Beasty Boys

I am on record as predicting that, within the lifetimes of my sons, pedophilia will be seen not as dangerous deviant behavior, and certainly not as a matter for the criminal law, but instead simply one lifestyle choice among the many that might be selected from the great buffet table of life.

As we enter the mopping-up stages of the decades-long campaign to normalize homosexuality, social deconstructionists must search for a new cause with which to scandalize the squares and startle the horses. Snickering at the normals is mandatory. (Homosexuals call the rest of us "breeders." What contemptuous term do you suppose will be used by those who prefer little girls? May we look forward to an Oscar nomination for "Boys in the Sand (Box)?")

My prediction remains firm, but I must confess that this story gave me pause, suggesting keen competition between pedophilia and bestiality:

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Council for Animal Ethics said on Thursday there was no need to ban sex with animals unless it took place in pornographic films or sex shows.

Only one of the 10 members of the council, set up by the Danish Justice Ministry to establish and uphold animal ethics, wants bestiality expressly forbidden.

The others said current laws provided enough animal protection, according to Danish news agency Ritzau.

A senior member of the right wing Danish People's Party was shocked by the recommendation and said the subject should be put to a referendum.

"Then there wouldn't be any doubt about the result," Christian Hansen said. A Justice Ministry spokesman was not available for comment.

While one may wonder what qualifies as "right wing" in Denmark, it must also be asked why, if sex between man and armadillo is itself unexceptionable, the filming thereof should nonetheless be a stumbling block. We suggest, only partially in jest, that commercial exploitation of the affectionate sheep may be the issue.