What would pornographic images on barrel bags do to our sports credibility?

[magman007]

Well while looking around, i found the smartparts europe website. i cannot link the picture for obvious reasons but i will link the catalogue front. Be aware, there is a picture some may find disturbing.


What, i come to find, under a link entitled S.P.U.N.K , is a topless girl on a barrel bag. It was done in the same maner as the other smartparts barrel bags, yet with nudity.

Now, we all want paintball to grow up, but companies supplying nudity infront of mothers and children, is not an image we want is it? please discuss

[darklord]

[ghideon]

Toplessness being considered unacceptable nudity is an American thing (at least in this case). The target audience for these products was European paintballers, who have different cultural standards than we do. They certainly have more "nudity" on television, where we have a lot more violence in comparison. So try to keep that in mind (I spent my childhood growing up in Europe). I'm not gonna argue which system is better.

Is it bad for our sport here in America? Prolly. But I'm just an American, not an uptight one.

[RetroEclipseMan]

Yeah, I don't think it's that great of an idea. But like it was already stated it's a bit different in Europe than it is here and nudity is tolerated a lot more in movies and tv and such.

[Bulldog]

ghideon pretty much summed it up. I think we may be a little too uptight about nudity in this country, but my opinion doesn't really matter. I don't think risque advertising is bad for the sport either, in fact I support it. I think we need to worry more about cheating, bad attitudes, and poor sportsmanship first. Just my take.

[shartley]

[Kevmaster]

I spent a summer in Spain a couple of years ago...at age 16 i could go into a strip club, i could purchase "Elle" and other mags which were full of nudity (including the cover). And its not like they just dont check IDs, its that they ALLOW it!


Europe also differs in drinking laws....I could drink...legally thre too

[synreal]

i could not agree with you less for the vast majority of people in our country, we have been taught (by the culture around us) since childhood to be ashamed of our urges and bodies. (our country was founded by those with strong Puritan roots afterall)

that being said, noone really -needs- a woman stripping on their barrel bag. it's all about context of usage. want to have a dali painting or artistic nude photo on your barrel bag? rock on with your bad self. the average player i see at fields keeps getting younger and younger, let them keep their youth and innocence for an extra week, and just get yourself a nice, bright, red condom that i can see from across the fiels so i stop shooting at you

[Devil]

I think I agree with shartley/Dr.Ruth it's not acceptable here, and it would hurt paintball...my little brothers are starting to get into paintball (that's what I got them for christmas...) and if my mom saw some of those things, there would be no way she'd approve...

When in Rome(or Europe) do as the Rome's, or Europeans, but in America...apply the censorship button please.

[synreal]

Originally posted by Devil
..... but in America...apply the censorship button please.

i understand your concern, but am terrified by that statement

[Devil]

synreal ??

I wasn't meaning anything...only that I didn't want to see it, and neither would parents of children playing.

[synreal]

i was half giving you grief and i do believe you have a valid point, just the exact words that you used give me the chills

[ogre55]

Devil:

Not to put words in your mouth, but replacing "censorship" with "common sense" would definetely make a lot of people much more comfortable.

Ogre

[shartley]

Originally posted by synreal
i could not agree with you less for the vast majority of people in our country, we have been taught (by the culture around us) since childhood to be ashamed of our urges and bodies. (our country was founded by those with strong Puritan roots afterall)

[nippinout]

I swear like a sailor too!!!

But I'm not a sailor.

My buddies also swear a lot, but I got them to curb it around kiddies...

One time my friends and I were at KB Toys. Friend#1 says, "Hey, check out this f'in toy, it's the shiz."

Friend#2, from my incessant training and beating, he remembers that we are in a toy store and notices Friend#1 swearing.

Friend#2 says to Friend#1, "Shut up bizzo! We in a gosh darn toy store!"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

BTW, I'm still looking for monkey pictures to put on a barrel condom made by CSG. Maybe I should stop saying condom so much too.