Archive of entries posted on 29th June 2023
Cannot Stop Laughing
I wonder if I’ll ever be able to read all the words in this article.
Cervical Cancer Fund Suggests Calling Vaginas ‘Bonus Holes’ to Avoid Offending Transgender People
Gateway Pundit | 6/28/23 | Cassandra McDonaldA cervical cancer trust is under fire for disgustingly suggesting that people call vaginas “bonus holes” to avoid offending transgender people. Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, based in the UK, suggested the language in 2020 — but it just went viral after it was noticed by people and posted to Twitter.
“Bonus hole – An alternative word for the vagina. It is important to check which words someone would prefer to use,” the glossary on the trust’s website states.
The website claims, “Using the correct language when referring to someone’s gender identity is a simple and effective way to demonstrate support and recognition. If incorrect language is used without being corrected, it can cause someone to feel hurt or distressed. This may lead them to leave and to eventually seek support elsewhere.”
Will they indemnify me if I get slapped or worse for using this term in a singles bar?
If You Were Involved in “Queer Worldmaking,” and Were Given $100 By a School To Do So, What Would You Do?
(Obviously, this couldn’t be a Straight Line of the Day)
I don’t know why “Breccan F. Thies” sounds like an appropriate Sopranos mob name for this story, but I do.
Texas Christian University Offers Drag Queen Class to Explore ‘Queer Worldmaking’
Washington Examiner | June 23, 2023 | Breccan F. ThiesTexas Christian
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University is offering a course on the “Queer Art of Drag,” where students will be taught about “drag performance as an outlet for social critique, pedagogy, and queer worldmaking.”
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Students will be given $100 each to purchase drag costumes. They are expected to create drag personas for themselves and perform in the Protestant school’s annual drag show.
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The course, … includes such commentaries as “The Gender Binary Is a Tool of White Supremacy” by Kravitz Marshall.
Other readings assigned for the class include “Drag pedagogy: The playful practice of queer imagination in early childhood” by Harper Keenan and Lil Miss Hot Mess …
I’ll agree with the author in ending analysis there.
Kudos! Credit Where Credit’s Due!
Germán Delivers MLB’s 1st Perfect Game Since 2012
Major League Baseball| June 29,2023 | Sonja ChenOAKLAND — Domingo Germán tossed Major League Baseball’s first perfect game since 2012 in the Yankees’ 11-0 win over the A’s on Wednesday night at the Coliseum. It was the fourth perfect game in franchise history, and the first since David Cone against the Expos in 1999.
Impressive news in a depressing world.
