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Ali Meander
Ali Meander aka Mark Alexander is 35.54 years old, has been a member since February 12, 2007, has scored 1,482 submissions, giving an average score of 2.32, helping 27 designs get printed.
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Most of the comments on the sub are about the horrors of genitalia, which I find a little weird for three reasons.

1) The fact that the bear has a dork is completely incidental to the design. There's only enough detail to point out that he's dancing naked under the moon -- a damn fine human (and bear) tradition, say thankya.

2) Umm, we've all got 'em, one flavor or another.

3) Why the concern over this, when designs of death and destruction get solid thumbs-up?

That last one really baffles me. Does anyone have an answer?

SemantiTheft
SemantiTheft on Feb 22 '07 at 1:28pm
I'm not about the death and destruction.
exoticrobotic
exoticrobotic on Feb 22 '07 at 1:29pm
haha i thought it was funny the girl bear has a bikini on, but the male bear is lettin at all hang out
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Feb 22 '07 at 1:30pm
cartoon characters have historically been penis free. I don't think it is necessarily offensive but it is distracting.
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Feb 22 '07 at 1:32pm
dont get me started on bear penises
iPear
iPear on Feb 22 '07 at 1:34pm
Yes, I am. I am totally underwhelmed by the size of his phallic organ.
Alebot
Alebot on Feb 22 '07 at 1:36pm
But... animals are always naked. Why show a penis?

And the bikini is super cute there.
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Feb 22 '07 at 1:38pm
a bear penis stole my wife
Ali Meander
Ali Meander on Feb 22 '07 at 1:46pm
Mickey Mouse has to wear pants for some reason...
iPear
iPear on Feb 22 '07 at 1:46pm
but donald doesn't.
margolove
margolove on Feb 22 '07 at 1:48pm
yeah, donald just wears a shirt...
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Feb 22 '07 at 1:56pm
but have you seen Mickeys penis? If it wasnt covered kids would question why mickey has a significantly longer third leg.
melhel86
melhel86 on Feb 22 '07 at 1:56pm
I've seen bears frolicking in the moonlight... there was no visible peen.



You just can't see animal genitalia hanging about usually real or cartoon, so why add it for the shock value?

Rambunkcious
Rambunkcious on Feb 22 '07 at 1:58pm
oh my....is bear penis really needed in that design? hmmmm



its so little
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Feb 22 '07 at 1:59pm
Mickey's first cartoon was originally entitled "Steamboat Penis"
Ali Meander
Ali Meander on Feb 22 '07 at 2:00pm
Hmmm... good Q, melhel. Maybe he liked the bikini on bear-ette, but didn't want to draw a bear thong?
melhel86
melhel86 on Feb 22 '07 at 2:00pm
and why does everyone draw a huge set of balls with an itty bitty peen? I've seen that same style peen drawn on numerous submissions. Strange...
Ali Meander
Ali Meander on Feb 22 '07 at 2:01pm
hahaha Tora, though I thought it was "Dreamboat Willy"
grypesagon
grypesagon on Feb 22 '07 at 2:13pm
The point is that while it may be completely natural for the animal to be standing there with his penis showing in real life, it's rather gratuitous to place it on a t-shirt design.



I don't care it has a penis but I'm not wearing something that does. Anything I wear would have to be acceptable in general company, this includes around children.



The last thing I need is to run into someone i know with kids and have to answer a potential question from the child.



And if you think the kid wouldn't ask... you've not spent much time around kids.
Alebot
Alebot on Feb 22 '07 at 2:16pm
:)

So true gryp.
Alebot
Alebot on Feb 22 '07 at 2:16pm
:)

So true gryp.
Rachel Ray Gun
   Rachel Ray Gun on Feb 22 '07 at 2:17pm
you called it a dork



LOL
r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus
   r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Feb 22 '07 at 2:20pm
not to mention that the lady bear is covered completely as if her bits are more controversial/special than the male bear bits.
grypesagon
grypesagon on Feb 22 '07 at 2:22pm
Well I presumed the artist was in denial and suffering from a minor oedipal complex. wouldn't want mama bear to make him think naughty thoughts.



