At least 80 per cent of women surveyed in a new study say they have been approached in a sexually overt way while at a singles bar. The study, "Sexually overt approaches in singles bars," published this month in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, surveyed female university students aged 18 to 28. Most of the women were in their first year of an undergraduate program.
The women said grinding behaviours and buttock-touching were the most common ways that men approached them. The 'grinding from behind' tactic was reported by 83.9 per cent of the women surveyed, and 'grinding pelvis-to-pelvis' was reported by 68.3 per cent. Buttock-touching ranked second with 82.5 per cent, breast/chest touching was reported by 37.8 per cent of the women and genital touching 25.9 per cent.
In contrast, the women were less likely to report initiating similar behaviours. Grinding from behind was initiated by 49.7 per cent of the women, grinding pelvis-to-pelvis 50.3 per cent, buttock touching 31.5 per cent, breast/chest touching 22.4 per cent and genital touching 8.4 per cent. The women said they engaged in the activity for fun, not as a means of developing relationships.
The overt behaviour was typically observed in bars that had a "sexualized atmosphere," according to the study, such as bars that would play sexually suggestive dance music. The intimate behaviours run contrary to traditional research which did not find "sexual touching in the initial stages of courtship or approach behaviour," says the study.
While alcohol was not measured in the study, researchers said it is an important factor because it is a defining characteristic of a bar.
When asked if they were accepting of the advances, the women were most likely to accept grinding from behind -- 29.9 per cent. Grinding pelvis-to-pelvis was accepted by 29.2 per cent, buttock-touching 14.6 per cent, breast/chest touching 3.5 per cent and genital touching 2.1 per cent.
The majority of the women said traditional, non-sexual approaches were "the most desirable approach behaviours in the singles bar setting."
The preferred methods included buying drinks, smiling, flirting, or simply starting a conversation.
buying drinks Ya thirsty before we #*&%? smiling Great teeth,huh? Wanna #*&%? flirting You're cute! Wanna #*&%? simply starting a conversation. Wanna #*&%?
Always works for me!
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Tax dollars being put to good use...
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80 per cent ya say? The other 20 percent must be ugly as hell. I thought the whole reason single women went to these 'meat markets' was to be approached or to do some "approaching" of their own.
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While alcohol was not measured in the study, researchers said it is an important factor because it is a defining characteristic of a bar.
Unfortunately, measuring such a significant factor as alcohol consumption would have required bothersome and detailed work remotely resembling actual scientific investigation as opposed to just writing down random shit on the back of a cocktail napkin.
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On that time machine thingie, I think it's a toss-up: Mohammed, or Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
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Breaking treaties and lying makes you a great warrior? Who knew?
Someone needs to come out with a 'Muhammad: The False Prophet (and pedophile)'. It'll be an instant hit! It has lies, it has sex (well.. for those who like Rape and Pedophilia I guess....), it has violence - lots of gore and blood and beheadings.
And isn't that about all that hollywood produces these days?
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#5 OOHHHH they're in for trouble
May 15th, 2007, in Java, Cities & Regions, by Patung
Cirebon is rocked by a Muhammad photo scandal.
On 9th May police in Cirebon, West Java raided a number of movie stalls in search of a VCD entitled The Journey of Prophet Muhammad on the cover of which was a picture of a bearded Arab man. The police managed to find one copy of the tale.
Although the contents of the video did not show any pictures or representations of Muhammad a leader of the MUI in Cirebon, Mahfudz Bakri, worries that: [1]
People will think that the man [on the VCD cover] is Muhammad.
Given the fact that:
Islam forbids any visual depictions of Muhammad.
The video is produced by PT Merak Cipta Indokreasi, but in its original form the cover features only a map of the city of Mecca, not an Arab man. Police are still investigating.
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I find it amusing that, irrespective of actual content, people are so willing to assign the status of "prophet" to just about any person who claimed to have receive divine orders from on high, so long as it was at least some several centuries ago (Joseph Smith notwithstanding).
Consider what we do these days with people who insist that they hear God speaking directly to them, especially if they attempt to violently impose said doctrine upon the general public. To His credit, Jesus preached a doctrine that was far more applicable and, in more senses, praticible. Mohammed's exhortations to violence and forceful conversion makes him little different from Ghengis Khan or Vercingetorix.
One can only assume that a gullible and submissive population chose to follow a path of unearned wealth and unmerited respect solely out of avariciousness and cupidity. A single glance at where it's gotten Muslims today makes it rather clear that Mohammed wasn't much of a prophet.
see link for text of a speech Senator Joe Lieberman (I., Conn.) delivered (5/16) to a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition
HT to Misha
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I should've posted a sample: "I recognize that this war has been controversial, and there are those who oppose it on principle. I respect that.
But too much of the debate we are having today about withdrawal from Iraq has little or nothing to do with principle, or with reality in Iraq.
It is about politics and partisanship here in Washington.
For many Democrats, if President Bush is for it, they must be against it. If the war is going badly, it is bad for Republicans and it is good for Democrats. It is as simple as that, and it is as wrong as that.
For many Republicans, the unpopularity of this war and this President has begun to shake their will. They say that they have no choice but to abandon General Petraeus and his strategy because the American people tell the pollsters they want out. If previous generations of American leaders had allowed their conduct of war to be shaped by partisanship or public opinion polls, we would not be the strong and free nation we are blessed to be today.
Republicans in Congress delude themselves if they think they will be helping either themselves, their party, or their country if they now attempt to wash their hands of Iraq, out of a sudden sense of political anxiety.
Democrats in Congress delude themselves if they think they will not be held accountable for the bloody consequences of the retreat from Iraq they seek.
The fact is, a loss to Al Qaeda and Iran in Iraq would be devastating to our security. These are fateful days and critical decisions we are making about Iraq. We must make them with our eye on the safety of Americas next generation, not the outcome of Americas next election.
It is to the everlasting credit of President Bush that in the war against Islamist extremism he has shown the courage and steadfastness to stand against the political passions of the moment."
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How can a man who can say these things caucus with the likes of Reid, Kennedy, Kerry, Schumer and Clinton?
If Joe Lieberman really believes this, he needs to switch parties and get Reid out of the driver's seat. This is a self-inflicted wound by Mr. Lieberman.
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Joe may be a liberal on social issues, but he has always been strong on winning in Iraq. I think he has moved several steps to being remembered as a Statesman, as opposed to the weak-kneed characters that make up most of national politics.
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Incomprehensible why we should have a new, 1,000-page law when we can't even enforce the last one.
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they don't enforce the old one - obviously we need a new one!
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Hopefully Fred Thompson's steadily increasing political profile means he is running for President. As of right now, of the announced candidates, Duncan Hunter is about the only one we could be proud of in the job, but is an almost impossibly long shot.
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Because the old one is 55 times as long, so complicated no one could posssibly enforce it, and has a whole season named for it ... oh, wait, that's taxes...
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At least 80 per cent of women surveyed in a new study say they have been approached in a sexually overt way while at a singles bar. The study, "Sexually overt approaches in singles bars," published this month in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, surveyed female university students aged 18 to 28. Most of the women were in their first year of an undergraduate program.
