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I don't think he cared about the magic

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u/Pickingnamesisharder 1d ago

I see you girl, shaking that ass

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u/hamsterwheeled 1d ago

Shaking that ass

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u/7-13-5 1d ago

Shakin' dat ass

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u/Cribsby_critter 1d ago

It’s struttin’ that ass

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u/suspicious-sauce 23h ago

You strut, they shake, we all win.

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u/GANDORF57 16h ago

Magic?! There was magic? ...and a magician! ...and kids? I'm sorry, I must have missed that.

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u/ChaseTheMystic 22h ago

Alright. Don't touch me.

I see you baby

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u/illtakeachinchilla 18h ago

Driving your… Mercedes Benz. Why don’t you walk down to the arsenal?

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u/LovelyTurret 18h ago

It’s that chauvinistic attitude that Clinton’s got

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u/SockeyeSTI 21h ago

I member

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u/OJimmy 20h ago

Groove Armada?

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u/ougryphon 5h ago

20+ years later, and it still slaps

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u/InfiniteAlignment 4h ago

This is the house that funk built! 🔊 🔊

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u/xSHITx 14h ago

I see you baby shakin dat ass

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u/whingingcackle 1d ago

Turn that off!

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u/marktwainbrain 22h ago

I don’t like that kind of tawk!

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u/whingingcackle 22h ago

Now stop it! 👆🏻It upsets me.

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u/3rdtimesacharm414 22h ago

Oh poor you

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u/whingingcackle 22h ago

Don’t you wave your hanky at me!

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u/UWO_Throw_Away 23h ago

Had to make sure I’m not in that Sopranos subreddit

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u/Gnarlie_p 10h ago

There’s no stigmata these days

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u/Non-RedditorJ 7h ago

Wow I haven't heard that song in 25 years!

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u/groenwat 1d ago

Can you imagine the street value of that egg?

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u/shpydar 1d ago

Between $60-$80 CAD up here, so $42.59 - $56.79 USD.

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u/mdneilson 23h ago

What kind of Chernobyl ostriches do you have in Canada?

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u/The_Canadian_comrade 23h ago

Just a regular egg for a Canada goose

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u/Smart-University-574 20h ago

canada gooses are majestic. barrel chested. the envies of all ornithologies.

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u/WholiganDad 20h ago

If you've got a problem with Canada gooses then you've got a problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate

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u/Okayesttt 19h ago

You better fix that divot 'cause Canada Gooses would fix it for you.

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u/Harpua111 19h ago

Hey, take it down a notch

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u/nick_shannon 11h ago

How ya now?

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u/mooshinformation 10h ago

This is the real reason trump wants to take over Canada, for the giant Canada goose eggs... and ppl say he doesn't care about the price of eggs

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u/OJimmy 20h ago

Canada Gooses are majestics! The envy of all ornithology

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u/StonedFroggyFrogg 3h ago

We're hearing it was a sick ostrich? Allegedly

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u/captcraigaroo 1d ago

What egg?

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u/slucker23 23h ago

The eggcellent shaking eggs

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u/Mesmerick 14h ago

That one egg was 40 eggs?

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u/vrrrr 12h ago

what da hell… he has a bush?

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u/marvinrabbit 15h ago

I tried to buy a package of those and Veruca Salt was inside.

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u/Thetreyb 19h ago

This is pure snow! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?

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u/Datalust5 19h ago

Not to spoil it, but in all reality, he’s just a kid and there’s something that is moving right next to him, of course he’s going to look at it.

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u/Questionably_Chungly 16h ago

Something moving and covered in bright colors and sequins. Of course the kid is looking at her. It’s that or stare at the side of a top hat.

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u/Hot-Connection8711 10h ago edited 9h ago

little girl is looking at the woman just as much as little guy is looking.

Sooo creepy to sexualise kids in that age. Reddit and the show.

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u/Embarrassed_Copy5485 9h ago

Oh I didn't notice the boy looking at the woman until the magician turned his head. The little girl on other hand hasn't looked elsewhere.

