09.20.04
Posted in culture at 12:44 pm by
I know I promised no more blogging on election year politics. I’m not sure this really breaks the promise though. The folks down at votergasm.org (this is not a pornographic site, but I still don’t really see the value in linking to it–and I probably wouldn’t surf it at work) have come up with a plan to get voters out in droves.
The idea is you make a pledge at the citizen, patriot, or american hero level. Here’s what’s required for each level:
Citizen:
I pledge to withhold sex from non-voters for the week following the election.
Patriot:
I pledge to have sex with a voter on election night and withhold sex from non-voters for the week following the election.
American Hero:
I pledge to have sex with a voter on election night and withhold sex from non-voters for the next four years.
Humorous, no? Troubling, yes? The most concerning part of the whole shebang is that there are suggestions of election night parties where supposedly there will be a lot of “pledge fulfilling” going on.
Of course this site is intended to be satirical. Good satire or not I leave up to you. I guess what I don’t understand is what the point is. Is this a satirical attempt to get voters to register to vote, or is it a sarcastic jab at organizations like “Rock the Vote?” It’s hard to tell.
Michigan State University’s State News–also known as “The Snooze” around these parts–seemingly missed the whole “satirical” aspect of votergasm.org when they printed up a blurb on the front page of their paper telling students about the different levels of pledges they could feasibly take.
This is the biggest problem with satire, people don’t get it. I simply cannot fathom how some folks miss it…and boy when they do, things get messed up quickly. Rumor has it the frats are already ordering kegs and stacking up cases of condoms for election night.
All thanks to the interaction of votergasm.org and stupid people. Hurray for America! Although, I guess there is an upside, if you’re hard up for a good time, Michigan State should be a happening place on the evening of Tuesday, November 8th. Just remember to wear your, “I voted” sticker.
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Posted in culture at 12:44 pm by
I know I promised no more blogging on election year politics. I’m not sure this really breaks the promise though. The folks down at votergasm.org (this is not a pornographic site, but I still don’t really see the value in linking to it–and I probably wouldn’t surf it at work) have come up with a plan to get voters out in droves.
The idea is you make a pledge at the citizen, patriot, or american hero level. Here’s what’s required for each level:
Citizen:
I pledge to withhold sex from non-voters for the week following the election.
Patriot:
I pledge to have sex with a voter on election night and withhold sex from non-voters for the week following the election.
American Hero:
I pledge to have sex with a voter on election night and withhold sex from non-voters for the next four years.
Humorous, no? Troubling, yes? The most concerning part of the whole shebang is that there are suggestions of election night parties where supposedly there will be a lot of “pledge fulfilling” going on.
Of course this site is intended to be satirical. Good satire or not I leave up to you. I guess what I don’t understand is what the point is. Is this a satirical attempt to get voters to register to vote, or is it a sarcastic jab at organizations like “Rock the Vote?” It’s hard to tell.
Michigan State University’s State News–also known as “The Snooze” around these parts–seemingly missed the whole “satirical” aspect of votergasm.org when they printed up a blurb on the front page of their paper telling students about the different levels of pledges they could feasibly take.
This is the biggest problem with satire, people don’t get it. I simply cannot fathom how some folks miss it…and boy when they do, things get messed up quickly. Rumor has it the frats are already ordering kegs and stacking up cases of condoms for election night.
All thanks to the interaction of votergasm.org and stupid people. Hurray for America! Although, I guess there is an upside, if you’re hard up for a good time, Michigan State should be a happening place on the evening of Tuesday, November 8th. Just remember to wear your, “I voted” sticker.
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Visiting Atheist said,
September 20, 2004 at 6:24 pm
Not to propagate unfair stereotypes or anything, but do fraternities really need the excuse of an election to hold keg-and-condom bashes? Seems to me that if they’re the type of group to do that sort of thing, they’d do it because of Halloween or some other handy rationalization.
(Not that all fraternities are like this, of course; I knew of several exceptions back in the day.)
Cheers,
VA
Paul (lull) said,
September 21, 2004 at 9:44 am
You said “she-bang” … tehe.