Afghanistan: Dancing Boys

Not sure why the Express are running this today - the quotes and photos are taken from a 2009 PBS TV documentary, The Dancing Boys Of Afghanistan.

Though 'Muslims equal paedos' is of course a familar Express riff.

But I guess it's been dug up following their silly story on Monday claiming ISIS is secretly a pederastic 'Gay Cult'. 

Edit: Fuller story and more pics on Mail Online, who love running seemingly titillating stories about underage or 'barely legal' sex ('School miss had sex with teenage lad' is a favourite).

PS Compare and contrast with the Express's front page warning today that IMMIGRANTS ARE COMING FOR OUR WOMEN!!!

Is no-one safe!!???

Mark Twain: One Hundred And Eighty!

Happy birthday, Mark, you old ped. x

'Statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.'

Chronicle of Young Satan.

PS How could you not realise Mark Twain was gay? Larry Kramer.

Lance Bass: Inappropriately Touched

Lance Bass has revealed he was sexually harassed as a teenager.

The former N Sync singer, whose bandmates included Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, says they were "inappropriately" touched by a member of their team when they first formed the group in 1995.

While discussing Insurgent actress Ashley Judd's recent revelation that she was once "sexually harassed" by an unnamed Hollywood mogul, the 36-year-old star told The Meredith Vieira Show: "This also happens to men, too. It's a two-way street. It had happened to me.

"When we started there was someone that we worked with that was inappropriately touching us.

"I was even aware then, at 16, that this guy was a pedophile and he was touching me oddly, but I didn't feel victimised at the time because I was very aware of it."

While the Girlfriend singer never told anyone outside the boy band, who split in 2002, he admitted "the guys would talk about it" together, but didn't say whether they were subjected to the same treatment.

He added: "We would kind of joke about it, but it's not a joking thing, but as a kid, it was just odd. I am glad that we were aware of it and we didn't feel victimised at the time."

Mirror.

One might hazard a guess the unnamed man is Lou Pearlman, manager of N Sync and Backstreet Boys - and currently in prison for running a £300 million dollar investment scam.

Here's a fascinating 2007 Vanity Fair profile about this notorious pederast, Mad About The Boys.