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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2013-09-20 09:53 am

Don't you dare judge me or my porn, asshole

I saw this on FB yesterday and it pissed me off.

“The erotic has often been misnamed by men and used against women. It has been made into the confused, the trivial, the psychotic, the plasticized sensation. For this reason, we have often turned away from the exploration and consideration of the erotic as a source of power and information, confusing it with its opposite, the pornographic. But pornography is a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it represents the suppression of true feeling. Pornography emphasizes sensation without feeling.

The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. It is an internal sense of satisfaction to which, once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire.” ― Audre Lorde, Uses Of The Erotic: The Erotic As Power

My thoughts, in short?

Fuck off, Audre Lorde.


*whew*

In happier news, I have found the replacement for my riding boots that I gave up last year. I never could get them to fit right. My calves are short and the shaft never broke down into enough of a slouch to make them comfortable. Check out these gorgeous babies, though.


Hnnnnnngggg.

That side lacing. The o-ring ankle strap. Yes, they have an inside zip. The more I look at them, the more I love them. Pretty sure this is gonna be my xmas present request from [personal profile] mckitterick and my parents.

Check out this FUCKING AMAZING Supernatural vid. A few visual spoilers for Season 8, [personal profile] mckitterick, but nothing major. Doesn't hurt that I really like this song.



In the Hope For Humanity column falls this article about acknowledgement of a kid's good deed going viral.

The Toast put up a nice article about slashfic today. It's got a few things I'd quibble about, but overall, a good read.

[identity profile] siro-gravity.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
those are great boots!! also, loved the DQ vid. Hard to imagine what kind of person would steal $20 from a blind person. jeez.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Not looking at the boots, nope, not I.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Hard to imagine what kind of person would steal $20 from a blind person

Seriously. I mean...what?

So good that this particular instance was more than evened out, though. The good person who gave the guy the $20 and the good person who wrote a letter about.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha ha ha ha! I'll come show them off when I get them, because unless they're horrible in person or don't fit or something, I am totally getting these boots one way or another.

[identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, hope for humanity bigtime! That made me all teary.

[identity profile] gretchystretchy.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh, I'm normally an Audre Lourde fan, but no. Just no.

But omg that spn vid. <3333

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I know, right? WTF, AUDRE?

Glad you liked the vid! Man, I thought it was just brilliant.

[identity profile] msmitti.livejournal.com 2013-09-20 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am totally getting these boots one way or another"

for those boots, that is so true!

[identity profile] nottygypsy.livejournal.com 2013-09-21 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
That was a great story and now I want ice cream.

[identity profile] blackdwarv.livejournal.com 2013-09-21 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Good boots are hard to find. I searched for YEARS before I finally found my pair (and Frye doesn't make them anymore... :/ )

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2013-09-21 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Frye doesn't make my favorite pair anymore either. I shoulda bought an extra pair, but who the hell can afford an extra pair of Fryes?