Ben Cohen Has Something to Say to Kobe

Kobe Bryant really stuck his shoe in it the other night.  After receiving a technical foul, he tossed his towel to the floor and called the referee a "fucking fag."  Well, it was caught on camera (at the :33 mark) and people got PISSED.



He since released a statement that, while not quite an apology, explained he didn't mean it as a slight to LGBT people and he hopes no-one was offended.

Here's a clue, Kobe:  Fag is an offensive word.  People WILL get offended, and you just shouldn't use it.

Ben Cohen, international rugby star, agrees.

"It is disappointing to see this.  As a professional athlete and rugby World Cup champion, I understand the heat and passion of competition at the highest levels.  But we must all remember that strong bodies must be balanced with strong characters, and work toward that end. Our positions as role models demand it."

Plus he's cute.  See?  See what I mean?  If you love the gays you get cuter.  I think this is a great quote-- more athletes could better benefit by working on having a stronger character.  Don't make me sic Matthew Mitcham on your ass, Kobe!

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GOProud: "No-One Wants To Play With Us!!!!"

Evidently GOProud recently circulated an open letter denouncing "radical Islam" and implying that the assassination of Moammar Qaddafi would be appropriate.  Evidently major gay organizations turned down this golden chance to stand in solidarity with the gay community's crazy cousin and declined to sign the letter. 

Looking over it, I can see a few reasons why-- it calls for the forceful removal of Qaddafi, something that would undoubtedly be a costly venture, not to mention it involves sticking our nose in yet another conflict where that nose doesn't fucking belong.  It also seems to blame the ills of all gays across the globe on Islam, a tired criticism that smacks of racism.  More importantly, it was written by batshit crazy nutjobs who could probably tell me that the sky was blue and I would disagree with them on principle.

So of course, GOProud jumped to the only conclusion that a deluded conservative think tank can-- ONLY GOPROUD CARES ABOUT GAY RIGHTS!!!

"Today, GOProud, the only national group gay conservatives and their allies, released an open letter on action in Libya and on the need to stand up for the basic human rights of gay people across the globe. GOProud circulated the sign on letter to other national gay groups, and all declined to sign it. 'It is a sad for gay people across the globe when so many national gay groups would literally sacrifice their lives at the altar of political correctness,' said Jimmy LaSalvia, Executive Director. 'It may be an inconvenient truth for the left, but it is still the truth – the spread of radical Islam, and the proliferation of brutal dictatorial regimes that support jihadist terrorism, represent the greatest threat to the safety of gay people worldwide.'"

Are you kidding me?

Ok, Jimmy.  Let me put aside my "political correctness."

You are a gross chump.  Your group has refused to back gay rights in our own backyard.  You have literally attempted to obstruct and erode the advance of civil rights for your own people so that you can maintain relevance within the conservative movement (and of course, to keep that donor money coming in) and you have the gall to say that GOProud is the only group that cares about gay rights? 

There are thousands of activists, writers, and advocates who beg to differ, windbag.  GOProud seems to be the only gay group that doesn't care about gay rights. 

And to be honest?  They probably just didn't sign your stupid letter because you wrote it.  You look and sound crazy.  It's one thing to publicly embarrass yourselves with the rabid bootlicking and sad self-hatred, but don't try to drag the rest of us down with you.

As an aside, isn't it funny that GOProud's denunciation of everyone else is their major story, as opposed to actually attempting to change the world for the better?  This is the kind of negativity and culture of entitlement (we all have to sign on to your crazy train????) that makes you so completely non-relevant.  That is what's sad. 

[GOProud]

Poor Sean Duffy

US Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) has made headlines recently complaining about how he can barely make ends meet with his salary.  During his push to essentially bust a cap in working class Wisconsinites' salaries, he has the balls to complain about the $175k he makes a year.  Well, the fine, charitable folks over at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin want to help Sean out!

I should have a drive!  I need some spats and burled wood.  Plus, who couldn't use more riding crops and oyster spoons?  Wait, this sounds like something San Juan Leatherboy Ricky Martin could get into...

This is Why OAQ Always Called in Sick So Often

Evidently, some men are actually allergic to their own semen.

Wait!  Don't use that, I used it to...

"The condition, known as post-orgasmic illness syndrome or POIS, has been documented since 2002. Symptoms include feverishness, runny nose, extreme fatigue and burning eyes, which can last for up to a week. Some physicians had suggested that the disorder was psychosomatic, but Marcel Waldinger, a professor of sexual psychopharmacology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and his colleagues demonstrated in two papers in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that the syndrome was allergic in nature and that it might be possible to desensitize men to the problem."


I would just murder myself.  Luckily, I am not allergic to my own semen.  Or anyone else's.  Just puttin' it out there.  


[LATimes]

Elizabeth Edwards Had the Last Laugh. Awwww Sheeeeeyit.

Everyone knows about this guy.  Lesson, America:  If you're fucking FAMOUS, don't cheat on your wife while she is undergoing breast cancer.  WE WILL FIND OUT.

 I ain't got no cheddar.  :(

Well, that's fine, cuz Elizabeth cut that mutha out of the will a week before she passed after a brave and beautiful struggle against breast cancer.  She left all her stuff to her kids-- which kinda stings more, due to the fact that most of her stuff was bought with John Edwards' money.  Take THAT.

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