tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post116472333944916088..comments2024-03-28T03:15:55.088-04:00Comments on Fetch me my axe: Quote of the day, 11/28/06Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164948681914627392006-11-30T23:51:00.000-05:002006-11-30T23:51:00.000-05:00but per nihilism wasn't actually even referring to...but per nihilism wasn't actually even referring to the meanness so much as the whole, Patriarchy as Uber-Encompassing Monolith, and just her general mm philosophy, i'd say, even in her "better" moments.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164948553275955962006-11-30T23:49:00.000-05:002006-11-30T23:49:00.000-05:00>It's like when Grandma is Old and Doesn't Give a ...>It's like when Grandma is Old and Doesn't Give a Fuck Anymore, and so will say Just Whatever at Christmas dinner and giggle at the strife she's riled up.><BR/><BR/>ever see a movie called "Tatie Danielle?"belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164935040161136082006-11-30T20:04:00.000-05:002006-11-30T20:04:00.000-05:00oh sure, i'm sure that's there. but i get the stro...oh sure, i'm sure that's there.<BR/><BR/> but i get the strong sense she was like that before the diagnosis as well. who knows. that story about the girlfriend...yeesh. and other clues, and, yeah. not going there. <BR/><BR/>i think crises don't really change your personality (usually) so much as throw into sharp relief what was already there.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164930535004357642006-11-30T18:48:00.000-05:002006-11-30T18:48:00.000-05:00Yeah, she's a bit of a nihilist. And, on a certai...Yeah, she's a bit of a nihilist. And, on a certain level... hey... breast cancer is scary. I do *get* the "nothing to lose" mentality that I think might fuel a lot of her meaner moments. It's like when Grandma is Old and Doesn't Give a Fuck Anymore, and so will say Just Whatever at Christmas dinner and giggle at the strife she's riled up.<BR/><BR/>Which, ya know. Fine. Ok. Sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164891593399783132006-11-30T07:59:00.000-05:002006-11-30T07:59:00.000-05:00veronica: okay, i read that thread now, or most o...veronica: okay, i read that thread now, or most of it. hoo boy. <BR/><BR/>"Here I stand, I can do no other..."<BR/><BR/>yeah, irony indeed. zzz.<BR/><BR/>and of course Darleen the Horrifying gets into it.<BR/><BR/>TF's allusion to the ex who committed suicide is one of the more personal bits of past i've ever seen from her. i...yeah.<BR/><BR/>that comments thread made me tired.<BR/><BR/>you belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164840208812731202006-11-29T17:43:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:43:00.000-05:00anyway, Cliff Notes: she used to be a devout funda...anyway, Cliff Notes: she used to be a devout fundamentalist Christian, of the sort of homeschool, quasi-survivalist, DIY everything type; married to a real piece of work, apparently; and, like, ten? eleven? kids.<BR/><BR/>somewhere in there she made the switch to radical "political lesbian" feminist and separatist. "cultural feminist" is what i'd call her: moon, womb and all (which is not TF).belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164839806592848732006-11-29T17:36:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:36:00.000-05:00oh, Heart. Heart is...-interesting.- Yes.google ...oh, Heart. Heart is...-interesting.- Yes.<BR/><BR/>google "The Margins" + Heart; also, oh fuck what is her real name. Cheryl Lindsey Seelhof? is that it? she has a rather complex history. she's also just sweet as can be, in a particular sort of way. <BR/><BR/>that said, she's not stupid, and she does actually bring a broader (in some ways) perspective to her thinking; she also does real belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164835272577000742006-11-29T16:21:00.000-05:002006-11-29T16:21:00.000-05:00Oh, good, hedonistic's going. Excellent.Oh, good, hedonistic's going. Excellent.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299105498066004159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164834921041300242006-11-29T16:15:00.000-05:002006-11-29T16:15:00.000-05:00Oh. My. God.I was just swanning around the fun-fil...Oh. My. God.<BR/><BR/>I was just swanning around the fun-filled Twisty comments (even (gasp) making one against Heart* in which I felt that political lesbianism was NOT a viable political strategy. She didn't respond.) and I began composing some notes on how I really didn't think that whatever 21st century political lesbianism there is actually contained any Kinsey Sixes (or even perhaps Kinsey Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299105498066004159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164757731906839472006-11-28T18:48:00.000-05:002006-11-28T18:48:00.000-05:00you're smart, is what you are.it's just another ho...you're smart, is what you are.<BR/><BR/>it's just another hook in the great um, hookfest of life, this particular drama. there are so, so many to get snagged on. <BR/><BR/>"if it's not this, it's that."belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164748156804648192006-11-28T16:09:00.000-05:002006-11-28T16:09:00.000-05:00OMG. What the fuck is it with Delphyne and the Le...OMG. What the fuck is it with Delphyne and the Lesbian Proclamations?! Chica has <I>issues</I>.