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BBC News could stand to spend a bit more time caring about the quality of content and the functionality of their site before worrying so much about appearance.

I happened upon a news bit about the Pregnant “Man” and couldn’t help but wondering why the nameless writer of the piece didn’t bother to check out the facts as well as even your average blogger (like me) before publishing it. So I looked for a place to leave a comment to the story and there was none.

Next, I noticed in the sidebar, a link to the “Editor’s Blog” and thought I’d try that route. Getting there though, I found that the blog had a focus on the issue of their recent makeover. I typed up the following, and tried to submit it, only to repeatedly be “timed out” and receive error messages.

The comment I attempted to leave:

So would the appearance of the site be more important than content?

In the story found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7330196.stm

this was written:

“A US man who is six months pregnant, 10 years after undergoing a sex change operation, has said he considers his unborn child a “miracle”.

Thomas Beatie, 34, said it was his right to have a child. The medical procedures he underwent a decade ago did not affect his reproductive system.”

Beatie did not undergo a sex change operation, all that Beatie had was removal of breast tissue and hormone injections. Two years ago Beatie ceased the hormones in preparation to become pregnant. This means that Beatie… a person with a fully functional female reproductive system and no male reproductive system and two years of being male hormone injection free, got pregnant.

Breast reduction surgery is not a sex change operation and getting pregnant when one has a fully functional female reproductive system is far from a miracle.

Your editors should care as much about your content as your appearance.

It seems I’m not the only one who had trouble leaving a comment there. Others too, were having to try multiple times before a comment would be accepted.

Fracas is not that patient. Fracas decided instead, to post it here… and give them the distinction of being the Paris Hilton of News Sites because you know… in the news world, it is all about your appearance. Content be damned, as long as you look pretty and think you’re hot.

Yesterday I warned Dorky Dad that he shouldn’t let people like me know that he can’t pass up a dare. I threatened challenged him with one to be posted today and it seems he’s actually quite eager. I shouldn’t be surprised I guess… I mean, anyone who can come up with Frank The Sedentary Jockstrap in response to Olga The Traveling Bra, probably doesn’t have that many things he won’t do anyway.

So I’ve decided that the dare I’m daring Dorky Dad to do is one that’s close to the fraccy heart.

You see, Fracas loves bras. Not those cheap, icky, scratchy, ill-fitting kinds of bras; no… Fracas likes attractive, well-fitting, supportive, uplifting, prompt a paypal donation kind of bras like the one over in that right hand sidebar. Bras are wonderful.

Did I tell you I like bras?

And yet, Fracas understands that sometimes, bras are not just for women. You see, Fracas supports manboobs, and sometimes even, Fracas needs things from men.

Like photos of them wearing their bras.

Have you followed along? Good.

So Dorky Dad… Fracas dares you to do something that will not only help out a good ole Canadian gal who loves to support men and their manboobs, but will no doubt give the fraccy readers a little thrill too.

Dorky Dad - I Need Your Bra Photo.

I’ve included some links in this post, and if you check them out, you’ll surely find the post with a few examples. Perhaps your bra is like the lovely, daisy-sporting white one, or perhaps your bra is like the cute pink one (sure… choose the dark-haired guy’s pink one or the pink one on the bull… I don’t care which). Perhaps you have one even fancier? I won’t mind. Whichever one you choose to take your bra photo in though, just know that I will treasure it forever!

Oh… and how about a link on your blogroll? After all, you’re letting me see you in your underwear and all, I’d think you’d consider me a close enough friend to put on your blogroll after that.

The rest of you? While you’re waiting for Dorky Dad to make good on this dare, why not click over to Humor-Blogs? Diesel has returned my email and assured me that it really is that simple… and each click over there from here is tracked and credited to fracas. In just a few days I’ve gone from 189th place to 142nd and now 74th. Dorky Dad still kicks my butt there, but my consolation will be the bra photo. If he dares, and isn’t a big ole chicken that is…

[Hat tip to Australian actor Michael Quicke for being a sport and trying on the man bra. Fracas means no harm to him (or the former Dick York) by the creation of the sample photo. Nay... Dorky Dad's avatar is none other than an image of York, and Fracas means only to aid Dorky Dad in his quest to fulfill this dare.]