Nice lack of balls, CNN

[unixronin]

CNN wants to carry the story of US troops in Iraq trading gory photos of dead Iraqis for access to a porn site, but won't mention the name of the site -- if memory serves, something like nowthatsfuckedup.com -- because "it is considered offensive by many people."

And US troops trading trophy gore for porn ISN'T offensive, you fucktards?!?

Our society has some really bizarre values.  God forbid our kids should learn about safe sex, but when they're having unsafe sex instead because we refuse to teach them about safety, we just avert our eyes and pretend it isn't happening.  We'll air sitcoms full of sexual innuendo on nationwide prime-time TV, featuring actresses and costumes and poses designed to give the viewers flashes of cleavage halfway to the navel, but god forbid anyone under 18 should catch a glimpse of a nipple.  We trust 18 and 19 year old kids with a rifle, a machinegun, a rocket launcher, a Humvee, the lives of their fellow soldiers, the lives of civilians halfway around the world, we entrust to them what we claim is the vital mission of spreading democracy to the far reaches of the world, but trust them to drink a beer or go to a titty bar?  Forget it!

And now, when they engage in behavior that is enraging the Islamic world they're supposed to be there to carry the light of civilization and democracy to, we won't mention the website involved because, you know, someone might be offended by the name.

What a bunch of pantywaists.

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