Not very Christmassy but still...

Could not resist discussing this. I recently had a conversation with a male friend of mine (best he remain anonymous) who made a very interesting point about female and male nudity in film and television. He argues women are rarely naked on the screen because you never actually see their vagina. All that is exposed (aside from breasts and butt) is well, bush. He contends that the pubic hair is not their vagina. For men however, should their lower body be exposed there would be no mistaking the penis in full view. Their parts are not "hidden" and so are less often "nude" in film. This separation of pubic hair and body parts is interesting. I never considered it. Could it be? In consideration, there is no sensation in the lower abdomen area. Seeing pubic hair has no real enticement ( to those without a fetish) At the edge of the area begins the vagina but that is quickly swept between the legs where it can be protected in a sense hidden. It is even hidden from some women in many cases, imagine your most sexual, pleasurable body part hidden even from yourself! So the questions are: are men shown less in the buff because you can see their body part without trimmers? Are pubic hair part in parcel of the vagina? Do you have the same reactions if someone saw your bush as you would if they saw between your legs? I haven't concluded..practically it makes sense. The goods are a bit further down but ...are we drawing lines in the sand here? A naked woman is still naked even if you can't see her who-ha. If that is so then are men really stimulated by a naked woman or just the edited version of her without full frontal exposure? Are we back to the ideal again? The woman without her womanhood? Ignoring the power beneath the foliage?

Some of the greatest humanitarian discoveries can be found right under our noses. To find the real will of people you need only to ask around. We have created a social world, one that allows us to interact with each other everyday and most days this gives us only frustration. But if you take the time to know the woman in front of you in line or the man who opened the door for you, you may just be surprised at how much you have in common. This is not in reference to the things you or they may have. I am talking about the real humanness that is within us all. And what I learned today is what a great country to live in where we can share that humanness, that struggle together.
Feminist, Republican, Christian, Muslim, Democrat, Mexican, are titles not lives. These are the identities we must break away from. Because in this country we know struggle but we also know life, a good life. There are places, people, homes, jobs, and the like for those who are hungry. There is life in the hunger and life in the giving. Ultimately we can each give, we live in a country where you can help. The option to do so is the good life. There are people in many other places who can not help one another. They bear witness to the deaths of life. They must watch others become sick, killed, starved, raped, abused without the choice. It can come down to food or work. Many who without either will simply die. Here, in this great country, we have the choice because we have created the means. We can care about one another, we can help. We can make that choice to act. A person's complacency with their life is not a judgment to use against them. We all know complacency. Help whenever and where ever you can because in this country we are fortunate enough to be able to do so. Merry Christmas

Been inspired

In the everyday moments-the now- I find the smell of real life. How thirsty I have been for this memory. Today is today is tomorrow never yesterday.

Get the feeling

So the second in command sends out a video slandering our new President elect. He uses racist language and a threatening tone. I was informed this by someone who did not vote for Senator Obama and the feeling I received was much like a "see, told you so- they are going to test us". I originally responded by saying we have been tested (9/11) and our response to that over the last 8 years, has not been so great. We should give our new President the benefit of the doubt that he will be able to react and respond appropriately. This person then went on to say,"yeah, and he wanted to sit down with them!" Which we all know to not be the case.There never was any insinuation that he would sit down with terrorist organizations that bombed our country and have a chat. However, in retrospect the exchange really convoluted a basic problem in this country. One of which I have never felt a part of. The R-word, racism. A known terrorist taped and distributed a video of himself throwing racial epithets at our newly elected President and initially this did not make me angry. I can come up with many "reasons" I did not react instantly. I will spare you. The fact is I should have been immediately angered by someone racially slandering my President. Unfortunately it took me some time to understand what this means and to accept it. Now, I am angry. First, at myself for not defending my President. Next, at the surrounding environment that has created and supports general racist behaviour, so much so that I am unaware of its glaring presence in this circumstance, and lastly at the soulless murderer on the video tape. We should all take offense, we should all demand respect be shown, we should all forbid what is growing in mindless banter regarding race and separatism. If there is to be any hope for healing this divide we must be offended together, be respectful together, and defend what this great country has recently done. This is not a matter of policy or character, this is a matter of skin color and we should unite as the country this terrorist is insulting; not observe the struggle from afar. If President elect Obama is tested- we are tested. Let us unite in preparation and support of our President and sharpen our perceptions so that we stand on the side of the American ideals. Freedom for all don't we deserve to give that to ourselves and each other?

Art and all of the above

"The beginning and end of all literary and artistic activity is the reproduction of the world that surrounds me by means of the world that is in me, all things being grasped, related, re-created, molded, and reconstructed in a personal form and an original manner." -Goethe

Great Thoughts

Morning Walk n Talk
Reading a book on Hopper last night I can across a great quote which clarified my though process for me. "No one was more secure in his knowledge of the facts and less convinced of their worth."
Perfect, Wonderful, can save many of us from going of the edge...

Weapon Sales

Afternoon Chew

Gun sales are up 30 fold since the election. The nation has never seen such a spike in the purchase of firearms. I think it is so we can all protect ourselves from the crazy moose hunters and disgruntled Republicans. At least I hope so.