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lilad
05/13/09

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1. female empowerment blah blah. I got the impression BOTH sexes were engaging in this.

2. the picture reminds me of the movie Timer that's coming out soon.
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pear.shaped.Sara
05/13/09

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How does the bra know if it's a real diamond? Seems like they should put some CZ detection powers up in that bish.
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Jack_Burton
05/13/09

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I'll handle this, Mr. President!

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midwesternmom
05/13/09

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They might as well install speakers and play my great Aunt Linda's voice over and over:
"You're not getting any younger, you know."
"Do you think at your age you can afford to be picky?"
"What wrong with Janet's son? I'm sure this gay thing is just a phase."
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tscheese
05/13/09

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Hey, crazy bra manufacturers? How about instead of making super-digital Twitter-enabled microchip beep beep boop bras, you focus first on making me bras that won't break the bank, won't fall apart if I so much as look at it, that has cups and a band size that fits me properly, straps that won't slip, and underwires that won't poke me?
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/13/09

@tscheese: Nope, that's not possible. Bu if you need a hypno bra (perhaps to help a proposal along), no worried, the bra industry has got you covered: [www.enlighted.com]
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birminghamdrunk
05/13/09

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when is the whole "cooking is for teh WIMMINZ" thing going to go the fuck away already? i mean seriously.

for some reason, i have the innate urge to blame Linda Hirschman for this.
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Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd)
05/13/09

@birminghamdrunk: Seriously. Do you like to eat? Then you should either now how to cook or commit to buying take-out for the rest of your life. Gender has nothing to do with it.
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lalaland13
05/13/09

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Everytime the countdown expires, you are impelled by some mysterious force to go the humane society and adopt another cat.

Also, those batteries could be used for other purposes, if you know what I mean.
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Moondragon
05/13/09

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This bra makes it look like her breasts are explosives... I get a vague bond-villain feeling from all of this.
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birminghamdrunk
05/13/09

@Moondragon: machine gun jumblies, baby, yeah /austin powers voice
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Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd)
05/13/09

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So mothers shouting at their daughters to "put a brawrawn" will have a whole new meaning?
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tomatoheart
05/13/09

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"Ring operated Girl"

Though I am sorta curious what would happen if you stuck a quarter in there.
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DangerMouse
05/13/09

@tomatoheart: Really, I'm just counting down until I get a decoder ring in a cracker jack box!
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lilbobbytables
05/13/09

@tomatoheart: I am wondering what happens if you introduce her to a coin operated boy?
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
05/13/09

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I didn't dare buy a bra when I was in Japan. They were bright neon colors and covered in lace and ruffles and bows and flowers. They had enough padding to make a girl feel like a Sherman Tank. So obviously what they need are even more bells and whistles.
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lilbobbytables
05/13/09

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Well. That sure is something.
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KiddyKat
05/13/09

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So is the braw counting down? What happens if you don't get engaged? Does the spinster patrol pick you up and drop you off on an island populated with other undesirable, unkempt spinsters who don't know how to cook?
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SouthernSatine
05/13/09

@KiddyKat: That island actually kinda sounds like a fun place to hang out. I feel like there would lots of tea and books and kitties. Basically, heaven.
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save jinger
05/13/09

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What happens if you *gasp* don't get engaged by the time the clock runs out? Do you shrivel up and die? Does the bra have a bomb in it that explodes? Does it slowly constrict as time goes by until it chokes your sad, unmarried self to death?
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eri401
05/13/09

@save_jinger: It must be like Battle Royale. If you're not married by the time you're 30, the bra explodes and kills you.
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save jinger
05/13/09

@eri401: Of course, this would never happen because this a foolproof plan to meet a man. What guy wouldn't want to marry a woman wearing one of these babies?
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mysterygirl
05/13/09

@save_jinger: I think it constricts and crushes you. Either that or it just lops your breasts off, because obviously you won't be needing those anymore, since you're a dried-up old spinster.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
05/13/09

@save_jinger: If you don't marry by the time the timer goes off, you are forced to trade in your bridal breastpiece for a shirt with a giant scarlet "J" on it, thus indicating that you are an adherent of the high risk jezebel lifestyle and are thus no longer entitled to opinions on imporant matters, and also responsible for anything that happens to you, up to and including abduction by giant mechanized movie prop.
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NefariousNewt
05/13/09

@save_jinger:

Keanu Reeves: "I'm with the LAPD! There's a bomb on board this woman's bra! If someone doesn't present this woman with an engagement ring before the timer reaches zero, the bomb will explode!"
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Jack_Burton
05/13/09

