Milfs contacted Urban Outfitter's corporate office. "They said they are not sex books or pornography books, but that they are art books and their goals are to support the artists," Milfs said. Urban Outfitters has not made any official comment.
To protect children from sexually explicit content, many states have laws that limit children's access to any material that lacks "serious, artistic, political, scientific or literary value," said Robert Peters, president of Morality in Media, a group established to fight pornography. "The vagueness of the state law creates a legal gray area," according to Peters. "Arguably, an item that is inappropriate for children might be allowable if it's found suitable for adults."
According to Milfs, "It's not freedom of speech. It's selling adult books to teenagers." Whether or not a book such as this qualifies as "adult" is subjective to each adult individual, and just because a book has the word "porn" in its title, doesn't mean it's pornography. While we certainly agree that Milfs has the right to raise her child in a porn-free environment, we're just not convinced that paper genitalia qualifies as porn, however, your mileage may vary.
Mom appalled at racy books in store for teens at Alderwood mall [The Herald]
]]>@mexifelio: That version ended up putting too many eyes out
]]>If Urban Outfitters sold Two Girls, One Cup, then there would be reason to protest.
I wonder if she is related to Crazy Straws Lady? At least this incident didn't happen in the area of the country I live in...crazy straw lady did.
]]>Without the guidance of an adult LOOKING for something to be offended by, a child would not find Pornogami in the store, would not pick it up, and would find the contents only giggle-worthy.
People need to chill OUT.
]]>Seriously?
]]>Mrs. Milfs really should lock her children in their rooms and not let them out until they're 30 for their own good. Meanwhile, bad moms like me will continue to take our children into stores carrying "offensive" materials like this and use them as a springboard for conversation.
]]>Does she have a home address I can mail things to, because I'm re-reading The Female Eunuch right now, and I can't think of a better person to send my copy to when I'm finished. :)
]]>Milfs? For real? Oh, this is too easy!!!! And ironic...
]]>ROFL!!!!
]]>Well, shit, a typical mother wouldn't be leaving Mechanical Vibrations for her kids to peruse either. We better ban engineering textbooks before countless kids become engineers.
]]>I'm sure the author would like to thank Ms. Milfs for giving the book the kind of publicity that just can't be bought. Good job, Marci!
]]>Back when I was the "youth" we had to search out the National Geographic's
in order to see the real thing(s). I mean this is ridiculous. We have REAL problems - this is stupid. And I raised 3 kids (2 boys). Really if she were thinking she would probably do well to make sure her kid never saw him/herself naked in a mirror! Why the kid might get an idea or two. Couldn't have that!
I'm not going to lie though, Urban Outfitters is sort of one of my favourite stores.
]]>But seriously, if parents these days did more parenting and less blaming everyone else for their f'd up kids the world would be a much happier place.
]]>I wonder what Mr. Milf thinks about this.
]]>Incidentally, while I respect her right to want to limit her kids' exposure to inappropriate materials (ignoring the question of whether or not these books qualify), she'd be better off teaching them to simply avert their eyes or walk away when they encounter such materials than to try and make sure they never experience them in the first place. The latter approach simply isn't realistic in today's society.
"Milfs Mortified by...Bawdry Books." Great alliteration!
]]>God .. it would be awesome to have this chick as a mom. She's be sooooo easy to shock. Her teenagers are going to have a great time with her. I think every night at dinner I'd find different ways to slip penis or vagina into the conversation. Something silly like that.
]]>Really, can we just go back in time and kill the stupid people? Then the couple thousand of us left over can live in peace.
]]>i hope she succeeds in finally ridding shopping malls of depictions of the human body with all of its disgusting curves, bumps, protrusions and orifices that do nothing but produce more and more shameful human bodies!
]]>I think she's missing a valuable opportunity here: what better way to teach her teenage kids sex education than with a paper penis and a paper vagina? "here comes the origamiasm, kids!"
]]>And hey, lady? If your son was curious about those books, it's probably time to give him The Talk.
]]>Perhaps the Pornigami is a little less discreet... but it's still just paper. Hopefully my kids would see actual diagrams of genitalia by the time their teenagers. I think they started showing us diagrams in kindergarten so that they could tell us that it where it would be inappropriate for adults to be touching us or asking us to touch them.
When I saw the headline I totally thought they were talking about a group of attractive middle aged moms complaining about this.
]]>Of all the outrageous things going on in the world, someone is bothered by suggestively folded paper? Seriously?
]]>...I wonder if she's hot.
]]>It's stories like this that make me despair for our human race...
]]>As for MiLF's, she's a retard, I thought it was art, the Vag and Pen made with a dollar bill, that makes a very BIG statement in our society.
Sometimes people are just really uptight and ignorant. FIGHT THE IGNORANCE, open your EYES to the things that really matter and that currently going on around us. NOT SOME STUPID BOOK ON A SHELF IN STORE THAT HAS A TARGET AUDIENCE WHICH MILF'S will never belong too.. zzzzZZZz
]]>Really?! She got offended by a picture of a paper vag? How do these people make it through daily life without having an aneurysm? Heaven forbid we should learn to laugh about sex a little instead of being ashamed of it.
If this were truly a store aimed at kids then I could kind of see where she's coming from. But Urban Outfitters - in style and in price - is not a kids store.
