"There is difference and there is power. And who holds the power decides the meaning of the difference." --June Jordan

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Last time I checked, humans were not pieces of Scotch Tape

From today's New York Times article Abstinence Education Faces an Uncertain Future:

"You have to look at why sex was created," Eric Love, the director of the East Texas Abstinence Program, which runs Virginity Rules, said one day, the sounds of Christian contemporary music humming faintly in his Longview office. "Sex was designed to bond two people together."

To make the point, Mr. Love grabbed a tape dispenser and snapped off two fresh pieces. He slapped them to his filing cabinet and the floor; they trapped dirt, lint, a small metal bolt. "Now when it comes time for them to get married, the marriage pulls apart so easily," he said, trying to unite the grimy strips. "Why? Because they gave the stickiness away."
 
(For more kooky sex metaphors from Eric Love, go to the link above and then click on the mp3 feature on the left side of the screen.)