Hallmark card yanked from shelves after woman claims it promotes teen sex

[Bluebear]

PORTSMOUTH — While shopping in a Hallmark store for a wedding cake knife, Cyndi Desrosiers found a greeting card she claims is promoting sexual promiscuity to teenagers.

The message on the $2.99 Hallmark card has prompted Desrosiers to call for its removal from Seacoast store shelves and to launch an e-mail campaign urging others to do the same.

The front cover of the card features two glasses of wine held by two hands and reads, "Pardon me..." On the inside is printed, "Care for some liquid clothes remover?"

Project coordinator for the Portsmouth-based Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention, Desrosiers said she purchased one of the cards as evidence of "how desensitized we are. Hallmark made an irresponsible decision to create this card," she said. "I have an 18-year-old daughter, and I would just die if someone gave this to her."...

Hallmark spokesman Deidre Parkes said the card was not specifically directed toward a young couple. Hallmark's creative team developed the card for "any number of situations," including an anniversary, or for a long-term couple, she said.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080411/NEWS/804110427

[leftofcool]

1. Her daughter is 18

and she is just now worried about a damn Hallmark card? Got news for ya lady, yer daughter has been having some sort of sex since she was 15.

[PDJane]

2. Oh, please...........

no one forces anyone to buy these cards, and it's not against the law to be tasteless.

The woman needs a hobby.

[A HERETIC I AM]

39. She has one....

Her hobby is sticking her nose in others business and/or doing her best to be the morality police.

It's a fucking greeting card, lady.

Aisle 6, next to the clues, you'll find grips.

Get one.

[zanne]

54. Good one! nt

[orleans]

48. apparently this is her hobby

this was under the picture:
"Cyndi Desrosiers, project coordinator of Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention, displays the front of a Hallmark greeting card which depicts hands holding two glasses of wine. She says the card, which reads “liquid clothes remover” inside, sends the wrong message to teens.

for contact info see my post #47

[cynatnite]

3. Curiosity is all a teenager needs for encouragment to have sex....

that and the drive.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

40. A car is helpful too.

But not necessary.

[Bluebear]

42. Ah, memories :)

[annabanana]

4. What the hell does this card have to do with teens?

friggen gutterminded woman

[Iris]

32. My question exactly.

Oh, my God! We must remove ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that remotely implies that people actually HAVE SEX for the sake of THE CHILDREN!

And I don't know what her daughter looks like, but by the time I was 18 I'd had a lot worse than that said to me - I would have preferred a card!

[jgraz]

5. They should just put a picture of Cyndi on the inside

Teens would swear off sex until they were 30.

[TomInTib]

9. Hell, just seeing it...

has wrecked me for the evening, at least.

Goodness, she certainly did it up for the photo shoot, eh?

[Yael]

33. SNAP!

Ouch.

LOL!

[TomInTib]

6. Maybe a bit off the (Hall)mark, but....

I think she kinda over-did it for the photo shoot.


What a fucking idiot.

[SidDithers]

7. Fucking puritans...

Your 18-year-old daughter has been exposed to, and probably done, significantly more than depicted in a freakin' greeting card.

Sid

Edit: And everyone knows that teens drink Jagerbombs, not wine. Sheesh.

[MercutioATC]

8. If people under 21 can't drink, how does this card promote anything to teens?

Fer chrissakes...

[alittlelark]

34. Very, very, very GOOD POINT.

WTF is her issue? Perhaps, in her youth, it WAS a 'liquid clothes remover' for her - and she is ashamed to this day.?.?

[gateley]

10. Not to be insensitive, but

people like this need some GREAT sex.

I'm so tired of our Victorian sensibilities in this culture. Where a boob is bad, a maimed body is okay.

[cynatnite]

11. Yeah, but if she liked it...then it's eeeevvvvviiiiilllllllll and must be destroyed n/t

[Lorien]

21. Have you seen "This film is not yet rated"?

It's pretty mind blowing. The MPAA is made up of Republican empty nesters who think that showing a woman being tortured or beheaded is far less harmful than getting a quick glance at her pubic hair. They say their ratings are based on what will "best protect children" :eyes:

[cynatnite]

30. I saw that...

Geez, this country can be backwards. Good documentary, too.

[Sanity Claws]

12. $2.99 card?

No way she found this on her own. She looks like she shops for the cheap cards. Meow!!

[DemocratInSoCal]

13. Looking At Her Face Makes Me Lose All Desire To Ever Have Sex Again nt

[coriolis]

14. Well, if she would die if someone gave one to her kid,

can anybody give me the mailing address?

;-)

[Lorien]

15. Er, teens can't buy wine

obviously the card is aimed at adults. This sad creature needs to get herself a life.

[Bluebear]

18. 'The same scenario repeated itself in a Stratham store, said Desrosiers,'

She actually went from store to store looking for the same card and raising a fuss.

What a brave crusader! :silly:

[Lorien]

23. What's even more amazing is that the media gave her the attention

she so desperately craved. :crazy:

[BattyDem]

16. It's a glass of wine. The legal drinking age is 21.

How exactly does it promote TEEN sex? :shrug:

I know teens drink, but so do adults. Why would someone see that card and automatically think of teen sex? Does Hallmark do a lot of business among teens? Most teens I know send "e-cards" not Hallmark cards.


edited: typo :blush:

[DemocratInSoCal]

17. She's Right You Know

I remember the first time I saw a sexually suggestive card, and I wanted to jump over the counter and make love to the cashier.

Between that and seeing the 2 seconds of Janet Jackson's boobies, it's a wonder I made it through my 20's and 30's.

[blonndee]

19. Whaaa?

People have sex? And after drinking wine?

