Uncovered in the tourist shops of the Yucatán: cartoon Mayans, glibly fucking each other afront the great architectural acheivement of their civilization, Chichen Itza, exquisitely rendered on a set of collectible shotglasses with the script, "Maya Sutra."

So, is this kitschy Mexican representation of the nation's native culture more or less offensive than one you might find in the United states?

The scenario reminded us of our own nation's history. "Would we sell shot-glasses of Native American chiefs having sex with each other with full headdresses on, outside Indian reservations?" one of my travel companions asked.

I don't know. Would we?

Native Americans selling conservationism

Native Americans selling American pastimes

Native Americans selling popcorn

Actually, yes, we probably would do that.

"Perhaps," my travel companion posited, "It is more acceptable to mock the Mayans in Mexico than it would be in the U.S. The civilization is lost. Few direct descendants of the Mayans remain." She paused. "Well, I guess that's because the Spanish killed all of them and took over their land."

Sound familiar?

Perhaps, in actuality, the Mexican native sex shotglass artists and distributors of the world learned to commercialize their oppression from the best—their neighbors to the North. After all, they're only selling 'em because we buy 'em.

Week one of the Manliest Workplace in D.C. competition has come to a close. Let's recap the standings in the media bracket (first-round winners in bold):

Game 1: Washington Times, 52; Washingtonian, 17
Game 2: Congressional Quarterly, 40; Washington Post, 46
Game 3: El Pregonero, 48; USA TODAY, 50
Game 4: Washington City Paper, 36; Washington Blade, 45

In a non-stunning victory, first-seed media outlet the Washington Times proves it's the manliest of D.C.'s news orgs. The daily will continue on to our elite eight contest to face off against the manliest of D.C.'s law firms, cultural institutions, and government workplaces.

For those filling out the bracket at home, here's the complete media contest:

Next week, we see how D.C.'s cultural institutions measure up. WIll the Washington Redskins out-man the National Museum of Women in the Arts*? Will the Founding Church of Scientology muscle out the Smithsonian? Only our unscientific algorithm knows for sure.

* affirmative action notice: score adjusted for traditionally female institution