An Academic LOL!!
But first, I saw something really off as I was about to post here in my LJ.
Hm...is someone messing up with my LJ, but everything seems okay (except for the avatar itself). All of a sudden, I remembered what happened to cutelildrow. I will change the password after this post is delivered. Just to be sure.
I mentioned it on my plurk that I saw this very funny book article. As I was researching for my thesis about presenting Philippine Creation Myths in Hypertext form, I stumbled upon The Origin of Homosexuality and How the Male Came to be Distinguished from the Female.
And to prove that I am not kidding or making it up, I included some notes that is found after each article, and the bibliography of the book source.
Go LOL with meh~!!
Origin of Homosexuality**
THere was a time when there were no homosexuals in the world. One day Christ and St. Peter were travelling from town to town teaching the people. At moon they came to a village. The sun being very hot, they stayed in a cottage to take a nap. THey were roused by the noise made by the people in the next house. Peter went to ask the neighbors not to make so much noise for they wanted to rest. Jesus and Peter then resumed their siesta.
After a few minutes they were again disturbed by the shouts of the neighbors. Peter once more went to the place of carousal, drew his sword and cut the heads of all the people he found. He then sheathed his sword and went back to the Master saying nothing about his deed. But everything was known to Jesus, who said, "Peter, creature of your impulses, what crime have you committed? When shall you fully learn to follow my precepts and example? Go, place the heads on the bodies again." Peter without a word, obeyed and hurriedly did what he had been told. In his haste, he stuck some female heads to male bodies, and male heads to female bodies. This mistake of St. Peter explains the existence of homosexuals.
Notes:
**Juliana dela Cruz, "Folktales," Fansler ms. collection, p45.
Motifs: *F511.0.6.1. Beheaded persons' heads replaced wrongly: female heads joined the male bodies, and vice versa; Q421. Beheading as punishment; *V211.2.2.1. Christ and St. Peter travel together; *V211.2.2.2. Christ rebukes Peter and orders him to restore the heads to the bodies.
And it's CHRISTIANITY BASED~! So that means that the Church has no right to ban homosexuals because it was St. Peter's fault?
How the Male Came to be Distinguished from the Female*
(Blaan)
It is a popular belief among the Blaans that in the olden days a man could not be distinguished from a woman. There was no such word as a man or woman. In fact, the genital organs of the male and female were all located in each individual. The penis was located on one knee and the vagina on the other. Tasu Weh was the maker of this.
Fiu Weh noticed that the individual was unable to work anymore. The individual was busy in sex act most of the time. Because of this, Fiu Weh told Tasu Weh that the individual should either have a male or female organ only. But Tasu Weh refused to change the placement. "If you want to make one with a pensi and another with a vagina, go ahead! I'll not change mine." So Fiu Weh created an individual with a penis only, another with a vagina. He saw that it was good. Since that time the person with a penis is called a man and the person with a vagina is called a woman.
Notes:
Motifs: A1313. Origin of sex organs; A1313.0.2. Origin of sex differentiation; A1313.3. Misplaced genitalia.
*C.D. Lutero, "Blaan FOlk Literature," p.14. Narrated by Samuel Lanang, 20, a Blaan high school graduate from Barangay Assumption, Koronadal, South Cotobato. He heard the story from his mother.
Book Source: Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths. Compiled and Edited by Damiana Eugenio. Diliman: University of the PHilippines Press: 2001
I am not sure if I find this amusing. And the names sounds like Chinese. It also didn't help that th elast part of the Notes section said that it was a word-of-mouth account. Oh well. GOO HERMAPHRODITES~!!
And since this post is about Academics, let me share a link that ings gave to me.
Enjoy.
Hm...is someone messing up with my LJ, but everything seems okay (except for the avatar itself). All of a sudden, I remembered what happened to cutelildrow. I will change the password after this post is delivered. Just to be sure.
I mentioned it on my plurk that I saw this very funny book article. As I was researching for my thesis about presenting Philippine Creation Myths in Hypertext form, I stumbled upon The Origin of Homosexuality and How the Male Came to be Distinguished from the Female.
And to prove that I am not kidding or making it up, I included some notes that is found after each article, and the bibliography of the book source.
Go LOL with meh~!!
Origin of Homosexuality**
THere was a time when there were no homosexuals in the world. One day Christ and St. Peter were travelling from town to town teaching the people. At moon they came to a village. The sun being very hot, they stayed in a cottage to take a nap. THey were roused by the noise made by the people in the next house. Peter went to ask the neighbors not to make so much noise for they wanted to rest. Jesus and Peter then resumed their siesta.
After a few minutes they were again disturbed by the shouts of the neighbors. Peter once more went to the place of carousal, drew his sword and cut the heads of all the people he found. He then sheathed his sword and went back to the Master saying nothing about his deed. But everything was known to Jesus, who said, "Peter, creature of your impulses, what crime have you committed? When shall you fully learn to follow my precepts and example? Go, place the heads on the bodies again." Peter without a word, obeyed and hurriedly did what he had been told. In his haste, he stuck some female heads to male bodies, and male heads to female bodies. This mistake of St. Peter explains the existence of homosexuals.
Notes:
**Juliana dela Cruz, "Folktales," Fansler ms. collection, p45.
Motifs: *F511.0.6.1. Beheaded persons' heads replaced wrongly: female heads joined the male bodies, and vice versa; Q421. Beheading as punishment; *V211.2.2.1. Christ and St. Peter travel together; *V211.2.2.2. Christ rebukes Peter and orders him to restore the heads to the bodies.
And it's CHRISTIANITY BASED~! So that means that the Church has no right to ban homosexuals because it was St. Peter's fault?
How the Male Came to be Distinguished from the Female*
(Blaan)
It is a popular belief among the Blaans that in the olden days a man could not be distinguished from a woman. There was no such word as a man or woman. In fact, the genital organs of the male and female were all located in each individual. The penis was located on one knee and the vagina on the other. Tasu Weh was the maker of this.
Fiu Weh noticed that the individual was unable to work anymore. The individual was busy in sex act most of the time. Because of this, Fiu Weh told Tasu Weh that the individual should either have a male or female organ only. But Tasu Weh refused to change the placement. "If you want to make one with a pensi and another with a vagina, go ahead! I'll not change mine." So Fiu Weh created an individual with a penis only, another with a vagina. He saw that it was good. Since that time the person with a penis is called a man and the person with a vagina is called a woman.
Notes:
Motifs: A1313. Origin of sex organs; A1313.0.2. Origin of sex differentiation; A1313.3. Misplaced genitalia.
*C.D. Lutero, "Blaan FOlk Literature," p.14. Narrated by Samuel Lanang, 20, a Blaan high school graduate from Barangay Assumption, Koronadal, South Cotobato. He heard the story from his mother.
Book Source: Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths. Compiled and Edited by Damiana Eugenio. Diliman: University of the PHilippines Press: 2001
I am not sure if I find this amusing. And the names sounds like Chinese. It also didn't help that th elast part of the Notes section said that it was a word-of-mouth account. Oh well. GOO HERMAPHRODITES~!!
And since this post is about Academics, let me share a link that ings gave to me.
Enjoy.