Cheezed Off At Khushwant Singh, the Chauvinist (So What's New?)

Khushwant Singh has just released yet another book at the grand age of 90 - another one of his sagas on Indian history, bogus religion, and sexuality - full of allegories and allusion to politicians, and pages of erotica! It's been described as vintage Khushwant Singh by critics - OK I really don't have a problem with him churning out books at this age - and if he has the readers, he can go ahead and write what he wants...the reason why I'm fuming is his appalling statement on television :

A Condom for the Pen hasn't been invented yet, so as long as I hold the pen in my hands, the ink will keep flowing!

Now for those of you who can't understand why I'm foaming at the mouth, I'll explain.... Putting it simply, it re-affirms Singh's belief that the pen is a phallic symbol. The flow of ink from the tip of the pen represents ejaculation. Need I say more?

It's absolutely disgusting that he can get away with something like that on national news, and worse that the news channel broadcasted it!!! The man thrives on controversy, but isn't this taking things too far? Or am I the only one who is not thrilled with his analogies?

Pen and Metaphor - The Gendering of Writing