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Yale Daily "News" Strikes Again

Call me a curmudgeon, but I find that my daily ritual of waking up with a cup of coffee, a cigarette, and a copy of the YD"N" is a little less pleasant when a smiling freshman holding a string of anal beads is staring back at me from the front page.

Unfortunately for the non-Yalies in the audience, the News at least had the decency not to post the picture online. I'd scan a copy, were it not for the chance that I'd get whacked.

That said, I won't leave the photo-starved hurting. Feast your eyes on this... if you dare.

The occasion was a demonstration by one Patty Brisben, founder and CEO of 'Pure Romance', of the latest lineup of 'intimacy-enhancing products' sold by her company. While I have no doubt that sex toys are a great boon to many a couple, titillation rather than information seemed to be the order of the day.

Ian Marpuri '11 participated in a demonstration of Dreamsicle arousal lubricants that are for both men and women. "I really enjoy my new versatile toy," said Marpuri with a grin. "I think this was a good demonstration... and it was really fun." - Yale Daily News, 2/13/08

Once again, the point made by the excellent editorial linked to by Jake below is right on the mark. The reality of Sex Week is far from its stated purpose of raising student awareness of sexual issues and engendering debate on the topic. Why bother with something so... difficult when we could try out arousal creams and watch porn in the law school instead? The message imparted by nearly every event so far has been simple: Sex is about gratification, life is about having as much fun as possible, and "personal fulfillment" trumps anything containing the words "sacrifice" or "duty." Leaders of tomorrow, here we come!

EDIT: Looks like Nikki got there before me.

Will Wilson | 3:43 PM | 1 comments|