Yup. Sharon Begley of Newsweek rips Christine O’Donnell for her stance against masturbation. She says the prohibition against masturbation is like…sooooo unscientific. (Not real science, the kind of science they make up to fit their agenda.)
Tim Graham of Newsbusters reminds us of Begley’s history with “science”:
Liberal media people have been amusing themselves endlessly with clips of Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell’s video clip from 1996 saying the Bible says masturbation is wrong. Newsweek’s Sharon Begley is taking this to a whole new realm with a silly article with a link titled “Why Masturbation Helps Procreation.” This is the same “scientific” writer who diagnosed from afar that George W. Bush had a dangerous alcoholic’s “pathological certainty” in sticking to the war in Iraq; and the same writer who saw psychological problems in ObamaCare opponents. Begley began by responding to fellow liberals who might insist you can’t hold this poor woman to an intellectual standard
Here’s here reasons Begley says O’Donnell is wrong about masturbation from her piece in Newsweek:
1. “Masturbation might remove old, worn-out, broken sperm from the reproductive tract.”
2. “Masturbation might be a form of advertising. According to this idea, males that engage in autoeroticism signal to possible mates as well as competitors how much they have to offer.”
3. “Masturbation might be a sort of victory lap.”
4. “Masturbation can serve a hygiene function. According to this idea, males engage in autoeroticism because it cleans the reproductive tract and reduces the chance of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease from a female that he mated with and who had other recent partners.” (She got this from a study on squirrels.)
OK. I didn’t know that “science” had so much “can,” “might” or “squirrels.” Sharon Begley gives “science” a bad name.
Sharon Begley is clearly and conically unhinged. But these pieces are always interesting to see who they’re attacking. And right now it’s Christine O’Donnell. And why? Because she believes masturbation is a sin? I’d imagine most Christians would.
Liberal elites can’t stand to see Christianity in public. It drives them crazy. And then they write crazy articles in Newsweek to make us laugh. You know, pieces like these would be dangerous if anyone actually read Newsweek anymore.
HT – I stole that pic from Tim Graham who stole it from The Other McCain.
October 8, 2010 at 8:55 pm
What a sexist she is – no mention of whether masturbation is okay for women.
(I was going to say that based on her photo, autoeroticism might be her only option, which is why she's in support of masturbation, but I decided against saying that)
October 8, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Is she one of Carol Keehan's posse in the LCWR? This is what happens when these rebels don't get excommunicated soon enough.
October 8, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Actually, I'd say the vast majority of Christians do not recognize masturbation as sinful at all, let alone the mortal sin which it is.
October 8, 2010 at 9:36 pm
A sure cure for compulsive masturbation would be to look at that phiz.
(After noting the restraint of LarryD, I felt honor bound not to mention that if my dog had a face like that I'd shave his posterior and make him walk backwards)
October 8, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Come on now, lighten up! It's "Newsweek" for Pete's sake…like the "Onion" in every way except being deliberately humorous. By the by, she does look like Ed Begley…is he her dad?
October 9, 2010 at 5:14 am
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October 9, 2010 at 7:56 am
Whoa, Helen…take it down a notch, and watch your conjunctions and punctuation. You can't possibly mean that people who have sex should be sentenced to death? Or that masturbating by itself, without having sex, is okay? I can see you're riled up about it, but the hyperbole is a bit much.
Squirrels: the missing link?
October 9, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Number 2 has to be the funniest. It seems to suggest that men should masturbate in public as a way of attracting females. I can't imagine a woman in any culture in the world finding that attractive. It would certainly complicate clean-up at singles bars.
October 9, 2010 at 4:36 pm
So many times I've thought of patterning my sexual behavior upon that of squirrels. They are such sexy, liberated, englightened rodents. So frolicsome and free! At last, science and the sultry Madame Begley have made it seem so possible…
October 9, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Helen's a troll. Ignore Helen.
October 9, 2010 at 10:06 pm
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October 10, 2010 at 12:31 am
Their is no ways squirrels masturbates. If day do nen why don't they have squirrel porn? Q.E.D. No squirrels masturbate!!
October 10, 2010 at 2:47 am
2. "Masturbation might be a form of advertising. According to this idea, males that engage in autoeroticism signal to possible mates as well as competitors how much they have to offer."
I don't know about you guys, but this "point" is nothing short of ridiculous. If we as a society have deteriorated to the point where we're masterbating in front of each other as advertising, an asteroid hitting the planet suddenly sounds like not such a bad deal.
October 10, 2010 at 3:39 pm
I'm thinking of an extremely bad pun involving squirrels and nuts…..but I won't go there.
October 11, 2010 at 12:39 am
Advertising? To whom…their imaginary girl friend?
I dated a couple boys who would talk about the porn/masturbation like it was no big deal. I always found it a HUGE turnoff but couldn't put into words why (that was before I learned Theology of the Body).
I can't even fathom a situation where a woman would be turned on – unless she was desperate for a male and didn't care about quality.
October 11, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Matthew/Patrick – and the other CMR Regulars…
It appears that we have a troll in our misdt. While I typically post under the name TragicallyUnhipMom with another adjective thrown in there related to whatever the post is, I certainly DID NOT post the above comment under "TragicallyUnhipSensibleMom."
Looks like it's time to start monitoring the posts a bit closer and "taking out the trash" when applicable.
~J
October 12, 2010 at 11:39 pm
O my god, there are trolls!! Eeek. What is the world coming to? Someone must extinguish them!!
October 13, 2010 at 3:53 am
Please take it somewhere else.
Thank you.
October 13, 2010 at 11:34 am
stupid trolls go away!!! you are nothing but a stupid idiot, you stupid troll!!