Great bleeding Jesus…

Yeah, I know. It’s really disturbing in context . . .

I can’t tell what the little tube in the corner is. Lube? ‘Cause that seems sufficiently creepy.

You gotta click on the image for the larger view, but it’s “Hymen Tightening Gel.”

[...] seems to be hope — finally — that we can all live longer, healthier lives with this great new “skin” tightening product (if the advert itself doesn’t completely offend [...]

Great! Now hair ties frighten me. I’ll never look at those stretchy round bands in the same light again.

I blame Bush.

Ahhh, now I get it…Gross! Why am I not surprised that what appears to be a Middle Eastern company is behind this?

It seems those who are commenting (at least) are ‘getting’ neither the concept not the underlying cause.

In many Islamic marriages, the wedding night bedshhets are made available to at least the husband’s family for inspection. Theoretically, blood on the sheets indicates pre-marital female chastity. In more extreme cases, the sheets are displayed from balconies or windows.

If a girl has had pre-marital sex (even with the eventual husband) and has access to sufficient funds, she may obtain a hymenorrhaphy, that is, the surgical repair of the hymen.

If not, this device may prevent her murder, by ‘honour killing’ for her lack of virginity on her wedding night.

Not a virgin? So?

The tramp can just bite her tongue and spit on the sheets while she’s polishing his….um…never mind.