Virginia Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Replica Testicles on Trailer Hitches

[RoadRage]

RICHMOND, Va. — It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.

State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue because it could distract other drivers.

Under his measure, displaying the ornamentation on a motor vehicle would be a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $250.

He said the idea came from a constituent whose young daughter spotted an example of the trail hitch adornment and asked her father to explain it.

"'I didn't know what to tell her,"' Spruill said the constituent told him before Spruill vowed to stop such displays.

"I said, 'Sir, I'm going to be a laughingstock, but I'm going to do it,"' he said.

The Virginia General Assembly has some experience with offbeat bills. Three years ago, it drew widespread attention with an unsuccessful effort to outlaw baggy pants worn so low they expose underwear.

Spruill, 61, said the indignity of the "droopy drawers" debate wouldn't deter him. He said he won't hesitate to bring a set of $24.95 trailer testicles with him for a legislative show-and-tell.

"I'm going to do it," Spruill told a handful of reporters after Tuesday's House session adjourned. "I'm going to bring them out here and show them to you till they tell me to stop."

[rox63]

1. Don't these people have more important things to do???

Yeesh :eyes:

[atreides1]

9. Yes they have

But things like budget deficits, and repealing the abusive driver fees, take a back seat when it comes to a pair of rubber balls!:)

[LanternWaste]

24. You're referring of course to the bone-heads

You're referring of course to the bone-heads who waste time purchasing and decorating their vehicles with this crap, yes?

[RoadRage]

2. Well isn't that sexy?

I don't know.. freedom of speech is big - but man that thing is disgusting to look at!

[Angela Shelley]

10. There are roughly 3 billion of them on the planet

at the moment, so you might want to get used to seeing them as a decorative item on a vehicle.

:-)

[mondo joe]

3. I guess I don't know why it isn't covered by some existing law.

Can you display nude photos - or even drawings - on the side of your car?

[northzax]

43. there are plenty of naked lady mudflaps

out there, right?

[mondo joe]

46. I don't know if silhouettes are naked or not.

Do you?

Would a more equivalent display be accepted? A representation of breasts with nipples? Or a dildo?

I don't have an answer or even a stake in the matter - but I do think consistency in law is important.

[northzax]

49. of course

I would say the implication is clear, would you not? I mean they are actually called "naked lady mudflaps"

[mondo joe]

50. Implication is one thing, naked another.

And again, I'm not advocating that either or both should o shouldn't be permitted.

I'm trying to find some existing legal basis.

[NashVegas]

4. A Law Against Artistic-Sociological Statements?

Isn't compensation what these vehicles are all about?

[RoadRage]

11. Yup.. they have to display fake ones, because guys driving these

Gas mongers don't really have 'em in their pants.

"Hey, Look at me.. Look at my junk".. let's go beat up a couple of guys at the bowling alley, grab a case of beer and troll for chicks.

Rediculous? Yes.. should it be illegal? No. I like to be able to spot these kinds of idiots a few blocks away, because most tote gun racks as well.

[Mountainman]

21. There is always one of these posts isn't there? Freud went passe years ago.

[RoadRage]

28. Fantastic.. because i'm frankly a bit to young to know much about Frued anyway..

But I do know about Testostorone Crazed Guys driving around with nuts hanging from their bumpers.

[Solly Mack]

5. saggy baggy balls...yeah, that's macho lololol

[NeedleCast]

6. BAN MORE THINGS!

Sure they're stupid, but it's so much easier when the dumbasses of the world advertise who they are.

And of course it's my state that's once again leading the charge to legislate more stupid shit.

[VenusRising]

7. I guess Ford stands for

Full of redneck DNA.

[NoBorders]

8. He should have told his daughter

"It's a sign put on there by the owner to tell the rest of the world that he's an idiot." That's what I would tell my daughter. Seriously. No need to ban it.

[Wizard777]

19. It's a boy truck.

If he can't explain to his daughter where trucks come from. He doesn't have a shot in hell of explaining where babies come from.

:rofl:

[hobbit709]

12. I guess they have no unneutered animals in VA.

[Wizard777]

18. They can get around the law by making a mold of a bull's scrotum.

The bill would only ban "human" genitalia

[OwnedByFerrets]

13. I am NOT prudish....much to the contrary.....having said that....

I cannot stand that shit on the back of vehicles. And I would HATE to have to explain to my 8 yr old daughter what those are and why they are hanging off the back of that rednecks truck.

On edit: I am guessing that a rubber vagina on the back of a truck would NOT be allowed. There would be a huge public outrage. But just a guess.

[NoBorders]

25. I agree with you. But banning them?

I would just as soon let the idiots keep them for the sake of keeping free speech intact.

[OwnedByFerrets]

52. I do understand. I really do. And I am so torn between

the free speech thing and seeing those things on the back of pick up trucks.
I guess I would just shrug it off and try to say something snarky.
After some serious thought about this, I will reluctantly say that we dont need any new laws saying what we can and cannot do. I suppose rednecks will be with us forever.....I wonder why we dont see any rednecks in the Star Trek episodes.B-)

[NoBorders]

57. As a father, I understand your dilemna

I don't know how I would explain it to my daughter, who is now only 4. But I would tend to fall on the side of having to explain it to my daughter than ban them.

