Month: January 2010
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Racism and Politics
by Jason Stotts By now everyone has heard about Harry Reid and his comments about Obama. From the CNN article on it: “he was favorably impressed by Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and, in a private conversation, described the Illinois senator as a ‘light-skinned’ African-American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one’.”…
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Capitalism and Terminology
by Jason Stotts There is some debate about the origins of the word “capitalism,” but we do know that it followed widespread use of the term “capitalist” – meaning one who had money or property. Capitalism is a term coined by Karl Marx to describe what he thought of a system whereby the capital owning…
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More on Gay Marriage
by Jason Stotts There are two new news articles on gay marriage that are worth taking a look at. The first is from the LA Times and is called “Gay Marriage Trial to Begin in California, Could Set Legal Precedent for Generations to Come.” It details the importance of the trial over gay marriage here…
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The Mayo Clinic Objects
by Jason Stotts Bloomberg is reporting that as of January first, one of the Mayo Clinics in Arizona has decided to stop accepting Medicare patients. This is the right decision for the Clinic because, as they note, medicare patients do not pay enough to warrant treatment. That is, the Mayo Clinic is losing too…
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There’s no G-Spot??
by Jason Stotts In an interesting turn of events, the BBC is reporting that the g-spot may be a myth, in their piece called “The G-Spot ‘Does Not Appear to Exist,’ says Researchers.” To quote the article: “The elusive erogenous zone said to exist in some women may be a myth, say researchers [from King’s…
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The State of Marriage
by Jason Stotts Blogger Andrew Sullivan, of “The Daily Dish” at The Atlantic, has a very interesting graphic that shows just how crazy the laws regarding marriage in our country really are. The reason that we have laws against siblings marrying is that the chance that the offspring will be severely mentally retarded is much…
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Sexual Etymology: Sadism, Masochism, and Candaulism
by Jason Stotts Today’s words are all etymologically interesting as they are not derived from other languages, but as a reference to the names of their originators. Sadism – the enjoyment of another’s pain or suffering, usually in a sexual context. The name is a reference to the Marquis de Sade, author of 120 Days…
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Unsafe Sex Toys?
by Jason Stotts Violet Blue, writer, sex educator, and sex blogger at Open Source Sex, has an interesting article about sex toys and safety issues. The article is “Unsafe” and it lists potential health concerns that any sexually active person should be aware of. For example: * Nonoxynol-9 is a detergent that has been shown to…