Snow Joke at Harvard

When is a snow penis just a snow penis?

There's a lot of discussion going on over at Harvard (and elsewhere!) right now about a snow sculpture of a penis. The icy phallus was recently erected (ahem) on campus by bored members of the Harvard crew team. Within hours, the sculture was whacked apart with a cardboard tube by two offended Harvard women. And then the debates started, with everyone from Harvard professors to The Economist taking sides.

"It was offensive because it was pornographic," said one of the women who "dismantled" the giant snow penis. "As a feminist, pornography is degrading to women and creates a violent atmosphere," she said. "We built it for fun, instead of building a snowman," said one of the crew members. "We built it specifically as a junior high prank. Smart kids overanalyze things."

Do you think it's easier to debate the merits of a snow penis than to debate the merits of war in Iraq? Or should we send some Harvard women to Washington to whack Bush and Cheney in the 'nads with a cardboard tube?

Any women ever built a snow vulva? Just curious. I know we can make this work!

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