[Luca]

Jesus Christ, I have to move out of this fucking country. The whole world has been pointing and laughing at us for decades.

[Kickaha]

Originally Posted by pscates2.0 So would this affect those little home-based "passion parties" that are all the rage with some women these days (the Dilware get-togethers, I call them)? I've got an inside track/source on those events, and there's all kinds of crazy stuff being shown and sold there! Then again, maybe they're not that popular in some areas?

I'm friends with the woman who organizes them on a national level for Adam & Eve. The term 'Fuckerware parties' has been coined... and yeah, they're a lot of fun. My wife and I have gone to a couple of the coed parties.

And yes, she gets a lot of calls from women below the Mason-Dixon Line who want to organize them... and she has to tell them that the company cannot do so in some states because of local laws. She was actually detained in TX once, while traveling on business. She had her samples bag, and went through Dallas Intl Airport. She WAY exceeded the three item limit, so they pulled her aside for questioning.

[oldmacfan]

Originally Posted by 709 Necessity is the mother of invention.

OH, sh!t you just got toilet paper banned in Mississippi...

[Kickaha]

Originally Posted by oldmacfan OH, sh!t you just got toilet paper banned in Mississippi...

Like they ever used it in the first place...

[oldmacfan]

Originally Posted by Luca Jesus Christ, I have to move out of this fucking country. The whole world has been pointing and laughing at us for decades.

Now that is a little harsh don't you think. I have a better idea.

If you recall this little bit from history.

"A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

We set up base in California and through the Post Office we mail a box of four unique sex toys to every address in the south (Batteries included). Then to every address in every other state that voted for Bush. We need to be well-regulated and our arms shall be the pleasure of every Bush voter. Hell, I'll vote for more Bush.

I was thinking of renting planes and just carpet bombing the south with these toys, but that might actually hurt someone. I would hate to be responsible for that.

I actually wonder how many would get turned in; "Well, my box only had three in it" ...unused...

[oldmacfan]

Cucumbers just got taken off of every shelf also...

[alcimedes]

Yeah, this thread is pretty much wading into bad places.