Big Game Hunting?
19 April 06
The following note landed in the Naked Loft Party inbox yesterday evening:
Recently my friends and I have been discussing globalizations effect on sex and wanted to know if you have explored this idea. We call it big game hunting. In homage to the safaris of old where hunters collected the big “five” of African game, (rhino, elephant, buffalo, lepard, lion) we’ve coined the new Big 5 as lovers from 1- the EU, 2- South or Central (Mexico doesn’t count) America, 3- Asia, 4- Africa, 5- Australia (New Zealand does count) Race and gender do not matter, only that the person in question calls that particular region home. Therefore a US citizen with family in China doesn’t count but a white exchange student from South Africa would. You’ll notice that it is still flawed, since areas like the Middle East are not accounted for and Asia is a very large region. Also Canada isn’t represented but like Mexico it’s just to close and thus not much effort is needed.
Um, can’t say I’ve ever explored the idea. Frankly it sounds like a lot of work for little in the way of reward. Like most men, my criteria are fairly straightforward. Namely that:
- I want to have sex with her
- She wants to have sex with me
The sweaty particulars of carnal pairings are pretty much the same no matter where you go—at least in my experience. If you sleep with enough women, at some point (one hopes) you’ll realize it’s all about how she makes you feel and not about any accident of race or geography.
But Asia is indeed a very large region; I’ll grant you that.
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# chelsea girl 19 April 06
Best response to a reader e-mail. Ever.
# Irezumi Kiss 20 April 06
^ I second that. I might snatch a portion of this and use it as a signature.
# Laughing Man 20 April 06
Heh.