The Numbers Game

I was reading "The Taming of the Slur," a recent article in the New York Times about the use of the word slut — essentially how it was overused to…

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I was reading "The Taming of the Slur," a recent article in the New York Times about the use of the word slut — essentially how it was overused to the point that it really didn’t mean so much these days.  The article was very interesting, but I read one statistic in it that nearly made me spit out my coffee:   
"According to a government report released last year ("Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures"), men age 30 to 44 have had a median of six to eight sexual partners in their lifetimes. The women’s median was about four."  I am making no personal comments on this one, but let’s just say that this provided great conversation fodder at the beach this past weekend.  Another hot topic was "Fantasy Fuck Island" — if you were stranded with three celebrities on an island, who would they be?  I selcted (at least for the time being) Ed Burns, Ed Norton Jake Gyllenhaal*, and Jamie Oliver.  Who would be on yours?

* With a nod to La Depressionada, who makes a valid point below.  I think my boyfriend Jake would do the trick (and apparently he is set to change the image of hip male Jews everywhere.  I’ll say.).

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