Wherein I give props to xkcd

[brynndragon]

Thank you xkcd for talking about an idea which I was willing to suspend disbelief for in order to have a laugh but have heard people actually spout as if it reflected reality. You see, in order to believe that premise you have to sincerely believe that smart people never ever do stupid things when it comes to sex. If you have such a belief, you clearly don't know any smart people (at least, you don't know them well enough ;P).

Comments

[squibbon.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

It's sort of amazing how persistent this idea is, and how it (plus a healthy dose of racism) has been shaping the debate on reproductive rights (not just abortion) for at least a century now.

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

Oh gods, I completely failed to make the connection to Social Darwinism until you said this. That kinda makes the whole thing a lot more skeevy. . .