What would you think about a giant see-saw shaped like a mustache on a busy street corner? - Page 3

[new2this]

I find it funny and see no problem with it.

OP you have a problem with so don't let your kids play on it. Not really a big deal. In general kids don't tend to notice things until us adults put the thought into their heads by reactions/comments that we make. 

[pregnant@40]

Learn something every day. OK, I looked it up. But still wondering if it's supposed to just be cute & unusual, and thus a gimmick to get people to buy more food? Maybe the taco stand didn't know about this other meaning? You could tell them, or let them know you find it offensive.

[Deir]

Mama Jen- I just want to reiterate that I am TOTALLY with you on this!! This kind of thing truly annoys me and i am no prude either!

[UnschoolnMa]

Honestly, I'd have laughed my butt off. :)  The "ride" is clearly not intended for children, but that's kind of part of the "joke".  The kids are just thinking it's a giant silly mustache thing anyway is my guess.

[PoppyMama]

I'm sure the owners and artist know the joke but I seriously doubt they would care if some moms are offended.  They would be more likely to be offended or amused by someone attempting to censor them (not that I think a comment is censorship).  Austin is a town that loves to do oddball things and really loves innuendo and being adult children.  The other day I ordered a Dirty Sanchez from a guy wearing a Show Me Your Taco t-shirt while standing next to a grandmother holding a toddler.  Around here people who might be offended by innuendo just pretend not to notice it.  

[CherryBomb]

I think it's kind of creepy and wouldn't let my kids play on it (though I wouldn't patronize the place, anyway).  I remember being a kid and hearing adult jokes and innuendos, and even though I didn't really understand, I understood enough that it made me uncomfortable and embarrassed.

[eclipse]

Add me to the list of people who would have assumed it was a play on a Mexican mustache, due to it being a taco shop (but, uh, you *do* know what "taco" is frequently used as a euphemism for, right?) even though in another context I would have no trouble deciphering what someone meant by a "mustache ride." I think it's an over reaction on your part.

[Mrs. Bratton]

No its gross. It's as bad as those baby tee shirts that say things like "I'm proof that my mommy puts out" "broken condom" and "$5 foot long" (w/ an arrow pointing down). I don't even like the "Boob man" shirts. I am not a prude, I just feel really uncomfortable making sexual jokes at the expense of a child. I know a lot of people that I respect think the "Boob Man" shirts are cute but why feed the fire regarding the sexualization of breast feeding? If the thing is called "the mustache ride" then it is meant as an innuendo. I am just royally disgusted by the exploitation of children's innocence. Just let them be sweet and happy and oblivious and appreciate it and cherish it. Don't exploit it as a hilarious joke, please people! (that last comment was directed at the world, not anyone here) lol.

I am all for the first amendment and I don't go around lecturing people about this stuff. I just secretly imagine slapping parents when I see their kids in gross tee shirts.

[Wild Lupine]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Bratton 

No its gross. It's as bad as those baby tee shirts that say things like "I'm proof that my mommy puts out" "broken condom" and "$5 foot long" (w/ an arrow pointing down). I don't even like the "Boob man" shirts. I am not a prude, I just feel really uncomfortable making sexual jokes at the expense of a child. I know a lot of people that I respect think the "Boob Man" shirts are cute but why feed the fire regarding the sexualization of breast feeding? If the thing is called "the mustache ride" then it is meant as an innuendo. I am just royally disgusted by the exploitation of children's innocence. Just let them be sweet and happy and oblivious and appreciate it and cherish it. Don't exploit it as a hilarious joke, please people! (that last comment was directed at the world, not anyone here) lol.

I am all for the first amendment and I don't go around lecturing people about this stuff. I just secretly imagine slapping parents when I see their kids in gross tee shirts.

Ditto this for me (bolding mine).

I think stuff like this may start as a joke but has the effect of lowering the bar about what's acceptable for children. I wonder how those kids who innocently played on it will feel about it when they grow up and learn the symbolism. Probably grossed out.

[choli]

Originally Posted by Wild Lupine 

Originally Posted by Mrs. Bratton 

No its gross. It's as bad as those baby tee shirts that say things like "I'm proof that my mommy puts out" "broken condom" and "$5 foot long" (w/ an arrow pointing down). I don't even like the "Boob man" shirts. I am not a prude, I just feel really uncomfortable making sexual jokes at the expense of a child. I know a lot of people that I respect think the "Boob Man" shirts are cute but why feed the fire regarding the sexualization of breast feeding? If the thing is called "the mustache ride" then it is meant as an innuendo. I am just royally disgusted by the exploitation of children's innocence. Just let them be sweet and happy and oblivious and appreciate it and cherish it. Don't exploit it as a hilarious joke, please people! (that last comment was directed at the world, not anyone here) lol.

I am all for the first amendment and I don't go around lecturing people about this stuff. I just secretly imagine slapping parents when I see their kids in gross tee shirts.

Ditto this for me (bolding mine).

I think stuff like this may start as a joke but has the effect of lowering the bar about what's acceptable for children. I wonder how those kids who innocently played on it will feel about it when they grow up and learn the symbolism. Probably grossed out.

More likely they will get the joke and laugh their @sses off.

 

[Kreeblim]

 I wonder how those kids who innocently played on it will feel about it when they grow up and learn the symbolism. Probably grossed out.

Well, children are made by having sex.  I know as a teen I was more grossed out to think about my parents having dtd than I was seeing the pictures of myself at age 4 in a "Frankie Says Relax" t-shirt...which is just as dirty as "Mustache Ride". 

[mooshersmama]

OT but I just googled the lyrics to Relax and whoaaaa I definitely didn't pick up on that when that song was popular!!!
 

Originally Posted by Kreeblim 

 I wonder how those kids who innocently played on it will feel about it when they grow up and learn the symbolism. Probably grossed out.

Well, children are made by having sex.  I know as a teen I was more grossed out to think about my parents having dtd than I was seeing the pictures of myself at age 4 in a "Frankie Says Relax" t-shirt...which is just as dirty as "Mustache Ride". 

[Marsupialmom]

Marvin Gay's "Let's Get it On" released the year I was born.  When I was 18-19, I was in NY on the floor laughing.  Lighting just struck what was being sung about.  I had listen to that song ?? many times since I was born.  The same with Queen's "Get Down make Love"  and "Fat bottom Girls" -- my first record.  I still have these in vinyl.  

Originally Posted by mooshersmama 

OT but I just googled the lyrics to Relax and whoaaaa I definitely didn't pick up on that when that song was popular!!!
 

 

[limabean]

Originally Posted by Marsupialmom 

Marvin Gay's "Let's Get it On" released the year I was born.  When I was 18-19, I was in NY on the floor laughing.  Lighting just struck what was being sung about.  I had listen to that song ?? many times since I was born.  The same with Queen's "Get Down make Love"  and "Fat bottom Girls" -- my first record.  I still have these in vinyl.  

Originally Posted by mooshersmama 

OT but I just googled the lyrics to Relax and whoaaaa I definitely didn't pick up on that when that song was popular!!!
 

 

 

Haha! Madonna's "Like a Virgin" came out when I was 10 and I loved it and sang it all the time, having no idea what I was saying. My older brother asked my friends and I if we were virgins to tease us, and we thought it was name-calling (like idiot or something) so we fiercely protested, "Nuh-uh!! We are not virgins!!!"