Wednesday, September 05, 2001

"NAMBLA's goal is to end the oppression of men and boys who have mutually consensual relationships."

Sick Fucks.

The North American Man Boy Love Association is getting sued because some followers of the organization's principles murdered an eight-year-old. I have a hard time coming up with an argument for arbitrary age limits when it comes to, say, cigarettes or booze. However, in those cases and when it comes to "consensual" sex, I'm fine with some age limit. Most kids are not educated enough (academically or through life experiences) to make the decision to drink, smoke, or screw. NAMBLA knows goddamned well that they are causing irreparable harm to the kids it victimizes.

This is a touchy subject with me, as you can tell. I grew up in a poor family and when the other kids my age joined Cub Scouts, my parents signed me up for NAMBLA because it was free for boys under 18. I did earn a lot of merit badges during my time at "Camp NAMBLA," as my parents called it.

There were some differences betweent Scouts and NAMBLA. The homoeroticism was in both organizations, but instead of "Webelos," as in Scouts, NAMBLA had "We Blows." Boy Scouts of America had "Eagle" scouts; NAMBLA had "Spread Eagle" scouts. In Scouts, they had to rub a stick long enough to start a fire; in NAMBLA we had to...

It's too painful to talk about.

--gooch

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