A Stiffy for a Stiff

Forgive the terrible title of this entry, but it had to be said, considering that Chinese cemeteries are selling paper Viagra in advance of the Ching Ming festival.

Not content with just burning Hell Money or the usual profusion of paper gifts, families can now help their dead relatives have sex in the afterlife.

AFP reports:

... the paper Viagra is being snapped up by customers, along with images of condoms and heavily made-up bar girls, who are women employed by bars to act as companions to male customers and make them spend a lot of money.

[ ... ]

People in China have traditionally burned fake money in honour of their dead relatives during the festival, when families clean their ancestors' tombs and graves.

They believed that the money would go to their relatives in the afterlife.

However, as China moved towards a consumer-oriented society, people have been offering more luxury items such as paper televisions, cars and mobile phones.

A commentary ... tried to call for a crackdown on the 'vice' offerings, but they have conceded that efforts by authorities to halt the sales had been unsuccessful, due to high demand.

Notice they didn't say stiff demand.

The Telegraph adds:

"The people who make this stuff are definitely lacking in taste and civilisation ..."

Perhaps.

But I'd be willing to bet that paper Viagra will soon be available in Hong Kong.

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