Wolcott on Rush and Blow Jobs

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In case anyone missed it, a few days ago Rush Limbaugh talked some shit about how today's wayward youth are only interested in getting their collective cock sucked (I won't even get into Rush's obvious disinterst in cunnilingus), presumably after hearing about a UCSF survey on kids' beliefs about the relative safety of oral sex.

Amidst all the snickering commentary on Rush's, um, outburst, James Wolcott yet again hits the nail on the proverbial head. Check out his latest blog entry, On Some Sad Laps, No Heads Bob.

poor Rush

Yet, like so many products and pleasures, blowjobs aren't evenly distributed in society. It's a renewable natural resource not everyone gets to enjoy, and I was struck by the vehement tone of Limbaugh's tirade. He sounded bitter. I've seen this rancor inflict so many middle-aged men. Reading about all the oral sex young people are presumably having, they feel envious and resentful. No classmates were treating them to afterschool blowjobs in high school! Nor were hot teachers like that one in Florida seducing them in parked cars. It doesn't seem fair. It doesn't seem just. We're living in the Golden Age of BJs, and men in Rush's recumbent position feel barred from Eden, forced to imagine the action from their recliners as they stare sullenly at their plasma screens.