That relates to teen sex, for sure. :eyes: What a fracking moron. This woman has problems. And our media has even bigger problems if this kind of idiocy makes news. Jeez.

[liberal N proud]

20. Everything offends someone at some point

People like this just need to get a f$%$# life.

[and-justice-for-all]

22. Why does it need removed?

No one is strong armed into buying it and it seems to be for romantic affairs between people. It does not promote anything, religion promotes violence towards miniorities and women so that should also be removed as well.

[lse7581011]

24. What A Whack Job! n/t

[Canuckistanian]

25. An email campaign? For THIS?

Hey lady, your government tortures minors, bombs children to smithereens, and is taking away your children's freedoms and financial futures.

Now, don't you feel foolish for protesting a fucking GREETING CARD?

[orleans]

46. oh, i'm sure she's all for the laundry list you mentioned. and if she's

not "for" it i'm sure she's okay with it. foolish? she's too fucking stupid to feel foolish.

[Pied Piper]

26. "I have an 18-year-old daughter, and I would just die if someone gave this to her."

Promise?

[Schema Thing]

31. lol. right?

Why are you so interested in your adult children's sex life? Creepy.

[Canuckistanian]

38. Right, 18 years old is well past the legal age of consent

And any 18 year old who is "influenced" by a GREETING CARD is a pretty sad person indeed.

[orleans]

47. ...

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Organization Name: Allies in Substance Abuse Prevention (CPC J)
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone], ext.47

Location: Sad Cafe
Address: 148 Plaistow Rd
City: Plaistow
Date: 02/19/2008
Event Time: 8:00 AM
Town Hall Leader: Cyndi Desrosiers, Project Coordinator
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/townhall/flashmap/2008/eventlist.aspx?id=32

[yellerpup]

27. Makes me glad that cards make up the bulk of her reading material.

She could cause some real trouble if she actually read books.

[cynatnite]

29. I think that's probably what's wrong with her...

not enough reading.

[angstlessk]

28. Is someone yanking her hair in the background? A brush, lady, a brush would do wonders!

Amazing, I think the card is VERY cute. If I were of a mind and celebrating an anniversary I would purchase it!

[madeline_con]

35. Everyone knows, only teens drink wine.

This lady should spend as much time worrying about her moustache.

[LeftyMom]

36. We're gonna need a t shirt launcher to shut this one up. nt

[Mz Pip]

37. Someone obviously

has entirely too much free time on her hands.

Chances are, if your daughter got that card, you'd never know.

Why don't you just put a bag over her head. Make sure she never watches TV or listens to music or ever leaves your goddamn repressive house.

YOU F*CKING MORAN.

[KG]

41. is america the most ignorant, frightened, reactionary country on the planet or what?

:eyes:

[TalkingDog]

43. The way I remember it, breathing promotes teen sex.....

Randy little buggers that they are (and we were)

Amazingly I know people who claim their 17 year old daughters have no interest in sex, boys, etc.... NONE.

These same people were of the wild child variety, so you've got to wonder about the selective amnesia.....

[Missy Vixen]

44. You know what we all have to do now, don't you?

Buy the card.

If you can take $3 out of your pocket, buy the card.

Hallmark will get the $$$ message much more quickly than Ms. Derosiers will get satisfaction if every last one of us makes it their bestseller.

In the meantime, I'll bet the card sells out everywhere this story is printed, and I'll bet her husband (if she has one,) is a very lonely and frustrated man.

Julie

[Ilsa]

45. She should teach her daughter to ignore wine. Go straight for

the TEQUILA!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN0254u56Mc (turn the sound on to catch all 100 seconds)

[Fox Mulder]

49. Oh for fucks sake.

I'm sick and tired of people like her. Interpreting things that aren't there. Plus, her daughter is 18. If anyone gave her a card like that, there isn't a god damn thing she could do about it.

And how many teens drink wine? When I was a teen, all I ever drank was cheap beer.

[Solly Mack]

50. Some people desperately need hobbies

and a life

[readmoreoften]

51. Technically, couldn't this be promoting sex to an infant genius?

I mean, it was write there in the store. Anyone could read it, not just teenagers. Who's to say that a supergenius infant couldn't crawl over and pick it up off the shelf and read it (and be ruined for life)? Who's to say that a really sick or even absent-minded parent might not read the card aloud in the store to a friend for a chuckle. Anyone under the age of 45 would be scarred. I'm sure it happened, in fact. I think they should look through the security cams and arrest anyone who even looked at the card. What if they repeated it to a minor? One never knows.

Maybe it's time we started dealing with the real problem. We ought to round up wine dealers and wine lovers (especially ones who say 'it has excellent legs and tastes peppery, yet fruity...') I think Homeland Security should get right on this.

Oh? What? You don't agree? I'm appalled. You don't care about America's infant geniuses.

[Raejeanowl]

52. She Had A Choice

To ignore this, along with the probably 500 other tacky, suggestive, double-entendre, or outright dirty cards in this store.

Her daughter has a similar choice, including she can get offended and do whatever she thinks necessary to remediate the situation should she ever happen to receive what she believes is an inappropriate card.

End of problem. But no. I assume this will become Mom's personal crusade.

[zanne]

53. Was it in the "Teenager" section?

She'd hate the card my husband sent me for my birthday. On the front of the card it says "I like being with you". When opened, it says "It gives me something to do with my hands".

[Rosemary2205]

55. OK, I have to say this (donning flame suit)

That woman really needs to dust off the saddle and spend some time at the rodeo.

[mitchum]

56. Just wait until she finds the one with the two juiceboxes on the front

what a moran

[hisownpetard]

57. This card is just plain wrong!

Kids drink BEER, not wine!
I mean, let's get real, Cyndi!