Telegraph: WORLD'S WORST LOVERS: 1. Germany (too smelly) 2. England (too lazy) 3. Sweden (too quick) 4. Holland (too dominating) 5. America (too rough) 6. Greece (too lovey-dovey) 7. Wales (too selfish) 8. Scotland (too loud) 9. Turkey (too sweaty) 10. Russia (too hairy) WORLD'S BEST LOVERS 1. Spain 2. Brazil 3. Italy 4. France 5. Ireland 6. South Africa … Read More
Lots O’ Sex at my Alma Mater
I graduated from Tufts University, as did my sister and brother-in-law. And my nephew attends it now. So this caught my eye: Tufts University, just outside Boston, has issued a new policy for the 2009-2010 school year regarding sexual activity in dorms. Here's the key update in the revised campus handbook: You may not engage in sexual activity while your … Read More
Not The Strongest Defense
The Vatican addresses the whole clergy-pedophilia thing: The statement, read out by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican's permanent observer to the UN, defended its record by claiming that "available research" showed that only 1.5%-5% of Catholic clergy were involved in child sex abuse. Oh… "only 1.5% to 5%"? Is that all? Imagine that pedophile statistic being applied to, say, public … Read More
Quote From The Values Voters Summit This Weekend
TPM reports: Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) chief of staff Michael Schwartz made the case against pornography. "All pornography is homosexual pornography," said Schwartz, quoting an ex-gay friend of his, "because all pornography turns your sexual drive inwards." Schwartz then explained the side benefit of this finding — that if boys know pornography will make them gay, they'll never touch it, … Read More
If Gay Marriage Destroys Marriage…..
then why does Massachusetts have the lowest divorce rate in the entire country? It's been five year since Massachusetts recognized marriage equality, long enough to actually get some data on its effects (if any) Before I go on, let's have a quote-a-thon: "Homosexuals are not monogamous. They want to destroy the institution of marriage. It [ same-sex marriage ] will … Read More
Five [Update: Six] Predictions About Gay Marriage
Over at NRO's The Corner, columnist Maggie Gallagher is compelled to present five predictions about the short term effects of same-sex marriage in those states which recognize it. I'll address her predictions one at a time. (1) In gay-marriage states, a large minority people committed to traditional notions of marriage will feel afraid to speak up for their views, lest … Read More
The Latest In Spa Treatments
Good taste prevents me from explaining, and a sudden uncharacteristic dose of maturity compels me to refrain from making some rather obvious "humorous" remarks. So I'll just come out and ask the question: What do you think, ladies?
Can I Tap That?
The latest phone craze is too text a friend asking "So when can I tap that?" It's gotten so popular that there's now a whole website devoted to the questions (and responses). Some examples: Me: Hey, when are you gonna let me tap that?Her: Now?Me: You sounds uncertain.Her: Damnit Now! … better?Me: I'm literally outside your door. Me: Hey gurlllHer: Yo.Me: … Read More
Yet Another Republican “Family Values” Hypocrite
TPM reports: Meet Tennessee state senator Paul Stanley. He's a solid conservative Republican and married father of two, who according to his website is "a member of Christ United Methodist Church, where he serves as a Sunday school teacher and board member of their day school." (Check out the religious imagery on the site — the sun poking through clouds, … Read More
So Do Women Like Porn?
This is one of those posts which generates a lot of traffic to my site… from Google searches. That's not why I'm blogging about it…. it's just that there seems to be several schools of thought on this, and the social psychology major in me is interested things like this. The schools of thought on the women/porn question, watered down … Read More
David Boies: Why I’m Fighting For Gay Marriage
In the WSJ. Favorite passage: [B]asic constitutional rights cannot depend on the willingness of the electorate in any given state to end discrimination. If we were prepared to consign minority rights to a majority vote, there would be no need for a constitution. This is absolutely right, and a much overlooked — albeit rather basic — point. While it is … Read More
Graphing Youth Sex Habits
I pulled some interesting charts from the today-released CDC report on STDs among youth. Apparently, there was an increase in teen pregnancies and youth STDs during the Bush years. Here are the charts: TABLE 22. (Continued) Estimated number of cases and cumulative rates* of persons aged 10–24 years living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, by age group and area of … Read More
On The Gay Marriage Front
It went little-noticed, but D.C. made an advancement in the gay marriage acceptance. No, sadly, it didn't go as far as the New England states and Iowa in recognizing gay marriages solemnized within its borders, but it did pass a law saying that it would honor and recognize gay marriages from other states. So you if you gay marry in Boston, and … Read More
This is F’ed Up On So Many Levels….
See if you agree….
Thoughts On Monogamy
Heather in the comments raises an issue that I've thought about in the past 24 hours (in the wake of the Sanford emails): I've begun to wonder if human beings are meant for monogamy at all. We seem to screw it up far more than we should if it was truly our destiny. Kind of makes me a little depressed. … Read More