I’m working with Wikipedia, where we’re currently debating the “Donkey Punch,” i.e., fucking someone in the ass, then punching them hard in the back of the head or neck so that the sudden pain and/or unconsciousness causes the asshole to constrict spasmodically. Some editors have said the article should specify just how risky and possibly even criminal it is. A statement about the physical and legal risks of the Donkey Punch should come from a reputable source. And who’s more reputable than Dan Savage? So, yes, even though this is a stupid, brutal trick whose risks and fraudulent nature should be readily apparent, and even though the Wikipedia article already quotes your description of it as “a sex act that exists only in the imaginations of adolescent boys,” could you spare a few lines to say that punching someone in the back of the head or neck when they’re not expecting it can cause horrible damage and may even be criminal? –An Encyclopedia Geek
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Who’s more reputable than Dan Savage? I can think of a few hundred million people on the North American continent alone. But hey, so long as my Wikipedia page–which, for the record, I only found out about when a Web-savvy youngster brought it to my attention–features that hyperflattering photo of me, I’m happy to do my part for them.
“Trauma to any part of the skull can have serious ramifications,” says Dr. Bahr. “Pain, intracranial hemorrhage, memory loss, neck injury, and possibly some related sensory deficits in the arms and legs. A strong enough blow to the back of an unsuspecting person’s head could result in a vertebral fracture which, I hope most people know, could cause paralysis or even death.”
It’s not every week that I find myself in front of the computer jumping up and down yelling “Yes! Yes! Thank you!” But your advice to GREEN, whose boyfriend is a controlling jackass, was so right on I couldn’t control myself.
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