In yet another chapter of things that make me go ‘Buh?’

Boy Punished for Talking About Gay Mom

LAFAYETTE, La. – A 7-year-old boy was scolded and forced to write “I will never use the word `gay’ in school again” after he told a classmate about his lesbian mother, the American Civil Liberties Union (news – web sites) alleged Monday.

Second-grader Marcus McLaurin was waiting for recess Nov. 11 at Ernest Gallet Elementary School when a classmate asked about Marcus’ mother and father, the ACLU said in a complaint.

Marcus responded he had two mothers because his mother is gay. When the other child asked for explanation, Marcus told him: “Gay is when a girl likes another girl,” according to the complaint.

A teacher who heard the remark scolded Marcus, telling him “gay” was a “bad word” and sending him to the principal’s office. The following week, Marcus had to come to school early and repeatedly write: “I will never use the word `gay’ in school again.” [Yahoo! News]

Also, here’s a link to the ACLU’s page on this matter.

Blaise Pascal: “We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.” [Quotes of the Day]

Link via Ellen:

No Volunteers for Orgasm Implant

A scientist claiming to have invented a device which produces orgasms at the touch of a button can’t find women to help him conduct trials into it. [BBC.com]

I’m thinking maybe he was asking people the wrong way. Maybe he was just walking up to women on the street asking them if they wanted him to give them an orgasm implant. Sounds pretty dirty to me.

Woohoo!

According to Anime News Network, there will be a Hikaru no Go Special in January. In it Hikaru and Touya are 15-years-old. Anyone heard anything more about this?

One of the current Best Buy commercials right now is this one where it flashes back to the 80s and you see some guy being psyched about having a VCR (with a wired REMOTE even!). In a wonderful bit of viral marketing they’ve created a web site for those guys, The Mint Brothers. It includes some more video of two of the characters in the commercial and is one of those reminders of the scary parts of the 80s (remember the whole two shirt thing?).

Just got done watching the first episode of Chrno Crusade. It’s about two professional exorcists, Chrno and Sister Rosette, from the Magdala Monastary. It was pretty fun. Rosette is one of those character who can’t seem to fight without unleashing much destruction. The animation is quite nice looking, with that Gonzo look I can usually pick out instantly. I’ll definitely be checking this one out for a few more episodes at least.