The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Thu, 07 May 2009 11:25:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Chiropratic Is A Joke, Okay? http://www.theawl.com/2009/05/chiropratic-is-a-joke-okay http://www.theawl.com/2009/05/chiropratic-is-a-joke-okay#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 11:25:14 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/05/chiropratic-is-a-joke-okay This month a British court may rule that chiropractic treatment is a complete fraud and its practitioners are total quacks, which is completely true but something it's best not to say in mixed company because there's always someone who swears by it and is completely offended that you're questioning their faith in what is pretty obviously total bunk. Anyway, we'll keep you posted.

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]]> This month a British court may rule that chiropractic treatment is a complete fraud and its practitioners are total quacks, which is completely true but something it's best not to say in mixed company because there's always someone who swears by it and is completely offended that you're questioning their faith in what is pretty obviously total bunk. Anyway, we'll keep you posted.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/05/chiropratic-is-a-joke-okay/feed 13 By the end of the day you'll be married to Iman. http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/by-the-end-of-the-day-youll-be-married-to-iman http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/by-the-end-of-the-day-youll-be-married-to-iman#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:56:34 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/by-the-end-of-the-day-youll-be-married-to-iman More "conversion of the gays" news, this time from across the pond:

Homosexual protesters are planning to gather at a conference in London tomorrow featuring a therapist who helps men struggling with same-sex attraction.

Activist groups say Dr Joseph Nicolosi's therapy is "dangerous", arguing that the conference is giving a platform to "homophobic" ideas.

LISTEN UP BRITISH GAY PEOPLE, THIS IS A TRAP! You'll get all decked up and head over to the protest, ready to respectfully demonstrate against bigotry and ignorance, but once he has you all there Dr. Nicolosi is going to wave his magic wand and turn you all into straights. And then no one will be left to be camp and queeny with that particularly funny accent you all do. Please, stay home.

[Do click through the original link; the use of scare quotes is hysterical.]

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]]> More "conversion of the gays" news, this time from across the pond:

Homosexual protesters are planning to gather at a conference in London tomorrow featuring a therapist who helps men struggling with same-sex attraction.

Activist groups say Dr Joseph Nicolosi's therapy is "dangerous", arguing that the conference is giving a platform to "homophobic" ideas.

LISTEN UP BRITISH GAY PEOPLE, THIS IS A TRAP! You'll get all decked up and head over to the protest, ready to respectfully demonstrate against bigotry and ignorance, but once he has you all there Dr. Nicolosi is going to wave his magic wand and turn you all into straights. And then no one will be left to be camp and queeny with that particularly funny accent you all do. Please, stay home.

[Do click through the original link; the use of scare quotes is hysterical.]

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/by-the-end-of-the-day-youll-be-married-to-iman/feed 5 Science still unable to cure gay. http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/science-still-unable-to-cure-gay http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/science-still-unable-to-cure-gay#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:03:23 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/science-still-unable-to-cure-gay A famous Masters and Johnson study cited as proof that homosexuals can be "converted" into penis-in-vagina practitioners turns out to be pretty much bullshit. This should be a difficult blow for proponents of the conversion theory, whose previously touted methods of "constant prayer," "personality-altering medication," and "marrying Liza Minelli" have all proved to be similar failures.

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]]> A famous Masters and Johnson study cited as proof that homosexuals can be "converted" into penis-in-vagina practitioners turns out to be pretty much bullshit. This should be a difficult blow for proponents of the conversion theory, whose previously touted methods of "constant prayer," "personality-altering medication," and "marrying Liza Minelli" have all proved to be similar failures.

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