... oh look... more coffee.
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Feb 22 '07 at 2:24pm
I'm all for winkies..



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But cartoon ones are a little off putting. I think it's just that most folks prefer their cartoons like their GI joe.
r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus
   r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Feb 22 '07 at 2:30pm
that dog is hilarous...in the photo, not the band that dog...they're pretty good.
Ali Meander
Ali Meander on Feb 22 '07 at 3:04pm
would you wear the dog photo on a tee?
r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus
   r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Feb 22 '07 at 3:09pm
nope, i am a sucker for puppies though.
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Feb 22 '07 at 4:17pm
He is count pupula, he shall rise at midnight!
r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus
   r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Feb 22 '07 at 4:28pm
haha
Ali Meander
Ali Meander on Feb 22 '07 at 4:29pm
deboraborialis (nice), where'd you find that? i'd love to see a Live Trace of it!
NatySpaghetti
NatySpaghetti on Feb 22 '07 at 4:36pm
i feel offended for the poor bear, he just cant please anyone with that size, not even 2D wise
MooseDinner
MooseDinner on Feb 22 '07 at 4:42pm
People don't like thinking of bears like that. You can't put a bikini on a bear, and you can't draw a cartoon bear with a penis. You just can't.
eraseyourname
eraseyourname on Feb 22 '07 at 4:51pm
It's cool now to be into death and the violent, macabre side of life. That's edgy, and if you wear a shirt with things like that on it, people think you're dark and mysterious. Bare bear privates are just disgusting, and if you wear them, people just think you're a pervert with an odd sense of humor. I personally don't think that Threadless is the right place for either the too violent and dealthish shirts or the pervert shirts. But whatevs, you can't really censor someone, can you?
todiefor
todiefor on Feb 22 '07 at 5:03pm
i couldn't buy a shirt with a penis on it.



my mom wouldn't lend me the credit card.
goldensara
goldensara on Feb 22 '07 at 5:06pm
Im not really offended...just kinda grossed out and I think its strange that it would be drawn...in all the wildlife documentaries and stuff Ive ever watched with bears...I never see it...so I dont know why it would be included in a cartoon
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Feb 22 '07 at 5:10pm
not offended



just perplexed at why you'd waste your time.
onurbgrafix
onurbgrafix on Feb 22 '07 at 7:21pm
I'm so sorry. It seems that my design shocked the good and well thinking people of threadless high society. What am I gonna do now? ...
fc gravy
fc gravy on Feb 22 '07 at 7:23pm
the fact you called it a dork offends me.
moofymadness
moofymadness on Feb 22 '07 at 7:25pm
I do not think the penis adds anything to the design. It is not needed, and should not be on the shirt.
ianrose
ianrose on Feb 22 '07 at 7:25pm
I wouldnt go so far as shocked ... I don't find it offensive at all, but I'm still less likely to buy it with the winkle on it, mostly because it doesn't really look like a dork - it looks sort of like the nipple on a babybottle ... and thats just a creepy thing to have hanging where your naders belong.
toomanytentacles
toomanytentacles on Feb 22 '07 at 8:22pm
i didn't even notice the peenie until now...and now that it's been brought to my attention...i still don't notice it. know what i mean? it's cute, i'd buy it, i'd wear it.



it's not like it's a nirvana album or anything.
lenabean
lenabean on Feb 22 '07 at 8:34pm
COUNT PUPULAAAA!!
4 days later
bectheknife
bectheknife on Feb 27 '07 at 5:47am
Damn, I just have to buy this shirt after all your posts have made me laugh so much about it! My stomach hurts! I'd never wear it of course, I'd get the crap beaten out of me, but still, it would bring back fond memories of the time I read this blog and was happy thinking of penises.
adsf
adsf on Feb 27 '07 at 6:02am
id be ashamed if my pecker was that small.
runningwithcolours
runningwithcolours on Feb 27 '07 at 6:10am
mate...all i can see is mr XXXX...what a champion, i can see the brewery lights and chimneys from my window

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