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Babycage.net
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Babycage.net has been selling "infant confinement" products (i.e. cages in which you can lock up your child) since 2001. Or so it claims. It also offers a Teenager Cage, which looks like it could be very useful. The company's philosophy is straight-forward:At BabyCage.net we believe that the most important tool you need in life to succeed is discipline. Without discipline and structure, a child may become succeptible to liking rock and roll, doing drugs, or in an extreme case believing in liberalism.
Given that all the company's products are pet cages that have been rebranded as baby cages, I'm pretty confident the site is a joke. I'd categorize it in the modest proposal genre. (Thanks to azog for the link.)
Posted By: Alex | Date: Fri Sep 23, 2005 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 29
Category: Birth/Babies, Websites
Category: Birth/Babies, Websites
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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"Baby Cages keep me safe from my pit bull puppy doggy" - That´s just hilarious,ya´ll...
Posted by alter Igor on Fri Sep 23, 2005 at 07:33 AM
Oh, and I also love the multi baby cage concept...
Posted by alter Igor on Fri Sep 23, 2005 at 07:36 AM
There actually was a family that kept their children in cages (I saw it on the news last week). Genious if you ask me.
Posted by Cathy in South Dakota on Fri Sep 23, 2005 at 07:53 AM
A few years back, in The Netherlands, there was a case called "The girl from Nulde". It started with a child's torso found on a beach near the Dutch village Nulde. Her head and a hand were found elsewhere.
It took quite some time before the girl was identified; it was a miracle they managed to solve it.
Her mother and step-father had left the country. Some time later they were spotted in Italy with their second little daughter and arrested. A horrifying story of extreme child abuse unfolded. The suffering this innocent 4 year old girl had to endure before she was eventually beaten to death and cut to pieces, is unbelievable.
Her younger sister had to witness all of it and is traumatized for life.
Back to the "Baby Cage"... This joke was a gruesome reality to this poor girl. Every night she was locked up in such a dog cage, naked and cold.
I don't think it's a fun joke.
Posted by Henri in The Netherlands on Fri Sep 23, 2005 at 11:42 AM
It took quite some time before the girl was identified; it was a miracle they managed to solve it.
Her mother and step-father had left the country. Some time later they were spotted in Italy with their second little daughter and arrested. A horrifying story of extreme child abuse unfolded. The suffering this innocent 4 year old girl had to endure before she was eventually beaten to death and cut to pieces, is unbelievable.
Her younger sister had to witness all of it and is traumatized for life.
Back to the "Baby Cage"... This joke was a gruesome reality to this poor girl. Every night she was locked up in such a dog cage, naked and cold.
I don't think it's a fun joke.
Although this particular company is pretty obviously a hoax, in principle there's really no difference between a playpen and a wire cage (and many babies might prefer the cage for teething purposes) given similar size and safety precautions: that is, used judiciously to keep the baby out of trouble, no problem; used so caregiver doesn't have to give care, problem.
There's a crying need (pun possibly intended) for a really good baby crib with a top. Once they start climbing, there's no good way to keep them confined at night.
Posted by Ledasmom on Fri Sep 23, 2005 at 04:55 PM
There's a crying need (pun possibly intended) for a really good baby crib with a top. Once they start climbing, there's no good way to keep them confined at night.
They do sell netting that you can attach to the top of a baby's crib to be sure they don't climb out.
Posted by Winona in USA on Sat Sep 24, 2005 at 07:50 PM
In light of recent news stories, this is sort of a sick joke.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Sun Sep 25, 2005 at 04:41 AM
So where is the line drawn between something being a crib and being a cage? They're both designed to confine the occupant. If anything, wouldn't the cage be safer?
Posted by Accipiter in the Northern Hemisphere, unless They have lied. on Mon Sep 26, 2005 at 05:45 AM
meagan said:
In light of recent news stories, this is sort of a sick joke
Well, yes - and in the light of the potato famine, Swift's "Modest Proposal" was sort of a sick joke. That's what gives it meaning. That's the point.
Posted by paul in prague in decisive on Tue Sep 27, 2005 at 02:55 AM
In light of recent news stories, this is sort of a sick joke
Well, yes - and in the light of the potato famine, Swift's "Modest Proposal" was sort of a sick joke. That's what gives it meaning. That's the point.
Posted by Paul in Ithaca, NY on Fri Sep 30, 2005 at 09:07 PM
A cage is a cage is a cage- it's what you put in it that counts.
Posted by booch on Wed Oct 05, 2005 at 10:27 AM
It's a SICK joke.
Posted by Shah in Singapore on Wed Jan 18, 2006 at 09:04 PM
hey i bought a cage for my home from this site.. it's real
Posted by casey in new jersey on Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 07:41 PM
Is the joke sick, or is the joke simply a mirror held up to reflect a sick society?
Humor is a defense mechanism after all.
Posted by Avery on Sun Feb 19, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Humor is a defense mechanism after all.
Some st@pid Greek journalists covered this issue on Alpha TV on the 18/2/06 news. It is unbelievable how people believe everything that they hear.
Posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 01:20 AM
the 'reporter' that 'broke' the story is named 'athanasiadi'.
the crypto-communist 'pundits' that called it 'guantanamo-like' and a reflection of Americans' attitude towards punishing and disciplining kids are: Chryssa tavoularis, from the paper 'eleftheros typos'; an idiot named spyros karatzaferis, the brother of a far-right Euro-MP, and one marianna pyrgiotis, a milf and a tv newsreader for alpha tv.
Posted by john tikis in athens on Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 06:38 AM
the crypto-communist 'pundits' that called it 'guantanamo-like' and a reflection of Americans' attitude towards punishing and disciplining kids are: Chryssa tavoularis, from the paper 'eleftheros typos'; an idiot named spyros karatzaferis, the brother of a far-right Euro-MP, and one marianna pyrgiotis, a milf and a tv newsreader for alpha tv.
what, no other replies from athens? no one has a ... karatzaferis story to share?
Posted by john tikis in loutsa on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 06:03 AM
I propose they send all of those journalists involved in "breaking" the story and a couple more from the Athens News Agency as well duck hunting with Dick (Cheney)...
Posted by Malbasa on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 10:50 AM
*sarcastic* cute.....
Posted by Eva in New york on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 05:50 PM
i'd rather go hunting with cheney then driving with ted kennedy
Posted by casey on Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 07:57 PM
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