Contradictory … but contains face exercises, important

Really I have been justifying my anti-pornography, anti-sadomasochism attitude via Gail Dines. These things are part of mainstream fashion now because they have been sold and not because we have been liberated to do what we really want. The view of women constructed by the pornography industry does not only affect wives and girlfriends, but … More Contradictory … but contains face exercises, important

La luz 2

Una mirada se aproxima a un deslinde de líneas verticales, mas carece de la certeza del acero en la cuchilla y del placer que circuye al agua fresca en el canto de las piedras; se aleja sofocada de la experiencia diaria e inventa en el balcón un pasadizo. Percibe, fraudulenta, la perenne virtud de un … More La luz 2

On generational curses

This comment on the Christian fundamentalist idea of generational curses and what to do about them explains yet another undiscovered piece of the strange and highly destructive psychotherapy I went through. The therapist, as I eventually discovered and comprehended, was a true believer in ACOA, Al-Anon, and other 12 step theories according to which, if … More On generational curses

La luz 1

Noche que no difiere de la noche sino en el filo de la luz que deja la cortina al separarse de la ventana abierta en breves ráfagas. Noche cerrada afuera y silenciosa. Las húmedas tinieblas solapadas por la humedad graciosa del verano forman la habitación, la desfiguran. O acaso la vista cansada instrumente su danza … More La luz 1

I am a fetishist.

So far today I have almost 1,500 hits on this blog, a number I never get, evidently because I mentioned a Hollywood movie and pornography in the same post. I am now attempting to drive my hit count up by declaring myself a fetishist. The blogger Clarissa says she is a masochist and by the … More I am a fetishist.

Savages

Out of scholarly duty I saw Savages and it is even worse than expected — it feels like an assault, really. In any case, I was reminded that Laguna Beach is beautiful and I miss it. I learned that Mexicans are savages and pacifists are highly corruptible and unreliable, and that the sanguine, clean, and … More Savages

El Sur

Blond-haired, blue-eyed, stony-faced, slack-jawed men chewing gum slowly, endlessly, and somewhat menacingly — this is the Southern stereotype and I am always amazed when I actually see such people; they really do exist and everything is true. What people in general are slower to realize is that the South is Black; Yankees against Southerners are, … More El Sur

Davines

This allegedly finds salons that use Davines products. It is hard to find the hair dye for sale. On their Italian site you can see color swatches, though. Davines’ ad copy might have been written by a shade of Rubén Darío: …un precioso regalo para obtener  tonalidades cromáticas que  generalmente sólo la Naturaleza es capaz … More Davines