Just down the road from me in Waynesville (NC): Investigators shut down a sadomasochistic dungeon where they say, its owners illegally performed castrations. . . . It’s not just castrations. Detectives tell us the trio who lived in the house above the dungeon also performed other operations for men including replacing certain private parts or completely removing them. Don’t let … Read More
Britney Spears Giving Birth On A Bearskin Rug
Remember when I wrote that the pro-life movement wasn’t going to be fond of the "pro-life" statue which depicts a naked Britney Spears giving birth to her child on a bearskin rug? I was right.
Pro-Life Art
This sculpture is entitled "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston", by Daniel Edwards. It is being hailed as the first sculpture honoring the pro-life movement, and was funded in part by the Manhattan Right To Life Committee. Sean Preston, for those not in the know, is the son of pop icon Britney Spears, and yes, that is Britney … Read More
People Getting Better Informed
That’s my headline, but it’s just as fitting as the actual headline: "Poll: opposition to gay marriage declining". 51% still oppose it, but that’s down from 63% in February 2004. And even among those who oppose gay marriage, the opposition is weaker: The number of people who say they strongly oppose gay marriage has dropped from 42 percent in early … Read More
Separate Schools And Sex: Kaye Grogan
It’s Wednesday, which means . . . time to check in on our favorite wingnut columnist — Kaye Grogan. Today’s Renew America column from Kaye: "Maybe It’s Time To Separate Schools From Sex?" Note the question mark. We wonder why Kaye is being so tentative. Oh, well. Let’s dive in the pool of dimentia. Is there a movement on to … Read More
Why You Should Boycott Victoria’s Secret
From the website of the American Decency Association*: (1) Victoria’s Secret is blatant and boldly erotic in the marketing of their products. Well, since their primary line includes exotic lingerie, this is hardly surprising. Just what, exactly, does the American Decency Association think the advertising should be like? (2) They exhibit little sense of concern regarding moral sensibilities. In other … Read More
South Dakota Abortion
Blogging has been light because things are busy, but I wanted to interject my two cents on the South Dakota law. For those living in a cave, the governor of South Dakota has signed into a law which would effectively prohibit all abortions in the state, including abortions which are necessary to protect the health of the mother. There is … Read More
Family Values: Utah Edition
If Utah legislators have their way, a father can rape his daughter, and by law, she will have to get his approval if she wants to abort the child. I’m glad Amanda Marcotte wrote something about this, because I am speechless: What I find interesting about anti-choice thinking is that while they adamantly deny that what’s in a woman’s body … Read More
I Love This
Via Shakespeare’s Sister, we learn of an Ohio State Senator who has discovered the power of satire as a legislative tool: Lawmaker’s proposal: Bar Republicans from adopting If an Ohio lawmaker’s proposal becomes state law, Republicans would be barred from being adoptive parents. State Sen. Robert Hagan sent out e-mails to fellow lawmakers late Wednesday night, stating that he intends … Read More
Sex Offender Map
Go here, type in your address, and get a map of the registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. While it is good to know that I am within a stone’s throw of a couple of perverts, I have misgivings about the sex offender registry in general. Mostly this: any chance there could be mistakes made? Remember, the people who compile … Read More
From the GOP Playbook
In Election 2004, Bush/Rove played the homophobia card. Bush condemned gay marriage, and that ignited homophobia from "middle America". So they voted Bush into office so that he could do nothing about gay marriage (but he did give tax cuts to upper-income American). Looks like we’re going to see the same thing again this election year. Senate Majority Leader Bill … Read More
Reality Invades Fantasy World
I’m not big on online fantasy games. I tried to get into it once, but my experience amounted to nothing more than creating a character (a knight or whatever), and then finding myself standing in a medival town hall with a bunch of other characters who all looked just like me (except the women, and even then….). Occasionally someone would … Read More
Coming Soon To A Controversy Near You
Well, now that the War On Christmas is over (By the way, who won? Will there be a Christmas next year or not?), the next holiday to get all political is going to be Easter: Gay families plan to attend White House egg roll NEW YORK (AP) — Three months before the annual Easter egg roll at the White House, … Read More
Logic We Love To Laugh At
Anyone who saw or read about the Golden Globes knows that many of the honored films and TV shows are hardly "family fare". There’s "Brokeback Mountain" (the so-called "gay cowboy" movie), "Weeds" (a very funny show on Showtime about a Mom who deals in dope in an upscale California suburb), and "Syriana" (a George Clooney movie which depicts Middle Eastern … Read More
Greenberg On The Physician Suidice Case
I said it, but Greenwald said it better when he writes that the assisted suicide case shows the Administration’s true colors: [O]nce the Bush Administration took power, democratic processes in this area ceased to matter. John Ashcroft was hell-bent on putting an end to physician-assisted suicide in Oregon because he personally believes it to be morally wrong, and he wasn’t … Read More