Erin & Chad 8: Hasbro Paine, Cleveland Paine, Labour Paine

[SassyPants]

1 hour ago, Jackie3 said:

She posts a lot. But she definitely doesn't post everything. This is true for everyone, but especially fundies. There are so many things that a fundie mom is not supposed to say or do.  

Does she post about a fight with Evan that led her to wonder about the marriage? A case of the runs? The time she lost her temper with Layla? Her mixed feelings about having another child? The time she let Layla scream because she was just too tired to deal with her? Things she'd like to try in bed? Her curiosity about people outside the fundie world? Feelings of loss or anger about her childhood? Her jealousy of her Sister A's good looks or Sister B's instagram followers? 

No, she doesn't. Yet we all know that some of these things have happened.

A new baby vs a fight with a partner do not really compare in a fertility cult. If we’re talking l-i-t-e-r-a-l-l-y, of course she doesn’t post about everything. However, in a fertility cult most will most likely post about meeting a new baby.

[front hugs > duggs]

13 hours ago, Jackie3 said:

She posts a lot. But she definitely doesn't post everything. This is true for everyone, but especially fundies. There are so many things that a fundie mom is not supposed to say or do.  

Does she post about a fight with Evan that led her to wonder about the marriage? A case of the runs? The time she lost her temper with Layla? Her mixed feelings about having another child? The time she let Layla scream because she was just too tired to deal with her? Things she'd like to try in bed? Her curiosity about people outside the fundie world? Feelings of loss or anger about her childhood? Her jealousy of her Sister A's good looks or Sister B's instagram followers? 

No, she doesn't. Yet we all know that some of these things have happened.

Posting about meeting your niece for the first time is very different then posting about fighing, tantrums, or sexual preferences.....

[Jackie3]

4 hours ago, front hugs > duggs said:

Posting about meeting your niece for the first time is very different then posting about fighing, tantrums, or sexual preferences.....

For sure! But Carlin doesn't post about everything, that is clear.

[indianabones]

Fundies really do have to gender everything, don't they.

[Jackie3]

53 minutes ago, indianabones said:

Fundies really do have to gender everything, don't they.

I can't help think what a worthless product this is.

First of all, they are monetizing the Bible for a quick buck.

Secondly, the real selling point is that the cards are attractive and tied with a nice ribbon. The words themselves can be gotten for free online.

Finally, the person "curating" these cards has no Biblical training of any kind. He's a thirty-something man who works in construction. He looks like kind of a dope in the picture. Why would I take advice from him? What hardships or life trials qualify him to pick phrases from the Bible and teach men to "hide them in their hearts?" It seems like every fundie man feels like he's qualified to start instructing others.

[JermajestyDuggar]

I have a minimalist heart. Therefore those cards are trash to me. I can’t handle having extra stuff around my house if I could easily pull it up on my phone in like 3 seconds. It’s why I don’t own a phone book or a map. 

Edited February 12, 2022 by JermajestyDuggar

[noseybutt]

Free Bible apps do all this and can never be revoked.

 

ETA I am curious as to which verses he selected. I mean, we can guess which ones the women would get. 

Edited February 12, 2022 by noseybutt

[Dominionatrix]

You’ve got to hand it to Erin and Chad, I think they truly understand their personal brand and target audience. 

[Grace]

I actually think I know a non-zero number of conservative Christian (as in no gayz, but yes women with birth control, pants and jobs) men who would be into these. My grandpa would have genuinely thought they were a good gift to get, put them in his wallet and then never looked at them again. 😂

[Jackie3]

3 hours ago, noseybutt said:

Free Bible apps do all this and can never be revoked.

 

ETA I am curious as to which verses he selected. I mean, we can guess which ones the women would get. 

There's one about lust (it's bad). That's no surprise.

[SorenaJ]

The only thing I can see them being good for is when going camping in a place with no electricity, but still wanting to have some Bible scriptures on hand, if your phone dies/you want to be unplugged/your spare phone battery dies.

Or if you are in a dangerous/theft-prone area, where having your phone out is not wise, then you can have your Bible cards out instead. 

Besides from that, I don't see the point. 

[zee_four]

On 2/8/2022 at 5:24 PM, noseybutt said:

What did I just see??? Can't stop laughing at the descriptions (storytelling?) and $325 for an apron. 

And the songs about Jesus. 

What even.

I find this dress with a version of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Sea) plastered right on the front hilarious knowing how many anti Catholic fundies are hardcore Magnolia Pearl humpers. 

Spoiler

$450 wrinkled sheet- I mean dress- with Papist heresy

Then I'm also horrified that this hyper successful company with an almost cult like devotion of evangelical conservative Christians sells wrinkled bedsheets for $400+ each. I'm clearly in the wrong industry.