]]>It's really neat--it's like a Russian nesting doll. I chose the Darth Vader set and will pretend it's his little brother, Chad Vader, instead. :D
I'm curious now, though. Did the OP go straight for the Pornogami and miss the TONS of clothes and accessories, the home decor items, the toys, the knick-knacks, the other neat stuff in general? Maybe the OP should give herself credit for being a sicko, too, as long as she's gotten this fixated on the pornogami and has gotten her granny panties all up in a knot over all this stuff.
]]>If sex isn't art, you're not doing it right.
]]>@copious28: True dat!
When I was a horny teenager, I spent many an afternoon at Barnes and Noble in their "Human Sexuality" section.
Lemmeetellyou, those books aren't 'bout "art" or "education." They're hardcover porn, plain and simple.
For seriously, call us when Urban starts selling DVD's of Two Girls, One Cup.
]]>@racerchk: But isn't this the solution to just about anything that comes into Consumerist? Your comment is a non-statement.
I think I can understand where this woman is coming from. It's not the same as going into strip club and being offended that people are naked. It's going to a regular store and finding material that they didn't expect.
It'd be like going to the candy store and finding a shelf of Playboy's.
]]>Ya know, the titles to books can often be misleading. Anyone ever read this one:
It's called the Nymphos of Rocky Flats, in case you can't read it in the URL.
Amazingly enough, the worst thing is there is some light kissing. So, perhaps, we should all go by that old adage, "Never judge a book by it's cover?"
]]>Were I the kid, I'd be ashamed to be seen with MILF - in her mind, at least - in public. Because having my peers see the tin-foil hat on my mom's head would be mortifying.
]]>Jeez.
]]>Alternately: Why not complain to the grocery store that the vegetables are much too phallic, instead?
]]>Oh my god, woman. You live in LYNNWOOD, which is like living in a punchline. Does she realize that the library has books with pictures of actual genitalia that ANY CHILD CAN CHECK OUT (gasphorror)? And how offensive is a book with pictures of men vacuuming, really? Maybe offensive only in the infrequency of the situations presented within.
]]>Yeah, I think she also missed the fact that Borders and B&N BOTH sell books on sex, that are NOT art. Complete with photos and step by step instructions. Grow up.
]]>I know I'm going against the trend here, but ... it's GENITALIA! Not really what we usually put right out there in front of a mixed-age audience. As for the "art" and "free speech" arguments ... it's URBAN OUTFITTERS, not exactly the usual venue for issues of culture, literacy, art or anything else.
Why not write this marketing decision up as "miserable choice" and the customer's reaction as "only a teensy bit over the top."
]]>MM, dear heart, get a life. Or just stop going into stores.
YOU offend me.
Marci Milfs...I think I've seen those videos.
]]>Honestly, this woman probably won't let her kids go in the meat aisle at the grocers for fear of them seeing the words "breasts and thighs."
]]>I guess she hasn't looked in an encyclopdia, either. Hell, if it was a store for kids aged 4-10, I'd have a problem. I'd hate to have my kids asking me all kinds of awkward questions. However, once you're a teenager, if you don't know about sex or reproductive organs, there's a really big problem there.
Btw, I own the Pornography for Women book. I got it for Christmas from a friend.
]]>this lady needs to calm the F down.
]]>how do you think all that debauchery is started????
]]>I've contacted customer service at A&P but they don't seem to be taking me seriously. Help me Consumerist!
]]>This woman is Christian kindergarten teacher -- see:
if she's got a problem with what they're selling she SHOULDN'T SHOP THERE.
Christ, WTF. Lady move to Cincinnati or some other place that shares your morals. How about Saudi Arabia or Iran?
...and since when is Urban Outfitters a "teen" store. I always pegged it at the "just out of college" crowd...or at least anyone over 20.
]]>its crazy women like this who piss me off the most. holy lady calm down. if you don't like it then shop somewhere else.
]]>EVERYONE will invariably be offended by SOMETHING.
Every time someone gets their panties in a bunch over something, we need to go on a rampage to Government?
I say there's no need to worry about it unless her kid BRINGS IT HOME. And then the answer is simple, be a parent, and if you don't want your kid to have it, TAKE IT AWAY.
Simple, done, now move on to something that's actually important.
]]>Ok I'll say it, what an idiot
]]>Seems like Marci's living the life of Marcy D'Arcy -- whining and complaining about Jefferson's and Al's "NO MA'AM" club.
My Gawd, this country is so hung up on sex.
]]>I hope she never flies on Spirit Airlines. Would she ask for the threesome special? She could make some awesome oragami with the bills she saves.
]]>Anyway, I'm not familiar with the store so maybe it is/isn't inappropriate for the age group (although the comment "in a clothing store for teens and young adults" make me think not). But 2 things - first, well done for advertising these books on behalf of Urban Outfitters. If I had one near me, I'd buy one of the origami books - sounds amusing.
Secondly, if she's shocked by a suggestive origami book, let's just hope for her sake that she doesn't get a look at the real pornography those "young adults" are looking at...
]]>Nice photos of food labeled as gastronomical porn etc. etc.
obviously the book was a joke, and had no actual porn. The lady needs to get the bug out of her ass.
Milfs.
Milfs =/= MILF
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