Dan Savage Wants To Give 'Duggar' The 'Santorum' Treatment

Ed Mazza
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Dan Savage wants to do to Josh Duggar what he did to Rick Santorum: redefine the man's last name.

On Tuesday, the writer and LGBT advocate called on his Twitter followers to help coin the new term based on the "19 Kids And Counting" star who was investigated for allegedly sexually molesting five underage girls, including several of his sisters, when he was a teen.

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Some replies harkened back to the definition of "santorum" Savage helped conceive in 2003 after then-Sen. Rick Santorum, the Pennsylvania Republican and future GOP presidential candidate known for making anti-gay comments: "a frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex."

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Other possible definitions included:

However, a number of people protested that re-defining the family's name would also harm his victims:

On Wednesday Savage retweeted one that he liked:

Definitions for "duggar" had been spreading online even before Savage's suggestion. On Sunday, the word "duggary" was added to the crowdsourced Urban Dictionary, where it was defined as "the act of fondling young girls while they sleep. To be a duggar."

Urban Dictionary lists as examples: "He was arrested for two counts of duggary. They really should put sick duggars like this on the sex offender registry."

Shortly before Savage's tweet, Atlanta Journal-Constitution cartoonist Mike Luckovich posted his own definition:

luckovich archive. http://www.ajc.com/gallery/news/opinion/best-luckovich-may-2015/gCSWH/

Posted by Mike Luckovich AJC on Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Savage also returned his focus to Santorum, who on Wednesday declared that he would seek the 2016 GOP presidential nomination:

Be Realistic

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Go To Bed Angry

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There's No "Right Time" To Have Sex

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If you want to have sex on the third date, go for it! Move in the direction of sex with your partner if you want to, but articulate your desire in a way that feels right to you. Affirmative consent -- knowing when and how to get a yes -- is better than getting a no.

Create New Obstacles And Challenges

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When it comes to your online dating profile, be honest, and keep it brief. Also, be smart about how you meet up with dates. Meet people in public for the first time, and make sure you know their real name and phone number. Plan a date that is not open-ended, such as lunch or coffee in the afternoon, so that you have somewhere to go after it ends.

Make Sure You're Sexually Compatible

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Acknowledge Your Dry Spell

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Do What Works For Your Relationship In The Bedroom

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