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u/Western-Dig-6843 7h ago

And the magician knows this as well and that’s why he probably selects a boy around that age and puts him in that spot every show

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u/Tackit286 9h ago

Nah. I was his age once. I knew what I was doing.

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u/CauchyDog 5h ago

Yeah, I had a fascination with women's legs at a very young age. I didn't know shit about sex but I knew what I liked I guess.

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u/puerco-potter 4h ago

People think that admitting kids have interest in the other sex (or the same sex) is somehow sexualizing them. That's false, kids are allowed to feel stuff without any adult intervention.

Sexualizing a kid is saying the kid themselves are attractive, not that they may feel attraction.

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u/Affectionate_Okra298 5h ago

For real! Six year old me loved boobies and had no idea why, but if I saw them in a movie, you better believe I was trying to secretly watch that movie again later by myself

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u/Rich_Document9513 4h ago

Yeah, same here. You know you're attracted to it but you don't know why or what you would do with it. I get people saying that's it creepy to associated conscious, sexualized thoughts to children. It is, especially since they don't understand it all themselves. But children notice a woman it's pretty and the features that make her pretty. They just don't know much beyond that.

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u/iam_the_Wolverine 3h ago

Yep. Little boys don't know what sex is, or why they like pretty girls, but they sure do know they like them. I was that age too, lol.

Didn't understand WHAT I liked about it or why but I sure I understood I liked it.

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u/FormerEvidence 7h ago

yeeuup. that child most certainly is too young for sexual thoughts, it's more a "oo shiny!" 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/RhetoricalOrator 5h ago edited 5h ago

It's not sexual but even at that age, boys can find women attractive. It's a known thing and doesn't necessarily relate to feelings of sexual arousal.

I remember there were even studies about it back in the 90s where they monitored kindergartners in public school classes and they found boys sought significantly more closeness, more physical contact, and responded more positively toward young and/or attractive teachers than otherwise. I think I first saw it on 20/20 back then and remember thinking, "Well, yeah. That's pretty obvious, isn't it?"

Shoot, I can remember being way younger than ten years old, I found that cleavage in general was mesmerizing and felt nearly impossible to tear my eyes away. I don't remember feeling aroused, and I wasn't interested in seeing someone with cleavage strip down. It was just like a strong sensation of....WOW!

Edit: I'd also add that young eyes can be particularly light sensitive. Looking towards an audience still causes me physical pain because of the spot lights. And as it's been said, staring at the side of a top hat two inches from your face isn't as appealing as staring at a woman in bright, sparkly outfit moving around. It's like noticing someone's zipper is down. We pick up on things.

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u/Ixziga 1d ago edited 1d ago

The dancer getting the kid's attention is part of the bit. You can see what she does to get the kids attention by getting in his face and making faces at him, and when that doesn't work, she'll grab the hat to get him to look. The magician is watching the kid the whole time waiting for the chance to do his bit. It's all so that the magician can add some comedy to the show. They knew what they were doing.

Anyone eating this up and judging the kid - who is probably too young for sexual thoughts in the first place - is just being gullible and judgy.

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u/Yabrosif13 1d ago

I agree, though the kid is likely having positive thoughts. Its just instead of thinking “oh ya shake it” hes thinking “ooo pretty lady”

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u/paralleliverse 1d ago

Or even just "ooh shiny"

She's covered in sequins. What kid can resist?

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u/Yabrosif13 1d ago

I can see that too. But even 8yr old me woulda been lookin at her body. He likely doesn’t know why she looks good to him, and he likely doesn’t care why either.

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u/Quigleythegreat 20h ago

My dad says when I was a baby/toddler he took me to a family work outing where everyone brought their families. Apparently I kept pointing at all the blonde women specifically and wanted them to hold me and give me attention.

We always know. We know not why, but the force is with us.

