Chlamydia helps young men feel more 'manly': Swedish study
http://www.thelocal.se/21622/20090822/ (http://www.thelocal.se/21622/20090822/)
8/22/09
Upon learning they've been infected with a sexually transmitted disease, some young people simply see themselves as unlucky, while others undergo a maturation process which leads them to be more careful in their sexual habits, according to midwife and University of Skövde researcher Kina Hammarlund.
But members of a third group – consisting entirely of young men – succeed in transforming their diseases into a sign of their manhood.
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Wow. Just, wow.
This is incredible. Disease as a badge of honor.
Ick.
O.O
Nothing like.. a little...
I can't even make it into a pun. O.O