@NefariousNewt: "What do you do?"
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baraqiel
05/13/09

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Oh, Japan. Is there any ridiculous gadget you won't invent?
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eri401
05/13/09

@baraqiel: Joke is old. Please stop with the stereotypes, please.
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baraqiel
05/13/09

@eri401: I don't think this is a stereotype, since I really have seen a ton of ridiculous gadgets come out of Japan. Certainly not every Japanese is into things like this, nor is it integral to every part of Japanese culture, but it *is* there. Japan, culturally, is more into gadgets than, for example, South Africa. How is that a stereotype?
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eri401
05/13/09

@baraqiel: Because every quack "invention" that was really a joke, an art piece, or part of a silly-inventions-contest gets trotted out in the American media as mistranslated evidence that Japan is "crazy." It is a stereotype also because it would not even be news if it was not coming from Japan, land-o-crazy.
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baraqiel
05/13/09

@eri401: Oh, I totally believe that this is a joke. I never thought it was serious, I'm sorry if I gave that impression. I think some of the things that some Japanese invent are hilarious (not unlike some of the things invented for fun by some MIT students, for example).

But I do think this would be news if it was invented elsewhere. Probably more offensive than comedic news, too.
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eri401
05/13/09

@baraqiel: Well I have never, ever heard of a silly MIT student invention. On the other hand, not a month goes by that a Crazy Japan! "news" story does not get cycled through the internet.

And whether in on the joke or mildly horrified, everyone's response tends to be, "Oh Japan!" It is tiresome, imo.
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baraqiel
05/13/09

@eri401: Ah, perhaps I should have explained my perspective better. I'm an engineering student -- my peers and I banter about crazy gadgets all the time. The Japanese come up with some great ones. It's always impressive. I don't think that every aspect of Japanese culture that we talk about is fair to pull out of context, but there are honestly a lot of really wacky and interesting gadgets that are invented there.
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eri401
05/13/09

@baraqiel: But there is another problem - why is this an aspect of "Japanese culture"? When you talk about the gadgets done by MIT students, they are not presented as "Wacky Americans Invent a blahblah!!" And yet, whenever anything comes out of the physical geography of Japan, people tie it to "Japan" and what the "Japanese" do.

So even if people mean this nicely or whatever, it is still a stereotype.
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baraqiel
05/13/09

@eri401: Um. Well. First of all, Japan is hardly the only victim of this. We choose aspects of certain cultures to represent the whole culture all the time, even in America (see: New Jersey, the entire south). We also look at other countries and take specific things to identify them all (for example, the comment identifying all of Australia with that particular gang rape, earlier). And other countries do the same to America.

Second of all, my impression of Japanese culture (from their media, not ours) is that it is more technologically inclined than ours. America has a kind of anti-intellectualism that isn't found in Japan. Japan is a leader in technological research and consumer electronics. They had widespread use of cell phones, for example, far before we did. As such, I think it's objectively the case that an interest in gadgets characterizes Japanese culture more than it characterizes American culture. Of course there are people and part of Japanese society that don't share this interest, but I think it's fair to say that reality TV is part of American culture and not every American watches it, e.g. Do you see what I mean?
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eri401
05/13/09

@baraqiel: Haha, I like this 2 person conversation we seem to be having.

Yes, Japan has an association with technological innovation. But come on, seriously? When a dozen people post "Oh Japan" in a world-weary joking smirking-at-the-post way, does that really communicate "I acknowledge Japan as a nation is the global leader in robotics innovation and consider this as a positive reflection of this component of their culture."

Maybe for you personally given your science background...but in general, people say it to mock. The "Oh Japan" comes out whenever anything crazy is mentioned about Japan. Tentacle Porn? Oh Japan! Molesting school girls on the subway? Oh Japan! Cute cats jumping into boxes? Oh Japan! A comic book glorifying war crimes? Oh Japan!

So, if you want to make a comment about how you appreciate the silly gadgets made in Japan, then just say that. Just commenting, "Oh Japan" just blurs into a whole discourse calling out Japan for being America's wacky Other.
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baraqiel
05/13/09

@eri401: Well, then I'm sorry I phrased it badly (or perhaps incompletely). But to be fair, I think I'm the only person who's made such a comment on this post, and I have subsequently explained myself.

Japan happens to have an incredibly rich, complex, and, in some ways, problematic culture. I don't think it should be written off and mocked, certainly. But I do think that due to its post-WWII ties to America, the sociological similarities and differences between our two nations are interesting to examine. If that makes sense.
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