THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
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Your logic is faulty. The summer FFA does and will exist without your comment.
Saying 'swag' is for tools and dumb chicks.
I turn 19 soon. Only one year left to lose that V-card before I'm officially pathetic.
My first advice would be don't ask for advice from people in FFA. Your answers will all be people from failed relationships.
would you PLEASE wax your hooha for me? On second thought, do it for yourself! Trust me on this.
I'm not vain. I'm just really beautiful.
Her milkshake brings ALL the boys to the yard. Even the lactose intolerant.
My peanut butter intake is directly proportional to how much you love me.
PENIS. (Voice of God)
I was ready to get married to you two years ago, and this is where we are today... sucks.
I hate it when I make milkshakes and boys show up in my yard. So obnoxious.
Prolly a good thing you didn't get married then, huh?
I hate boys. They always leave me.
PENIS! (Voice of God with a Mega-Phone)
Mavs all the way.
SEX & SOCIETY
Cyber cheating just as bad as real thing
Once upon a time, we lived in a world in which it was more difficult to cheat. You had to, you know, actually see someone face-to-face, or at least hear the sound of his or her voice to engage in some sort of sexual activity.
But thanks to the internet, men like Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) can cheat from anywhere they damn well please, with their poor wives a few feet away assuming they are just simply checking Facebook and work e-mail.
BY MANDY MATNEY
mmatney@kansan.com
And yes, in my book, sending sexually suggestive photographs and engaging in sexually inappropriate conversations is cheating. Call me old-fashioned, but deceptively going behind your wife's back to send and receive sexually arousing photographs and take part in sexually inappropriate conversations qualifies as cheating.
It's actually kind of worse than cheating; it's lazy, spineless cheating. It requires a few clicks and some erotic electronic communication.
On May 27, Weiner's Twitter account posted a link to a sexually suggestive photo of what appeared to be his groin area in gray boxers, directed at Gennette Cordova, a
21-year-old college student.
After a week of denying and claiming his account was hacked, the representative finally admitted to more than just dirty tweeting in a press conference on Monday.
He admitted to engaging in several "inappropriate conversation conducted over Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally over the phone" with women he had met online over the past few years.
that hackers got into his account, labeling it as a cyber security issue. Then, he finally admitted to not only being a complete social media moron by "accidentally" tweeting, but that he also spent the last few years online engaging in similar sexually explicit conversations, and never actually had sex?
But here's the kicker, he claims he never actually had sex with them.
So let me get this straight. An elected member of Congress accidently tweeted a picture of his penis, which was supposed to be just for one college student, but instead was momentarily shown to the world. Then he lied, claiming
Do these not sound like the actions of an insecure 16-year-old?
It looks like Weiner's run for mayor is officially over and his political career is starting a downward spiral towards the drain. It doesn't even matter if he had sex with these women or not (not that I believe him that he didn't).
First off, his confession was a week too late. Anyone with half a brain knows that something this scandalous wasn't going to fade easily. The clean-up work would have been much easier if he was honest from the beginning.
Most importantly, his pathetically promiscuous actions online also show Weiner is not fit for Congress.
Anyone in charge of any sort of serious decisions for the well being of the United States should know how dim-witted online dating, "sexting" and other inappropriate
cyber engagements are. The Tiger Woods scandal should have shown cheating men of celebrity status that women aren't afraid to come forward with proof, pictures and a full confession (especially when there is media money involved).
This is the Information Age, people. Everything is documented Especially when you're wise enough to do a majority of your cheating on social media websites. It's pretty ridiculous to see a talented politician willing to risk his reputation and career for some sexual attention online.
Yes, cheating is easier these days, but it's also easier to get caught. And if Weiner is impudent enough to tweet a picture of his private area for the world to see, I don't really know what other damage he's capable of.
He hasn't resigned and continues to say he'll remain in office. But, just like my mom used to always warn me as a teenager, a damaged reputation never goes away. Especially with a name like Weiner.
Matney is a senior in journalism from Shawnee. Follow her on Twitter @MandyMatney.
LIFE ADVICE
This summer, live life as you envision, despite inevitable risks
Life is wonderfully delicate.
A meteorite could crash through your roof at any moment. You could get hit by a car, or choke on a salami sandwich tomorrow. There are so many variable factors that nothing is ever completely in our control. In the end, the world is a terrifying place.
The recent devastation of the Joplin tornado and the tragic shooting death in Costa Rica of Justin Johnston, a student at McLouth High School, have been sad reminders of the briefness of our lives; a frightening realization that our own destruction is as unpredictable as it is imminent.
BY JESSIE BLAKEBOROUGH jblakeborough@kansan.com
But in spite of the dangers
and sadness in the world, people still get up every day and live their lives. We do not cower in windowless rooms, counting the possible ways we could perish. Instead we have hopes and dreams and goals. We live for something and that is what makes life so special.
This summer, try something
new, and be unafraid to experience life. These are the days when we have all the time in the world to make mistakes, to learn, to make some more mistakes and grow from them. Time to cut loose and play. Learn the balance of responsibility to others and your responsibility to yourself to live your life.
Make this your summer of love. Your summer of friendship. Your summer of adventure. This summer can be whatever you want it to be. Just be sure to make it yours. Take your future into your own hands. Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do or where to go. Seize all the clichés and days you can!
The human spirit is a wondrous thing, I marvel at the courage we all use each day without even realizing it. We are fearless and courageous and optimistic.
These are what fuels me to try everything I can, while I still can. Settling leads to missed opportunities. Even though it gets hard to constantly keep putting myself out there and taking chances, I don't ever want to forget that life requires living.
Blakeborough is a junior in international business and journalism from Baltimore.
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