To think 6 year olds should not be wearing this

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Merchandise from a major dance show at the excel centre in London next month. They sell these, and tshirts from age 6 up.

I’m going to have to explain to a 10 year old why she can’t have a jumper...

Yet another example of adults making nothing into something
I would totally read that as dancing with attitude... but then again my 7yo is a keen ballet dancer

Strike through fail —or goady—

We, as a society constantly sexualise women and now increasingly children.

Oooh I remember these from Uni

Geographers do it in the field
Musicians do it with rhythm
Nurses do it in uniform

Can’t remember any others but yep, definitely a sex joke.

Regarding Nike - does no one remember not long after they adopted the slogan all the ‘just did it’ jumpers / t shirt rip offs, with the tick modified to look like a sperm?

Maybe I’m just filth ha

Seeming that on an adult would make me feel quite nostalgic; I was just the right age to find these hilarious when they were popular and have enjoyed the ones referenced here. To add another, DM worked for BT when they started charging 42p for a Directory Enquiries call requesting up to two phone numbers. She was given a t-shirt that said "BT operators do it for 42p" and on the back it said "twice"!

Seeing it on an oblivious (hopefully) child though, would make me wonder what/if the parents were thinking.

I don't remember the parodies of the Nike slogan, but they sell them on ebay.

m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Funny-swoosh-satirize-sperm-seman-just-do-it-not-nike-valentines-day-t-shirt-/292020177770

But is 'Just Do It' a double entendre - or indeed innuendo? I don't think so. I wouldn't think anything of a child wearing that.

I do think there's an element of clever manipulation of association going on with it. But that's more at the subconscious 'attention seeking' level, not via any overt sex joke reference, as with this 'dancers do it standing on one leg' shirt.

Hah, Nike-tastic cross post there!

Well, there were a series of these:
First Aiders do it with splints.
Glaziers do it with care.
Wine buffs do it with alcohol.
Architects do it with design.

Does "do it"always have to have a double meaning ?
Nah!

I'd still like to know how Dreamy and co think they can control others' thoughts. I'd love to see their 'It is not a double entendre, because I say so! and I am right!' thought-control force field in action. Please?

I think Just Do It and the swoosh just mean Nike now, after they've had the slogan so long. When the slogan was a bit younger, it was a bit more obviously sexually charged. As an easily embarrassed teenager, I remember refusing to have anything with Just Do It on, because it would have invited hilarious ribald commentary. You know, "well, if you're up for it" and "eurgh, no not with you" style of thing?

I don't think it would now, and I wouldn't notice a child in a Nike slogan top, and their friends probably wouldn't either.

I'd love to see their 'It is not a double entendre, because I say so! and I am right!' thought-control force field in action. Please?

I haven't said it's not a double entendre! Blardy hell.

I've clearly said for those who have actually RTFT that OK, it can be taken two ways, but with the "dance" in there, you really have to go looking for offence or automatically think of the sexual connotation first.
Where have I said I want to control others thoughts?

The crap you ladies come up with it amazes me ! Lol 😂

Ok, so child wears it, many adults spot acknowledged double entendre -
dancers have sex standing on one leg - and conclude the parents are naive or foolish, right?

I’m guessing it’s an age thing. Those of us who remember the original series of jokes and would raise an eyebrow to this on a child and those who are young enough not to remember so think it’s fine.

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Put the diet Coke and skittles away.

I haven't said it's not a double entendre! Blardy hell.

But you haven't given a good explanation as to why you're ok with double entendres being displayed on children's clothes.

You really have to go looking for offence or automatically think of the sexual connotation first The latter part of that statement is correct. All anyone has to do - and many people will - is 'automatically think of the sexual connotation first'.

You've brought your argument full circle there. At last. Thank fuck for that.

lottie

I have a fear that may be wishful thinking.

notbadconsidering

Apparently it’s ok cos the panto is just as bad.

And it’s awful that people want to stop the panto. But actually, im not serious about it. Oh hang on, I amserious enough to post a link to one mother that once felt a panto went overboard with innuendo. But don’t take my word for it cos im not actually serious about it. And you’re all a bunch of offended people and what is the world coming to today and did you know the panto tells jokes about sex and that’s the same as kids wearing a jumper which doesn’t insuinuate anything cos that’s not what I think. Oh but hang on a minute now you’re right it does actually mean something but they’re all a bunch of pervs so it doesn’t matter I’ll let my child wear it cos if I now say I wouldn’t I’m going to look like a doofus who argues black is white and can’t stop saying the same thing over and over again. Perves. Gutter, filthy, jumpers, dancers, children, pantos pervs, filthy, sex, dancing, do it, Nike, do it, sexy, filthy, pervert, jumpersPerves. Gutter, filthy, jumpers, dancers, children, pantos pervs, filthy, sex, dancing, do it, Nike, do it, sexy, filthy, pervert, jumperPerves. Gutter, filthy, jumpers, dancers, children, pantos pervs, filthy, sex, dancing, do it, Nike, do it, sexy, filthy, pervert, jumperss

And on and on and on. Infinitum.

Cannot see why not except it's pink!

yes. But then we're back to thought control. 'Other people shouldn't automatically think of the sexual connotation first, because I don't, I think they'd be juvenile silly billies to do so - and I refuse to acknowledge that actually they do, despite a thread full of evidence to the contrary.'

But yes, as NotBad said, we are perhaps narrowing in on the true answer, which is 'placing sexualised jokey slogans on children's chests is just fine'.

Interesting. Of course disagreeing is allowed. But it's a bit odd to disagree with actual facts. It is (I think we cam now agree) a fact that the slogan derives from an old and hackneyed joke about sex. I think you've even admitted that

Yes, this really. It is a fact that this slogan is based on the 1980s "do it" slogans. It is quite deliberately sexualised and it's not a stretch to see that. And it isn't that these slogans are offensive. The question is whether or not it's advisable to allow a 6 year old to wear one. Personally I wouldn't. Of course the 6 year old won't understand what it means and will genuinely think it just refers to dancing. But many of the adults reading it will see it as sexual.

If you're OK with that, well that's your call. But there are plenty of other clothes out there without these kind of slogans on them.

Of course some people can make anything into a double entendre. I've worked some places where you had to be very careful what you said or people would be laughing at the most innocuous statements. We've had some very funny conversations about Scots preferring square sausages and the like.
No one would do that with some random slogan on a child's clothes. That would be different to a well known joke.