Author’s Note: The below blog entry deals with potentially offensive content. However, this blog is intended for an adult audience, and the normal topic du jour of this blog – war – is certainly an adult topic. You get one warning now. If you are easily offended by discussions of sexuality, then stop reading right here.
It’s obvious that the people at (link NSFW, may offend) Masturbate for Peace are at least slightly mentally ill.
From the site:
There’s no greater antidote for war than love. Feelings of hatred and distrust form the necessary basis of armed confrontation. Replace those negative feelings with love and you’re halfway towards resolution of any conflict.
However, any real love must start from within. You can’t love others without loving yourself first. And, of course, masturbation is the greatest expression of self-love. So it’s natural that we, the citizens of the world, are joining together to masturbate for peace.
While most sex therapists might tell you that self-love is a healthy way to relieve stress, I really don’t think these people have fully considered the implications of what would happen if Islamic fundamentalists caught us all with our pants down. I’m not sure what the Koran has to say about self-pleasure but I don’t see masturbation solving fundamental theological differences anytime soon. Maybe the site is just a joke that went over my head, but I have a troubling feeling that there are actually a lot of dimbulbs out there who believe they can magically manipulate their genitals into stopping global conflict.
If anything, a site such as Masturbate for Peace is likely in inflame violent religious fundamentalists, especially of the Resurgent Caliphate Dreamers Union, into further denounciations and violent activity against the “decadence of the West.”
Personally, I think the site is just an excuse to sell a few latex toys to lonely people, but hey, what do I know about war and peace? I wonder if this campaign would have saved the Jews during World War II? Perhaps it can have some impact on the victims of Darfur? Maybe the people who died on September 11, 2001 just need a little more autoerotica in their lives?
It must be nice to see the world through such rose-colored glasses. Then again, if you’re constantly looking at yourself, it’s probably hard to come up with realistic solutions to real problems that are more collective in nature. I guess it’s lucky you “masturbators for peace” live in a society that protects weak minded, strong wristed people.