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On a slow news day, media outlets are abuzz with the news that Speaker Peter
Slipper has gotten the boot after allegations of sexual misconduct. While every self respecting convict descendant (yes that's most of us, dear
fellow Australians) hates politicians, and loves to see these asses hoist by
their own petards (regardless of integrity of any accusations made against
them) lets just spend a few moments being anally retentive, and try to get to
the .. err .. bottom of the claims against him. Apparently Peter Slipper is accused of inviting a junior employee to stay at
his Canberra house, and then requesting that he shower with the door open. And
there is apparently a video of him climbing through junior staffer's windows,
spooning him in his in his undies, and urinating out the window. What the ...? Sounds like pretty much par for the course at any gay party house.
So the guy is accused of what exactly? Being a poofter? Since when did that
become a crime again? And as for it being sexual harassment, inviting someone to have sex is not
sexual harassment. The feminists tried desperately in the eighties to redefine
sexual harassment to include any male who ever asked a girl out on a date, but
that got old really quickly, as beauty challenged women everywhere had visions
of never getting asked out every again, and the feminists alienated themselves
from the mainstream female population (not to mention alienating themselves
from common sense). Even Bill 'I-did-not-have-sexual-relations-with-that-woman' Clinton didn't
actually harass Paula Jones by merely dropping his trousers and asking if she
wanted sex. His behavior was inappropriate and oafish, but when she declined,
he didn't persist, he just pulled up his trousers (and eventually moved onto
Monica Lewinsky). That's not sexual harassment, just an invitation for sex. Peter Slippery is also accused of
using his office to foster sexual relations with young male staff members.
Could it be that men use their positions of wealth, authority and power to attract
sexual partners? Somebody alert the media! Well, someone obviously did, and the
media went to town with it. And went to the cities, and the airwaves and the
internet and .. Guys, calm down. Gay politicians, and politicians having affairs with their
staffers is nothing new. Don't get so precious about it, dears. It's not really
news and getting hysterical about is just a bit silly. Actually it's just .. well .. a bit gay.
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