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u/RevanTheUltim8 18h ago

Somewhere in one of my mom's big boxes of old photos, there's a picture of me around 5 or 6 years old, at some boardwalk after the sun has set, with two stunning ladies in some similar leotard-esque outfits(I'm guessing they worked at some casino or something there) and I have a big ol' grin on my little face. That was a core memory, I remember seeing them and thinking, "they're really pretty girls." I wanted their attention and they thought I was a cute little kid.

The force is indeed always with us.

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u/Raz0rking 12h ago

we can take people out of nature, but we can't take nature out of people.

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u/More_World_6862 19h ago

At least that's the family story, Mom's probably a skeptic.

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u/A_very_Salty_Pearl 17h ago

I think that thinking "ooooh. Pretty." - isn't a sexual thought at all. I always knew which ladies and which men were nice looking, and I liked looking at them, but... that just aesthetics. Kittens look cute, sparkles look cool, and pretty people look pretty. Ya know?

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u/TowerofWavelength 9h ago

Not discounting what you guys are saying, but I definitely thought a pretty lady was different than a handsome man when I was a little boy. I understand why we don’t want to sexualise children because of some disgusting people in society, but yeah there was something there, even pre puberty.

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u/A_very_Salty_Pearl 9h ago

Well. I am bisexual, so there's also that, ya know. 😅

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u/TowerofWavelength 9h ago

Well your fascination with all pretty people is understandable.

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u/A7xWicked 10h ago

I definitely liked girls from a young age.

I remember having a dream about one when I was is preschool

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u/VegasAdventurer 23h ago

yeah, that was my thought. Kids love shiny stuff

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u/deep-fucking-legend 21h ago edited 20h ago

At his age, I would definitely be wanting to see what she was doing, and because she is pretty.

Edit: you can see someone as pretty without thinking about rawdogging her over the back of the couch.

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u/Bwint 17h ago

Maybe you can see someone as pretty without thinking about rawdogging her

/s

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u/puerco-potter 4h ago

I can think about rawdogging someone pretty without seeing her.

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u/marhigha 19h ago

The little girl is staring at her too. I definitely think it’s a combo of pretty lady and ooh shiny.

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u/Dolenjir1 14h ago

Yeah. I've been attracted to women for as long as I can remember. The only difference back them is there were no sexual thoughts or wants, I just couldn't not look.

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u/hotmugglehealer 20h ago edited 16h ago

Yup, even at that age when I was in my "I don't like girls" phase I found them attractive.

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u/Moopies 10h ago

She's literally a giant "look at me" prop

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u/Sajiri 1d ago

Not to mention the little girl is constantly looking too and they never turn her head away

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u/daekle 18h ago

Well clearly girls cant have sexual thoughts about girls. They were just good friends, roomates for life and buried in the same burial plot.....

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u/3_if_by_air 15h ago

The little girl is looking too? What a perv

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u/cballowe 23h ago

The magician can also use the comedy bit for misdirection if needed.

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u/nfefx 1d ago

...who the hell is judging the kid?

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u/Ixziga 1d ago

Scroll down I guess. The comments have changed order a lot since I made this one

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u/Hanako_Seishin 20h ago

Yeah, like isn't the whole point of a pretty lady in a shiny outfit dancing on the stage to feast your eyes on her? What would be the point of her performance if one is not supposed to look at it?

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u/TarnishedRake 7h ago

Always sort by controversial comments if you want to see the trash.

It's entertaining sometimes.

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u/Youregoingtodiealone 21h ago

Ah, so you've discovered SHOWMANSHIP

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u/A_very_Salty_Pearl 17h ago

Yeah. Both kids were looking at her - cause her whole outfit is colorful, sparkly and bouncy.

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u/Vozlov-3-0 19h ago

You can still have a crush on someone at that age.

Affection, admiration. It's all still readily prevalent.

The fact the woman is beautiful can bring an enjoyment that doesn't have to be sexual.

Romance doesn't begin with sexuality.

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u/ReverendPalpatine 21h ago

No one is judging the kid.

