2005-02-23 - 13:15

Its like Spongebob, only not.

Its illegal to sell sex toys in Alabama. Now, before you stop reading because you think this will devolve into a rant about how backwards the South is, I have to tell you that the only grad school in the nation that applied to North of the Mason-Dixon line was Harvard. And, I only did that after they emailed me to ask if I’d considered one of their programs. But, if that’s not convincing, its illegal to sell bondage porn in Iowa. If I were going to start ridiculing a specific state, I’d start at home.

On Saturday I was at the Slats show and the second band that we heard, Miracles of God, maybe? They weren't bad. They were very the Pixies. But, lyrically... I don't think I've ever laughed so hard. My friend E's girlfriend said, "I'm laughing so I don't cry."

I had that moment this morning reading that article from Reuters. I just had to laugh . I don’t get our need to legislate what goes on behind closed doors among consenting adults. I just don’t get it. And, the way that law is written, personal massagers not made specifically for the stimulation of human genitals are fair game. So, as long as it doesn’t look dirty its okay? Are we so obsessed with image that joy and experience and expression are trumped by our desire to put forth a squeaky clean persona? Man, are we really that hollow?

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