"How sad - an article aimed at 20-somethings discouraging communication with sexual partners by using immature quotes. Bravo, Ink. Anyone can make a list of nasty quotes. Next time, how about a little more thought, a little less shock?"
09-21-2008 KC MAGAZINE ALSO CRITICIZES KC STAR'S 'INK' Katie Van Luchene, executive editor of KC Magazine, gives the Kansas City Star and its "Ink" publication a big "NO" for a recent column (below), calling it "vile." "The questions to ask your date were vile and inappropriate for a publication that can be picked up at any corner," Luchene wrote in the October 2008 edition of KC Mag. just out. "I figured this newsheet would go toe-to-toe with The Pitch for advertisers, but I didn't expect it to try to top the city's alternative paper in the sleaze department. Ink? Ick."
Ink Columnist Pamela Spencer
BOTTOM LINE: We honestly thought that tonyskansascity.com was joking about the obscene writing in "Ink," the Kansas City Star's ripoff of The Pitch. When Tony said an Ink article said a question never to ask a date is "Can I cum on your face?" we were sure he was making it up. He wasn't. The real journalists still left at the Star must be very sad at the depths their newspaper has fallen during its proud 127-year history. The fact loyal staffers are fighting for their jobs while the Ink staff is reportedly safe from layoffs is borderline criminal. Here are just some the excerpts from this Ink story by Pamela Spencer. 08-26-2008
Kiss & Tell: Don�t ask these questions, ever August 20, 2008 by pamela e. spencer Ink There�s a long list of questions you should probably never ask when you�re dating someone, whether it�s a first date or you�re married.
��Is that your real hair?� If it is, she�ll be pissed you asked. If it�s not, she�ll be pissed you asked. It�s lose-lose. ��Would you ever consider getting a boob job?� ��Did we have sex last night?� ��Have you had bigger guys than me?� The answer can be painful if you want the truth, especially if you�re small. If you�re big, you probably know it already. Any question requiring rank, including �Am I the best you�ve ever had?� is a bad idea. � �Will you go down on me?� The consensus among the women I talked to was, don�t ask. If they want to do it, they will do it, but requesting it is a turn-off. ��Can your friend join us?� ��Can I cum on your face?� A guy asked one of my friends that before. We were in awe as to why asking that or doing that would have crossed his nasty mind. Out of the question. Although, some guys I talked to said, �You don�t ask, you just do it.� Gross. ��Will you stick your finger in my butt?� ��Will you pee on me?� Link to entire article: http://www.inkkc.com/article/2064&pt=Kiss-&-Tell:-Don%E2%80%99t-ask-these-questions,-ever-
FEEDBACK (08-27-2008):
"Good job on the posting I see this morning on INK.
"My, how far things have fallen... to call this kid* (article author) a journalist may be a stretch. I do know the INK magazine is trying to get demographics. But, how far will the editors go in pursuit of those demos?" (*The author gives her age as 27)
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