Thursday, October 9, 2008

Turkey basters and Mash

News link: 30 Lesbians impregnated by the same man.

Some might say that in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the stalk that brings babies to women who might otherwise have difficulties falling pregnant. A lack of regulation, however, can result in the poor stalk having his wings clipped.

Exhibit A:
About a decade ago one "very generous" sperm donor donated his sperm to 30 couples living in the same state of Australia . In an ideal world these 30 children would grow up with the same prospects as any other child, regardless of how they were conceived. The only problem is that as these children hurtle closer and closer towards puberty and everything that comes with it, this may not always be the case... because technically they are all essentially one big IVF family. Having no idea who you may or may not be related to can make the dating scene a proverbial mine field. And you thought speed dating was awkward. The continuation of this unregulated sperm donation can only lead to one probable (though accidental) outcome: Incest.

So peculiar is the nature of this new social scenario, that it raises one very important question:
Would you be attracted to your half brother/sister if you didn't know they were your sibling?
On a completely unrelated note,

The above is a photo of arguably the best 'mashup' artist around, Girl Talk. I like him because though the party is a pumpin', he is simply enjoying playing around on his computer. Currently this is what I'm aiming to be like when I grow up.

Definition:
'Mashups' are pretty much where you take different parts from different pieces of music and mash them up into a single song.
Used in a Sentence:
'The other day I was driving in my car and ran over a ferret, Mashups."

'Mashups'... or as I like to affectionately term the: the Incest of pop music:

Exhibit B: click and listen here

Mashups aren't anything new, so in no way am I claiming to be unveiling the new nirvana of pop. I am just recommending developing an appreciation for them if you haven't already.
Also I might point out that the usual spectrum of songs that get mashed-up aren't what I would normally listen to. I admire them because they forever encapsulate a piece of popular culture. "Culture jamming at it's purest."

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Belatedly listening to:
ABX - Strangerole (Windskool)
DJ Schmolli - Justic for Billie Jean
Abrahammer - What was your childhood like?
And others courtesy of www.culturebully.com

2 comments:

fullmetalsean said...

Hahaha... Can honestly say I have never thought about that before. To think of all the extra toes that IVF could be bringing us.

Ashley said...

love your work man, love your work