May 7
K commented on
The Tuesday Morning News.
The sound of cicadas is like an electric hum. As a kid I always thought the sound was from the streetlights' electrical wires resonating or something due to the summer heat. I was long gone from the northeast before I actually knew what that ubiquitous summer sound was.
Apr 29
K commented on
Yes, It's Different for Men.
I can't help but wonder if the reason lesbians are more accepted is because the patriarchal men believe it to be a phase, a mistake, a simple matter of not having been exposed to the right man, etc. And certainly media hasn't been all that helpful (Chasing Amy? Why wasn't that more controversial? Because it's a male fantasy, that speaks to masculine power, perhaps).
If I am to believe the common channels on the topic, it's that women are more likely to be bisexual than men, women are more likely to experiment across the straight/gay field more than men, etc. If so, why? If not, why then is that the narrative? Perhaps because straight guys fantasize about threesomes and also fantasize of being The Guy that can "turn" a lesbian woman onto men.
Apr 29
K commented on
Youth Pastor Watch.
The first one doesn't seem all that clear cut. I mean, this is a girl dealing with puberty and perhaps wanting to experiment and explore sexuality and perhaps stuck with restrictive hyper-religious parents who want to give her the Tori Amos "Icicle" treatment, and she finds someone who will help her. I suppose you could argue it's still creepy that it's a guy, but it seems like, if a young girl has no one else to turn to in that department, then what? I suppose there's more to the story and it could be that he really did have nefarious intent. Or maybe he should have pointed her in someone else's direction instead of being the person to provide, but perhaps there aren't a whole lot of other sympathetic people in the rural outskirts of Yuma. I mean, just listen to the church's original plea:
"We have faith that god has established a system to properly handle the situation and we must allow the system to work."
That system they are talking about "that God established" is the US (or Arizona) justice system. Eek. And while we're talking about that system, let's see how they characterize sex toys:
"The State of Arizona is charging your client with one count of furnishing harmful materials to a minor"
Harmful materials! Yeah, is that what Dan would call them? I think not.
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Apr 29
K commented on
The Monday Morning News.
His name's Grover for chrissakes. Of course he's a joke. And have you seen the guy? Come on.