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Re: Ron Paul: Freedom to Die in the Streets

Jaclyn Boudreau — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:29:53 -0000

Your criticisms of Ron Paul and his followers--although understandable--don't seem to give much credit to those who acknowledge his flaws and admire him anyway. That said, I have noticed that many fellow libertarians seem to be projecting their own hopeful ideas onto the man without fully comprehending the ramifications of those idealizations. And about the Messiah problem: Well said.

Re: Credit Where Credit is Due

Idaivanier — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:43:50 -0000

Face it, Judth Weiss is an asshole

Re: Looking At My Cock

Yiturnm@gmail.com — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:41:12 -0000

I love it !!

Re: No Soda Until Abortion Ends?

Chris H — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:14:51 -0000

Thanks, Vikki. I'm glad you appreciated it.

Re: No Soda Until Abortion Ends?

VikkiW. — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:09:40 -0000

Outstanding. This is the blog post I wish I had gotten around to writing. Bravo.

Re: Celebrate the Living While Mourning the Dead

Chris H — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:26:43 -0000

My pleasure, Patricia. Thanks for all the great work you guys do, and I'll see you tomorrow.

Re: Celebrate the Living While Mourning the Dead

Patricia — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:20:58 -0000

Thank you so much for this! It really means a lot to me, and to SWOP.

Patricia
SWOP Bay Area

Re: The First Amendment: Christians Only

Jim — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:38:48 -0000

Go and live in Saudi Arabia for a while. Assuming you manage to get out of the place with your physical and psychological attributes intact, I think you will change your opinions.

Re: Review: “Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity” by Robert Jensen

Chris H — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:36:17 -0000

Thanks, Hardcorps. I really appreciate that you honed in on that line, which I think is one of the most important parts of this essay. Three years later, I believe it more strongly than ever, and apparently other people do too, because we have a flourishing scene of queer porn here in San Francisco that not only bends gender into a pretzel, but has a whole palette of desire instead the simple "Tab A into Slot B" dynamic that we're used to. The future of sexuality belongs to people like QueerPorn.TV and Pink and White Productions, who give us pastels, neons, and subtle shades to paint our desires. Jensen, on the other hand, wants us to stick to black and white.

Re: Review: “Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity” by Robert Jensen

hardcorps80204 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:26:40 -0000

OF COURSE the mainstream porn Jensen decries is a mockery of sexuality. But that's part of WHY we need to strive for glorious & HOT examples of how it can be. I loved this: "I think that in porn lies our salvation...Without these things, we’ve resigned ourselves to remaining forever mute about our sexual desire" As a queer transman I know absolutely that the mainstream lack of representation of real diversity and delight can starve us where we should be feasting. Good on you for calling out this book as more of the same drivel that's already deformed so many mens' sexuality.

Re: Looking At My Cock

Jess. — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:59:44 -0000

That's one of the best essays I've ever had the good fortune (I'd say "pleasure," though I wouldn't intend the word's usage as a pun) of reading.

Re: Lolita, Darth Vader, and Hugo Schwyzer

Chris H — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:50:34 -0000

Interesting, Elly. I'd like to hear a little more, because I'm not quite sure that I see it, myself. If there's homophobia there, I think that it's more in the complete exclusion of same-sex partnerships from his analysis. I tried to avoid getting into the psychoanalysis too much, but from his writings, I think Schwyzer is motivated more by shame of his own behavior when he was younger, and extends the behaviors and motivations of his younger self to all other men.

Re: Lolita, Darth Vader, and Hugo Schwyzer

Quiet Riot Girl — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:22:14 -0000

great article. You know what, I also think his theory is kind of 'homophobic' in a way, or somehow down-putting of homosexuality at least. Because traditionally it is common for older man/younger man relationships to happen and Schwyzer casts a shadow over the motives of the 'older man' that could also be applied to homosexual relationships.

Re: Lolita, Darth Vader, and Hugo Schwyzer

Chris H — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:02:50 -0000

Thanks a lot, Martin. Those are all good points. I wish that I had come up with the phrase "doe-eyed Red Riding Hoods."

I think that one of the most gender-bending influences on me in the last ten years has been my experiences with the kink and genderqueer communities, which give one a much different perception of sexual desires and how they relate to peoples' gender. I know many women, of various ages, with sexual desires that are not "ladylike": at all. Strict dichotomies are always a danger when you start talking about sex.

