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Obama Never Asked Anybody to Get Naked

Filed Under LGBT, Politics, Sex and Sexuality 

One of the things I dislike about the gay club scene is that people assume that gay bars are where you can go to fuck and suck in public. Last year, I watched a straight girl (for about 10 seconds!) give her man a blowjob on the dance floor at a gay bar in Rockford, IL. No one seemed to mind until I called foul. The couple wasn’t asked to leave, even though public nudity and public sexual acts are against the law in Illinois. Needless to say, I don’t frequent that establishment anymore.

Today, I received a press release that reminded me of that nasty gay bar in Rockford:

Chicago Takes Off – Bar-lesque Competition is the first of its kind online event where Chicago bartenders are competing to become exposed, virtually. This is the brainchild of a local group of volunteers looking for new ideas on how to raise money and awareness for popular annual revue-show, Chicago Takes Off, benefiting Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN).

“I have never had so many people remark how proud they are of me just for getting naked,” says lead bartender, Rick. Bartenders from popular Chicago watering holes are featured in the online contest that runs through Feb. 28. “I had several of my regulars stumble onto the Bar-lesque site totally unbeknownst to me and they donated anonymously, but later left notes with their coffee orders,” says Jennings, an aspiring performer, part-time shot boy, and part-time coffee barista. “I’m beginning to feel more and more competitive about wanting to get enough donations so I can be shown in a naughtier photo,” adding, “I’m usually much more modest, but I wanna win!”

Umm, yeah. If that works for you, knock yourself out.

I suppose it’s a great way to raise money for charity. Sex sells, right? Interestingly enough, the creative minds behind this fundraising gimmick are claiming it was inspired by President Obama’s call to service. I don’t remember President Obama ever asking anyone to get naked to raise money for charity, although I suppose it’s possible he did and I just missed it.

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3 Responses to “Obama Never Asked Anybody to Get Naked”

  1. steadycat on February 2nd, 2009 6:34 pm

    And again, the naked spin is put on everything that is ‘gay.’ I’m with you. I never heard Obama ask them to take their clothes off either.

  2. Tracy on February 4th, 2009 8:37 am

    While I love to read your blog regularly, today, however, you have completely missed the point on this one. They never said that Obama asked them to take their clothes off. They said they this is “their way” of helping others – by putting themselves, exposed literally, online to raise money for charity.

    You two are as bad as the Fox News watching conservatives who make up these kinds of stories on conjecture and inuendo.

  3. Genia on February 4th, 2009 8:43 am

    Tracy:

    I call it like I see it. There’s no reason whatsoever that a person has to LITERALLY take their clothes off to put themselves out there for charity. I never see naked Salvation Army volunteers raising money during the holidays. The Girl Scouts don’t want around naked. The AIDS bike ride participants aren’t riding their bikes naked for 300 miles to raise money for charity. And breast cancer fundraisers aren’t parading around town naked to raise money for cancer awareness.

    My point: nudity ain’t necessary to raise money for charity.

    I do like how you compared us to Fox News conservatives. Sweet! Thanks!

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