- Esquire magazine publishes this doozy (later deleted) in a lead-in to a story about good oral sex. “[T]he maid who was allegedly raped by former IMF chief Dominique Straus-Kahn gives a very graphic account of their time together, including some very indecent oral sex. And whomever you believe, that’s a tragedy. Because as we’ve learned over the years from our sex expert, a blowjob need not be degrading or hurtful, for either party. Here, a little timely etiquette to one of America’s most indelible bedroom acts. It might just help us all.” Yep, impolite rapists.
- Ghana orders all gays arrested
- This video (of a boy warning atheists to get off the internet before he takes them down) is a masterpiece and a must-see. Even though I think it’s a Poe, it’s pure brilliance.
- My super-long comment thread on concensual incest finally went out with a bang after I decided to close comments. Interesting as an example of how online discussions can devolve so easily (more on this from LessWrong).
- As usual, Greta Christina provides the definitive/last-word opinion on all things to do with those boxes that take people between the floors of a building.
- Speaking of which, if you haven’t read this comic on how all online discussions of sexism go, do.
- A daily pill that costs just 25c can
prevent[EDIT: sorry, should have read better, reduce the chances of] both men and women from catching HIV from partners carrying the virus. - A good list of how Obama is continuing and extending Bush policies in fighting terrorism.
Friday Links (29-Jul-11)
July 29th, 2011
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I wish that had been phrased “reduce the chances of getting infected with AIDS for both men and women”. “prevent” sounds like it’s absolute coverage, when in fact the studies just showed that the chances are reduced by a little over 2/3. Which is still unacceptably high to anyone sane.
I just watched the video of the christiancrusader boy. Very funny, indeed. You say “I think it’s a Poe”. I’m not sure I understand this expression. Can you please explain?
“A Poe” is something which is meant as a parody, but comes across as real. It’s a reference to “Poe’s Law”, which says (more or less) that it is impossible to make a parody of religion which is so outrageous that it can reliably be distinguished from real religion. (That is, no matter how silly you make a parody, there’s someone out there who really believes what you’re saying as a joke.)
Vicar, I guess I tagged on that link as a rare bit of good news to counterbalance the usually grim stuff that surrounds it — I should have read more closely. I’ll read the article properly tomorrow and edit — it should be toned down I guess since it looks like it was hyped.
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