# Okay, this is just disgusting **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 18, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720 "2002-07-18T23:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/41 "2002-07-19T11:42:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jinwicked \* > \*\*I forget, which YMCA was the bondage and S&M one? \*\* I don’t think I get the question. I was referring to a popular singing group from the 70’s called The Village People who sang a song called _YMCA_, which came complete with a dance. [sub]Ugh. I can’t believe I’m so old I have to explain Village People references.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/42 "2002-07-19T13:20:14Z")
I suspect he meant which **member** of the group YMCA was the bondage and S&M one. My guess is the leather dude. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/43 "2002-07-19T13:53:04Z")
Yes, but the group is _The Village People_, not _YMCA_. That’s the point **Jack Batty** was trying to make. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/44 "2002-07-19T14:03:57Z")
Mods, is there any way one of you could subtract one from this thread’s view count? I’d like to erase this from my memory and say I never saw it. …Assuming that the authorities have already been informed. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/45 "2002-07-19T14:04:22Z")
Here’s what sets my Ick Flags a’waving. ~I’ve shopped for a LOT of kid’s clothes on ebay, and I’ve never, ever run across a photo of a child (or a photoshopped version of one) modeling the clothes. Moms & Dads don’t DO that sorta thing, for the most part…because we are all too aware of the pervs out there just searching for pictures of our babies to slobber over. ~The title of the auction: Not “Boy’s Dance Costume - River Dance Style!” or “Custom-Made Boy’s Dance Outfit.” No, we have **HOT BOY** right there in the title. Ick Ick ICK. ~And the nasty photo itself, of course. Photoshopped or not (sure lookes like it to me, too), it’s just seems geared toward a certain type of shopper, if you get my drift. Overall, “Eeeeew” factor of 10+. ~karol ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/46 "2002-07-19T14:07:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zweisamkeit \* > \*\*Yes, but the group is _The Village People_, not _YMCA_. That’s the point **Jack Batty** was trying to make. \*\* DO’H!!! Not only did I know that, but Jack Batty’s post made it clear. I hang my head in shame. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/47 "2002-07-19T14:07:36Z")
I wish I could live in the world of science fiction movies, because then I could 1. Have my eyeballs removed and replaced with new eyeballs, as the old ones are permanently ruined by seeing that picture (a la _Minority Report_) 2. Get my brain neuralized so I never have to think about this again (a la _Men In Black._) ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/48 "2002-07-19T14:19:37Z")
another gross gross quote from the description: “great to show off your boy’s muscles” j ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/49 "2002-07-19T14:46:14Z")
Yeah, I meant YMCA _guy_, but the word _guy_ got left out. What can I say, I’ve been a walking zombie the last two weeks. And **Revtim** , I’m not a he… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/50 "2002-07-19T14:52:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeep’s Phoenix \* > \*\*Holy shit. > > Look at the buyer’s other purchases. \*\* You want to go for really disgusting, check out the other bidders to that auction, and what it is _they_ won before (If you don’t wanna travel down that sicko road, here it is- used boys underwear, lots of it). Makes the pictures of Boy Scouts kind of tame in comparison. Someone should really be reporting these fucks. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/51 "2002-07-19T15:03:15Z")
The photo is obviously faked, but probably just because the seller didn’t want to model their own child in it (at least that is what I am telling myself). It’s a free country and all, but man, that winner just creeps me out. :shudder: ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/52 "2002-07-19T15:24:06Z")
It’s not often that anything causes me to actually, physically, shudder. But looking at those past buying histories did it. I need to wash out my brain. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/53 "2002-07-19T16:12:30Z")
Let’s just hope he’s a Boy Scout leader compiling a history of the Scouts. On second thought, considering what he just bought, I hope he is already in maximum security prison with no chance for parole. The dude is definitely a little warped, and I don’t think it would be a bad idea to at least alert ebay of this guy’s purchase history. Let them look into it. If this guy ever gets charged with anything related to pedophelia, ebay may ultimately be brought into the fray, and I’m sure they wouldn’t want that kind of press. It would be in their best interest to investigate. Happy ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/54 "2002-07-19T21:13:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bodypoet \* > \*\*Here’s what sets my Ick Flags a’waving. > ~I’ve shopped for a LOT of kid’s clothes on ebay, and I’ve never, ever run across a photo of a child (or a photoshopped version of one) modeling the clothes. Moms & Dads don’t DO that sorta thing, for the most part…because we are all too aware of the pervs out there just searching for pictures of our babies to slobber over. > ~The title of the auction: Not “Boy’s Dance Costume - River Dance Style!” or “Custom-Made Boy’s Dance Outfit.” No, we have **HOT BOY** right there in the title. Ick Ick ICK. > ~And the nasty photo itself, of course. Photoshopped or not (sure lookes like it to me, too), it’s just seems geared toward a certain type of shopper, if you get my drift. > Overall, “Eeeeew” factor of 10+. > ~karol \*\* Well, I’ve seen child models-a friend of mine makes _Titanic_ and other period costumes-a lot for children, and she has pictures of her daughters in the outfits she made for them on her site. Of course, there’s a difference between a girl wearing a pretty dress and a boy wearing leather and straps. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/55 "2002-07-20T01:54:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Well, I’ve seen child models-a friend of mine makes _Titanic_ and other period costumes-a lot for children, and she has pictures of her daughters in the outfits she made for them on her site. Of course, there’s a difference between a girl wearing a pretty dress and a boy wearing leather and straps. \*\* I agree…VERY big difference. I think it’s very common on individual websites, but I just haven’t run across it a lot on ebay. Of course, it’s easy enough to search the web, but somehow ebay seems much more public to me. That’s an artificial sense of security on my part, I’m sure. (Unfortunately.) Still, I bet she doesn’t use keywords like “HOT!” in her descriptions… ~k ---
**Author:** ![Billy-Bob\_Fina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Billy-Bob\_Fina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-Bob_Fina)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/56 "2002-07-20T08:03:58Z")
Is it more disgusting then [this](http://www.weirdclipart.com/images/headupass.gif) ? ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/57 "2002-07-20T09:13:32Z")
Did you notice that the seller not only listed this “costume” under the Costume category, but he also listed it under boy’s underwear? Why would any NORMAL person who is selling a costume also list it under Boy’s Underwear? No NORMAL buyer is going to be looking for costumes in the underwear category, are they? I think this seller knows that a “certain” kind of buyer is always hunting the boy’s underwear category, and he didn’t want his HOT BOY auction to go unnoticed by these “certain” kinds of buyers. This is just beyond sick. And look: The seller sold another one of these HOT BOY costumes in May, using the exact description. (Check it out here: [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=874222392](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=874222392) .) Why is he selling two of the same “used” costume? I would assume that the buyer in May didn’t return the costume for a refund, since they gave good feedback. And, now that I look at the other auctions for the winning bidder of the May auction…hmmmmm. This just gets sicker and sicker all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/58 "2002-07-20T09:24:33Z")
Agreed, **yosemite**. The person putting it up was hardly some little boy’s parent - he was a pedophila porn pusher, and knew exactly what he was doing and how to word the ad so they would flock to his auction. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/59 "2002-07-20T09:31:33Z")
Agreed, **yosemite**. The person putting it up was hardly some little boy’s parent - he was a pedophila porn pusher, and knew exactly what he was doing and how to word the ad so they would flock to his auction. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720/60 "2002-07-20T10:45:14Z")
I’d like to know what kind of dance contest would let a kid wear this… Was it meant to be worn under what ever clothes they were wearing ? I dont see the benefit of wearing it o begin with [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-this-is-just-disgusting/119720.md?page=4)