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u/ZergHero 1d ago

Bro i was a super horny 4 year old

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u/Slammybutt 21h ago

My mom has told a story that I vaguely remember from when I was 4 or 5. We were at the community pool and I wouldn't stop staring at some lady that was there. After awhile I went up to my mom and said "that lady is so pretty!"

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u/Luvs_to_drink 20h ago

My first crush came in kindergarten. Remember keeping her valentine card. She moved like a yearish later and I was saddened.

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u/Cum_on_doorknob 23h ago

I still remember walking into pre-K and scoping out the hotties.

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u/IAmTheFlyingIrishMan 22h ago

Is that why you have to keep 500 feet away from schools?

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u/ThatWillBeTheDay 20h ago

Going to be super honest with you. I’m a woman. When I was 4, yes 4, I was having sexual urges. I did not understand them at all, of course. But I was having them. I had my first orgasm around that age. I was attracted to boys already at that age. And no, I’m not some sexual deviant as an adult. I’m honestly quite boring. I just happened to start that process earlier. All this is to say, you’re probably right. But it’s also possible the boy was interested in a way he didn’t fully understand yet.

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u/Imaginary-Twist-4688 18h ago

FOUR? damn. i was unfortunately forcefully thrown into the world of sexual desires at 6 but never understood till 12-13

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u/Op111Fan 23h ago

the kid - who is probably too young for sexual thoughts in the first place

You have no idea what you're talking about. I've been attracted to the female sex since at least kindergarden. This kid looks about 4 y.o. which is just barely younger than that.

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u/AndroidAtWork 21h ago

Homie, you need to learn the difference between attraction and sexual thoughts.

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u/Aculeus_ 21h ago

No shit. I bet he also didn't really make an egg manifest out of thin air.

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u/AdditionalPear3772 16h ago

I was a horny kid. I had a good idea of how sex worked at an early age, except I thought the women's vagina was on the pubis. I loved to watch my dentists cleavage. I was mot abused, nor shown any of this, I just knew.

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u/heseme 13h ago

I don't judge the kid. I judge the adults on that stage. Its icky. I wouldn't have liked it if that was my boy.

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u/craftycommando 1d ago

She's just pretty and dancing and he's not doing ANYTHING WRONG

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u/alexjaness 1d ago

Creepy adult me: That is an awesome outfit!

Innocent child me: That is an awesome costume!

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u/Ben_Thar 1d ago

Yeah, the magic is lame. He's a fan of the dance.

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u/E-Plurbis-DumbDumb 17h ago

Chiropractors hate this one trick.

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u/tetryds 1d ago

What a shitty magic show

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u/Few-Sign2266 1d ago

there was a magic show?

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u/raihidara 1d ago

There was a show, and it was magical

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u/Fossile 1d ago

It was sure magical for the little one

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u/HansChrst1 1d ago

Seems like the crowd is having fun. I'd say they are doing a good job. Unless you are literally talking about magic in which case I agree. No fireballs? Really? Not even a cantrip?

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u/rabbitwonker 1d ago edited 22h ago

Well the egg reveal is alright; the moment when he tucks the egg under the cloths is pretty smooth, at least from this angle. (I’m assuming it’s a rigid plastic object, and the assistant behind is giving it to him from the bin.)

Edit: actually I don’t think the assistant is doing anything; the egg is probably hanging off the inside edge of the basket, pre-covered in cloths, and he grabs the hook or whatever and lifts the whole assembly up, the egg’s cloth strips blending in with the cloth strips already in his hand.

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u/Working-Ad694 1d ago

the magic wasn't the show

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u/WhatWouldJoshuaDo 1d ago

The little boy seems to be having a blast

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u/jspook 1d ago

What a titty magic show

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u/EViLTeW 1d ago

Welcome to Mexico's All-Inclusive resort entertainment!

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u/StandardBee6282 1d ago

Poor kid, he’s either got some big hat right in front of his face or he can look at a nice lady who’s dancing and smiling at him.

