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Dec 12, 2011 01:45

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No real directions, but this isn't a place for debate. It's a place for RANTIN' AND RAVIN'.

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anonymous December 12 2011, 06:46:07 UTC

LOVE!

anonymous December 12 2011, 06:46:43 UTC

Oh god no! I mean RANT! GNASH! FUME!

anonymous December 12 2011, 06:55:33 UTC

Goddammit, nonnie! We just got a brand new rant thread, and you broke it on the first post!

This is why we can't have nice things. =(

anonymous December 12 2011, 06:58:44 UTC

At least when we fuck up it's with love.
This says good things about us as a community.

Also, goddamn mods. That was speedy.

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alright then. cunt wank. anonymous December 12 2011, 07:55:37 UTC

Some of you folks sure read a lot into one cranky dismissal of a shout out for cunnilingus tips.

I'm ALL ABOUT VULVA. Woo, twat. Good stuff. Juicy delicious. Silly sloppy hairy business, with a tantalizing whiff of ass if it's been a long day. Useful for storing cultured pearls and live crickets.

I am just not personally going to participate with any enthusiasm in more dutiful GO GIRLS rituals. I'm tired of taking my third wave medicine.

So: no. Not playing unless you put a little more out there. Sincerely curious? Newbie? Just a salacious perv? Want to rave about what a great time you had last night eating someone out and rant about how no one seems to give a shit about your preferred sexual activities, or how they just fetishize them and imagine you're doing them for some other bozo's benefit? Yokay. Just GIVE ME SOMETHING TO WORK WITH. Otherwise, phooey. I'm not dancing if there's no music.

But don't let me spoil your fun. On with the advice.

Re: alright then. cunt wank. anonymous December 12 2011, 08:45:19 UTC

Here's the thing: if, for whatever reason, your grudge against feminism forces you to read into any request relating to women some kind of 'go girls ritual' (and oh, that phrase is patronizing and dismissive in its own way), you don't have to participate by posting a passive-aggressive comment against feminism or lesbians or cunnilingus whatever it was you intended to say bad things about.

Imagine that!

Re: alright then. cunt wank. anonymous December 12 2011, 09:16:10 UTC

Grudge against feminism? That's ... a good one ( ... )

Re: alright then. cunt wank. anonymous December 12 2011, 09:48:51 UTC

Did it occur to you that, having been fairly well immersed in (a) feminist (sub)culture for quite a long time, one which (to my occasional chagrin) I value, I might choose to express weariness and disaffection with its often-empty formalitiesI'm pretty certain it didn't occur to the anon you replied to, just as it didn't occur to me, for the very simple reason of you not saying anything like that. We don't know who you are. It's great you're immersed in feminism and value it, so do I -- but how on earth could anyone know that from one line saying ~"Not unless you really need them, and this isn't some cheesy grrrrrlpowery way of making things "equal""~ ?? I'm sorry, but it's the internet, all you have as a means of expression are letters on the screen. No other context. No other indication what you might mean. Especially when you're anon. Because the way your comment is phrased, it can easily be interpreted as disrespectful towards feminism. Very easily. We can't read your thoughts, and sorry, but context is most of what makes the ( ... )

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Up at 3 am on a work night... madcolt December 12 2011, 08:07:32 UTC

Does anybody here have a recurring dream/nightmare that will not be quelled, no matter what? That freaks them out every time, even when they know it by heart?

Is there anything to make it go away?

Re: Up at 3 am on a work night... madcolt December 12 2011, 08:12:46 UTC

Mmmmmmm...learn to do lucid dreaming?

Or run through it under hypnosis, or while otherwise not-asleep, to help tease out the issues?

You know, I used to have dreams about drowning. Years and years of them. Then, like magic: CPAP. Anything physiological or neurological going on that could trigger associative dreams? Or unresolved issues that you're aware of but try not to think about?

Well. Good luck anyway. Tres suck.

Re: Up at 3 am on a work night... madcolt December 12 2011, 21:37:35 UTC

DA

Lucid dreaming doesn't always help. I can usually wake myself up before it gets too bad, but it's still incredibly freaky.

Re: Up at 3 am on a work night... madcolt December 13 2011, 00:41:06 UTC

Aren't you supposed to, like deal with things in LD, not deliberately wake yourself up?

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anonymous December 12 2011, 09:31:59 UTC

I am so glad I can be anonymous and get this out without being a giant, horrible hypocrite ( ... )

anonymous December 12 2011, 09:36:16 UTC

I hear ya. Glad I have no idea what show we're on about, or I'd probably hate her too. :-)

That's really bashing the writers anyway, right? Why would they present this behavior as desirable if they weren't being idjits?

anonymous December 12 2011, 11:07:48 UTC

I'm curious, who are you talking about? Is it somebody in Supernatural or Merlin?

anonymous December 12 2011, 11:20:59 UTC

I don't want to say too much, I went anon for this because I know a lot of people love her and I know it puts an extra frown in my day when I see hate for characters I love but the fandom is Glee.

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anonymous December 12 2011, 10:09:42 UTC

I don't understand the obsession with making fans justify what they enjoy.

Well, I don't understand why the idea of explaining why they like something to someone who just doesn't understand and is genuinely curious, and they've explicitly stated they don't want to start a wank is so offensive to some people. Next time I see someone jump on somebody who just asked, out of curiosity, why others find something interesting I'm going to punch someone. Or punch back, because this person who ask this question might be me, since I'm a curious person incredibly fascinated by the differences between the ways in how I and other people think/experience/understand the world/universe/life/fanfiction/everything, and as far as I understand, I'm going to get punched for that. ==' *eyeroll*

anonymous December 12 2011, 10:17:15 UTC

And also, if someone asks me a similar question, I'll be glad to explain, and maybe even a little flattered by the interest. And I usually know why I like things I like, and I also like to discuss it in an analytical, geeky way. Maybe it's narcissistic. On the other hand, I equally like to geek out on what others like, so maybe it's not. *shrug*

I still can't see why others get so defensive when someone's just curious.

anonymous December 12 2011, 10:39:18 UTC

Cos it's not just curiosity lots of the time. Sorry if you can't see that at least well enough to frame your demands for information in a way that won't trigger a punch from someone who's had a bit too much snideness disguised as curiosity. Maybe you could just hang out on the periphery of whatever you're interested in, and shut up and read what they say, rather than wading in and assuming everyone will want to accommodate you in deconstructing their emotional landscapes.

anonymous December 12 2011, 11:00:19 UTC

It's not demands, it's just... curiosity (it would be in my case, that is; I've never actually posted a question about a preference or a kink I don't get). Sure, there are people who just use it to start a wank, but if someone says they don't...?

Also, I don't know who had a lot of snidiness directed at them and who didn't; if someone doesn't like to explain and analyze their interests, or talk about them, it's fine. They can just say it. I think jumping on someone who didn't actually "demand" anything but was curious and wanted to understand an opinion/kink better is a bit of an overreaction.

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