Leah Shaffer wrote a short article about Testosterone in Discover magazine.
Testosterone is thought of as being just a male additive; women have it too, but usually only at about 5 to 7% of the male supply. Testosterone is certainly a big factor in male aggression, and is a dangerous factor for young men, especially since the average male brain does not mature fully until around twenty-five years of age.
It is my belief that the elevation of an over-masculine bully to the highest office in our land, is contributing to the feeling among our young men that they can act very aggressively towards women.
They see the President menacing Hillary Clinton in a debate by hovering over her as she responded to questions.
They hear the President demeaning women in so many ways. And, believe me, that so-called "locker room talk" is not a common feature when gentlemanly guys get together. I know... I worked at a YMCA for many years and very seldom heard anything close to what we all heard the Donald say on that bus.
I'm worried about the violence against women that I read about every day. For instance, just today, in the "small town" Carroll County Times of Westminster, Maryland, could be found the following three headlines:
Mount Airy Man Accused of Choking Woman
Manchester Man Charged with Assaulting Two Women
Man Hit Woman as She Talked on the Phone
(and that is just out of a County population of around 80,000.... and just for one day out of 365.)
What the hell is going on!
Anti-Gay
The Week magazine for March 7, 2014 reported that Gay persons in Uganda can now be imprisoned for life. It provides prison terms for anyone who has gay sex or counsels gay people. Therefore, international human rights groups will not be able to operate in Uganda.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says that homosexuality is a choice, and had a hit list of 200 known gays published.
Barbie, Baby!
In that same magazine, Blondie Bennett, aged 38, was quoted as saying that she is trying to become a real-life Barbie. She has spent lots of money on plastic surgery, lip fillers and Botox to make her look like her idol. Now she is taking hypnotherapy to make herself dumb as a doll... in effect, a "vacant bimbo."
Quick, find my Key!
The Week magazine for February 5, 2016 wrote about an Italian woman who called the fire department to break the iron clasp on her chastity belt. She had lost the key. When asked why she wore a chastity belt, she replied that it was to prevent her from succumbing to temptation.
Watch Out, Guys!
The Week magazine for March 6, 2009, reports that a 68-year old lady in Indiana has been married 23 times and is looking for husband number 24. She says that she is addicted to romance.
This reminds me of when I attended a police function where a 60-year old lady was talking about scams. In the middle of her talk, my friend, Jack Kolb, walked into the room. Now, Jack was a good looking man for his 80 years. As he entered, the lady stopped in mid-sentence and said "Are you married?" to Jack. He said "no," and she hurried up with the rest of her talk and then sat down next to him, engaging him in conversation for the rest of the morning.
Let it All Hang Out
According to The Week magazine for March 11, 2016, New Hampshire lawmakers are planning to ban bare-breasted women from bathing on beaches in the State. There is a movement called "Free the Nipple" which advocates topless swimming. One of New Hampshire's Representatives said: "... topless women will scare off families who vacation in the State."
Hey, Mike, What's Up?
The Week magazine for September 16, 2016 mentions that Brazilian researchers have found that Michelangelo "secretly included lots of hidden images of female reproductive organs and pagan fertility symbols in painting the Sistine Chapel."
Supposedly, Michelangelo was irritated with the Catholic Church's male-dominated culture.
Sorry, Dave, I Have a Malfunction
That same magazine issue reports that robotic experts predict that by 2050, humans will be having sex with cyborgs. Robots would never say "no".... however, remember the movie "2001!"
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Now, go, and sin no more!
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