Jim Swilley, the bishop of a Georgia megachurch—whom National Public Radio describes as “Protestant royalty”—has publicly acknowledged his homosexuality in response to recent media attention to the bullying of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi.
“I would hear people nearly imply that he deserved it, you know, people would say he shouldn't have been in an act of perversion,” Swilley told NPR. “And when I started hearing that, especially from people who professed to be Christ-like, I don't know. Something changed.”
Swilley intended to keep his secret, known only by his wife of over 20 years and his children, but loving support from his family helped change his mind.
“There comes a point in your life where you say, ‘How much time do we have left in our lives? Are we going to be authentic or not?’ ” he told CNN.
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“Raunchy” and “chick flick” are not to terms one hears often together, but if Natalie Portman gets her way, we just might. The celebrated actress is currently shopping around a “ribald comedy” script that is said to be the female version of Superbad.
In Bring Your Own, a pair of girlfriends throw a party where each guest is required to bring one eligible bachelor. Sounds like a garden-variety romantic comedy so far, but Popeater has said that several studios have passed on the prospect already—so that may actually be a good indicator of how raunchy the script actually is. If the film’s an indie NC-17 production, it might actually have the chance of reflecting our real lives.
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Activists in Ukraine have begun employing a powerful weapon for political and social dissent—the female breast. The group is called Femen, and they’ve been using their bosoms for the powers of good.
Lead by Anna Hutsol, the group consists of 300 female student activists who are ready to shed their tops in public to support women’s rights and more good causes in the future. Authorities in Ukraine once laughed off Femen’s lewd protests, but now they’re becoming more aggressive toward the protests. “But at least that shows we are being taken seriously,” Hustol told Reuters.
In regards to the protests themselves, one Femen member said, “It's all we've got, our bodies. We are not ashamed of this.” Maybe our bodies can change the world.
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According to actual clinical studies, the scent that really gets men going is … pumpkin pie. So, of course, somebody made a perfume out of it to sell to ladies looking for some masculine attention.
Oh Eau Fling is the eau de toilette made by Harvey Prince. It costs about $50 dollars an ounce and is a combination of “lovely vanilla,” “lusty patchouli,” lavender—and pumpkin pie. The study was apparently conducted by two physicians at Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation (what, not Harvard?) and found that the purple pumpkin odor elicited the strongest response out of its male guinea pigs.
In the real world, however, “testers who tried it out said they didn't get any attention from anyone.” No word yet on whether manufacturers plan on repackaging the scent with a turkey and cranberry sauce perfume—a clinically proven combination that makes us want to take a nap.