There is an ad for Chinese mail-order brides on DU

[Jed Dilligan]

A banner, no less. What's up with that? Doesn't seem very progressive...

[MonkeyFunk]

1. because DU

doesn't choose which ads appear.

[Jed Dilligan]

4. There's got to be some kind of filter, though

since I'm not seeing any straight-up porn banners.

[blondeatlast]

15. Notify the admins. they've blocked several offensive ads when they were notified about them. nt

BTW, the ads are generated partially by your browser history and cookies.

Just an FYI.

[Radio_Lady]

36. I'm looking for a Chinese husband who doesn't speak much English but has a lot of money to spend.

We would make a threesome.



Oh, just kidding you... don't flame me. :sarcasm:

[Orangepeel]

50. silly admins. didn't think to filter ads for mail order Chinese brides

what were they thinking?

[Bicoastal]

2. Right now, I see an ad for "DU Ringtones"

--which I wasn't even aware we had.

In all seriousness--Skinner doesn't control the ad space up there. If you donate and get a star by your name, you can turn it off.

[Jed Dilligan]

7. Still waiting for my first paycheck

after six months fighting for a contract. Used to have a star, but no more. I was off the site for a few months because political news was totally depressing me up until Iowa.

I'm not "offended" the way some people get, I just wonder if DU needs my money if they will also take it (directly or indirectly) from the sex industry.

[dkofos]

9. Or, if you don't have a star, you can disable javascript in your browser.

[Jed Dilligan]

11. I don't mind SEEING the ad...

Knowing about its existence influences my decision to become a donor again or not.

[Jamastiene]

3. Quick, someone tell me how to turn the ads back on.

:P

[smoogatz]

5. How much are they?

I'll take three.

[madokie]

6. Hmmmm, wonder what Teresa would think

yeah right

[blondeatlast]

8. Contact the administrators instead of calling attention to it.

Geez.

[Jed Dilligan]

10. What's wrong with calling attention?

People donate to this site, it's something for them to be aware of. I am currently contemplating whether to get the star back or not myself.

[blondeatlast]

13. Look at the responses this got. Some are actually cheering it.

Please, if it concerns you, tell the admins or mods. I don't see it, but I've seen some offensive ads, notified the Admins, and they managed to block those sites.

Thanks.

[Jed Dilligan]

14. Since I respect you as a poster, I will contact them

I don't know what the big deal about keeping it under wraps is, though.

[blondeatlast]

27. I'm sorry for being so short with you. See my PM, thanks. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. So why do you hate chinese people?

Or is it women that you want banned?

[izquierdista]

19. The more that are mailed to the US

the fewer there will be in China squatting in their sweatshops squirting out product for export. Hey, maybe that's the solution to the trade deficit!

[RedCloud]

16. That must be one big envelope...

But since so many other things are made in China, what's the harm?

[2rth2pwr]

17. How much? Can they be Fed Exed? nt

[Lance_Boyle]

18. Do we get to choose GHB or lead coated? n/t

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

20. Cool. Are They Hot?

[Jed Dilligan]

21. Hey, I thought you had me on ignore

Hot or not isn't the issue for me. The issue is whether I should get my star back or not. I see no reason (other than the convenience of added functionality, which I can live without) to donate to an organization that takes money from the sex industry. I don't even have that much of a problem with the sex industry. I just know it has deep pockets and I'm not a sucker.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

22. Guess I Took You Off. Didn't Even Realize It. Course, Looks Like Ya Still Don't Have Much To Offer

For the record, my post was like, a totallllllly lighthearted joke. Tense much? :rofl:

[Jed Dilligan]

23. I don't get ignore

Why would you take someone off ignore if you've had no interaction with them? Did you, like, serve me a sentence of your cold, cold disdain?

I don't think anyone but your smiley is laughing at your joke. Um, in reality, when you tell jokes and the people you're talking to don't find it funny, it's YOUR fault. You must be a gas at dinner parties.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

24. You Don't Get A Lot Of Things, Apparently.

It's ok though. May the good lord bless you anyway...

:hi:

[Jed Dilligan]

26. I don't believe in God

so, whatever.

Peace

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

28. That's What Made It Funny.

:rofl:

[Jed Dilligan]

31. To you and you alone my friend

It must be great to amuse yourself so endlessly. You probably never have to rent comedy dvds.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. With the economy crashing, who can afford one?

[ismnotwasm]

29. Glad I missed it

And thank you for bringing it up. Mail brides, Chinese or otherwise is pretty messed up. There's a lot of fucked up stories. Sorry about the flak you're taking.

(BTW I live in a neighborhood where they busted clothing sweat shops, using Vietnamese women as forced labor)

[Jed Dilligan]

30. Thanks

There are a lot more slaves in this country than people think. Google Lakireddy Balireddy. I used to eat in his restaurant until I found out (several yrs. before the story broke.)

[ismnotwasm]

32. Will do

Thank you for the info. It's a sorry situation that gets swept under the proverbial rug more often than not. Or is a 20 minute "60 minutes" episode, then forgotten.

[OhioChick]

33. Those Ads are for

The Keyboard Commandos that frequently visit from FR.

