Althouse: "Ikea has said it will take 'more careful' security measures in its shops in China after..."

May 11, 2020

"Ikea has said it will take 'more careful' security measures in its shops in China after..."

"... an explicit video of a woman masturbating in one of its stores went viral online. The pornographic clip shows a woman pleasuring herself half-naked on various sofas and beds in the furniture store's showroom, while oblivious shoppers walk by in the background.... 'This woman is so brave, I don't understand, [she's] just doing it in broad daylight,' read one Weibo post that gained more than 8,000 likes. 'There are so many people around, I just don't understand,' another wrote."

Yahoo News reports.

39 comments:

TheOne Who Is Not Obeyed said...: Seems she was communicating her needs. Quite clearly.; 5/11/20, 4:42 PM
Iman said...: I'd pay good money to see her doing this in a BarcaLounger...; 5/11/20, 4:43 PM
Iman said...: ...with the massage setting on number 10, not number 1!; 5/11/20, 4:45 PM
Tom T. said...: But is she wearing a mask?; 5/11/20, 4:45 PM
YoungHegelian said...: The clip "severely violated socialist core values,

Why that capitalist running dog right-wing deviationalist chicken-choker!; 5/11/20, 4:48 PM
BarrySanders20 said...: People in public and where the public is invited (stores, streets, malls) typically are not very observant about things that go on around them, until someone brings attention to it. Then it's a spectacle that draws more people.

Wonder if this is female privilege at work (cant imagine a man getting away with this for long)- or proof that Asian women are so ignored over there to be invisible.; 5/11/20, 4:55 PM
chickelit said...: Scam or utter lack of skam?; 5/11/20, 4:57 PM
Howard said...: A new and improved version of Asian glow; 5/11/20, 5:02 PM
rhhardin said...: Maybe she likes the included tools. I have a collection of included Ikea allen wrenches.; 5/11/20, 5:02 PM
Tomcc said...: It seems to me to be cry for moderation.
So much for the notion of "the inscrutable Asian".; 5/11/20, 5:07 PM
chickelit said...: @rhhardin: How size-appropriate!; 5/11/20, 5:07 PM
jimbino said...: The fact that this can happen in public in China while a video of it and much else like it is totally censored in Amerika just shows how much more freedom the Chinese enjoy over Amerikans. Same as drinking beer, wine and booze freely in the streets. Here in Amerika, we can only dream of living in a free country.; 5/11/20, 5:09 PM
YoungHegelian said...: What is the sound of one monkey spanking, Grasshopper?; 5/11/20, 5:13 PM
Lurker21 said...: I guess she got fed up with trying to assemble the furniture and needed to relax somehow.; 5/11/20, 5:14 PM
chickelit said...: @jimbino: come on, man - you gotta wonder how many Tibetan minorities get to enjoy Chinese national parks.; 5/11/20, 5:15 PM
YoungHegelian said...: @jimbino,

The fact that this can happen in public in China while a video of it and much else like it is totally censored in Amerika just shows how much more freedom the Chinese enjoy over Amerikans.

No, this is just another example of the famous mainland propensity for absolutely ignoring other people in public places.

Not only will people ignore you if you're jerking off, they'll ignore you if you ask for directions, in need of a drink of water, are in the process of being kidnapped, or having a heart attack.

The Commies absolutely destroyed social conscience among the natives.; 5/11/20, 5:17 PM
Darrell said...: She'a making a video for Pornhub. The Chinese are attempting to compete with Japanese porn production.; 5/11/20, 5:55 PM
Xmas said...: You can go to a hub of these sort of videos and type in any store or landmark and find a video of something happening in or at the location.

There were about 30 'Ikea' videos from various countries, the this one is probably the longest of them. Now I have to question the sanity and sanitariness of buying floor model furniture.; 5/11/20, 5:56 PM
Darrell said...: Floor models--70% off!; 5/11/20, 5:57 PM
Skeptical Voter said...: Well if Chinese IKEAs are laid out like the ones here in the USA, she was guaranteed an audience---no way to avoid seeing the Chinese lady diddling herself --you start at the entrance to the store and have to pass through every department before you get to checkout and the meatballs.; 5/11/20, 6:11 PM
Howard said...: There are tons of shortcuts built into the IKEA store layout you don't have to actually walk through that entire store; 5/11/20, 6:18 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: Is this a better place?; 5/11/20, 6:20 PM
Temujin said...: There are so many people around, I just don't understand,' another bleated; 5/11/20, 6:26 PM
Assistant Village Idiot said...: BPAD would be a good guess; 5/11/20, 6:34 PM
Wikitorix said...: But what is Ikea's position on live vs. recorded performances?; 5/11/20, 6:37 PM
wbfjrr2 said...: The virus made her do it.; 5/11/20, 6:39 PM
bagoh20 said...: That's what it would take to get me into an Ikea store, but it would work. Put her in charge of marketing, STAT.; 5/11/20, 6:50 PM
MadTownGuy said...: There goes her Social Credit Score.; 5/11/20, 7:01 PM
Leland said...: MTG beat me to it.; 5/11/20, 7:26 PM
stephen cooper said...: Masturbation is not as bad as adultery, but it is still gross compared to the alternatives, for people who have alternatives.

If you do not have alternatives, well, I have some good advice, but you already know the good advice.; 5/11/20, 7:42 PM
stephen cooper said...: Proverbs 8.; 5/11/20, 7:43 PM
Anne-I-Am said...: Instead of "Get Off the Furniture," I guess they needs signs that say, "Don't Get Off on the Furniture."; 5/11/20, 7:49 PM
William said...: At least she did not do it in front of female comedians. She would never work again had she done that.; 5/11/20, 8:14 PM
Be like a tree said...: Yahoo is the pet rock of news; novel yet useless.; 5/11/20, 8:23 PM
Paul said...: Well I guess a woman has got to do what she has got to do... to paraphrase John Wayne!; 5/11/20, 9:47 PM
walter said...: Did she have a tip jar?; 5/11/20, 10:32 PM
Estoy_Listo said...: What's the big deal? I see that at WalMart like ALL THE TIME; 5/11/20, 10:56 PM
Wince said...: Is this a metaphor for Susan Rice’s Jan 20th (Inauguration Day) email to herself?; 5/12/20, 3:19 AM
Unknown said...: Brave, yeah, that's the word for it.; 5/12/20, 9:54 AM