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minus-squareveee@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·3 hours agoSpecifically identifying the “pervert glasses” as “pervert Meta Ray-bans” would kill these products even faster. Associating Ray-bans with perversion would surely be a deal breaker.
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 hours ago“Pedo glasses” has the least syllables. Doesn’t have to be accurate just has to make people feel disgusted at themselves for wearing them. Start posting “No Meta Sunglasses” signs around playgrounds, schools, and water parks. Trench Coats and unmarked vans are already synonymous with sexual predators. We got this.
minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·46 minutes agoCan we not dilute how horrific pedophilia is with overuse in an unrelated situation?
minus-squareNouvellalia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·32 minutes agoYeah, I don’t want “pedo” to become as diluted as “rape” is now please.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoPedo Raybans has the same number of syllables
minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoOakley makes them now as well. Ray-ban and Oakley are owned by the same company.
minus-squarejdr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 hours agoAll sunglasses are owned by Luxottica
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoIt would likely invite a lawsuit of some sort.
Specifically identifying the “pervert glasses” as “pervert Meta Ray-bans” would kill these products even faster. Associating Ray-bans with perversion would surely be a deal breaker.
“Pedo glasses” has the least syllables. Doesn’t have to be accurate just has to make people feel disgusted at themselves for wearing them.
Start posting “No Meta Sunglasses” signs around playgrounds, schools, and water parks.
Trench Coats and unmarked vans are already synonymous with sexual predators. We got this.
Can we not dilute how horrific pedophilia is with overuse in an unrelated situation?
Yeah, I don’t want “pedo” to become as diluted as “rape” is now please.
Pedo Raybans has the same number of syllables
Oakley makes them now as well. Ray-ban and Oakley are owned by the same company.
All sunglasses are owned by Luxottica
It would likely invite a lawsuit of some sort.