Black Friday

Well, another year and another Black Friday in the books.  Me, no I didn't go shopping.  I have broken free from zombie consumerism (though I did not get away completely free, I did go up to Blue Jacket Books in Xenia).  However, because I currently work in the wonderful world of retail, I got to be up bright and early to greet the consumer sheep hoard.

Don't get me wrong, customers are great, especially when you depend on them to spend money so that you can have money.  I like it when my family has food.  Full bellies is a plus in my house.  However, the problem is, to me, that (I think) people don't really think about why they are shopping.  They just seem to do it as if it is an innate drive like sex.  And I suppose the Black Friday shopping venture is much like sex: not everyone is interested in doing it at the same time, especially if it's very early in the morning; sometimes there is ton of work, but not everyone walks away satisfied; rarely does anyone want to cuddle afterwards.

On a positive note, in spite of many of them being up since midnight, the customers were quite pleasant this year.  I mean, no one got pepper sprayed in our store, unlike at a Wal-Mart store in California.  Oh well, maybe next year.  Until then, have a happy and safe holiday season.

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Jesus In Playboy

Jesus has made an appearance on (and in) a Playboy magazine in Portugal.  I don't really have much to say about the situation that hasn't already been said by either side.  Though I am now a firm believer in resurrecting the WWJD but with a slight change.  Instead of "What Would Jesus Do," it should be "Who Would Jesus Do."  I mean really, which of the following ladies (pictures after the jump) would Jesus spread his love on?  Really, I think that these lovely ladies need to feel the spirit of Christ deep inside of them.

I sometimes wonder what hell is going to be like, and then I think, "It's good thing that hell doesn't exist."

You can see the naughty pictures if you click the 'read more' tab at the bottom of this post.  The pictures do contain nudity, and many will find the following pictures to be offensive.  If you do not want to see what you may consider to be offensive material then do NOT click on the 'read more' link.  You have been warned.

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Something New In The Works

I am working on the details of a new blogject™.  I can't give you much yet, but here is what I can give you:

1) Yes, it is another blog, but don't worry, this blog won't be neglected.

2) The subject matter of the new blogject™ is "adult" oriented; that means you have to be 18 or older to enjoy.

3) Concerning #2: No, it's not a porn blog, per se.  There will be nudity, though.

4) The new blogject™will have a lot to do with sex and gender within the realms of education, pop-culture, dyadic relationships (perhaps even group relationships), art, erotica, literature, and so on.

I will definitely let you know when the new blog is up and running, so that way you can stop on by.  I will let you in on another detail of the new blog: there just might be another blogger joining me to bring you the highest quality blog content.  And a possible goal of this new blogject™is for there to be many contributors.  I want as many voices as possible on this new blogject™,  Until next time...

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World Cup Today

The U.S. is playing Ghana in the second round of the Fifa World Cup today.  So check it out on your local ABC station.  The pregame show starts at 2pm and then the game at 2:30pm.  I know, some of you would rather shove a number-two pencil in your eye before you would watch soccer.  Knowing the aforementioned, I present to you some of the most amazing soccer moves EVER!  If the video doesn't get you amped then watch something else, or better yet, read a book.  If you pick the latter, I suggest Cosmopolitan's, Guide to Getting it On, in which, you can read about a variety of sexual activities and personal accounts of those activities.  And this is not a lewd book.  The personal experiences coupled with the practical how-to will not only give you an enjoyable reading experience but it may even give you something new to try, maybe something you secretly have wanted to do but weren't too sure about such as:  anal sex, playing with your self, sex fantasies, double penetration, threesomes (everyone wants to try that one!), prostate massage and so on.  However, The Guide to Getting it On, isn't only about physical sexual contact, you can also learn about: romance, lubes, abortion, adoption, gender, sexual orientation, sex & diabetes, vulva care, premature ejaculation, explaining sex to kids, and on and on.  I highly recommend The Guide to Getting it On, and you can pick up a copy from your local bookseller or anywhere like Amazon.   

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Revamp, etc.

As you can tell, I have a new layout for the blog, so enjoy.  Also, I just added a new link in the 'chosen ones' section for the Feminist Review.  So check 'em out.  In adding the Feminist Review as a link, I will be writing more and more about the nature and political implications of gender and sex issues.

