This story has been around for a while, but in the interest of keeping jack-offs like Rick Santorum out of national politics, I'm happy to pass it along to keep the Google buzz going.Back in '03, the former senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum famously said to an Associated Press reporter, "Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality".
In response, blogger/columnist/activist/radio host Dan Savage devised a contest for people to submit suggestions for a new definition of "Santorum". The idea was to change the meaning of the name on the web so that any time someone searched for it, the result would be the new meaning and not any website promoting or endorsing the homophobic asshole.
Well, it worked. The winning submission defines Santorum this way: Santorum: Pronunciation: san-TOR-um. Function: noun. Etymology: Savage Love - 05/29/03 1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.
Savage created a web site called SpreadingSantorum.com where the new definition would find a home on the interwebs and forever remind the American people what a huge douchenozzle this guy really is. Although the site has not been updated since 2004, it continues to confound and confuse Google surfers just as Savage planned. The site is still among the top 3 to 5 search results and the story continues to make the news six years later. Although there's no proof that it has stymied Santorum's political ambitions, I'll point out again, that the whack-a-doodle, right-wing, nut-job who wanted the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools made mandatory under the No Child Left Behind Act, is no longer in the US Senate.
So on behalf of my people, who many researchers believe are evolutionarily superior to the average breeder, I am happy to keep the momentum going, so that future generations will no longer feel comfortable speaking the word Santorum in polite society.
The lesson to be learned from all of this is simple: Don't fuck with the gays.
*A special shout-out to reader, William Scott, for bringing this story to my attention again!
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