Another Really Bad Idea

by Shannon Moriarty · 2009-01-09 11:41:00 UTC
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Forget faux leather, faux fur, or faux snakeskin. This one takes the cake.

Available for your purchasing pleasure: a faux cardboard duvet cover.

Um, seriously?

We've examined a lot of outrageous ideas in the past few weeks, like Bumvertising and a homeless-inspired fashion line. But I don't quite know what to make of this bedding.

Is it meant to be funny? Ironic? Satirical? Do people actually use this?

According to the website, 40 percent of proceeds benefit homeless youth in the Netherlands. But does this hefty chunk of charity excuse this tasteless mockery of the less fortunate?

Shannon Moriarty has worked in various homeless shelters and service organizations around the country. She is a graduate student studying housing and urban policy at Tufts University.
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