Weinergate

[mistermack]

I think people are getting the wrong end of this stick.
The story is that a "rising star" who wants to be mayor of New York has made himself look a prick. Literally.
I'm not saying the image is indecent. It's the message behind the sending of the image that's a bit pathetic. An older guy sending a 21-year-old that picture is saying volumes about how his mind works.
It would be totally different if he was knocking her off, but apparently not, I don't think they've even met. At least Clinton got a blowjob.
And the best bit of all is his contortions trying to wriggle out of it.

So I don't think it's about the american attitude to sex, it's about an older guy making a complete fool of himself trying to impress a younger chick, and in the process, showing the whole world how his sad mind works.

It's choice entertainment. Good old USA. Give us more!!
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[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sandi is jealous and in denial. He wishes he was American and can't admit it to himself let alone anyone else.

yah...I'm a dual citizen already.

You must come for a visit.

Let me know if he crosses the border, please.

[Coito ergo sum]

A man is accused of sending a picture of underwear on his body to a 21 year old woman.

A 46 year old married man, yes. I bet some of the people who have no problem with it on this thread would be all over him if he were Republican.

I'm sure they would. I wouldn't, unless that Republican was someone who moralized about family values or something, in which case I would point out the hypocrisy.

In this case, I think the act of sending this picture is a big nothing, and the media fixation on it is because of shock value and titillation.

[Ian]

We are not talking about porn on TV but about seeing a tiny bit of flesh around the breast area. How does that disturb a young child? And if it does, it is living proof that something's wrong with the attitude of most people towards sex. This doesn't have to be exclusively Americans, but they seem to show that behaviour a lot more than, say, Europeans.

I don't think "a tiny bit of flesh around the breast area" is any problem on American TV, network or otherwise. And what's seen and said on regular TV channels nowadays is a lot more permissive than it was when I was a kid. I don't think TV here is repressive at all. How much American TV do you watch, or are you just going by reputation?

Thats what I am talking about, precisely, "a tiny bit of flesh around the breast area". Take Survivor for instance, they BLUR butt cracks and bits IN underwear. Tiny bits of flesh are exactly what we are talking about. The sad thing is...parents who (and tv networks) "have no problem with mainstream networks blurring out nudity." have no problems with the mass amounts of violence shown on mainstream networks OR with their own country bombing the shit out of poor people. Violence...A-OK, sex...OOOOOOHHHH Nooooooo, Not sex! fucking weak.

Okay... and from what you see on Survivor for instance, you draw a line from that to thinking it's perfectly reasonable to say "Americans are scared of sex"?
Fucking weak.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Okay... and from what you see on Survivor for instance, you draw a line from that to thinking it's perfectly reasonable to say "Americans are scared of sex"?
Fucking weak.

Sandy gets all his information on the US from Der Sturmer.

[Coito ergo sum]

American television draws a distinction between broadcast free television, and pay television like cable and satellite television. The former are regulated by the FCC, because of the idea that the airwaves are public. Cable and satellite aren't, and they can pretty much show what they want, which is why on my cable television, they have all sorts of sex, violence, etc., and all the way up through porn. The Superbowl Nipple-gate incident was rather silly, but it was on the free television variety of broadcast. The same is true of radio. Howard Stern, for example, is completely uncensored on SiriusXm Radio. However, free broadcast radio has to refrain from getting too sexual or using too much foul language. There is no shortage of nudity, sex, violence and other such things on American television. I have 200+ channels on what amounts to basic digital cable, and I can go home and watch porn. Not on ABC, NBC or CBS, but on my cable system there are dozens of such options, including "on demand" options.

[sandinista]

Sandi is jealous and in denial. He wishes he was American and can't admit it to himself let alone anyone else.

yah...I'm a dual citizen already.

You must come for a visit.

Let me know if he crosses the border, please.

I'll let you know, crossed two months ago and crossing again this month.

[Gallstones]

I think people are getting the wrong end of this stick.
The story is that a "rising star" who wants to be mayor of New York has made himself look a prick. Literally.
I'm not saying the image is indecent. It's the message behind the sending of the image that's a bit pathetic. An older guy sending a 21-year-old that picture is saying volumes about how his mind works.
It would be totally different if he was knocking her off, but apparently not, I don't think they've even met. At least Clinton got a blowjob.
And the best bit of all is his contortions trying to wriggle out of it.

So I don't think it's about the american attitude to sex, it's about an older guy making a complete fool of himself trying to impress a younger chick, and in the process, showing the whole world how his sad mind works.

It's choice entertainment. Good old USA. Give us more!!
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He's a guy. Doesn't that already tell us how his mind works?

[sandinista]

Ian...40 percent of american believe in creationism...yet americans DON"T have a warped view of sexuality? all the while glorifying and celebrating violence. You do realize how silly you sound.

[Ian]

Ian...40 percent of american believe in creationism...yet americans DON"T have a warped view of sexuality? all the while glorifying and celebrating violence. You do realize how silly you sound.

What's the matter with you? Really... what is the matter with you?

You pull out a statistic like 40% and you think you're justified to make blanket statements against the full 100? You clearly don't realize how bigoted and silly you sound.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Can everyone try and tone down the personal remarks in this thread, please? Remember that we don't allow personal attacks in our rules.

Thanks.

[sandinista]

Ian...40 percent of american believe in creationism...yet americans DON"T have a warped view of sexuality? all the while glorifying and celebrating violence. You do realize how silly you sound.

What's the matter with you? Really... what is the matter with you?

You pull out a statistic like 40% and you think you're justified to make blanket statements against the full 100? You clearly don't realize how bigoted and silly you sound.

pulled out? You disagree? Of course there are good americans, I'm just talking about ones like you and oldzilla.

[mistermack]

He's a guy. Doesn't that already tell us how his mind works?

There might be a tiny bit more to it than that.
We all fancy young girls. ( well, most do ).
But sending that pic tells me a lot about what he thinks of HIMSELF.
And it clearly doesn't match the reality.

What happened to sending flowers anyway? That picture is sad, and cheap.
And great entertainment!
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[Ian]

He's a guy. Doesn't that already tell us how his mind works?

There might be a tiny bit more to it than that.
We all fancy young girls. ( well, most do ).
But sending that pic tells me a lot about what he thinks of HIMSELF.
And it clearly doesn't match the reality.

What happened to sending flowers anyway? That picture is sad, and cheap.
And great entertainment!
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Great entertainment would've been a video of him making a money shot. But I guess it wasn't meant to be.

[Gallstones]

He's a guy. Doesn't that already tell us how his mind works?

There might be a tiny bit more to it than that.
We all fancy young girls. ( well, most do ).
But sending that pic tells me a lot about what he thinks of HIMSELF.
And it clearly doesn't match the reality.

What happened to sending flowers anyway? That picture is sad, and cheap.
And great entertainment!
.

I think it depends on what kind of relationship they have.