…the grief that does not speak
whispers the o’er fraught heart
and bids it break.
Quiet at the moment, as in midst of a change and grief for what was. I am newly single, and it is a new time for me, but I am grieving the old. While my rationality says its for the best, the heart is not always the rationalist one would like it to be.
Still, healing is the way ahead. After all, now it’s all about time.
…you really like me!
Well, because of Dr Who comics, and the taking on of LinuxSA’s resident troll, Bruce has seen fit to award me :
I totally refute that I have earnt it, but am deeply honoured in doing so:)
Now, I choose Mikey, at HarrangueMan, for ongoing political posts, and even more, for posts about his IBS and weight, with humour, a strange dignity, and visceral description. And some whew, gross dude, fun factor;)
…and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there’s danger, somewhere there’s injustice, somewhere else the tea’s getting cold. Come on, Ace; we’ve got work to do!
One for me!!!!! A totally brilliant comic, and finally, understanding of my world;)
http://www.homeonthestrange.com/view.php?ID=211
…the institutionalized form of male fear and hatred of what they have denied and therefore cannot know, cannot share: that wild country, the being of women.
I’m back. And I see things haven’t changed. The misogyny of the way idiots respond to women on blogs continues, but finally, the rebuttals are starting to overtake….
If a man writes something that is disagreed with, the subject is attacked. If a woman dares to do the same, she is attacked, personally, with all related to her suddenly ‘fair game’. Attacks on her sexuality, her relaionships, her personal, professional, even her parental skills are suddenly grist for the mill. Even her children are suddenly targets. Sexual innuendo through to threats of violence are all standard tactics. Would these people be brave enough to do so to her face, in real life, in a more public arena – say, a debate on television? Of course not.
What courage the internet provides the true coward, the racists, the misogynists. Its become a place to air dirty laundry, to reveal the inner grub. All that gives me hope is the counterpart – posters with integrity and decency. Even those i disagree with. left, right, whatever, are simple ethical values of decency so hard to comprehend?
Though i will note, such vileness does seem to be more concentrated on the side of the right wingers. Coincidence? No, not really. Hypocrisy is also much more sharply focused in conservatives. Human rights are not popular with the right wingers. Nor, sadly, does accountability for such revolting behaviour. It is justified in their twisted logic by the simple act of disagreement with the woman’s opinions, posts, statements.
And even religion is used to justify appalling attitudes towards women. I leave you with this gem : I have found one good man in a thousand, But not one good woman among them. — Ecclesiastes 7:28
…is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
Ok peeps, I am moving house, so besides the odd bookmark, this blog will be sleepy bobos for the next few weeks.
In the meantime:
