Pentagon tells adult shop to stop sending butt plugs to soldiers in Bahrain
Bonjibon has been warned to stop sending its products to soldiers in Bahrain. (TikTok/grace.bonjibon)
Bonjibon has been warned to stop sending its products to soldiers in Bahrain. (TikTok/grace.bonjibon)
The Pentagon has reportedly asked an adult shop to stop sending butt plugs to soldiers in Bahrain, where sex toys are prohibited.
In a video posted on TikTok, Grace Bennett, co-founder of the Canadian online store Bonjibon, claimed that she received two letters with the Department of Defense seal in the upper left-hand corner (renamed the Department of War by president Donald Trump in September last year) expressing annoyance at her taking orders for toys and sending them to a naval base in the Middle East.
The letters, which were allegedly sent by the US Naval Forces Central Command Fleet Logistics Center in Bahrain, states that such toys are illegal in the country where same-sex marriage remains banned, and although gay activity is not explicitly prohibited, it may be considered by some as “immoral”.
One line from the letter described the “spicy toys” as “posing an immediate danger to life or limb or an immediate and substantial danger to property”. Bennett then revealed in a whispering voice that the toys in question included a butt plug and a bullet vibrator.
“This is the funniest thing that’s happened since I launched a spicy toy business with my best friend,” she continued.
“I know it’s a long and lonely journey, we cannot go on this journey with you,” she said referencing the soldiers who are stationed overseas.
Poking fun at the letter, Bennett captioned the clip: “Made my week. Think I’m gonna frame this in a PINK frame.”
Bennett stayed true to her promise and later posted a video showing her framing the letters, one in a pink frame and the other in a bedazzled diamanté frame.
The videos have received thousands of views and likes, with one person commenting on the framing of the letters: “I’m crying, my navy ex is stationed over in Bahrain.” Bennett responded: “TELL THEM TO STOP ORDERING THEIR PLUGS FROM BONJIBON!”
She told CTV News Toronto of finding the letter in a returned parcel: “We didn’t even know it (the product) was going to Bahrain until it came back to us months later, and it just kind of unraveled this whole … hilarious moment.”
Bennett said the customer was issued a refund. The Pentagon declined to comment on the subject.
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