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Do you find this offensive? [View all]

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	Yes, I find that offensive to some extent.
	22 (37%)
	No, not at all.
	29 (49%)
	Other.
	8 (14%)
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Do you find this offensive? [View all] Skip Intro Dec 2013 OP

White Santa - No Problem jberryhill Dec 2013 #1

I find it disturbing and unsexy Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #2

do you have a ... meh. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #3

Depends on context... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #4

It flat out pisses me off pintobean Dec 2013 #5

"Hey Santa. Pass us that bottle, will ya?" opiate69 Dec 2013 #14

+1 nt Bonobo Dec 2013 #36

... Initech Dec 2013 #30

LOL Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #123

If you had to deal with that many of other people's kids... RC Dec 2013 #88

Yes. Because reporting it is what they want you to do. grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #6

Obnoxious elleng Dec 2013 #7

Any opinion on this would be sexist, so it is a trap! The Straight Story Dec 2013 #8

hmm... dawg Dec 2013 #9

You'll be spanked for that... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #12

I post on DU don't I? The Straight Story Dec 2013 #37

Yes. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #10

I don't think Mrs. Claus would be amused either RC Dec 2013 #89

Looks like he's trying to finish that "naughty and nice" list jberryhill Dec 2013 #154

Not offensive, but not appropriate entertainment for kids JVS Dec 2013 #11

"You gotta have a gimmick...especially when you don't have any talent." rocktivity Dec 2013 #13

ditto dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #56

^^ This, for the win ^^ Myrina Dec 2013 #136

A candy cane that big sends a terrible message about nutrition and dental health. n/t Silent3 Dec 2013 #15

How about stupid *and* offensive? Brigid Dec 2013 #16

"...stupid *and* offensive?" RC Dec 2013 #93

I don't find her sexuality offensive at all, and I like her voice. I don't like all of her liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #17

I find it tacky and dumb, but not offensive Scootaloo Dec 2013 #18

No, I don't, but your poll is slanted. JackBeck Dec 2013 #19

Offensive? No...I don't offend that easily. Tasteless and sleazy? You betcha. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2013 #20

Classy and of compelling artistic merit. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #21

is the new meeting to sitting on Santa's lap Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #22

I find it stupid. n/t man4allcats Dec 2013 #23

I find it tedious. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2013 #24

+1 treestar Dec 2013 #81

Annoying but not offensive. nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #25

Not offensive but raunchy. nt Live and Learn Dec 2013 #26

How about "boring" and "obvious?" Orrex Dec 2013 #27

There's no *yawn* category... Rhythm Dec 2013 #28

does nobody remember being young? Do the sixties ring a bell for anyone? liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #29

She gets a pass for the reach around while twerking Santa. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #31

Ho Ho Ho!!!! JoePhilly Dec 2013 #76

Sad that she doesn't have enough confidence in her own talent....... WillowTree Dec 2013 #32

I find all efforts to exploit ignorant white folks as "poor white trash" as offensive as grantcart Dec 2013 #33

I find it stupid, ridiculous and a pathetic sad attempt for attention. nt Raine Dec 2013 #34

I didn't know she did a Christmas themed twerk. rrneck Dec 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Dec 2013 #38

I find it stupid. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #39

Sad. Just tired and sad. pnwest Dec 2013 #40

Not offensive, just silly. To be offended one would have to take it seriously. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #41

with actual porn so readily available, this isn't shocking but it isn't pretty either yurbud Dec 2013 #42

No. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #43

I reserve the term offensive for more serious matters. Oakenshield Dec 2013 #44

Other - like the Duck Dynasty comments, this is a publicity stunt OmahaBlueDog Dec 2013 #45

I like to look at her. n/t leeroysphitz Dec 2013 #46

Other: Git off my lawn! Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #47

Other - where can i get Spirochete Dec 2013 #48

disgusting ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #49

It's looks as if it's mutually consensual behavior MrScorpio Dec 2013 #50

Juvenile (watch me blow your minds! No! Watch me!) Warpy Dec 2013 #51

I dunno. She's spent the better part of this year laughing all the way to the bank. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #52

Well, the poor thing can't sing and she can't dance Warpy Dec 2013 #54

She can't stop Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #55

Here recent hit song was the first Miley Cyrus song I can bear listening to penultimate Dec 2013 #78

and she had already made a billion dollars hfojvt Dec 2013 #83

Definitely in poor taste, but not "offensive" Quantess Dec 2013 #53

The fact that she offends so many people is why I like her. PeteSelman Dec 2013 #57

Well if she's good for anything, then maybe it's that... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #111

She should be smoking a joint with Santa, B Calm Dec 2013 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #106

I call it an example of her only real talent. NM_Birder Dec 2013 #59

Well, maybe sour grapes by you..... Logical Dec 2013 #87

Logical,........... money does not = quality. NM_Birder Dec 2013 #94

I find it a clownish play for attention... HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #60

Who is the chick? bemildred Dec 2013 #61

Hannah Montana, Disney Kid Star NoOneMan Dec 2013 #82

Ahhh, Lindsey Lohan redux. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #120

I find the "skankification" of womanhood offensive. It's got nothing to do with Santa. Vinca Dec 2013 #62

