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Ok, so today I wanted to make an entry for @erodedthoughts contest, but one comment of his reminded me of a silly children's book I once saw on a Facebook video. So I searched for it on Youtube and there seemed to be more like this on the market.
Have an example of what high levels of creativity we're talking about:
Do You Want To Play With My Balls?
Seriously! A children's book that talks about blue balls, wet balls, hairy balls...
I remember when I first saw this video I was laughing, but after a while I started thinking: Who the heck came up with all that and made a whole book about it? It's kind of brilliant and gross at the same time. I don't think a child would get the kinky messages behind it, but the fact that I do makes me not want to read it to a child. Does this mean that my "perverted" way of interpreting messages resembles the way an "illiterate" to sexual education and innuendos child would interpret such stories?
And this was not the only one. Here are a few more samples:
Suzy Likes To Look At Balls
Yes, because balls are so popular a topic to write about when it comes to children's books!
"Hugh Hefner's balls were big and bold, the finest balls around... Then one day Hugh got old, now his balls drag on the ground" [That's before Hugh passed]
Put Tony's Nuts In Your Mouth!
No, thanks! I don't want your hot and salty nuts!
Brenda's Beaver Needs a Barber
"That girl's beaver needs a makeover... it really needs it now"
Come Swing With Us!
"Tim and Kate are swingers... They really love to swing" As you can imagine the rest of the book goes on with how they like to swing and with whom...
Spank the Monkey Lends a Hand
Aaaw! A helpful little monkey that goes around in town and gives a hand to every man who needs him!
A Child's First Book of Trump
@trumpman! Here is the perfect book for your children (when you have some)! Although it doesn't speak so highly of poor Americus Trumpus. (It's easy to spot the anti-trump speech in it)
Jokes aside, I don't think anyone would read such books to their children. I mean they make a light, cheap, indescent piece of reading for adults. They are good enough to have you giggling, BUT they are certainly no kids' material!
I would like to call in some help for a more professional approach. @abigail-dantes, @erh.germany would you "condemn" these publications if they were to be read to children? Do you think that because adults can read between the lines, an "innocent" (basically sexually un-educated) child's mind would get the same meaning that an adult gets?
The rest of you who happen to actually read this post, what are your thoughts?
Thank you so much for your time!
Until my next post,
Steem on and keep smiling, people!
