Brits think the ‘filibuster’ is a sex move: report

Americans may think filibustering is boring talk, but most young Brits believe it’s another name for a sex act, according to a new survey.

ShoutOut UK, a politics news platform aimed at young people, asked 5,627 randomly selected 18- to 25-year-olds 10 questions aimed at testing their political knowledge, Newsweek reported.

When asked what the word filibuster means, two-thirds of the respondents picked the multiple-choice option “slang for a sex act” instead of the correct answer: “deliberately wasting time during a debate.”

“Although it is funny that most young people think filibustering is a slang sex term, I think it reveals a deeper problem that most 18- to 25-year-olds aren’t engaged or educated in politics enough,” said Matteo Bergamini, founder of ShoutOut UK.

Filibustering is less common in British parliament than it is in the US Senate, but is still a part of the UK political process.

On Wednesday, President Trump addressed the US legislative filibuster rule.

“If Republican Senate doesn’t get rid of the Filibuster Rule & go to a simple majority, which the Dems would do, they are just wasting time!” he tweeted.

Last month, Trump called for an end to the filibuster rule, which bars the Senate’s 52-member GOP majority from unilaterally passing bills.

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