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Surely and I mean SURELY this is Streisand effect in full force. I wonder how many they're going to receive in the coming months.
I don't think Bahrain cares how many buttplugs they sell in other countries, so I wouldn't call it a Streisand effect
The Streisand effect is them receiving more by drawing attention to it.
That's not what it means. You need a party actively trying to censor or hide information to be a Streisand effect, this is just accidental marketing.
Bahrain is going to have butt plugs coming out the…
…well, you know…
Oh, yeah, exactly what I was thinking. Anybody got an address that would maximize the impact?