http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/01/abandoned_erotomania Comments On: Abandoned: Erotomania by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by rob]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:30:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by yuiop]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:18:58 -0800 The Stranger Well, first of all, the cover features monkeys fucking.

Minor correction, those are bonobos. Like the rest of us apes, they are not monkeys. Apes and monkeys are both primates, but apes are not monkeys and monkeys are not apes. We, like the bonobos, are apes.

Bonobos are, however, an extremely interesting species, sometimes called the hippie chimps. They truly do make love not war. There has never been a recorded case of intra-species violence among bonobos. All members of the species are perfectly bisexual. The troops are led by females. They resolve both intragroup and intergroup conflict through sex.

Chimps and bonobos are more closely related to each other than either is to us. However, both species are equally closely related to us and more closely related to us than to gorillas.

The social behavior of chimps is more like our own, from having warfare and lethal violence to throwing feces at those whom they do not like. (We call it mudslinging in the political arena.)

However, bonobos have some interesting features. In addition to having a lot to teach us about peace (as well as sex), they happen to have more slender bodies and longer legs than chimps. They also have more of a tendency to walk upright, especially when carrying tools.

Perhaps our own species would be better off if we were led by bisexual women. (Just a thought.)

Posted by Misanthropic Scott]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:16:42 -0800 The Stranger
I'll bring my copy to the next Slog Happy and I challenge someone else to read- and finish!- it.
Posted by Jessica]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:28:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by lozenge]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:02:08 -0800 The Stranger
New words, people! Use new words!
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