Other cultures are logical

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Malaysia recently adopted punishment for Islamic laws against having “illicit” sex. The first woman to receive the punishment, in the form of a caning, for giving a beej to a lucky gentleman spoke publicly for the first time. Good news! She’s completely fixed! Read more

Parenting: El Salvador style

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It seems unfair to condemn an entire nation for the “sins” of one parent. But at the same time, it seems unfair to expect your 11-year-old child to connect your electricity as though he were Con Edison, all without such fancy tools as “support” or “gloves.” Read more

Pregnant 11 year-old gives birth on her wedding day

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Women often dream of having the perfect wedding day. Flowers, a beautiful place, and popping out a child before you’re in middle school, like this 11 year-old Bulgarian girl who gave birth during her wedding day. Read more

Mr. Brain needs some help naming his food

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Sure this is completely juvenile, but come on, really? For background, there is a type of meatball in the UK which is made of pork, liver, and other pig parts mixed with liver which has a somewhat unfortunate name. And Mr. Brains brought that to the mainstream. Check out this 1994 ad after the jump. Read more

Russian kids' shows teach important lessons

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The caption on this bizarre clip of a Russian’s kid show says: “Детская теле-передача Поднимает настроение, улучшает аппетит!” That is so true! Anyway, I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it doesn’t seem like something kids should be taught on TV. Read more

Indian people love politics, death

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It’s the weekend before a holiday so my research for this article consisted of going, “Yeah that sounds like something,” so excuse me if I make any error here. In short, some guy named Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was pariliamentary representative for an Indian province but he died in a plane crash. But his fans ... Read more

Masturbation, gay sex cause the swine flu

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There’s now scientific evidence behind the causes of the swine flu, with the revelation that the illness is caused by masturbation and homosexuality. Assuming you can trust the doctors in Kuala Lumpur. Read more

Indian women can no longer wear jeans

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Colleges in one of India’s states (India has states, who knew?) are barring women from wearing jeans “for their own good.” Yay for logic! Read more

Finally, a real beauty contest

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You know what’s troubling? How we always objectify women in beauty contests. I mean isn’t the point of beauty contests to find the best person? Oh right, it isn’t. Stupid Saudi Arabia. Read more

Afghanistan solves the swine flu

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I’m so sick of the swine flu but the headline on this article brought joy to my cold, foreigner-hating heart. Read more

8 year-old girl gets divorce from 47 year-old husband

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Saudi Arabia had a rare showing of logic in the case of women’s (girls’?) rights by allowing an 8 year-old girl a divorce from her 47 year-old husband who didn’t want to see her go Read more