(OK, maybe I'm a little curious!)
....Times are changing for a millennium-old festival in provincial Japan that features naked men, with a top railway operator saying advertisements for the event were too racy.
The northern city of Oshu each February draws thousands of tourists with its Somin Festival, in which naked men pile upon one another and frolic about late into the night to pray for good luck.
The city has printed posters for the festival for decades but East Japan Railway, better known as JR East, refused to put up the advertisement at train stations this year for the first time.
The poster for this year's festival on February 13 has a bearded middle-aged man with thick chest hair who appears to be howling. Other men, wearing only loincloths, cluster in the background.
JR East's branch in Morioka, which covers the region including Oshu, said displaying the poster could constitute sexual harassment.
"Train stations are used by a wide range of people and it is highly possible that some passengers may be offended by the poster design," said branch spokesman Kaichi Yamasaki.
This post is hidden somewhere under a pile of naked Japanese men over at humor-blogs.com
(Pssst...hey, don't be afraid to comment, I'm really not easily offended! Oh, and come see my newest blog The Offended American!! ;)
15 Offensive Comments
It is definably a matter of taste. Not mine though, but whatever floats their boat, that's fine with me, if someone doesn't like it, then don't look I say! :)
True, then there are people like myself who may or may not like it but can't help but look!
I mean, what the hell is that guy thinking in the front there??
"Get that pointy thing out of my ass cheek!" comes to mind... :p
It would take a lot more than that to offend me :)
I really wish you hadn't put that willy idea in my head.
Willy Does America.
Willy goes hiking.
etc......lol!
A marvelous argument in support of the "clothes were not invented just for warmth" school of social evolution:)
Claire ~ Aww, nuttin fecking offends you, that's why I like you so much!! :p
Frank ~ Definitely! I think that if anyone wants to go naked, they should have to be approved by a panel of discerning judges. I vote myself to lead the panel, of course. :)
I am sorry but I have grown quite partial to willy and couldnt bare to be separated from his foamy squishy ness :)
So hands off my willy :) lol :)
Ah, but he would make such a lovely drumming stick for the pow-wow. :p
Okay, I am thinking way too hard about your little dancing willy now. You have officially offended me! :)
Hooray, I need to put up my Golden Cock from Lord Likely too, so I am giving the google ads the heave ho to make room shortly :)
You will be thinking about my mums tongue next :)
I gotta tell ya...if I somehow ended up in a pile of naked men I'd being praying for much more than just luck.
Haha, their idea of fun and games is a little different than mine, that's for sure.:) I've seen some even worse, it's like you said, you may not like it, but can't help but look!
Mikster ~ lol, if that ever happens you had better blog about it immediately! :p
Laurie ~ Funny how this was no big deal for a thousand years, and now our "progressive" culture is offended by it. :)
I love the concept of your blog. This does seem to be the Age of the Offended. I keep waiting for Time Magazine to make them People of the Year.
Jan ~ Thank you! It is funny because I really thought why hasn't anyone done this yet?
I'm working up a post about how Jesus predicted in the last days that "many would be offended". LOL
Seen one pile of naked men, seen them all. Well, mostly.
You guys all thought, "What is that guy thinking?"
I thought, "Hey! Is that Steve?"
The howling guy made me howl with laughter.
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