BOOBQUAKE!!!

Forget Icelandic volcanoes, the newest sensation to hit the digital nation is BOOBQUAKE!! Born from the breast of sardonic Jen McCreight, a 20-something liberal college student blogger of sorts, her quip on blog Blag Hag has been making its rounds ‘round the blogosphere as well as the mainstream media.

And what is boobquake you ask? It’s McCreight’s tongue-in-cheek challenge to Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi who surmised that Iran’s recent run-ins with earthquakes were the blame of … well I’ll just let you read it: “Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes.”

McCreight’s response: “Time for a Boobquake.” In her now notorious post, “In the name of science, I offer my boobs,” McCreight pledges that she will wear the low-cuttiest top she has on Monday April 26, 2010 (hereafter Boobquake Day) and challenges other women to do the same. And the Double XX’s have responded in droves (and some XY’s as well). When I RSVPed to the Facebook event this morning, about 44 thousand (now 60) had said they would show off their boobs, moobs, A cups and Montag’s to either put Mr. Sedighi’s claims to breast, or cause the boobiest clash of plate tectonics ever! It’s the best use of post feminist blogging breast power I think I have ever seen, and that’s saying something!

Well I don’t know about you, but I think that my A cups can contribute a slight tremor to the cause, perhaps yours can too, and together we can solve this immodesty earthquake puzzler once and for all.