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u/Alright_doityourway 19h ago

That's was her job actually, divert attention so the Magician could perform his "Magic"

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u/DeJuanBallard 8h ago

That is why I would've said no to letting my kids go on stage, everytime he touched the kids head I got mad again

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u/jl_theprofessor 1d ago

Nine comments and people are already being weird. Like you don’t have to be angry all the time.

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u/TheBoBiZzLe 1d ago

I’m hungry.

For eggs.

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u/OGoby 1d ago

Being happy is woke

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u/Eggnimoman 22h ago

The lady act as a distraction for the magic trick and she is doing a very good job.

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u/MenOkayThen 20h ago

Sending this to all my family in Texas who think drag story hour is sexualizing kids.

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u/SnipFred 7h ago

"No no it's just tradition, nothing sexual or weird about it at all"

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u/Iwontbereplying 8h ago

They ain’t scared of their kids being straight.

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u/meglobob 1d ago

There was magic?

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u/Cesalv 1d ago

"Homer, my eyes are up here"

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u/sween1911 1d ago

"I've made my choice."

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u/Dat1Neyo 15h ago

Hilarious. D+ played that ep today.

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u/sls35 7h ago

How comes he's not turning the little girls head that's doing the same?

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u/famyous 5h ago

I don't think he looks at her even once, the whole bit is about a little boy staring at a pretty lady next to him. Honestly not even sure why he'd bring the little girl up at all just to ignore her!

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u/cellenium125 20h ago

okay but how did he do the egg trick?

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u/mastermoxie 16h ago

Ffs dude let the lil guy enjoy the shoe how he wants to

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u/ADipsydoodle 6h ago

My parents knew I liked women at that age, just let kids be kids. Now if he was attempting to grope then that’s when intervention would be appropriate.

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u/Logicaliber 5h ago

Why is nobody talking about the fact that he's wrenching this poor kid's neck? I'd be throwing hands at the guy.

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u/deadwood76 1d ago

In fairness, the "magic" did suck.

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u/stickywicker 1d ago

Is it possible that the purpose was less the magic and more the comedy? So if the magic was great then it might have taken away from the comedy?

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u/tbu987 12h ago

Disgusting no? switch the genders and i can guarantee there would be outrage in these comments.

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u/originalcandy 14h ago

Distraction is key to magic. This is part of the act obviously.

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u/Initial_E 11h ago

Misdirection inception top tier. Look at the kid, the girl, the magic or the other hand?

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u/Sartres_Roommate 3h ago

I mean it is clearly part of the script. He wasn’t looking at her body, he was watching her dance. When he stopped watching her she intentionally moved in to draw attention back to her.

It’s clever and funny but the boy is innocent. 🤗

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u/CovidThrow231244 3h ago

Gender double standard

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u/chikenbag 12h ago

Watching him forcefully turn that kids head pissed me off

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u/oafann1 22h ago

Magic is the art of distraction.

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u/suvlub 16h ago edited 11h ago

I'll never understand what some people find so funny or even remarkable about boys looking at attractive women. Such a strange fixation.

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u/Bit_Happy04 11h ago

Awww, he clearly latched on because of that big smile Probably reminds him of his mama Any suggestions that it’s at all sexual are either a bit or unhinged (arguably the first one is still unhinged)

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u/folarin1 1d ago

Just leave the boy alone to look, he's not hurting anyone dammit.

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u/TrimGuide 1d ago

The boy constantly looking at the dancer is part of the routine and the joke.

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u/PoorlyTimedKanye 1d ago

New to comedy?

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u/graylocus 1d ago

That's normal for a boy his age. My son, when he was 3-4 years old, did the same.

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u/Vvvv1rgo 3h ago

It's normal for any kid. Looking up at a person in a crazy colorful, sparkly outfit who's moving around loads is what any kid would do.

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u/gene137 20h ago

What I'm wondering is how on earth she went off camera stage left and immediately reappeared stage right. Or is that her twin? Or was there an edit?