[Bluebirdbluebell]

Part of the point of the cards is that they are curated set of verses that theoretically help people with their lives. For people, who aren't as familiar with the bible, it might help to have cards with the verses rather than skimming or googling random verses. 

The "Man" stuff is silly. It makes me of the Bontragers' man camp, Doug Phillips' man stance, etc.

[WiseGirl]

3 hours ago, zee_four said:

this dress with a version of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Sea) plastered right on the front

That is truly ugly.

3 hours ago, zee_four said:

sells wrinkled bedsheets for $400+ each. I'm clearly in the wrong industry.

 Right? I'm sure I can come up with something as hideous. What the heck are their clothes made of to cost that much? 

Umm Erin and Carlin...someday the truth will come out.

Those scripture cards are something. In my house they'd go right to the recycling pile.

[HerNameIsBuffy]

4 hours ago, WiseGirl said:

What the heck are their clothes made of to cost that much? 

thread spun from the tears of heathens and heartstrings of fleeing fundies.

[noseybutt]

13 hours ago, Jackie3 said:

There's one about lust (it's bad). That's no surprise.

None about foot washing.

[fluffernutter]

Those magnolia hurl clothes look like pieces of fabric with cut outs for arms and a head that's then run over with a lawn mower.There's a pencil case or make up bag thing on there for $250. I have one nice small coach black bag, and it didn't cost that much. 

[anjulibai]

These aren't even original. I googled "Bible cards for men" and came up with a bunch of them. 

[JermajestyDuggar]

1 hour ago, anjulibai said:

These aren't even original. I googled "Bible cards for men" and came up with a bunch of them. 

But are they from a fundie christian D-list celebrity?

[GuineaPigCourtship]

53 minutes ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

But are they from a fundie christian D-list celebrity

Probably almost exclusively.

[QuiverFullofBooks]

13 hours ago, SorenaJ said:

The only thing I can see them being good for is when going camping in a place with no electricity, but still wanting to have some Bible scriptures on hand, if your phone dies/you want to be unplugged/your spare phone battery dies.

Or if you are in a dangerous/theft-prone area, where having your phone out is not wise, then you can have your Bible cards out instead. 

Besides from that, I don't see the point. 

Isn’t the idea that they’re supposed to be gifts, so that you can passive-aggressively point men to verses that are relevant to them?

[FaithAndReason]

We attend a liberal, mainstream church. But there's a men's group that is mostly old, white guys leftover from the "old school" days  of our church. They would be all over giving these cards to the members of that group.  

[just_ordinary]

On 2/12/2022 at 1:27 AM, Jackie3 said:

I can't help think what a worthless product this is.

First of all, they are monetizing the Bible for a quick buck.

Secondly, the real selling point is that the cards are attractive and tied with a nice ribbon. The words themselves can be gotten for free online.

Finally, the person "curating" these cards has no Biblical training of any kind. He's a thirty-something man who works in construction. He looks like kind of a dope in the picture. Why would I take advice from him? What hardships or life trials qualify him to pick phrases from the Bible and teach men to "hide them in their hearts?" It seems like every fundie man feels like he's qualified to start instructing others.

Don’t you know, the right kind of Christian dick qualifies you to almost anything!

 

I am always amazed how many people come up with shit like that. Shorter than short e-books, cards, printables, t-Shirts…. it always looks to void of background, a quick cash grab. It’s honestly pathetic. Who pays for stuff a quick Google search gives you the same stuff for free. As we say, someone stupid gets up everyday. 

I am sure though they had a tough time with his business. Material has gotten quite expensive and many suppliers ran out of basic things for months. So with all the medical bills, they are probably desperate to bring in some money. But she would have definitely better stayed at the boutique, because that has a bigger market.

[Militant Fecundity]

I can totally think of people who would be into these cards, if for no other reason than it plays into their conservative Christian persecution porn.  They can discretely [smugly?] carry these cards in places where having a visible bible is [purportedly] illegal, like public school or the workplace. Or if they’re at risk of having their bible jacked on the NYC subway.
It’s like concealed carry, for when even a miniature bible is too risky or bulky to keep in your pocket.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Militant Fecundity

[Meggo]

On 2/12/2022 at 5:31 AM, zee_four said:

I find this dress with a version of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Sea) plastered right on the front hilarious knowing how many anti Catholic fundies are hardcore Magnolia Pearl humpers. 

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$450 wrinkled sheet- I mean dress- with Papist heresy

Then I'm also horrified that this hyper successful company with an almost cult like devotion of evangelical conservative Christians sells wrinkled bedsheets for $400+ each. I'm clearly in the wrong industry.

A wrinkled sheet dress that she's wearing OVER baggy pants! What the what?