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The PTC Is Your Enemy

Do you feel like you have the right to watch whatever you like, be it movies or t.v.? Do you think all people have the right to consume whatever content they like? Do you feel that government and special interest groups don't have the right to censor what you see? Are you tired of special interest groups and government deciding what you can hear and see without any data to support the dangers to society that they claim exist? If you said yes to any or all of these, then you will want to check out the Parents Television Council. If you care about your viewing freedoms and the first amendment, you will realize that these people are your enemy.

The PTC is a special interest group that wants to "clean" up television because they claim that violent or sexually tantalizing material is dangerous to society. T.V. is to blame for teen pregnancy, AIDS, abortion, teen violence, teen sex, and so on. But when pressed the PTC can't give you one study of how T.V. causes any harm to society as a whole. Usually the recourse to this is that the PTC uses the "children excuse". "Oh, what about the children, they shouldn't be exposed to such sexual themes and being exposed to those themes harms children." Once again, when pressed the PTC cannot offer any peer reviewed studies on how sexuality on T.V. harms children.

Why won't the PTC just change the channel, turn off the t.v., use the V-chip (which is in all televisions now), use a cable lock box and so forth? It's because they want everyone to submit to live in their very own mickey mouse imaginary fluff world where teens don't have sex and there are no gay people. This leads us to the real issue, if society really had a problem with programing on t.v., why is the Janet Jackson nipple "slip" the most TiVo'd clip ever? It's not just the immoral majority that wants to see this stuff, it's the very crusaders who want to take this viewing freedom away from you. The marketplace has spoken, they want to see shows with sexual and violent themes. And these themes may actually end up being toned down to become more realistic if groups like the PTC weren't trying to censor television. One extreme begets another.

I know, the PTC says it's not out to censor t.v., it's only here to warn you the consumer of what is family appropriate. But according to this news article, that's not what they really want to do:

The Parents Television Council is filing an indecency complaint with the FCC and urging its members and "concerned citizens" to do the same after a three-minute strip club scene featuring a lap dance aired on CBS's Two and a Half Men.

The episode at issue aired on Monday, Oct. 20, at 9 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones/8 p.m. in the Central and Mountain time zones.

PTC said the strip club scene featured the main character attempting to have a conversation with his nephew's former teacher turned stripper while she gives his brother a private lap dance. The stripper grinds on his brother's lap eliciting moans and cries of "yes, yes, yes" before the scene ends.

"We believe that the patently offensive sexual content in this episode of Two and a Half Men crossed the broadcast indecency line," said PTC President Tim Winter. "Rather than airing the program after 10 p.m., and rather than assigning a content rating that accurately reflects the material contained within the episode, CBS chose to air it when millions of children were in the television viewing audience, and they deemed the material to be suitable for 14-year-olds."

PTC said the length of the scene made it "in no way ‘fleeting' or accidental; rather, it was specifically written into this scripted program."

"In addition to our indecency complaint," Winter added, "we are urging parents to contact the FCC to let them know enough is enough from CBS. We will also be contacting advertisers that appeared in the episode to ensure they are aware of exactly what type of content they chose to associate with their hard-earned corporate brands."

(Source: http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/10/22/daily.7/)

The PTC doesn't think that you have the power to decide what you can and cannot watch. They don't think that you can be a parent to your child and so they need to make t.v. conform to their moral standards. Sexual and violent themes on t.v. give you a chance to communicate with your children about sex and violence. The PTC wants you and everyone else to live in a world where parents feel comfortable instead of a world where children and parents have lines of open communication about taboo subjects such as sex.

And finally, Dr. Marty Klein makes a great point in his book, "America's War on Sex":

"And there is one more point to be made about the alleged harm of sexual imagery on radio and television. Western Europe has been running the experiment America refuses to, for decades. Western European radio and television feature words, themes, and pictures (including nudity) that are prohibited to American audiences and broadcasters. According to the predictions of America's moral crusaders, Europe should therefore be a cesspool of sexual perversion. But it's the opposite. (see table below)

It's what parents are always telling their eight-year olds: "I know you're afraid, but that doesn't mean there is something to be afraid of."

Teen birth and abortion rates, by country

Nation/Teen Birth rates/Teen abortion rates (per 1000 women ages 15-19)

United States / 48.7 / 27.5

Netherlands / 4.5 /4.2

Germany /12.5 / 3.6

France / 10.0 / 10.2

Don't let your rights be taken away, stand up against these "moral crusaders". Decide what is right for you and your family, don't let special interest groups like the PTC decide for you.

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