Savage Santorum

[luciab]

Not all links are work-safe!

There's a sex columnist in the Seattle free paper The Stranger named Dan Savage. (He's actually the editor, too, but I first read his column.) As a gay activist, he is clearly not a fan of Senator Rick Santorum, and to express this displeasure, he and his readers came up with an alternate meaning for the word "santorum." Since I don't think I'd ever heard Sen Santorum's name before reading Savage Love the alternate meaning is the one that has stuck in my head. (Awwww.... poor senator.) Nothing I have learned since first hearing of the man has raised my opinion.

Neither did this.

What a jerk.

Comments

[madlori.livejournal.com]

I've been reading Dan for ages, and the Santorum thing has actually been going around the Net for years, to the point that when you Google Santorum's name (and he is a vile, vile man oh yes he is) you get more hits for Dan's definition than for the actual person.

I love and adore Dan Savage. Have you read any of his books? I read "The Kid," his account of when he and his boyfriend adopted their son, and it's funny, touching and thought-provoking.

[luciab.livejournal.com]

I love Dan and have also been reading his column for years. When I was in Seattle for the wedding I started reading one of his books that was on Amy's bookshelf. Couldn't figure out where it vanished to... turns out R was afraid the mother-in-law (that would be me) would be offended and took it upstairs! Pretty funny.

I'm very impressed that the alternate-meaning gets more hits than the real man. That must gall him terribly. Heh.

[madlori.livejournal.com]

OMG are you Jenny? I had no idea that was you (if indeed it is). Hi! *waves madly...no pun intended...*

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Nope, Amy's mom. Heh.

[madlori.livejournal.com]

Ok never mind, I am dumb. You clearly said that you're the mother-in-law. Hi Susan!

Raymond thought YOU would be offended by Dan Savage? Wow!

[luciab.livejournal.com]

I think he couldn't get past the "mother-in-law" mental block. Or maybe he was more freaked out that I would NOT be offended, or something.

[zihuatanejo.livejournal.com]

Savage was offering a prize to anybody who could get Santorum to comment on the new definition. Don't know if he still is. But if Santorum runs for president, I am getting my ass in to the town hall and I am asking.

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Oh, shit-- I don't even want to THINK about him running for president. Ick. (All things considered, I guess shit is exactly the word I should be using there.... )