On another note, it's not just rednecks -- I've seen 'gangbanger' types with 'em too. I guess any culture where an uber-macho image is held in high esteem.

[RoadRage]

29. Hahaha.. "Mommy why is that lopsided doughnut hanging off that lady's truck" NT

[countryjake]

14. But I'll bet he wouldn't get very far trying to ban these...

[NightWatcher]

15. we need more stupid laws!!! Land of the free, I dont think so. Bad taste is not a crime

[zabet]

16. ...

"State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a
bill Tuesday to ban displaying replicas
of human genitalia on vehicles"

Officer, they are not human testicles...
they're bull balls.
:silly:

[L0oniX]

17. Hey ...how about a dildo for a hood ornament?

[TlalocW]

20. I remember a political cartoon from years ago

The title of it was, "What I Did This Year."

One panel showed a Chinese man in leg irons with a writing pad. What he had written was, "I stood before a tank." (Tiannamen Square in China)
The second panel was a fat congressman sitting behind a really nice desk. What he wad written was, "I tried to outlaw flag burning and debated whether urine was a viable artistic medium. Send money."

There are no more great statesmen - it's all about grabbing money for your district and trying to ban things that personally bug you.

TlalocW

[burythehatchet]

22. Whoever was the model for those was clearly in his early fifties

the age when a mans nuts want to start hanging out with his knees

[GoneOffShore]

23. Oh the horror, oh the Hughmanity!1!

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!111

I'm series!1

[seemunkee]

26. ..

[RebelOne]

27. I am no prude, but I think they are pretty disgusting.

[Name removed]

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[LostinVA]

35. I just love reading RW memes on DU -- the "Clinton is a man" stuff is SEXIST

[RoadRage]

36. And I love how everyone can take a joke.. NT

[LostinVA]

37. Why should misogyny and RW talking points be acceptable on a progressive message board?

[RoadRage]

39. Well for one.. I think we ALL rally around "Freedom of Speech"..

But the real reason this even bothers you is because I have an Obama tag next to my name. If I was waiving a Clinton flag.. then this would all be fine.

As I stated a couple of times now - I was joking. And i'm hardly the first DEM to imply that Hillary has a big set of balls. In fact, most of us view that as a compliment.

[Horse with no Name]

42. Actually, you are way off base and very wrong about Lost

It has nothing to do with your Obama tag...but what is misogynist.
This is a progressive board and if you stick around long enough...you will find that very few Democrats here find that sexist humor a "compliment".

[Auggie]

31. $24.95, no less. Not cheap.

[SidDithers]

32. Only REAL testicles will be allowed...nt

Sid

[Selatius]

33. Often, security is used as a reason to take away freedom.

As far as I'm concerned, it's a 1st Amendment issue.

[kirby]

34. But not in this case...

If you read the VA assembly members quote, this fell into the other reason to take away freedom: 'Do it for the children'.

[NoPasaran]

38. First they came for the rubber testicle displayers

But I did not speak up, because I did not display rubber testicles...

Then they came for the fuzzy dice hangers, but I did not speak up, for I hung no fuzzy dice...

Then they came for the Volvo drivers... but there was no one left to speak for me.

[IdesOfOctober]

47. Don't worry.

Hillary will save you in the nick of time. She's found her voice.

Ides

[Captain Hilts]

40. It's a quick and easy way to identify stupid idiots on the road. nt

[Horse with no Name]

41. I'm still curious why my post yesterday about this pending legislation

was locked.
I guess discussing legislation is now considered verboten.:crazy:

[JuniperLea]

53. I blame me for that...

I stood my ground and voiced my feelings, and was told I was in need of mental health help:)

When one set of civil rights bangs heads with another, I think it's a serious issue. It's like the sex in the restroom deal... restrooms are for elimination of urine and fecal matter, not sex. I expect some privacy when I use a public restroom, I don't want to hear someone going at it in the next stall, or a row of stalls down. What happens to my rights?

What about the rights of men who have had their own testicles removed due to cancer or something? What about young kids, or someone who has been recently raped and not ready to deal with genitalia of any kind? What happens to their rights?

I'm no prude. I've been known to hang with some damn rough crowds... just saying...




Tough crowd... no prudes here!

[onenote]

44. mandatory carstration

Sorry.

[JuniperLea]

54. Good one, actually:)

Nut behind the wheel vs nut hanging from his bumper...

[Elspeth]

45. Just think about how long it takes 3 million rubber testicles to decompose

At least Tupperware has a practical function.

And the next time someone talks about plastic on diapers, I'll refer them to this.

[originalpckelly]

48. It takes balls to ban testicles.

:P

[krispos42]

51. Buy stock in the company that makes them

Those idiots in Virginia are doing more to market them than a Super Bowl campaign ever could.

I saw my first pair over the weekend. Now I'll expect to see them everywhere.

[AzDar]

55. I may not agree with your rubber testicles, but I shall defend to the death your

right to swing them....:-)

[RedCappedBandit]

56. Virginia.,.

why am I not surprised