Phallic totems

 This is a link to an article about needle attacks from Wapo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/07/needle-spiking-europe-britain-france/

This is a screen shot of my comment

#Guns #PhallicTotems #NeedleAttacks #Ridicule #RidiculeThem

Sapphic Bulgari Video

 And now for something completely different:

I really enjoyed watching this ad. It's so beautiful.  It was playing while I was transferring some large files on we transfer. Then I went to watch it again on YouTube.

I couldn't help noticing the discussion under the YouTube video. The commenters were debating as to whether it was a lesbian video. Someone said that the actresses and director had "admitted" that it has "sapphic overtones."

It doesn't feel that way to me. Zendaya looks more natural; but, to my eye, Anne looks more like she's posing. It look like an authentic couple to me.

Another interpretation is mother/daughter. Anne is about 15 years older than Zendaya. You can hear that in her voice. I suspect she must've been smoking or drinking a lot. Also you can see it around  her eyes and in the veins on the backs of her hands.  I'm remembering a new story recently were some nut job murdered a mother and daughter because he thought they were lesbians because they were hugging and kissing. Atrocious. In any case, some women do have kids at 15.

I think, though, that the more likely interpretation is harem. Who is the intended audience of this ad? Is it really the women? Or is it the man who's going to buy the jewelry for them? And is that man polyamorous? Does he fantasize about his older wife and his younger wife getting along together that well?  The stereotype is that older and younger wives don't get along, but it doesn't have to be that way, especially in fantasy.   Is he perhaps a wealthy Muslim oil sheik, who can really afford to buy the store? Also, many polyamorous men do like the idea of being with lesbians, at least in fantasy.