Things that make you go “Huh?”

Thought I’d break my radio silence with a little dose of religious teen sex bizarreness.

Ran across this article on Ten Important Kisses in History. The list wasn’t at all what I was expecting, but none was weirder than number 2:

The Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, is a small Christian sect best known for rejecting all forms of violence, embracing progressive politics, and dedicating themselves to simple, restrained living. [...]

So we were surprised to learn that when teenage Quakers get together, their favorite activity is a free-for-all kissing game that often ends in bruising and rug burn. Alternately known as Ratchet Screwdriver, Bloody Winkum, or Wink, the game dates back to the early 1900s.

To play, participants divide themselves into girl/boy pairs with one boy left over to be the “Winker.” The pairs sit on the floor, with each boy hugging a girl from behind. When the Winker winks at a girl, she tries to scramble across the room to kiss him, while her male partner does his best to hold her back. Hilarity (and release of pent-up sexual frustration) ensues.

Bloody Winkum? Bloody hell.  There’s no better way to learn to reject of all forms of violence than with a hilarious, winky, bruisy, burny sex game!

But not everyone finds this game so hilarious. In 2002, the Children & Young People’s Committee of the Quakers in Britain issued a statement discouraging the game at official functions.

And while that may not seem surprising, the reasoning is. The committee frowns upon the game because younger children and adults don’t get to play, thus making it ageist. Due to their egalitarian values, Quakers seldom segregate by age at get-togethers, and the committee didn’t want the very young or the very old to feel left out.

So they’re not total hypocrites I guess. Phew!

Say, if it’s OK for  him to hold her down, is it OK for her to punch him in the face? I mean, due to their egalitarian values and all.

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