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Since you were probably too busy last week driving across various state lines to procure semi-legal fireworks, you might have missed the rest of John Stagliano's debate with First Amendment scholar Barry McDonald. (Spoiler alert: They don't agree!) It's interesting and informative, but there's not enough vicious name calling and ad hominem attacks for our cable news channel tastes. (latimes.com)
but what about the children?
Some of you may recall that old lawsuit involving the game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and the "Hot Coffee" mod that allowed characters in it to have graphic sex. That's disgusting, of course, so some lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit and forced a settlement that would allow any of the millions of innocent, outraged people who bought the game to come forward and receive justice. So just how many of these folks were outraged enough to do so? 2,676. That's it.
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Why No One Cares That Video Games Have Sex In Them
Some of you may recall that old lawsuit involving the game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and the "Hot Coffee" mod that allowed characters in it to have graphic sex. That's disgusting, of course, so some lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit and forced a settlement that would allow any of the millions of innocent, outraged people who bought the game to come forward and receive justice. So just how many of these folks were outraged enough to do so? 2,676. That's it.
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How can we bring troops home from Iraq faster? Apparently, we just need to send them all porn, because that will get them kicked out of the country. Seems like an unusual strategy, but it's just crazy enough to work. (bostonmagazine.com)
If you're a doctor who wants to "prove" that porn causes all bad things to happen and destroy people's lives, it really helps to have ... you know, proof. After all, if a magician (like the excitable Penn Jillette) is telling you you're full of shit, you're really full of shit. (Jezebel)
Will Marriott Hotels get rid of hotel porn-on-demand in response to a decade's worth of complaints by religious conservative groups? How are we supposed to masturbate on vacation if that happens? Oh wait, they'll still have that internet thing available. Nevermind, then. (thesmartset.com, via The Frisky)
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A group of bloggers and their commenters who normally write about things like capital gains taxes and the legal ramifications of wiretapping are in a bit of slap fight over a recent column by FoxNews.com "sexpert" Yvonne Fulbright. The column was about the warning signs of porn addiction (Sign #1: if you're reading this, you have it), and the debate revolves around an offhand remark stating that many partners just assume that using porn "is the equivalent of having an actual affair." (Except Playboy! That's totally cool.) At least one guy agrees, saying that paying for porn is sort of like paying to watch a prostitute have sex with someone else and that sort of makes you a cheating asshole! Others responded with more nuanced arguments, like "that's insane."
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Is Porn The Same As Cheating?
A group of bloggers and their commenters who normally write about things like capital gains taxes and the legal ramifications of wiretapping are in a bit of slap fight over a recent column by FoxNews.com "sexpert" Yvonne Fulbright. The column was about the warning signs of porn addiction (Sign #1: if you're reading this, you have it), and the debate revolves around an offhand remark stating that many partners just assume that using porn "is the equivalent of having an actual affair." (Except Playboy! That's totally cool.) At least one guy agrees, saying that paying for porn is sort of like paying to watch a prostitute have sex with someone else and that sort of makes you a cheating asshole! Others responded with more nuanced arguments, like "that's insane."
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Some people want over-the-counter "sexual aids" taken off store shelves because somehow having Horny Goat Weed available at the Pick N' Save turns everyone into whores. How come no one ever does anything about the dastardly influence of beef jerky sticks? (caller.com)
2008 Sexies Honor The, Er, Sexy
We're all used to coming across a fair amount of sex negative journalism in mainstream media—which makes this list of winners from this year's Sexies all the more deserving. We're especially excited to see that New York Times Magazine article on Kink.com we liked so much honored with a prize—though everyone who entered is still a winner in our book. Keep fighting the good fight, people! (sexies.org; also seen at aetoday.com)
A group of 
The Office of Complete Bullshit Statistics estimates that "ninety percent of children between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography online," so parents are urged to have "the porn talk" with their children. You know, so the kids can explain it to them. (deseretnews.com)
As disturbing as it is to hear about a proposed 25 percent tax on revenues from adult entertainment in California, we're even more startled by the claim that "Every second, $3,000 is being spent on adult entertainment"—though we should also remind you that you're not spending a cent as long as you're sitting there reading about porn taxes on Fleshbot. Feel free to buy us a beer with the money you're saving the next time you see us, k? (news.yahoo.com - thanks Andre; thumbnail via CoedsNeedCash.com)
Texas high school students were recently shocked to discover a picture of a newsstand with "revealing" adult magazines in their German textbook. Hey, how do you say "But what about the children?" in German? (dallasnews.com)
A Connecticut elementary school teacher is out of a job after she and her husband appeared in a "Ugliest Guys, Hottest Wife" contest on the Howard Stern show. (Good thing they won!) Says one concerned parent: "What they do on their own time is their business, but ..." sometimes it's our business? (wfsb.com + howardstern.com, via nerve.com)
But What About The Scrabulous?
Party's over, kids: Facebook has announced that they're cracking down on the porn. Okay, they say it's for "child protection" (of course), but we all know how that story goes. (afp.google.com)
but what about the children?
As you may be aware, Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that is written and edited by nerds who do all the work for free in an attempt to gather all human knowledge into one comprehensive database. But according to the conservative bulldog World Net Daily, it is also a repository for salacious, hardcore pornographic material. Like strippers! Gay homosexual sex! And titty fucking! In fact, they might as well start selling monthly subscriptions and buying ads in AVN Online! Check out their list of moral-destroying smut that's totally accessible to everyone ...
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Wikipedia Is Filled With Hardcore Porn! [citation needed]
As you may be aware, Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that is written and edited by nerds who do all the work for free in an attempt to gather all human knowledge into one comprehensive database. But according to the conservative bulldog World Net Daily, it is also a repository for salacious, hardcore pornographic material. Like strippers! Gay homosexual sex! And titty fucking! In fact, they might as well start selling monthly subscriptions and buying ads in AVN Online! Check out their list of moral-destroying smut that's totally accessible to everyone ...
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An anti-prostitution group surveyed over 200 men, but just can't seem to figure out why they enjoy paying hot women to have sex with them. Yeah, that is a head-scratcher. (chicagotribune.com)
Tony Zirkle is just a humble Republican lawyer from the heartland of Indiana who is running for Congress because he believes in lower taxes, smaller government, and a Jewish conspiracy to destroy the white race by using an army of black porn stars to commit "womb genocide" on white women, which he calls the "Pornocaust". Yes, it's a giant barrel of crazy. though we think we saw that DVD for sale in the $3.99 bin at the video store not too long ago ... (jewcy.com, with thumbnail assistance by our good friend Blackzilla)
