Re the saga of alecto and Joss the rapist...

suitablyemoname says:


"You know what? It's just occurred to me: because the patriarchy has historically reinforced a dependence between the penis and its owner, every time a man exploits this dependence by masturbating, he is, in fact, raping his penis, as the penis has been conditioned by society and its personal experiences to accede to the needs of its owner.

Men who take their penises out to dinner beforehand to talk about its feelings are simply attempting to assuage their evident guilt over this horrendous act."

*dead*

Dear flist...

Today was a really good day, and in the spirit of that really goodness, I'm going to break character and share some love with you.

As many long term readers of this journal know, I dropped out of university after two years. Recently I returned to school, and am hoping, when finished my undergraduate, to attend grad school. Going back was hard, in a lot of ways, not the least of which was the financial sacrifice of leaving a fulltime job with truly ridiculous opportunities for advancement. And, I'm a little out of sync with much of the student body, but all the awkwardness in the world is worth getting to pursue my education.

So thank you, all the awesomely inspiring people on my flist who are risking everything, and going after what they want.

Dear flist: you are awesome and you keep me positive.