Based off a tip from my friend Brian, I took a trip over to Liuzhangli MRT Station to see a billboard for Taiwan’s Military. The billboard is located on the wall of the Taiwan Recruitment Center. He told me I had to see it for myself and call him as soon as I saw it. The trip was worth it. To best describe the billboard, I have to use the US military slogan “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Those familiar with this slogan will get the joke right away. For the rest of you, I’ll fill you in after the picture.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The term “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” refers to a US military policy that prohibits: “anyone who “demonstrate(s) a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts” from serving in the armed forces of the United States, because it “would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability.” So basically if you’re gay, don’t tell them about it.

The picture above is wrong on so many levels. In the US, peoples idea of military men are that they are hard core and tough. Obviously from this picture, Taiwan is a little different. Normally military is used to strike fear into your opponents, but I doubt China would be scared after seeing this photo.

The billboard just emanates….how can I put it lightly…..gay. The main picture has 10 half naked men laying on top of each other forming a pyramid, one is making a cutesy face with his fingers pointed into his cheeks, while 3 others look like they are 4 year old girls taking a birthday photo. A Taiwanese person would say “Oh, no, no, they are just showing how happy they are, and how fun it is to be in the military!” I just want to know why they are smiling so much…

The lower left picture doesn’t help much either. The half naked guys are tied up, perhaps appealing to the fetish crowd?

Bondage?

The thing with Taiwan is that not only do the guys act feminine, but now the military does too. Where does the madness end?

After checking out this picture I walked around the building to the front entrance and saw an awesome statue in the window. Now I’m sure they didn’t do this intentionally, but take a look at the statue on the right and what is the first thing you think of? My answer after the picture, let’s see if we match.

He Looks Like The…

“Stay Puft Marshmallow Man” from the movie “Ghostbusters”.

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