For the confused: Sexual harassment and assault have nothing to do with the erotic. They are the core expressions of a pure power dynamic, a form of bullying and manipulation by immature and weak people who can sometimes become very dangerous, even violent. If you do not consent, do not enjoy, that is harassment and often assault. The harasser, the stalker, the abuser, the rapist, the murderer – they persist despite (and often because of) resistance and lack of consent….
I intended to write a blog post, but I have only managed to change out my blog template again and upload a bunch of rotating headers from my photo collection. Thanks for the readers who have continued to read posts while I have been on a rest from it. 🙂
Seasons Greetings from Heidi (aka VirusHead), John, Ben and our cat Molly. Enjoy! [FB 10152332252735117]
For historical purposes, here are my current 50 most-played songs on the iPod. A Thousand Years Sting 5:58 All I Have to Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers 2:25 All I Really Want Alanis Morissette 5:25 All This Beauty The Weepies 3:20 Big Wheel Tori Amos 3:18 Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) Concrete Blonde 6:07 Comfort Deb Talan 3:16 Counting Stars Sugarcult 3:38 Daily Living Eldar Djangirov 6:12 Down to Nowhere Thea Gilmore 3:54 Dream of You Mary Fahl 3:44 Drink…
An American Category Sketch of Personhood vs. Non-Personhood – not exhaustive, but representative. So much is under debate. So much is culturally modulated. So much has a history of discussion rather than a solid truth claim. So much seems a little strange. Warning: Your answers may differ. This is meant to be thought-provoking; sorry for all the things I’m leaving out. Comments are welcome, but only if you’re civil. All comments are moderated. For each of the following, is this…
For Hallowe’en, that is. I had a heck of a time changing the theme and updating some plugins, but all is well now. We’ve got a scary creature set up at the door. The kid’s costume is set. For those that don’t celebrate Hallowe’en, I have my own plans (muah-haahahahaha). It’s been kind of strange and upsetting period with me lately, but things are getting better all the time. I get a kind of wanderlust in the fall, but I…