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| titletext = Parents: talk to your kids about popup blockers. Also, at some point, sex. But crucial fundamentals first!
 
| titletext = Parents: talk to your kids about popup blockers. Also, at some point, sex. But crucial fundamentals first!
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
{{w|Sports Illustrated}}, while a sports magazine (from what the title implies), is infamous for its "{{w|Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|Swimsuit Issue}}," a yearly issue that heavily features women wearing swimsuits (again, from what the title implies). There has been some controversy over how this issue objectifies women, yet we can all agree that this issue is not what you would want your kids reading.
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{{w|Sports Illustrated}}, while a sports magazine (from what the title implies), is infamous for its {{w|Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue|Swimsuit Issue}}, a yearly issue that heavily features women wearing revealing swimsuits (again, from what the title implies), something generally agreed upon as inappropriate for children.{{Citation needed}}
  
However, the joke is on the father. Before he could stop the child from reading, the child had already exclaimed that he had seen hard-core pornography from the pop-up ads he has visited, making the swimsuit issue tame by comparison. Unfortunately, this is a true fact (though the extent of how true this is depends on the sites you visit).
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However, the joke is on the father. Before he could stop the child from reading, the child had already made it clear that he had seen {{w|Hardcore pornography|hard-core pornography}} in the {{w|Pop-up ad|pop-up ads}} he had encountered. He is familiar with the sight of women being "double penetrated" (i.e. engaged in simultaneous vaginal and anal sex) and that said women are completely naked (implied by his surprise to see similar-looking women wearing swimsuits in the magazine). Thus, the swimsuit issue, in which the women are wearing ''some'' clothing and are not engaged in sexual activity, is relatively tame.
  
The title text has [[Randall]] suggest that pop-up blockers are far more important than "the birds and the bees", a stance that other people would find backward. (There is some sense towards this approach, however. While "the birds and the bees" would have to wait until the child has developed sufficiently in order to get the proper effect, pop-up blockers are a more urgent need that would prevent a child from looking at inappropriate things before then. Pop-up blockers alone would not prevent '''everything''', but they are a valuable asset nonetheless.)
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The title text has [[Randall]] suggest that {{w|Ad blocking|pop-up blockers}} are far more important than {{w|The birds and the bees}}, a stance that most people do not agree with. There is some sense towards this approach, however. While "the birds and the bees" conversation would have to wait until the child has matured enough to understand, the removal of explicit pop-ups (and other advertisements) is arguably more urgent. Pop-up blockers alone would not prevent '''everything''', but are a valuable asset nonetheless.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:Boy: What's this?
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:Child: What's this?
 
:Father: Oh! That's daddy's ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue! It's not appropriate for—
 
:Father: Oh! That's daddy's ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue! It's not appropriate for—
:Boy: Wow! They look just like the ladies who get double-penetrated in the popup ads! But with clothes on! Gosh!
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:Child: Wow! They look just like the ladies who get double-penetrated in the popup ads! But with clothes on! Gosh!
 
 
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Revision as of 09:06, 27 January 2023

Swimsuit Issue
Parents: talk to your kids about popup blockers. Also, at some point, sex. But crucial fundamentals first!
Title text: Parents: talk to your kids about popup blockers. Also, at some point, sex. But crucial fundamentals first!

Explanation

Sports Illustrated, while a sports magazine (from what the title implies), is infamous for its Swimsuit Issue, a yearly issue that heavily features women wearing revealing swimsuits (again, from what the title implies), something generally agreed upon as inappropriate for children.[citation needed]

However, the joke is on the father. Before he could stop the child from reading, the child had already made it clear that he had seen hard-core pornography in the pop-up ads he had encountered. He is familiar with the sight of women being "double penetrated" (i.e. engaged in simultaneous vaginal and anal sex) and that said women are completely naked (implied by his surprise to see similar-looking women wearing swimsuits in the magazine). Thus, the swimsuit issue, in which the women are wearing some clothing and are not engaged in sexual activity, is relatively tame.

The title text has Randall suggest that pop-up blockers are far more important than The birds and the bees, a stance that most people do not agree with. There is some sense towards this approach, however. While "the birds and the bees" conversation would have to wait until the child has matured enough to understand, the removal of explicit pop-ups (and other advertisements) is arguably more urgent. Pop-up blockers alone would not prevent everything, but are a valuable asset nonetheless.

Transcript

Child: What's this?
Father: Oh! That's daddy's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue! It's not appropriate for—
Child: Wow! They look just like the ladies who get double-penetrated in the popup ads! But with clothes on! Gosh!


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Discussion

I feel like the kid in this comic, but on a much tamer scale. ChessCake (talk) 15:08, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

My editing is weird? IDK162.158.155.191 22:30, 4 February 2024 (UTC)