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Religion & Sex: This post is bound to offend somebody...but what the hell
Very weird mood. Good day and holiday though. Even if the hormones are completely out of wack. Wired and can't sleep well. Annoying I know. I'd blame pumpkin pie...but something tells me that ain't it.
1. At lunch today after church conveyed to MD, which caused her to burst out laughing: Often when having discussions with angry athesists, excuse me, humanists...I feel an overwhelming need to say, "yes, but I don't believe in the God that you don't believe in." Which is actually true. I don't. I mean I believe in God just not the one they violently don't believe in. But oddly hard to explain. This statement arises from multiple and increasingly pointless not to mention annoying discussions with my violently atheist Aunt K on the topic. (She has serious religious baggage. Actually half my father's family has serious religious baggage. The Catholic Church was not a happy place for them. Bloody nuns.)
2. When buying trashy novels on amazon kindle, it's probably best to keep such things to yourself...it's a bit like admitting one has bought a vibrator or worse Playgirl magazine. Not that I've bought either recently. Speaking of which? Did you know that you can find them at Rite Aide (local pharmacy and fairly cheap to boot)? (vibrators not Playgirl, as far as I know) They are advertised as massage aids or devices - from the photos, back and neck massage, but ...obviously used for other things. The box keeps saying to make sure you don't take it in the shower or get it wet. LOL! One even had a nifty attachment that is a rather decent representation of...how to put this? A phallis head? Apparently - this sort of mislead in advertising/marketing has been going on since the vibrator was invented. In the 1900s they were advertised as curing eczema and mylasia. I kid you not. And you thought marketing people weren't creative back then. (By the way, this is not to say I actually bought a vibrator at Rite Aide (nto that I'd tell you if I did, hello, private!)...I'm just saying that you can. Let's not jump to conclusions...shall we?)
We live in an odd world...you can buy a gun at Walmart - which is advertised as a gun. Weapons. Knives. Violent Video Games. But sex....people get all weird and moralistic about. It's just sex. Bloody puritans. They gave us Thanksgiving and the silly sexual repression. Two for one deal. (Okay admittedly not the world just the UK portion of it...Puritians came from the UK, I think. If not? My apologies.)
3. Also when buying trashy novels or fluffy novels or anything priced for .99 cents or below, expect to see a lot of copy edit errors. It sort of goes with the territory.
4. C wanted to know why homosexual guys always seem to care more about their appearance than heterosexual guys. (Which is in of itself a gross generalization and/or stereotype, I know quite a few who don't give a damn - stupid Hollywood. It's probably best to remember that Hollywood tends to swing towards hiring people who like runway models for acting roles, regardless of whether or not they can act. And the vast majority of male models tend to be homosexual for some reason.). I explained that the stereotype is that ONLY men are physically/sexually stimulated, turned on by looks, while women aren't. (ie. only guys are shallow). So heterosexual guys don't need to worry about it to attract women, women don't care (and aren't shallow). (C: That's so not true. Me: Well yeah, I know that and you know that. We're totally turned on by looks. (ie. Shallow). I'm sorry guys, but Green Arrow bombed while Green Lantern did okay, because Seth Rogan is no Ryan Reynolds. Women freaking care! If we didn't, do you honestly think we'd be following James Marsters and Hugh Jackman around? Eh, no.) But the media, ruled mostly by old fat guys, likes to think that only men care, and women will go for old fat guys. (Only if you are rich or funny, and likely to die soon.) This wishful thinking has become ingrained in our social consciousness. And yes, we can blame the evil marketing people for it. Are women as shallow as men? You betcha. Are women turned on by visual stimuli? Yep. Is there a female gaze? Definitely. Can it be considered objectification? Depends. Nothing is that clear-cut, I don't think. And you can find exceptions for all of the above. When it comes to sexual attraction or stimulation, probably not a good bet to generalize or judge, and best to keep such things to oneself. Again, weird society...no problem watching a girl beat people up each week, or a guy for that matter...but discussing sex a whole other can of worms.
1. At lunch today after church conveyed to MD, which caused her to burst out laughing: Often when having discussions with angry athesists, excuse me, humanists...I feel an overwhelming need to say, "yes, but I don't believe in the God that you don't believe in." Which is actually true. I don't. I mean I believe in God just not the one they violently don't believe in. But oddly hard to explain. This statement arises from multiple and increasingly pointless not to mention annoying discussions with my violently atheist Aunt K on the topic. (She has serious religious baggage. Actually half my father's family has serious religious baggage. The Catholic Church was not a happy place for them. Bloody nuns.)
2. When buying trashy novels on amazon kindle, it's probably best to keep such things to yourself...it's a bit like admitting one has bought a vibrator or worse Playgirl magazine. Not that I've bought either recently. Speaking of which? Did you know that you can find them at Rite Aide (local pharmacy and fairly cheap to boot)? (vibrators not Playgirl, as far as I know) They are advertised as massage aids or devices - from the photos, back and neck massage, but ...obviously used for other things. The box keeps saying to make sure you don't take it in the shower or get it wet. LOL! One even had a nifty attachment that is a rather decent representation of...how to put this? A phallis head? Apparently - this sort of mislead in advertising/marketing has been going on since the vibrator was invented. In the 1900s they were advertised as curing eczema and mylasia. I kid you not. And you thought marketing people weren't creative back then. (By the way, this is not to say I actually bought a vibrator at Rite Aide (nto that I'd tell you if I did, hello, private!)...I'm just saying that you can. Let's not jump to conclusions...shall we?)
We live in an odd world...you can buy a gun at Walmart - which is advertised as a gun. Weapons. Knives. Violent Video Games. But sex....people get all weird and moralistic about. It's just sex. Bloody puritans. They gave us Thanksgiving and the silly sexual repression. Two for one deal. (Okay admittedly not the world just the UK portion of it...Puritians came from the UK, I think. If not? My apologies.)
3. Also when buying trashy novels or fluffy novels or anything priced for .99 cents or below, expect to see a lot of copy edit errors. It sort of goes with the territory.
4. C wanted to know why homosexual guys always seem to care more about their appearance than heterosexual guys. (Which is in of itself a gross generalization and/or stereotype, I know quite a few who don't give a damn - stupid Hollywood. It's probably best to remember that Hollywood tends to swing towards hiring people who like runway models for acting roles, regardless of whether or not they can act. And the vast majority of male models tend to be homosexual for some reason.). I explained that the stereotype is that ONLY men are physically/sexually stimulated, turned on by looks, while women aren't. (ie. only guys are shallow). So heterosexual guys don't need to worry about it to attract women, women don't care (and aren't shallow). (C: That's so not true. Me: Well yeah, I know that and you know that. We're totally turned on by looks. (ie. Shallow). I'm sorry guys, but Green Arrow bombed while Green Lantern did okay, because Seth Rogan is no Ryan Reynolds. Women freaking care! If we didn't, do you honestly think we'd be following James Marsters and Hugh Jackman around? Eh, no.) But the media, ruled mostly by old fat guys, likes to think that only men care, and women will go for old fat guys. (Only if you are rich or funny, and likely to die soon.) This wishful thinking has become ingrained in our social consciousness. And yes, we can blame the evil marketing people for it. Are women as shallow as men? You betcha. Are women turned on by visual stimuli? Yep. Is there a female gaze? Definitely. Can it be considered objectification? Depends. Nothing is that clear-cut, I don't think. And you can find exceptions for all of the above. When it comes to sexual attraction or stimulation, probably not a good bet to generalize or judge, and best to keep such things to oneself. Again, weird society...no problem watching a girl beat people up each week, or a guy for that matter...but discussing sex a whole other can of worms.