I am sure you would be dismayed and angry if CAH was used as an April Fools' joke, you hopefully will be angered enough by this PETA joke about boys born with micropenis.For those of you who aren't aware, many times healthy boys born with something called micropenis are surgically changed into girls and then given dangerous hormones to finish the job. Many of these kids eventually return to their original male gender at some later point.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) apparently thinks making fun of boys and men with small penises is an appropropriate way to mark the first of April. Please let them know that any type of body variation is inappropriate for their jokes. This year it is micropenis, and next year it could be girls born with large clitorises.
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Research Center Concludes That Hunters ‘Compensate' for Diminutive Genitalia by Acting Out Domination Fantasies
For Immediate Release:
April 1, 2005
Contact:
Justin Jest 757-622-7382 x8108
Norfolk, Va. — While the results of the research are preliminary, scientists at the Diminutive Male Genitalia Disorder Research Organization have discovered a genetic link between small penis size and the thrill of the hunt. The organization recently began to tabulate data from a two-year study of men with Diminutive Male Genitalia Disorder (DMGD) and has posted the results on its Web site, DMGD.org.
The subjects of the study varied from men with a slight abnormality in penis size to men with pubis innius, a term for an inverted male pubic region. By tracing what has been identified as the "DMGD gene," an abnormality in the 21st chromosome was discovered. Researchers found that this abnormality appears to be consistently linked to two traits: abnormally small male reproductive organs and the ability to derive joy from killing, which starts with hunting small game and, in isolated instances, can manifest itself in homicidal acts. Research team leader Dr. Brian Upchurch and his colleagues in New Orleans, La., plan to investigate whether DMGD was a factor in the 2004 Sawyer County, Wis., incident in which a deer hunter went on a rampage and killed six other hunters.
"These findings confirm what we have believed for a long time: Hunters just don't measure up," says PETA's Justin Jest. "They are apparently overcompensating for their failure to hit the mark in the bedroom by blowing small animals away in the woods."
PETA intends to incorporate the findings of the study into campaign materials to combat hunting.
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