[Jed Dilligan]

35. I don't doubt you're right

Google is using some kind of metric of where else people visit to generate the ads. I'm sure many a freeper dreams of a submissive concubine from an "inferior" race...

[Fire Walk With Me]

34. They're not wives. They're sleeper cells for the Red People's Republic!

Don't blame me if you wake up one day and the TV Guide has been replaced by Mao's Little Red Book.

[Jed Dilligan]

37. Update

I heard from admin and the ads from this site will be blocked.

[smoogatz]

38. Good thing I got my order in on time.

[Elspeth]

39. Watch for the lead paint in the fingernails.

Just sayin...

[Jed Dilligan]

40. If you think I care about or get offended by these remarks,

you're wrong. My only concern was whether or not to give money to DU. If the admins are regularly accepting money from the sex industry, anyone who donates money to them is a chump. But they aren't, so, no issue here.

In fact, thanks for reminding me. I think I'll get that star now.

[smoogatz]

41. They're called "jokes."

Humans sometimes tell "jokes" (i.e., stories or statements they consider humorous) in order to ease the tension inherent in social encounters. It is not uncommon for humans to engage in the behavior known as "laughter" upon hearing (or reading) jokes. Some humans, however, seem not to understand jokes, and fail to respond appropriately to them. These humans spend a great deal of their time chastising other humans for not taking their concerns seriously. They are generally avoided by their fellow humans, especially at cocktail parties, where they can be spotted standing by themselves near the veggie dip with a strand of toilet paper stuck to their shoe.

[Jed Dilligan]

44. I understand you are trying to make jokes

I don't find you the least bit funny, though. In fact, I would say you are making a complete ass of yourself by telling infantile jokes and would stop kicking this thread if I were you.

:hi:

[smoogatz]

45. Of course you don't.

How's that veggie dip?

[Jed Dilligan]

46. It's not cocktail time yet where I live

I am going to a party later where I expect to be surrounded by beautiful women (including at least one gorgeous Chinese girl) paying rapt attention to my every word.

Among the reasons for this: I won't make any puerile, awkward jokes about wanting to buy a wife from China.

Your evocation of the veggie-dip, toilet paper phenomenon bespeaks a close personal acquaintance with such situations.


(makes L in front of forehead)

[smoogatz]

47. Only as an amused spectator.

I know your type pretty well (I have a brother-in-law just like you, in fact). You take yourself VERY seriously, and imagine that your hyper-earnestness makes you superior to other people. You also think—and this is the sad part—that good-looking women are attracted to your fine sense of your own self-importance. Lots of luck at that party. I'm sure you'll knock 'em dead.

Is the girl currently populating your sad little fantasy life Chinese, or Chinese American? If she's actually from China, Taiwan, HK or S'pore, brace yourself for some seriously, um, elemental humor. My ex is Chinese Singaporean, and nothing cracks her up like a good fart joke. This seems to be the case in general with southern Chinese culture, particularly among Cantonese speakers.

On edit: just so you know, I've been making jokes at your expense, not at the expense of Chinese mail-order brides. But I'm not the least bit surprised that you didn't understand that.

[Jed Dilligan]

49. You are an odious fuck, aren't you?

I hope you get your dick caught in your zipper.

[smoogatz]

55. Yep.

You're gonna be the life of your imaginary party, all right. Here's a highly complimentary phrase in Cantonese for you: tiu lei, mui-mui! (Tee-yoo lay, mwee-mwee!). You might try it out on that crowd of gorgeous adoring "women" (heh). It's sure to impress them.

[Jed Dilligan]

58. What IS funny is your assumption

that I don't find you funny because I am "offended" or the topic is "serious"... The truth is, you are not funny because your remarks are unoriginal and obvious, in short, a huge bore.

What would be funny is Smoogatz halfway through making a boring, irritating, obvious, unoriginal comment realizing that his dick is caught in his zipper. The look on your face would be priceless!

[ismnotwasm]

51. Your experience speaks volumes

Equating mail order brides with fart jokes.

I have a few stories on sexual slavery myself. Women from impoverished, developing nations hire out. Say as house keepers. Get forced into prostitution. Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the good old US are major offenders. Now some women make a choice to be "mail order" or even a prostitute. Many, many women don't. It's just not fucking funny I don't care who you don't like on this board, or what your unteachable dumbass speculations on their sex lives might be.

It's a bunch of fucked up corrupt bullshit going on and fart jokes from ex girlfriends still don't make it funny.

[smoogatz]

52. Oh, for God's sake.

Take a fucking Xanax.

[originalpckelly]

53. No way! That sucks! I've always wanted a Chinese mail-order bridle.

Now how am I supposed to ride around on the back of that guy I bought from Russia?

[originalpckelly]

54. *Cough* I mean brought from Russia.

Silly me!

[shadowknows69]

42. Hey DU, I have a birthday coming up!!!

Just sayin.

[opiate69]

56. Hey shadowknows.. me too! (Monday to be exact..) Happy Birthday!

:toast:

[Virginia Dare]

43. Chinese mail order brides are very progressive..

Mexican mail order brides, not so much.

[Sanctified]

57. self delete

[Nailzberg]

48. SWEET!

Gotta go check that out.