patgund: Knotwork (Star Trek - Data - WTF??)
patgund ([personal profile] patgund) wrote2006-12-12 10:05 am

*Blink*

Okay, I'm allergic to soy in moderate to large amounts, and have to be careful how much of it I eat. But that's because my body can't break down the protein except to get rid of it as fast as possible.

That being said.......wow, someone's a bit crackers today.

(Granted, the source is WorldNetDaily, which makes the Weekly World News seem like a bastion of journalistic accuracy.)

A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals

"Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality. That's why most of the medical (not socio-spiritual) blame for today's rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products. (Most babies are bottle-fed during some part of their infancy, and one-fourth of them are getting soy milk!) Homosexuals often argue that their homosexuality is inborn because "I can't remember a time when I wasn't homosexual." No, homosexuality is always deviant. But now many of them can truthfully say that they can't remember a time when excess estrogen wasn't influencing them."

OH NO!!! SOYZ MAY GIVE YOU TEH GAYS!!!! WORSE, IT MAY SHRINK YOUR WEEWEE!!!!

(Head has gone all desky now)

On edit, Right Wing Watch also has their spin on the soyscare.....

[identity profile] patgund.livejournal.com 2006-12-12 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
As I said, I'm allergic to soy, so it's mostly a moot point. And I really am deadset against soy-based formulas. (Formulas in general, but I also recognize there are circumstances that call for their use.)

What I was pointing fun at wasn't the possible link between soy and estrogen-analogs. Certainly I do not think soy is the miracle food some people make it out to be.

No, it was the supposed link between "comsumpion of soy" and homosexuality that I was poking fun at.

[identity profile] whouseknecht.livejournal.com 2006-12-12 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed. It's a rather egregious use of medical data to make a political point.

The first article I cited also warns of the developmental risks associated with soy estrogen analogs in children's formulae, they just don't headline it to score points with anyone.

Mind you, having read all of this, I'm now twitching at the idea of what it all means for the children involved. Brrr...