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Friday, January 30, 2009

??!! You Can Shave the Freakish White Baby.

Posted by Lindy West on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 1:45 PM

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The obvious question: Does this Asian toy manufacturer believe that secretly, underneath our clothes, white people are magical goaty fauns of legend? If I passed him on the street, would he look at me and see Mister Fucking Tumnus in a human suit? And think, "Stupid white goat woman. Does she really believe she is fooling me with her shaving and her normal human clothing?"

Thanks to NaFun for the image.

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I'm gonna use this as my G-rated way of telling people to fuck off. "You can shave the baby!"

Posted by Grant Cogswell on January 30, 2009 at 1:49 PM

fire crotch!

Posted by Justin on January 30, 2009 at 1:50 PM

I would just like to point out that I don't think you can shave the baby without some serious legal consequences.

Posted by Meags on January 30, 2009 at 1:51 PM

Is this what people mean when they talk about their "baby hair?"

Posted by boxofbirds on January 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM

Hey, the carpet matches the drapes!

Posted by Hernandez on January 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM

You can view other works of art from the same program: http://www.raster.art.pl/gallery/artists…

The disappointment of learning it's not really on the market is worth it once you see what other crazy things are on there!

Posted by katy on January 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM

You magical goaty fauns of legend all look the same to me.

Posted by Cookie W. Monster on January 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM

People of European descent really are pretty hairy, you have to admit. Even the "smooth" ones.

Posted by Simac on January 30, 2009 at 2:16 PM

It's a Blanka baby!

Posted by Foggen on January 30, 2009 at 2:26 PM

Does this Asian toy manufacturer believe that secretly, underneath our clothes, white people are magical goaty fauns of legend?

He's not the only one, but yes.

Posted by IQOE on January 30, 2009 at 2:36 PM

Dang, they let out our secret!

@10 for the win.

Mmmm ... flashback ...

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM

You make my day, Lindy West.

Posted by Rose on January 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM

"Mister Fucking Tumnus in a human suit". I almost peed when I read that.

Posted by marsgirl on January 30, 2009 at 2:53 PM

The answer to your questions? Yes.

Posted by Greg on January 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM

@6 My former roommate had one of these! Really!

I had no idea it was only one of 10 produced, and I'm sure he didn't either. I have no idea how he acquired it. I'll give him a call later and find out. I hope he still has it.

By the way, we elected NOT to Shave the Baby.

Posted by Asa on January 30, 2009 at 3:24 PM

First of all, there are a lot of crazy collectors of crazy ass toys out there. Secondly, chimps in the womb are similarly covered in fur in the same areas. Just an observation.

Posted by Vince on January 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM

@15,

Yes, but it isn't collectible unless you have the original box it came in. Or so the Antiques Roadshow keeps insisting.

Posted by Y.F. on January 30, 2009 at 3:57 PM

I'm gonna have nightmares about this, you know that, don't you?

Posted by Chris down in The Couv on January 30, 2009 at 4:02 PM

I have totally known people who were hairier than that. And not all of them were male, either.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty on January 30, 2009 at 4:17 PM

God bless you, China.

Posted by Darcy on January 30, 2009 at 5:11 PM

It is obviously an art piece. You can see here: http://www.raster.art.pl/gallery/artists…

(ps. I have seen quite a few Chinese women who DO have hair on their legs, and don't shave it...)

Posted by sarahbean on January 31, 2009 at 9:10 AM