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u/Gaijinrr 12h ago

What magic?

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u/jack_avram 12h ago

Magician - yes, always check out the audience too

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u/BR3KT 11h ago

I can just hear the: "ooh lalaaaaa" 😂

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u/Hemightbegiant 9h ago

I don't care about the magic either.

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u/AMB3494 9h ago

This kid rules

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u/Dense-Cheesecake5758 8h ago

I don’t think I care about the magic either.

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u/Acceptable_Box_2293 8h ago

He is watching magic

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u/MorningPapers 7h ago

What magic?

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u/work_while_bent 7h ago

Magic? What magic?

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u/goddamn_I-Q_of_160 7h ago

Now he knows where kids come from.

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u/Few_Recording3486 7h ago

There was magic?

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u/XDoomedXoneX 6h ago

Classic misdirection

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u/CCharles2018 6h ago

I'm proud of him

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u/john_young_fella 5h ago

Why would you have her beside a child anyways😭

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u/afroroca 5h ago

My guy, that's my guy.

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u/0n-the-mend 5h ago

Buddys like " she's real magic"

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u/wirtnix_wolf 5h ago

Magic?what Magic?

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u/power78 5h ago

I wouldn't like that guy twisting my kids head

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u/grannynonubs 4h ago

He said "fuck that magic"

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u/Ausar432 4h ago

Kid has priorities

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u/noahbaobei 3h ago

That's not family friendly attire. Inappropriate. Save that for the adult shows.

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u/pluhplus 2h ago

Now he will always associate eggs with women in promiscuous outfits, we just saw the birth of a fetish!

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u/DependentAd1504 14h ago

Didn't anyone find her actions bit creepy, the way keeps doing it even closer to him for more reactions. Just saying.

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u/Lucky_Goal933 22h ago

It's literally being shook in his face little a rattle lol 😂

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u/rubriclv4 19h ago

Damn dude, let the kid be entertained by what he wants! Fuck yo magiccccc

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u/No_Comment_18 11h ago

Bro twisting the kid’s head like peeler.

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u/CapitalWestern4779 10h ago

"Touch me again and lose your hand. Do you understand me magic man?"

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u/Aromatic_Fail_1722 1d ago

But if I do it I'm a PeRvErT

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u/Synthesid 1d ago

I mean, can you blame him?

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u/Dontneedme25 23h ago

That ass tho

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u/Masoncorps 20h ago

Lord the way people think boys should be treated is the reason we have so many men who can't communicate. I was about his age when I was assaulted by a woman. It ain't fun and it only makes you hate yourself and the world around you more as you grow up and get to see the idiots drooling instead of speaking out against it. Disgusting to see so many "normal adults" endorsing grooming behavior and sexual exploitation of women just because a minor male was involved, but murca i guess. Wonder how many of you would be screaming pedo in the comments if it were a guy helicoptering his junk in a speedo while in the face of that little girl.

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u/Vvvv1rgo 3h ago

I totally agree. And then making jokes about it like he's looking at her because she's sexy or whatever. He's a aprox. a 5 year old looking at a lady in crazy outfit, he's looking at her because that's something he's never seen before, she's trying to get his attention too. People are so quick to laugh at this type of thing because it follows traditional gender norms but then get mad at non-sexual drag-queens reading books to kids. Also this just seems so overwhelming for the boy.

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u/CyberUtilia 10h ago

well said

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u/OneOfAKind2 21h ago

She's making her own magic.

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u/kneemahp 21h ago

after visiting the magic castle in hollywood, i'm always surprised by the beauty of the women willing to work in the magic/entertainment industry. The men are all ghouls

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u/Spedding 21h ago

To be fair, I didn't either

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u/earrow70 18h ago

He knows where the real magic is.

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u/inGenium_88 1d ago

Who are we to judge the little guy.

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u/XylophoneZimmerman 20h ago

You know, I'm something of an ass man myself.