11/28/2004
11/25/2004
Beside Myself
11/22/2004
Snuff the Weak
Knee-high to my belt
Eye me down from well below
Speech betrays the dwarven hulks
Impotent without their tongues;
Cowardice behind cruel masques
Ignore the ignorant; Enslave yourself
Honor void among thieves
Become the weak; and die
debasement engenders apathy
Or…
Snuff the ineffectual; And thrive.
“Everything that rises must converge”
11/19/2004
Adrenaline Cross-dressers
Driving today, I slowed to a red light in the right turn lane. I noticed walking in my direction, on the passenger side a tall blonde with a rugged face. Damn man, that’s one ugly lady. At the same moment I was also figuring out that no, that was a dude, and the dude looks like a lady. I didn’t give it much thought; I just figured that hey, that was a guy not a girl. And I hear from a car a couple cars away from me, a redneck in a pickup, shouting out his window, “You Faggot!” I look in the rear-view mirror as I had just passed the guy, sure enough he was dressed in women’s clothing, a nice female business suit, pants though, not a skirt. Another shout from the same white-trash source sounded, “You Fucking Faggot! Get off the streets!". Still looking into the mirror I saw the transvestite do the two-armed ‘up yours’ gesture. I didn’t think much about the situation at the time, it felt like I was in a one of those shitty early 90’s movies where the viewer is supposed to relate to or understand cross dressers; to make the viewer come away with a better understanding that cross dressers, homosexuals, feminists, and yes even the racial minorities have feelings too. Well, I have nothing against cross dressers, but I do think the act is disgusting. Its the same way I feel about smokers. I have nothing against smokers, but I think smoking is disgusting. I do understand that smoking is a far more socially accepted habit/hobby or way of life, than cross-dressing, but I feel the same way about each of them. By the way, fuck society. I do feel less comfortable around cross dressers than I do homosexuals are smokers…but that’s natural for me, as well as for others since most of us are not used to being around cross dressers. Positive exposure leads to comfort.(If you don’t understand that statement for what it is, skip it, don’t over analyze it.) However, just because I am not too comfortable around new/different people/things, doesn’t mean I’m going to lash out at them. It takes a shitty person to treat others like shit, simply because they don’t understand them.
11/16/2004
The Love of Debate and other points.
I originally joined this community because I read the title, and deep down inside a mild-mannered genius is struggling to get out, but sadly there is a bit of a misogynist lurking within my core as well. I took a wild ride on the feminism link above, and read all 14 pages or so. But thought I’d post here, so as not to come across as a man trying to deliberately speak his “man thoughts” in a woman’s lib forum. (Paraphrasing and perhaps twisting one person’s comment about another man). –oh and I’m American, and like many Americans am foreign to societal workings of other parts of the world, so I at some points may say things that do not apply to other countries’ situations. (I’d love to include everyone, but I choose only to speak from my personal education and experiences.)
1. I think more people want to argue, vent, and tear each other apart, than want to help each other understand his or her points of view. Are we trying to break barriers, or fortify them? Are we trying to close the gap and progress, or is that stupid question to even ask? My little view on the matters I read is that neither gender will survive without the other as the species goes…even if we could, would we really want to?
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2. My “man thought”: It seems to me that Feminism often (not always) lashes out at the opposite gender (men), by not standing for the equality of all (men and women), but solely for the progress of women in a once formidably patriarchal society. At times this is sexist, and sexism (a form of blind hate or prejudice) engenders backlash, reverberating prejudice; fueling the fires of hatred.
3. Rapists, Serial Killers, and Sociopaths alike were not born these ways. They were shaped and molded by their environments to become this way; some as early as infants. I believe everyone is responsible for their actions, and best expect to be held as such. However, my biggest concern is the lack of responsibility we, in our society, want to take for the creation of such deviants…Abuse is perhaps the key factor in the development of violent criminals, be it physical, emotional, sexual, or negligent abuse. As a society, we like to point fingers at the assailant or his/her parents, but we forget about peer abuse. (So as not to continue the rape scenario, due to its high potential for sparking emotion, consider students –even as young as first graders–who bring a gun into their school and start shooting their classmates). Though the victims may not deserve their fate, or have even been an instigator of the conflict, there is indeed a reason for why the particular victims were chosen (Victimology 101). –I have opinions on where the sickness in our society originates, but it’s a bit of an exhaustive essay.
4. Once again I was a bit disappointed that in one instance where “anonymous” was challenged by more than one source based on his area of expertise, not based on the content of his stance. If I say “2+2=4”, the validity of such a statement is totally independent of my level, area, or lack of education.
11/13/2004
Dog Gone Voyeur God
11/10/2004
Schizophrenic Penitent Love Machine
11/7/2004
Crash-Course Dating
11/4/2004
Writing through the block
not really writing anyway
there once was a time I could write, son
lost all originality and then some
I can’t think straight for the life of me
and I’ll never write a line of poetry
but then I look up
at what I’ve written here
A few alliterations
dumb dogs -Dalmatians
and I’m hilt for sword spewing forth synecdoche
not know what to say
struggling all day
writing my way
to when my words will surely pay
pay day.
When I’ve finally written a book
I can flip back and look
at what an artist I’ve become
if I don’t soon find my style
I’ll be poor more than a while
and we’ll go hungry, son
11/1/2004
Three’s a Crowd & The Rise of Personality Multiplicity
Speak up when present.
Don’t all talk at once
There are those people who seem to fair well on their own
And there are those who feel that it takes two to be complete.
Times will come when you have to cope on your own,
And there are times when you’ll have or need help
Some will bring out the best in you
And some will bring you down
Sometimes there just isn’t enough room
In my case, there were three of us;
Holed up in one room
Before I arrived, this was an icy hell, sad and dry.
I warmed things up a bit, But it was still dark; the way I like it.
My roommate never spoke much, and was pretty passive.
He never left his corner. I knew he knew that I was here.
But he didn’t seem to care one way or another;
Just so long as my fire didn’t spread.
He even relished in my darkness
Then the new guy showed up. He carried an unbearable light.
I was furious. My Fire never gave much light, just heat.
This one brought a new life to our dwelling.
Unforgivable. I Raged and steamed, but he ignored me.
In the new light The Native was easy to see,
and his cold gaze on the newcomer was fierce and ever-present.
But he never spoke a word.
The situation had to be dealt with.
The Native and I would just as soon leave this place to The Rookie, but there
None of us has the time enough to progress,
And we certainly get in each other’s way
We need a little more space because
Dealing with each other has become impossible
Now the question is who is to go.
None of us really like the apartment.
So each of us would be fine with leaving
If there was somewhere to go