I <3 Communist Mario... but I <3 Cowens x Infinity
Is Mario a communist? I don't know, but I want one of these t-shirts.
Also check out The People's Mario, if you haven't already seen it.
I used to get very mad whenever I heard anything about Ann Coulter. I had terribly violent fantasies about hurting her. However, recently someone on Feministing made me question why exactly she gave me such a violent reaction:
"Y'all aren't making yourselves look good by imagining violence towards anyone who is not violent. I've never heard any of this said on any Feministing thread - never anything about wanting to maim the Muslims who oppress women or the rapists or whatever.
No, it's just your way of keeping a woman in her place."
Wow, that really hit home for me. I don't think I've ever fantasized about violently raping other pundits like Rush Limbaugh or fundamentalist Muslims. I have to admit I did make up a fictional super hero character called "the Broomstick Avenger" that sodomized rapists and child molestors. But even that sounds lighthearted and ridiculous compared to the private hell I reserved in my head for Ann Coulter. Is it because she epitomizes the ideal of (white) beauty: blonde and thin? Because she's a woman who attacks her own gender? Even if I found a definitive reason, it still wouldn't be enough of an excuse.
I'm so mad at myself. I used to believe that men couldn't help raping women, that their lust was just like this unbearable need that would break free at any opportunity. It took my boyfriend and some of my male friends to set me straight that real men aren't like that and rapists are scum. Why is that? Is it because of the media?
I know I watched a lot of crime dramas with my mom while I was growing up. I remember this one episode of Law and Order where this room full of guys gang-raped this woman whose dress was over her face. Some of the guys said they assumed it was consensual, since everyone else was doing it.
After that I had a nightmare that I got tangled up in a rope on a stage so that I couldn't move but my vagina was exposed. All these men started lining up and fucking me because - hey, free pussy, who's going to turn it down? I was ashamed and upset. Not because of what they were doing, but because I was afraid that the man I wanted to date in the dream would find out and be disgusted by me.
Honestly, I was disappointed to find out that men aren't barely controlled lust demons. It certainly makes sex less frequent. But having a choice in the matter most of the time is more important.
So yeah. I need to reevaluate my feelings. And stuff. Sorry I lost steam. I blame the virus that's working it's way through me.
Also check out The People's Mario, if you haven't already seen it.
I used to get very mad whenever I heard anything about Ann Coulter. I had terribly violent fantasies about hurting her. However, recently someone on Feministing made me question why exactly she gave me such a violent reaction:
"Y'all aren't making yourselves look good by imagining violence towards anyone who is not violent. I've never heard any of this said on any Feministing thread - never anything about wanting to maim the Muslims who oppress women or the rapists or whatever.
No, it's just your way of keeping a woman in her place."
Wow, that really hit home for me. I don't think I've ever fantasized about violently raping other pundits like Rush Limbaugh or fundamentalist Muslims. I have to admit I did make up a fictional super hero character called "the Broomstick Avenger" that sodomized rapists and child molestors. But even that sounds lighthearted and ridiculous compared to the private hell I reserved in my head for Ann Coulter. Is it because she epitomizes the ideal of (white) beauty: blonde and thin? Because she's a woman who attacks her own gender? Even if I found a definitive reason, it still wouldn't be enough of an excuse.
I'm so mad at myself. I used to believe that men couldn't help raping women, that their lust was just like this unbearable need that would break free at any opportunity. It took my boyfriend and some of my male friends to set me straight that real men aren't like that and rapists are scum. Why is that? Is it because of the media?
I know I watched a lot of crime dramas with my mom while I was growing up. I remember this one episode of Law and Order where this room full of guys gang-raped this woman whose dress was over her face. Some of the guys said they assumed it was consensual, since everyone else was doing it.
After that I had a nightmare that I got tangled up in a rope on a stage so that I couldn't move but my vagina was exposed. All these men started lining up and fucking me because - hey, free pussy, who's going to turn it down? I was ashamed and upset. Not because of what they were doing, but because I was afraid that the man I wanted to date in the dream would find out and be disgusted by me.
Honestly, I was disappointed to find out that men aren't barely controlled lust demons. It certainly makes sex less frequent. But having a choice in the matter most of the time is more important.
So yeah. I need to reevaluate my feelings. And stuff. Sorry I lost steam. I blame the virus that's working it's way through me.