Slog - Comments on "Dan Savage is an asshole."

Comment by wisepunk

wisepunk — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:35:10 -0800

These people are obviously not sloggers. We live for smart-ass comments. A day without Poe is like a day without sunshine.

Comment by clearlyhere

clearlyhere — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:36:31 -0800

I have issue with half the post being Bold.

Comment by clearlyhere

clearlyhere — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:38:54 -0800

Oops, nevermind. Just my computer

Comment by Eddy968

Eddy968 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:39:37 -0800

Half the post is Bold because the man is being emphatic, rather than SHOUTING.

I couldn't agree more with this post. Bravo.

Comment by lusk

lusk — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:40:37 -0800

I love cuddling (even with strangers, assuming they're not TOO strange), and I deeply regret that Dan Savage does not like cuddle parties.

Of course, I don't entirely see cuddling as non-sexual, either.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:40:45 -0800

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

i was hoping that Matisse was an anomalous boring poly. i see she's par for the course.

Comment by paulus

paulus — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:40:59 -0800

I hate when I step on my own dick.

Comment by scary tyler moore

scary tyler moore — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:43:12 -0800

all the poly people i know are boring. and dan, is all that bolding necessary?

i am pro-cuddle parties, but only when i am the only woman and all the men are french rugby players, preferably nekkid.

Comment by Denise

Denise — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:44:54 -0800

dan, i think you should look on the bright side......YOU CAN STEP ON YOUR OWN DICK!!!! i wish my non-poly man lover could do that!

oh yeah, fuck hugs.

Comment by Nora

Nora — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:49:17 -0800

I just hate the IDEA of a "cuddle party". Ewg.

Re the bolding, I think SOMEBODY forgot the ...

Comment by Nora

Nora — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:50:59 -0800

What I MEANT was "somebody forgot to close the bold tag".

Comment by top 3 comments

top 3 comments — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:51:49 -0800

Dan Savage is gay?

Slow new day.

Zzzzzzz.

Comment by Sirkowski

Sirkowski — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:52:31 -0800

Hugs, serious business.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:53:40 -0800

oh, and remember dan, in order to avoid being called a "misogynist" enemy of womankind you have to just love everything about pussies, too! yum, yum, gots to loves you some pussy. don't forget, now.

Comment by mo

mo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:02:18 -0800

I vote The Stranger give consideration to passing your Slogging privileges off to Jameth.

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:03:35 -0800

This is the same type of 'tude I see from radical People's Socialist Workers Party members, or whatever they call themselves, at local labor council meetings: mainstream Democrats who agree with 90% of their agenda isn't good ENOUGH. If you aren't 100% in lock-step with them, then they consider you only slightly less onerous than a right-wing, Limbaugh-quoting ditto-head.

Seriously, ideological "purity" sucks ass...

Comment by Lavode

Lavode — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:10:29 -0800

For an unapologetic asshole, you seem overly bothered by these bloggers. I mean, it's not like you're making CNN headlines here, right?

BTW, I don't think you're an asshole, just opinionated. The difference is that you realize when you're wrong and admit to it.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:13:38 -0800

After getting your dick stepped on, you'd probably WANT a cuddle...

Comment by Wurm

Wurm — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:15:01 -0800

I seriously doubt that 99% of the guys involved in cuddle parties actually think its a non-sexual event. In your undies, cuddling with women (or other men for teh gays) in their lingerie, and its not sexual???

suuuuuure

That dried up white stuff on your panties isn't sexual either, nope nope

Comment by Jeremy from Seattle

Jeremy from Seattle — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:16:19 -0800

You can step on your own Dick? That's impressive.

Comment by Pooh Bear

Pooh Bear — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:29:56 -0800

Non-sexual cuddle parties don't exist. People who think they do have a lot to admit to themselves about sex.

Comment by Chris in Tampa

Chris in Tampa — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:37:14 -0800

Sounds like someone needs a hug!

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:41:53 -0800

Cuddle parties sound horrible, but that pile of worms is making me horny.

Comment by Jason Josephes

Jason Josephes — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:44:48 -0800

I remember hearing about these cuddle parties a few years ago. You're asked to leave if you get a boner, didja know that?

I weep for the future.

Comment by Jonathan Bailo Thomas

Jonathan Bailo Thomas — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:48:14 -0800

A day without Poe is a day with sunshine

Comment by Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:53:11 -0800

How can close intimate contact with someone you find sexually attractive not create at least some sexual feelings? The self control these folks must have is impressive.

Comment by inkweary

inkweary — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:56:10 -0800

There were many overtly negative remarks about polys (pollies? polyps?)in the comments to that post. Obviously they had to pick on you because the rest of us aren't famous enough to bitch about. You have given them a a reason to circle the wagons and have a nice rub, er um, cuddle over it, they should be grateful.

Comment by brent

brent — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:12:16 -0800

Polyamorists: only slightly less defensive than the fatosphere.

Comment by Jonathan Harford

Jonathan Harford — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:20:48 -0800

Don't forget: you also took a poop on ex-youth pastors.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:24:33 -0800

I agree with 5, 19, 21, 24, and 26. Further, that the organizers of such an event could (a) claim that a cuddle party is entirely non-sexual, and (b) consider a dis on the cuddle party to be an attack on the entire Poly Pride Day, raises serious questions about their judgement about and understanding of human relations.

Comment by Julie in Chicago

Julie in Chicago — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:26:35 -0800

I feel like these folks are deluded themselves if they think there's nothing sexual about this. For the record, I am pro-hugging and "non-sexual touch", but, find it truly hard to believe that an event like that is non-sexual.

Maybe it's the fact that it's a bunch of strangers in a room -- how can you express true affection for someone you don�t even know? I don�t know, maybe if it were designed to �reframe assumptions about men and women� in the sense that �men and women can be friends and can touch each other without it being sexual�, that would make sense to me. But, with strangers?

Comment by Cookie W. Monster

Cookie W. Monster — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:42:34 -0800

Worms are like, totally just like, grody! Please post more recipes with santorum in them.

Comment by Viviane

Viviane — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:13:21 -0800

Hi - you linked to my excerpt of the post from Anita Wagner's Practical Polyamory blog.

The original post is here:

http://tinyurl.com/63cqjj

Thanks.

Comment by Vince

Vince — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:39:40 -0800

I will always love you, Dan. Even if you are a little cranky sometimes. And I'm totally with you on hugging groups of strangers in parks. If you don't pick up a cold you're bound to lose your wallet.

Comment by paul

paul — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0800

@ 28 -- i think there's significant overlap in that venn diagram...

Comment by happyhedonist

happyhedonist — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:47:31 -0800

yeeg.

i am quite a huggy person, myself. and *i* find the idea of a huge cuddle party, with strangers, no - with strangers who *want* to participate in a big cuddle party with other strangers - flatly repulsive.

if you want to hug people you don't know, there's a better way to do it. just hand 'em out. don't make some weird planned orgy out of it, that's just inviting trouble.

Comment by Rick S.

Rick S. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:51:19 -0800

During the Clinton-Lewinsky brouhaha ('member that?, seems eons ago), Sen. Patrick Leahy pithily paraphrased H.L. Mencken to the effect that when somebody tells you "this really isn't about sex"...it's about sex.

Comment by Sarah Christine

Sarah Christine — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:39:50 -0800

Why would you cuddle with strangers? You know someone in that crowd isn't going to adhere to the non-sexual rule. Also, cooties.