<BR/><BR/>Antiprincess--it's a double edged sword. I'd be a much more popular blogger if I jumped into these messes more often, and kept up with the drama with more attentiveness. But... my mental health (and blood pressue) come first. I'm not restrained... I'm self-absorbed ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164747678856365922006-11-28T16:01:00.000-05:002006-11-28T16:01:00.000-05:00I admire your restraint, Veronica.I admire your restraint, Veronica.antiprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675693687192822141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164747592942994612006-11-28T15:59:00.000-05:002006-11-28T15:59:00.000-05:00sorry, no lunch here. i need to go eat, myself, a...sorry, no lunch here. i need to go eat, myself, actually. probably fast food for the zillionth time in a row whilst steadfastly ignoring the existence of the movie -or- book "fast food nation." speaking of not wanting to examine -n- such.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164746744803726082006-11-28T15:45:00.000-05:002006-11-28T15:45:00.000-05:00I just skimmed down a bit, saw some familiar and w...I just skimmed down a bit, saw some familiar and well-liked names, got depressed, left. Well, what are you gonna do.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164744843757689062006-11-28T15:14:00.000-05:002006-11-28T15:14:00.000-05:00I don't bother to read the comments. May be why m...I don't bother to read the comments. May be why my blood pressure is so healthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164744212123266352006-11-28T15:03:00.000-05:002006-11-28T15:03:00.000-05:00the biggest atheist in South Austin!but you see, t...the biggest atheist in South Austin!<BR/><BR/>but you see, there are sane reasonable people in that thread eating that shit up. hey, she's bashing religion! i think religion sucks, too, WTG, TWISTY!<BR/><BR/>because you know, it's really unheard of, among the loosely-defined left, to take that position. i mean, it's so daring! atheism! w00t.<BR/><BR/>next thing you know she'll be telling us belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164743946528080832006-11-28T14:59:00.000-05:002006-11-28T14:59:00.000-05:00heh, didn't see that one, but it doesn't surprise ...heh, didn't see that one, but it doesn't surprise me. and, she said smugly, i predicted it would go this way; it always does, with people like this.<BR/><BR/>as for whether it's worth it: neh, i see friends get upset, i've got my own shit roiling in the background: voila, cough up another chunk of ancient crap wrapped around this unworthy target.<BR/><BR/>way i see it is, though: hey, she does belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164743231950320322006-11-28T14:47:00.000-05:002006-11-28T14:47:00.000-05:00Belle, she's a parody of herself at this point. I...Belle, she's a parody of herself at this point. Is it really worth the trouble? I mean, c'mon... did you catch the one where she <I>officially</I> declared herself a <A HREF="http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/10/13/dawkins-mystery-schmystery/" REL="nofollow">Underapreciated Martyr for Our Sacred Cause?</A> Poor little Twisty, being crucified every day for rejecting the sins of the Sex Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164737321991374992006-11-28T13:08:00.000-05:002006-11-28T13:08:00.000-05:00The Patriarchy Hurts Twisty, Too?Um, well...yeah. ...<I>The Patriarchy Hurts Twisty, Too?</I><BR/><BR/>Um, well...yeah. And Twisty hurts other women with her tripe. Trust me, I'm not defending her or excusing her. ;-)J. Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272563252478656023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164729909796346412006-11-28T11:05:00.000-05:002006-11-28T11:05:00.000-05:00insert mournful Romani melody played on world's ti...insert mournful Romani melody played on world's tiniest Stradivarius.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164729496584946942006-11-28T10:58:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:58:00.000-05:00eh.I'm not so interested in excuses. The Patriarch...eh.<BR/>I'm not so interested in excuses. <BR/><BR/>The Patriarchy Hurts Twisty, Too?antiprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675693687192822141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164727503556566622006-11-28T10:25:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:25:00.000-05:00I don't know enough to say.I don't know enough to say.J. Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272563252478656023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164727084460377992006-11-28T10:18:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:18:00.000-05:00so, you blame the patriarchy for I Blame the Patri...so, you blame the patriarchy for I Blame the Patriarchy?antiprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675693687192822141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164726938048467662006-11-28T10:15:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:15:00.000-05:00I think she has a point that the whole "feminine s...I think she has a point that the whole "feminine standards" thing come from the patriarchy, and because of this fact, she thinks that she can say whatever she wants to about other women and their totally-not thought out arguments (snark, by the way).<BR/><BR/>That she can't see that she's mocking other women by calling them cop-outs is more than a little disturbing. Yeah, the patriarchy sucks. J. Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272563252478656023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164726289299623252006-11-28T10:04:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:04:00.000-05:00I just updated to include that. Jesus whirling ch...I just updated to include that. Jesus whirling christ. <BR/><BR/>Dear Edith: the thing about bonobos is, they use sex as a way of -connecting.- A soical bond, you know, as a nice substitute for killing each other. Which has what to do with your particular brand of "mean feminism," again?belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.com