Things that I read today that I thought were funny.
The title, it says it all.
First post: The Rape of Mr. Smith. http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/3059/smith.html
Usually, I hate even the mention of that word, something I'm trying to get over since one of my eljay friends is brainrape, but this doesn't actually talk about rape. It's what it would look like if people who have been robbed were treated the same as people who have been raped. (On a non-funny note: did you know that North Carolina makes people pay for their own rape-kits? yep.
Second post: Abstinence-Only Drivers' Education. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/2/22kleid.html
A parody of Abstinence-Only sex-education. I thought it was hilarious, and especially liked the part about the gays. Take a look.
Third post: Obama, the first woman president. http://www.newsweek.com/id/115397
No, really. That's what is says. Talk about gender-stereotyping. O.O This one isn't supposed to be funny, but the premise is fairly ridiculous. Despite the gender stuff, however, I liked the comparison.
Also, things that aren't funny at all: Planned Parenthood in Iowa encourages a donation aimed at aborting black babies. http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/308723.html
No, I'm not joking. Read the transcript. It's a little disturbing. Almost as disturbing as the cop who isn't being charged with beating the crap out of a woman he was arresting because "there's no way to really know what happened." The officer says she "fell".http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2008/021908_thug_cop.htm
But anyway, the first two, I thought those were hilarious.
First post: The Rape of Mr. Smith. http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/3059/smith.html
Usually, I hate even the mention of that word, something I'm trying to get over since one of my eljay friends is brainrape, but this doesn't actually talk about rape. It's what it would look like if people who have been robbed were treated the same as people who have been raped. (On a non-funny note: did you know that North Carolina makes people pay for their own rape-kits? yep.
Second post: Abstinence-Only Drivers' Education. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/2/22kleid.html
A parody of Abstinence-Only sex-education. I thought it was hilarious, and especially liked the part about the gays. Take a look.
Third post: Obama, the first woman president. http://www.newsweek.com/id/115397
No, really. That's what is says. Talk about gender-stereotyping. O.O This one isn't supposed to be funny, but the premise is fairly ridiculous. Despite the gender stuff, however, I liked the comparison.
Also, things that aren't funny at all: Planned Parenthood in Iowa encourages a donation aimed at aborting black babies. http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/308723.html
No, I'm not joking. Read the transcript. It's a little disturbing. Almost as disturbing as the cop who isn't being charged with beating the crap out of a woman he was arresting because "there's no way to really know what happened." The officer says she "fell".http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2008/021908_thug_cop.htm
But anyway, the first two, I thought those were hilarious.