Last week, Barkbox, a monthly dog pampering subscription service providing various toys and treats for your pooch, unveiled its “Overstuffed” November product line-up. Most of the items were pretty innocuous—Rabbit and sweet potato-flavored jerkies and a turducken stuffed animal? Adorable and delicious!)—but one entry in particular caught more than a few customers’ eye: a “Big Honkin’ Pigs in a Blanket” chew toy, which maybe, to some perverted minds, kinda sorta absolutely looks like a friggin’ Fleshlight sex toy. Even Fleshlight thinks so.
While many, if not most, companies faced with an internet dog-piling (yep) onto their embarrassing, hyper-sexualized goof, BarkBox is not that company. No, like the animal to whom they cater, they don’t care who sees their horniness, be it whether you’re at home on your laptop, or in the park just trying to have a nice afternoon out with your damn family.
In a hilariously lengthy response post, Barkbox blog editor Stacie Grissom laid out their position on Big Honkin’ Pigs in a Blanket, which in essence boiled down to: “Y’all got some nasty-ass minds, but who are we to judge?” This is a company who has made not one, but two “red rocket” dog toys, after all. And while they were content with their original intended imagery—just some cute pig tushies—they did not anticipate the internet being quite as filthy-minded as it is. Which, honestly, that’s on them, not us. I mean, look at this thing.
It’s totally a Fleshlight. They also went on to insinuate that, really, every dog toy can be a sex toy, if you’re creative enough. Anyway, apparently it’s a hit, since Big Honkin’ is currently out-of-stock on their site.
(via Mashable)
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It would sell out even faster if they put a “For Adults Only” label on it.
and/Or if you put in a ‘treat pocket’ and just happen to load it up from the rear. There are guys that will happily use this as a furry fleshlight, though in all reality just get the fleshlight.
Nice to see a company really lay into something that’s fun and engaging with their user base, instead of attempting to lay down some tight-ass policy for fear of potentially offending some advertisers. If only more companies would lighten up a little more we could have nice things again. Like for example a good place to get Sports news…
If only more companies would lighten up a little more we could have nice things again.OR, the outrage professionals on Twitter and Facebook could lighten up a little (or a lot). Probably the best place to start.
There are some things to be outraged about. A silly chew-toy? No. Kneeling at a football game? No. Separating kids from families and putting them in cages? Yes. A successful website shut down because of a butthurt CEO? Yes.
Probably 2/3 of the outrage on Twitter and Facebook is generated by actual professionals working in sweatshops in Mumbai or St. Petersburg in the first place. At least, when they’re not working for the Jim Spanfellers of the world ginning up fake visits to inflate stats and drive higher ad revenue.
Lord, sometimes it is a bit like the level of entendre in the Great British Baking Show wouldn’t fly here. I mean this product is for dogs, I’m glad they realized there’s no impropriety if you make a few blue jokes about something for dogs. (but won’t somebody please think about the chihuahuas!)
I only clicked because thats a good looking pupper in the lead photo.
Sure, sure you did…
you cant tell me they didnt know what they had when they named it “big honking”
We cut out the middleman in our house because..
Every dog toy is called “dildo.”
Phrases like ‘where’s your green dildo’..? and ‘you want me to throw the small dildo’..? can be heard several times a day in our house.If we lived in an apartment, our neighbors would be pretty confused+enticed.
lmao, same here.