To wit: there is deep inequality in the hook-up culture, and it's women who get short-changed.
No freaking kidding.
If this isn't already entirely obvious to you, read more from the New York Times here. Mind you, this article focuses solely on physical inequality, to say nothing of inequality in other dimensions -- emotional, spiritual, political, social, that whole "I could bear a living, breathing, human child as a result of this random interaction" dimension.
Also, the article tries (rather feebly, by my lights) to end on a chipper, if flippant, note to the effect that it's far better to have bad sex and feign passing intimacy with a total stranger than to have no sex.
Wow. Really?
"But," the mainstream singleton protests, "what's one to do if not hook-up?" Maybe -- and I'm just spit-balling here -- maybe choose to focus one's energy on fostering genuine, intimate, non-sexual relationships of myriad kinds and depths and richnesses with a variety of interesting people. Or take up origami.
"But that doesn't guarantee the same kind of pleasurable experience!" Neither does causal sex, dearie. Not by a long shot. Did you even read the article?
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Re: L's last Post
I'm no expert at photoshop, but look what I did after work today!
(That's all I got.)
(That's all I got.)
In Which Hugo Chávez Is Praised
The commercialization of a woman's figure in the US is bad, no doubt about it. But it is nothing compared to the immense pressure our sisters in Venezuela are under regarding their bodies.
The New York Times International today published a short piece (with video) on the rise of plastic surgery in Venezuela among all classes of women despite dire economic circumstances there. Women will sacrifice all else in order to pay, and pay, and pay...to be perfected.
You can watch the 5-min video here. Warning: there are a few graphic surgery shots.
After you've seen it, you will find yourself entertaining very dark thoughts involving a meat mallet and the face of Osmel Sousa while simultaneously wanting to shake hands with the late, notorious Huge Chávez, who according to this report "...railed against the procedures, saying it was 'monstrous' that poor women were spending money on breast surgeries when they had trouble making ends meet."
The New York Times International today published a short piece (with video) on the rise of plastic surgery in Venezuela among all classes of women despite dire economic circumstances there. Women will sacrifice all else in order to pay, and pay, and pay...to be perfected.
You can watch the 5-min video here. Warning: there are a few graphic surgery shots.
After you've seen it, you will find yourself entertaining very dark thoughts involving a meat mallet and the face of Osmel Sousa while simultaneously wanting to shake hands with the late, notorious Huge Chávez, who according to this report "...railed against the procedures, saying it was 'monstrous' that poor women were spending money on breast surgeries when they had trouble making ends meet."
Monday, November 4, 2013
Young (Female) Historians
Why yes, I am taking the Daily Mail seriously enough to respond to it.
It occurs to me that I can respond in about six different ways:
1. Look! Female historians! With jobs!
2. Lady, get your fingers off the ink on that manuscript page.
3. Why are they all white?
4. Actually, why are they all young and attractive?
5. I wonder what it would take to get the tenured male profs I know to wear outfits and poses like this.
And finally, as always:
Are you £@$%-ing kidding me?
It occurs to me that I can respond in about six different ways:
1. Look! Female historians! With jobs!
2. Lady, get your fingers off the ink on that manuscript page.
3. Why are they all white?
4. Actually, why are they all young and attractive?
5. I wonder what it would take to get the tenured male profs I know to wear outfits and poses like this.
And finally, as always:
Are you £@$%-ing kidding me?
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