Skankification. Egg-zactly. n/t BellaKos Dec 2013 #65

I think I'll have to come up with entirely new words. BellaKos Dec 2013 #63

Offensive, no. Trying too hard. Yes n/t Blaukraut Dec 2013 #64

It does seem that way. HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #69

Offensive? No Aerows Dec 2013 #66

No, it's not offensive. HappyMe Dec 2013 #67

Trashing Squinch Dec 2013 #68

It depends on the setting and circumstances etherealtruth Dec 2013 #70

Miley seems fixated riverwalker Dec 2013 #71

meh, just another stupid meme Javaman Dec 2013 #72

Sort of Meh...I can think of lots of female singers who went the sexy route and are....well sexier Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #73

Indifferent. penultimate Dec 2013 #74

I find it stupid. TransitJohn Dec 2013 #75

Unsexy. Untasteful NoOneMan Dec 2013 #77

All I can say is ... HO HO HO!!! JoePhilly Dec 2013 #79

Not really, but I do think she is kind of gross treestar Dec 2013 #80

That is a Clear Channel sponsored event RandiFan1290 Dec 2013 #84

Not offensive, but it is pretty sleezy. Bjorn Against Dec 2013 #85

Sad. Pathetic. Trying too hard. MADem Dec 2013 #86

nice slut shaming everybody. Feel better about yourselves? liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #90

Pointing out that you think something is tasteless is "slut shaming?" Lizzie Poppet Dec 2013 #108

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together otherone Dec 2013 #91

The APA Task Force Report On The Sexualization Of Girls Zorra Dec 2013 #92

then parents shouldn't allow their young children to watch the VMAs. There is always liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #95

It's not just the VMA's. It's everywhere. Zorra Dec 2013 #98

But for some that is what sexuality is. It's not an illusion or parody for some young people. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #102

If the MSM had not shaped much of her sexuality, would high heels still be who she is? Zorra Dec 2013 #109

There is nothing wrong with that being part of who she is so I don't care where she got it. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #121

That's the important thing. The problem many girls/women have is never being pretty enough, Zorra Dec 2013 #147

Very well said, Zorra. Waiting For Everyman Dec 2013 #158

I think this is why women get disgusting catcalls on the street. Waiting For Everyman Dec 2013 #96

This should be pretty simple to understand.... jberryhill Dec 2013 #155

Nonsense. Waiting For Everyman Dec 2013 #157

No, and I don't blame anyone if they do find it offensive. Iggo Dec 2013 #97

Not offensive. Trashy and dumb. Boring and stupid. mokawanis Dec 2013 #99

I just don't get it... Do people actually pay to go see this? Taitertots Dec 2013 #100

Offensive. No. Sexy. No. Trashy. Yes. onenote Dec 2013 #101

Offensive? pipi_k Dec 2013 #103

I also find it sick and... Little Star Dec 2013 #104

No. H2O Man Dec 2013 #105

Question. Does she want me to look at her or not? grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #107

A representative has responded that while she generally wants everyone to look at her for sustained grantcart Dec 2013 #110

Gladly! she's rather gross, imho. Link needs a "Warning Graphic" tag, lol grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #112

Heh jberryhill Dec 2013 #153

No - for fucks sakes, let Santa have some fun this year! Baclava Dec 2013 #113

That's the greatest ever! Glassunion Dec 2013 #114

Well.. in a way I do find this horribly offensive... SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #115

No more so than Duck Dynasty mn9driver Dec 2013 #116

Lewd. moondust Dec 2013 #117

hope they both have their shots arely staircase Dec 2013 #118

Is that the War on Christmas Foxnews is always talking about? Rex Dec 2013 #119

Y'know... there is supposed to be a vast neutral area between cthulu2016 Dec 2013 #122

He's pretending to 'do her from behind' Boudica the Lyoness Dec 2013 #124

i think it's mostly boring JI7 Dec 2013 #125

yes, you post that you're offended by this CreekDog Dec 2013 #126

You're the one that Skip Intro Dec 2013 #138

No. But I can see why you've made the error CreekDog Dec 2013 #142

Lie about it as usual, CreekDog, Skip Intro Dec 2013 #146

it doesn't change that the only racism you complain about here is against whites CreekDog Dec 2013 #156

Should have been Miley PEGGING Santa Ken Burch Dec 2013 #127

meh. pop stars are provocative. I've often found when they are resorting to this, it's kinda because LaydeeBug Dec 2013 #128

Hey wait a minute ...> YOHABLO Dec 2013 #129

Carlin said it best jdadd Dec 2013 #130

Other: Sexualizing Santa drives the creep factor up exponentially MindPilot Dec 2013 #131

Ah, parody sakabatou Dec 2013 #132

She needs a new move, this one is getting old. n/t Motown_Johnny Dec 2013 #133

Agreed. Myrina Dec 2013 #137

How about "in poor taste?" malthaussen Dec 2013 #134

Next: bare ass naked sex on stage ...without a condum... L0oniX Dec 2013 #135

Boorish. Juvenile. But I'm not offended. maced666 Dec 2013 #139

No. It's a desperate attempt for some attention. GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #140

I find it arousing. nt politichew Dec 2013 #141

Anything Justin Bieber does, I find offensive ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2013 #143

I like Miley because she pisses so many people off. kwassa Dec 2013 #144

When are this no-talent's five minutes of fame up? AngryOldDem Dec 2013 #145

She's 21. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2013 #151

Yes because Miley is a talentless hack. N/t alp227 Dec 2013 #148

imo Miley is like the house guest that has started to stink... polichick Dec 2013 #149

Is "waste of time" an "Other" or a "Pass" nt fadedrose Dec 2013 #150

Not offensive Flatpicker Dec 2013 #152

No, not offensive... NaturalHigh Dec 2013 #159

I am offended that such idiocy is actually popular Doctor_J Dec 2013 #160