# National Review: Oh Noes! College Students Joke About Sex! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 2, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687 "2012-11-02T17:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/1 "2012-11-02T17:39:00Z")
[Nathan Harden of National Review Online](http://www.nationalreview.com/phi-beta-cons/331026/yales-latest-sexual-perversion-nathan-harden): > [@](#): > > You won’t believe what they’re up to in New Haven. The latest example of a Yale’s depravity is so graphic that I can’t even mention much of it on these family-friendly pages. It involves an innuendo-filled flyer that appeared all over campus this week, advertising a fake event by a female author of a sex-themed book supposedly entitled “Let’s Find Out The Hard Way.” Crude, and woman-demeaning, this is comic material worthy of a 13-year-old’s intelligence and sophistication. How bad was it? Take a look for yourself at the Yale Daily News. Here’s a link to that “[depravity so graphic](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/oct/17/wilma-dickfit-visit-campus-allegedly/).” Prepare to be _seriously_ disappointed, because there ain’t nothing there but a lame sex joke in the form of a poster that someone slapped up all over Yale University one afternoon. While the word ‘sophomoric’ comes to mind, it’s pretty weak tea as far as depravity goes. But apparently they think it’s evidence of The Decline of Western Civilization As We Know It. They must not get out much. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/2 "2012-11-02T17:48:28Z")
Well, if you’re trying to sell _ **your** _ book you have to embellish a little. The guy’s looking for a cause that just isn’t as strong as he needs it to be to sell his book. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/3 "2012-11-02T18:21:04Z")
Keep that guy away from any device with an internet connection. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/4 "2012-11-02T18:21:09Z")
“A Yale’s depravity”? Since when is “a Yale” used to refer to a student from the school? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/5 "2012-11-02T18:26:53Z")
I do believe I have the vapors. My monocle has fallen into my champagne flute. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/6 "2012-11-02T19:04:25Z")
This guy should really just go chill out at a nice website that features simple citrus based celebrations, perhaps lemonparty dot org. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/7 "2012-11-02T19:38:03Z")
This reminds me of the South Park episode where Kanye didn’t get the “fish dicks” joke and goes off on a violent rampage about how he’s not a gay fish because he likes fish sticks. I think this guy got the “Wilma Dickfit” joke a little later than everyone and it twisted his panties. So instead of admitting he didn’t get the joke, he is Super Offended. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/8 "2012-11-02T19:44:25Z")
Ok - I have to be honest, I did chuckle when I saw the poster and said it (quietly) outloud. In a world where there are 2 sequels to Hostel and 1 sequel (so far) to Human Centipede, this is pretty lame. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/9 "2012-11-02T20:00:54Z")
I was all set to have a serious attack of Feminist Outrage. What a letdown. I shall require intake of…whatever the hell it is that feminists are supposed to eat. I mean, I prefer to eat prime rib and baked potato and drink beer, but I always feel like I’m letting down my cause. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/10 "2012-11-02T20:06:54Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I was all set to have a serious attack of Feminist Outrage. What a letdown. I shall require intake of…whatever the hell it is that feminists are supposed to eat. I mean, I prefer to eat prime rib and baked potato and drink beer, but I always feel like I’m letting down my cause. Are you serious with this? WTF ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/11 "2012-11-02T20:10:49Z")
I do declare!! Please fetch the smelling salts as I feel a bit of the vapors coming on. Not to speak for **Lynn** but I’m about 100% sure that was said in jest. You really don’t need to find outrage in every statement regarding feminism. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/12 "2012-11-02T20:32:12Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I was all set to have a serious attack of Feminist Outrage. What a letdown. I shall require intake of…whatever the hell it is that feminists are supposed to eat. I mean, I prefer to eat prime rib and baked potato and drink beer, but I always feel like I’m letting down my cause. I know! You order the salmon salad with craisins and brie, I’ll order the ribs and potato chunks. And then, when my “IQ the same number as their jersey” football hooligan pals, and your feminannies, aren’t looking… we’ll eat off each others’ plates! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/13 "2012-11-02T20:32:36Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Are you serious with this? WTF _wwwwwwwooooooooooooooooossssssshhhhhhh_ ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/14 "2012-11-02T21:14:26Z")
To clarify, I’m a feminist. I’m outraged by a lot of things. This doesn’t ping my Feminist meter. Bad Joke meter, yes. But not the Feminist meter. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/15 "2012-11-02T21:38:10Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I shall require intake of…whatever the hell it is that feminists are supposed to eat. Testicle meatballs? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/16 "2012-11-02T22:14:36Z")
40 years ago National Review had a sense of humor. It appears to have died with WFB. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/17 "2012-11-02T22:43:46Z")
I’m reminded of a laser tag game I once participated in where one of the players used the handle “Afah-Q”. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/18 "2012-11-02T22:57:11Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > To clarify, I’m a feminist. I’m outraged by a lot of things. This doesn’t ping my Feminist meter. Bad Joke meter, yes. But not the Feminist meter. Why the fuck would it ping your feminist meter? It’s an article from National Review for fuck’s sake. Did the ultra conservatives join up with the feminists when I wasn’t looking or something? Again, WTF? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/19 "2012-11-02T23:34:42Z")
“…(T)his poster may be yet another example of the campus’s troublingly light-hearted attitudes toward sex?” Since when has sex not been funny? My own girlfriends thought it was hilarious when I suggested we have sex. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687/20 "2012-11-02T23:50:56Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [Nathan Harden of National Review Online](http://www.nationalreview.com/phi-beta-cons/331026/yales-latest-sexual-perversion-nathan-harden) Ha ha! His name is Hardon! 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-oh-noes-college-students-joke-about-sex/639687.md?page=2)