“We already have ‘Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.’ Why not extend that to sex?”

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How does fatal drunk driving compare socially to the things that happened in Steubenville? If campaigns against drunk driving don’t work, how do you design a consensual sex campaign? What effective messages have you seen that could apply?

“I go to AA to hear other’s experience, strength, ideas and to share my own.”

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If you are a teetotaler, what things have helped you stay sober? If you aren’t a teetotaler, what helps you say in control of your drinking habits?

“I was 22. First time ever black-out drunk, first time having sex. No consent, no condom, no remembrance of it happening, better yet enjoying it.”

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But it’s the stories that get told that help give a collective understanding of a word so powerful that some people are afraid to say it out loud.

“Is there ever a circumstance where the victim shoulders some of the blame/responsibility for their assault? For me the answer is no.”

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This comment is by Nadine, to Archy, on the post “Rape Culture: What it is and how it works?”

Lois Lane

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Superman has no need for Lois Lane.

Dear John: Friend’s Drunk Boyfriend Gets Kissy

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This week, Dear John advises on Mr. Drunk and Handsy, dealing with lawns and neighbors, and how not to talk to your stylist.

Update to the State of the State thingie; Or, Rex grossman is a pussy

I walked out of the bar and there is a minivan with a daycare ad and phone number #classy     So, yesterday I probably depressed the shit out of you with the story of what’s going on in my life.  I sincerely apologize, but I had to get that out.  Kind of like the [...]

Why Are We All Talking About a Pissing Skier?

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I happend to know the Mad River Glen crowd where Sandy grew up. They can’t believe what he did. But they also can’t believe that its become an international story.

The Blotto Blotter

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Our weekly roundup of cockeyed criminality continues, this time with extra inebriety.

The 10 at 10

Charl Schwartzel

Charl Schwartzel wins the Masters, parenting makes you fat, and Americans drink the most wine in the world.

The Drunken States of America

Drunken and Drugged Driving

The guys over at GOOD magazine put the latest results of an impaired driving survey from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services into beautiful graphic form.

Tucker Max

Dude asked Tucker if he was “going out to party tonight?”  Tucker looked at him and said, “Not sure.  But if I am, it’s going to be with chicks and not with you.” *The original intent for this was to write a bit about Tucker Max, then go into my interview with him.  The reality [...]

Kids Today: Drunk-Emailing President Obama

Most of us have been there. Looking through last night’s list of drunk dials, texts, or emails in horror and shame—but not many of these transgressions have international implications. Luke Angel, a 17-year old from Bedfordshire, England, however, was banned from the U.S. forever after he shot off a drunken, expletive-laden message to the White [...]

Drunk, With a Gun

True tales: A drunk man shoots himself in the groin, a lazy man calls 911, and a robber man covers his face with toilet paper.