(Some parts of this are reposted from elsewhere or other things I've said over the years; some of it is new.)

We live in a culture of dehumanisation. The right wing of our political spectrum relentlessly dehumanises the Other and some of the more hedonistic aspects of our culture do not outright, but definitely flirt dangerously with the idea of ( Read more... )

OKAY, I AM FUCKING SICK UNTO DEATH OF FEELING LIKE SOME KIND OF BIG WEIRDO AS OPPOSED TO AN EMINENT VIRTUOSO BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS DISTINCTLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THESE THINGS [WHO IS NOT A PSYCHO MISOGYNIST]. IT'S NOT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH ME, IT'S MY FUCKING PARANOIA ABOUT IT. A PERSONALITY TRAIT THAT I REALLY REALLY HATE ( Read more... )