"I see so much slop on my feed these days that most of it doesn't faze me. However, for the past week or so, I've seen ads promoting what are very clearly AI-generated Christmas ornaments featuring famous characters in situations that their respective IP holders would probably never approve of. I can't unsee these horrors, so now, I'm making it your problem."
"These monstrosities come courtesy of , a personalized gift shop that lets you print the names of yourself and your significant other on a "naughty" Christmas ornament featuring beloved characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse , Shrek and Fiona , Batman and Catwoman , and many more that I doubt Disney, DC, and the numerous other rights holders signed off on. But hey, I'm open to being wrong, so I did reach out to Homacus for comment on the matter and will update the story if we hear back."
"The whole thing reeks of Facebook ad core shit that sites sell to boomers who think referencing anything sexual outside the bedroom is scandalous. It's the type of pent-up sexual frustration that reminds you there are couples out there who rarely see each other naked, so having things like this hanging off their Christmas tree is as raunchy as it gets. I don't care what debauchery is happening behind closed doors; just don't make me look at smacking each other's dumpies."
Ads promote AI-generated Christmas ornaments that sexualize beloved fictional characters in explicit scenarios. The ornaments allow buyers to personalize names on "naughty" designs featuring characters such as Mickey and Minnie, Shrek and Fiona, and Batman and Catwoman. The imagery appears across social platforms and elicits strong negative reactions from viewers who encounter sexualized versions of copyrighted characters. The retailer behind the products was contacted for comment. The advertising relies on provocative shock value and targets broad audiences, raising concerns about unauthorized intellectual property use and the normalization of sexualized depictions of well-known characters in public feeds.
Read at Kotaku
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