From the department of "Where the fuck did THAT come from":

[theweaselking]

Washington Post seriously publishes article that claims that women's liberation causes male impotence. Source: Weezer lyrics.

No, really.

Comments

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Hrm.

You mean some guys who can't cope with independant women won't be able to get it up around same?

I am entirely failing to see a problem, here.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

That's kind of a...tangential interpretation.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Really? I thought it was pretty clear - most of the article is about ED being on the rise, and the first page blames it clearly on the fact that men are no longer experiencing the "erotic thrill of the chase".

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

Yebbut women's lib (or whatever it's called this week) has been around for decades.

I can't argue with her data because she doesn't provide any. Surveys? I can probably find a survey linking gerbil ownership to cancer if I look hard enough.

Oh well. It's in their Arts & Living section, which they should just title Fluff and have done with it.

[culfinriel.livejournal.com]

It's too bad the article starts out the way it does because it ends up being less offensive than I expected.