True love waits, you know!
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oneirophreniaMost misleading headline of the day (from CNN.com): Princeton group promotes chastity.
I clicked on said link out of curiosity, thinking that it would concern a Princeton research group's findings that, say, indicate that chastity lessens your risk of coccygeal cancer or general disgruntlement of the vermiform appendix or something like that. Turns out, the article's just about a bunch of students who founded a no-sex-'til-marriage group on Princeton's campus.
So who the hell cares? Yes, this is "a first for Ivy League schools"--which, surprise surprise surprise, are apparently pretty big on the campus fuckitation. But...so a bunch of students decided to get together and promote sexual frustration amongst themselves? What's so unusual about that? There are "True Love Waits"-type organizations all over the place: nothing exciting or crazy about that, now, is there?
Quite frankly, I think "chastity" is a stupid idea predicated on ridiculously outdated traditions that bind up basic human functionality within arbitrary strictures. But SO WHAT? If someone wants to "wait until marriage" before bumpin' uglies with his/her intended, then that is entirely that person's right--it's not like waiting for marriage is sick or dangerous in any way. I do, however, object to dedicating an entire article on CNN.com, one of the major news outlets in the world, to a bunch of average Ivy League students who decide to form a club to support their views. That's not news, people. That's just everyday life. If I form a transhumanist club at Cal U, it'll be a first, too--but does it deserve any mention outside of, say, transhumanist circles or the Cal U Times? No. Because it's just not that big of a deal!
Mind you, the same goes for the "news" of Tori Spelling's impending divorce. OH NO! STOP THE PRESS! A bubbleheaded, horsetoothed blonde starlet with no acting ability whatsoever is getting divorced from her toyboy! TRAGEDY! WHEN THE FEELING'S GONE AND YOU CAN'T GO ON! Never mind that Vivian Malone Jones passed away, or that that cocksucker Tom DeLay's phone records have been subpoenaed...TORI'S GETTING DIVORCED AND PRINCETON BOYS AREN'T FUCKING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT! WUXTRY WUXTRY WUXTRY!
I clicked on said link out of curiosity, thinking that it would concern a Princeton research group's findings that, say, indicate that chastity lessens your risk of coccygeal cancer or general disgruntlement of the vermiform appendix or something like that. Turns out, the article's just about a bunch of students who founded a no-sex-'til-marriage group on Princeton's campus.
So who the hell cares? Yes, this is "a first for Ivy League schools"--which, surprise surprise surprise, are apparently pretty big on the campus fuckitation. But...so a bunch of students decided to get together and promote sexual frustration amongst themselves? What's so unusual about that? There are "True Love Waits"-type organizations all over the place: nothing exciting or crazy about that, now, is there?
Quite frankly, I think "chastity" is a stupid idea predicated on ridiculously outdated traditions that bind up basic human functionality within arbitrary strictures. But SO WHAT? If someone wants to "wait until marriage" before bumpin' uglies with his/her intended, then that is entirely that person's right--it's not like waiting for marriage is sick or dangerous in any way. I do, however, object to dedicating an entire article on CNN.com, one of the major news outlets in the world, to a bunch of average Ivy League students who decide to form a club to support their views. That's not news, people. That's just everyday life. If I form a transhumanist club at Cal U, it'll be a first, too--but does it deserve any mention outside of, say, transhumanist circles or the Cal U Times? No. Because it's just not that big of a deal!
Mind you, the same goes for the "news" of Tori Spelling's impending divorce. OH NO! STOP THE PRESS! A bubbleheaded, horsetoothed blonde starlet with no acting ability whatsoever is getting divorced from her toyboy! TRAGEDY! WHEN THE FEELING'S GONE AND YOU CAN'T GO ON! Never mind that Vivian Malone Jones passed away, or that that cocksucker Tom DeLay's phone records have been subpoenaed...TORI'S GETTING DIVORCED AND PRINCETON BOYS AREN'T FUCKING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT! WUXTRY WUXTRY WUXTRY!
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Date: 2005-10-14 06:11 pm (UTC)You'll feel totally differently about Tori Spelling when you see her in THE CTHULHU MOVIE!!!!! Or then again, maybe not. Heh.