Tag: Sex
I, Robot? Sex Machine?
I came across this article on BBC. Pretty interesting and 100% predictable. All roads eventually lead to sex.
California’s “Yes Means Yes” Bill
The California state senate unanimously approved a bill on Thursday that defines when “yes” means “yes” to sex. Instead of “no means no” – the phrase commonly associated with sexual assault prevention – the law would require “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement” by each party to engage in sexual activity. If Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs the bill into law – he has until the end of September – colleges and universities would have to adopt the so-called affirmative consent standard to continue receiving state funds for student financial aid.
Under the proposed standard, the fact that a person didn’t say “no” is no defense in a campus sexual assault investigation.
Putting A Price Tag On Sex
Given all the stupid articles ever written about sex, this has to be the stupidest. Grab a cup of coffee, this is going to take a while.
Conservatives Now Calling Chrissie-Pooh Out
Brent Bozell has come out to say that conservatives shouldn’t be wasting their time defending COD. Bozell, who is president of the Media Research Center, a conservative media watchdog organization, said in a column on CNN.com that COD’s reaction to the questions posed by Piers Morgan was “downright bizarre.”
Thursday’s Evening Read: TMZ Edition
A few weeks ago, the internet was a twitter with GQ’s interview with John Edwards’ girlfriend in Hello, America, My Name is Rielle Hunter. New York Times’ columnist Gail Collins looks at Sex Scandals to Learn By. If you thought Tiger Woods’ scandal was something, take a read about England’s John Terry, Last Taboo in […]
Conservatives And Their Need To Control Women
For over a year I have pondered over the Republican man-child. And while I do believe their views on abortion, marriage, and women can pretty much be summed up by saying “it’s about the sex,” I’ve come to realize that that’s only a sophomoric side effect. It’s really about control – control over women. Grab […]
David Brooks Lives In The Dream World Of Sluts While Pining Over Fonzi
Words cannot express how sick I am over articles like this. Let’s highlight the best parts of how texting has led to promiscuity. Once upon a time — in what we might think of as the “Happy Days” era — courtship was governed by a set of guardrails. Potential partners generally met within the context […]
Longing For The Days Of The Child Bride
Michael Gerson’s Washington Post’s Lost In A World Without Courtship article is silly and shallow. It also completely ignores one of the major factors determining when people decide to marry. Economics. But the facts of life for 20-somethings are challenging. Puberty — mainly because of improved health — comes steadily sooner. Sexual activity kicks off […]
Teen Pregnancy and Syphilis Increase Under “Abstinence Only” Bush, Or… Duh
Like we didn’t see this one coming. Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bush’s evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the US’s major public health body. In a report that will surprise few of […]
Withholding Sex the Key to Political Reform?
Seems like Kenyan women are recycling a strategy first pioneered in ‘Lysistrata’. In the classic comedy by Aristophanes, first performed in 411 B. C.: Lysistrata convinces the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands as a means of forcing the men to negotiate a peace, a strategy however that inflames the battle […]
The Virgin Ideal
There’s been a lot of talk about virgins lately and the stigma attached to sexually active women. As usual, Amanda Marcotte, at Pandagon, has written a piece for TPM that’s definitely worth a read. It’s based on a book entitled The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virgintiy is Hurting Young Women. I’ve included Amazon’s […]
What Are YOUR Plans for Earth Hour?
Tonight, from 8:30 to 9:30, as a symbolic gesture to stress the necessity of environmental responsibility, we are being asked to turn off all non-essential lights. Organizers say they hope this year’s event will send a message to world leaders meeting Copenhagen in December for a major summit on climate change. “We are asking one […]
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