Re: Lolita, Darth Vader, and Hugo Schwyzer

Martin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:24:50 -0000

Bullseye. Excellent takedown on Hugo's ill-founded assumptions. What I find interesting about his attitudes regarding age-disparate relationships (and he doesn't just dismiss those in which the women are older — he openly advocates for them, a typical example of his double standards towards women's behavior) is that all he's doing is playing the White Knight. Young women are infantilized, seen as helpless, doe-eyed Red Riding Hoods helpless before the rapacious hordes of Big Bad Wolves waiting to gobble them up. And the only thing standing between them is brave Hugo on his white steed. He's setting himself up as the protector of young women everywhere, and doubtless hopes they'll see him that way. By denying young women's autonomy as adults, their ability to think and reason and make their own decisions, insisting instead they need the safety he can provide, he's being every bit as sexist and patriarchal as the men he disdains.

Re: Push the Bush: Loving and Hating “Map of Tasmania”

SexualPsychic — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:38:38 -0000

I love full bushes, and doing phone sex I've talked with many men - young and old - who do too. The '70s porn shots of women with full bushes are great.

Re: When Do We Get CSI: Gallifrey?

feisty redhead — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:14:48 -0000

fabulous!

Re: Two Women, One Year, and Hep C

Anna Reed — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:44:00 -0000

Wow! Thanks, that was the most information I've ever found on Hep C.

Re: Perverted News Roundup, 4/30/07

Elliot Russell — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:11:53 -0000

I have a friend who got cervical cancer because of HPV. right now she is under going chemotherapy and some anti-cancer drugs. . '

Re: Ask Mullah

John Cunningham — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:37:39 -0000

Mt wife and I have an exchange student from Kyrgyzstan living with us this year who is Muslim.
She expressed willingness to participate in our Christian church services as a family activity.
There is a strong understanding with the exchange program, that there be no attempt to convert exchange student to Christianity.
Would it be sinful for her to sing with us in the choir?

Sincerely,

John Cunningham

Re: The Ethics of Fantasy

Marmaduke — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:09:49 -0000

The day we give the same hierarchy to fantasy and reality is the day when we no longer can separate one from the other. People who do that suffer a lot because they are psychotic. Even the most cruel and antisocial fantasy (AS LONG AS IT KEPT AS SUCH) is harmless and should not be censored.

Re: Looking At My Cock

Chris — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:18:01 -0000

Thanks very much, Jstar. I hope you get the chance to do so.

Re: Looking At My Cock

Jstar — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:18:15 -0000

Your story is beautful and moving. I felt the urge to make someone feel the way Stacy made you feel.

Re: The Ethics of Fantasy

scarlet ohara — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:13:07 -0000

Hi, I'm quite new to the wierd & sometimes wonderful, sometimes repulsive world of porn. I recently became a call girl on a phone sex line. It came as a bit of a surprise as I remember not that long ago being way to inhibited to even explore my sexuality with my husband. Anyway, a couple of years & a divorce later I have become much more liberal thanks to a boyfriend who shared some very taboo fantasies with me! I now have an appreciation for the excitement it can bring & the fact it is just that FANTASY!
Anyway, back to the phone sex.....I've had some truly eye opening conversations from, domination to humilliation to golden showers & crapping (WTF?!?). I've had some great laughs & been VERY turned on at times. The only thing I really struggle with is underage! It ain't good! Sorry but I can have a lot of fun wearing a uniform & being a dirty litre teenager in a fantasy scenario but I've been asked to pretend I'm 12 & under!! It really pricks my conscience & makes me worry I may be fuelling a dangerous desire in some cases? It's just I get the impression sometimes these fantasies are a little too close to home or close to reality. The only consolation I can think of is that maybe playing the desire out over the phone is preventing something more sinister?? I guess I'm wondering what your thoughts are? Am I doing a bad thing??

Re: The Ethics of Fantasy

Magdeline — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:55:08 -0000

Any sexual fantasy, no matter how abhorent to some, is a legitimate expression of an individual's personality. We all grow by sharing the experiences and fantasies of our fellows - we are diminished by the censorship of these ideas.