The Big Apple: “When communists have sex, do they seize the means of reproduction?”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from September 12, 2018

“When communists have sex, do they seize the means of reproduction?”

Communists usually seek to control the “means of production,” but there are “reproduction” jokes. “Sex communists, seizing the means of reproduction” was posted on Twitter by “bad tweet gachapon machine” on December 12, 2016. “When communists have sex, do they seize the means of reproduction?” was posted on Twitter by Quesadilla on May 21, 2017.

“Communist sex… Seize the means of reproduction” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on September 13, 2018.

Twitter
bad tweet gachapon machine
@sorryjzargo
sex communists, seizing the means of reproduction
4:20 PM - 12 Dec 2016

Twitter
Benjamn Mistoffelees
@realfishydonk
@Crass__Effect At the Communist Sex Party everyone seizes the means of reproduction.
12:28 PM - 13 Mar 2017

Twitter
Vanilla Ice-9
@cveidson
good sex is communist af tho
from each according to their ability, to each according to their need
worker control of means of reproduction
2:33 PM - 21 May 2017

Twitter
Quesadilla
@connor_bevs
When communists have sex, do they seize the means of reproduction?
6:56 PM - 21 May 2017

Twitter
fairy dogmother
@skinnyd0gs
A communist sex ed class called “Seizing the Means of Reproduction”
11:32 PM - 28 Jan 2018

Reddit—3amjokes
Communist sex self.3amjokes
Submitted September 13, 2018 by Squablo
Seize the means of reproduction

Twitter
3AM
@3AM_Jokes
Communist sex… Seize the means of reproduction
11:37 PM - 12 Sep 2018 (Posted after the above.—ed.)

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health • Wednesday, September 12, 2018 • Permalink