Hollywood Claws – The Art of Insult

Most of us movie buffs are well aware of how Hollywood works. So it is no surprise that that some of our favorite actors and actresses were clawing at each other over some ole or another, but not just that, they also had real deep hatred towards each other. Enjoy these Zings and Burns from some our favorite motion picture stars.

Who can forget our favorite pair of all times, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. These two hated each others guts for years and than they went and filmed a movie together. Can you imagine what must have been like on set? “You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good …. Joan Crawford is dead. Good!” (Ouch!!!)

“Bette will play anything, so long as she thinks someone is watching. I’m a little more selective than that.”

“She may have more Oscars … She’s also made herself into something of a joke.”

“Miss Davis was always partial to covering up her face in motion pictures. She called it ‘art.’ Others might call it camouflage—a cover-up for the absence of any real beauty.” (Burn)

“Joan Crawford—I wouldn’t sit on her toilet!” (DAMN!!!)

“I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.” (DAMN!!!)

“Joan Crawford—Hollywood’s first case of syphilis.” (DAMN!!!)

“She has slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie.” (DAMN!!!)

Marlon Brando on James Dean – “Mr. Dean appears to be wearing my last year’s wardrobe and using my last year’s talent.”

Can You Tell Who’s Behind the Screen?

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BEING GAY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

I often think of what life is like for those living in countries where the law criminalizes being homosexual and honestly I am terrified of what that could be like if it were I living in such places. In a changing world where most western countries are becoming more and more accepting of LGBTQ people, we still see how in other parts of the world life for the LGBTQ community is like.

Today I woke up to a chilling video shown on msn.com taken from CNN of men being thrown from the top of buildings on charges of being gay. It was a chilling reminder how fragile our freedoms are and how we might all be in danger of that weather, you are homosexual or not. In a chilling, IS video you can see an old man in a chair being toppled to the ground for being homosexual. A rational mind would ask; what has the world come to? Why the killing of innocent people in theses case gay/homosexuals, is the latest campaign of terror shown, right after the beheadings of foreigners, Christians, prisoners of war? And yes, this is a war! This is a war of ideology and a religious war as much as it is a twisted form of revolution. The lines are not at all blurred. We know the enemy and we know what its main goal is; the changing of an entire region into an absolute autocratic Islamic country/state.

And The Band Played ON

Remember the good old days when Islamic terrorist were part of movies from Back to The Future to Long Kiss Goodnight? The threat was always there to remind us, the audience, how they could harm us and the rest of the world yet that is when it all stopped. In recent weeks, with the Paris killings and other threats, I have been ever worried of something, which seems to spin out of control in many countries in Europe and beyond. The number of those from western as well as eastern European countries, which have joined, IS is not truly known empirically, but the effect it has caused in Europe is felt on a daily basis.

Find Me an Acronym

We went from ISIS, to ISIL to just plain ol’ IS. Remember the good old days when we had a name of an enemy, be that a country or group? Not anymore we don’t, all we have now is the search for an acronym and seems no one is in agreement.We are hurting poor people who share the same name/acronym… Now IS is just that, is.

And remember,

Know Thyself and Others

Self-Preservation

Photo courtesy of Timothy C. Flood – http://www.timothyflood.com

Ever since last year when I decided I had had enough of writing and maintaining my blog, I have had very little else to do but play online games. It was a choice made during a very hard period between fall and winter and a very hard struggle to reconcile work with my personal life as well as how much my job has undermined my social life and my health. I know that many people out there would be glad to have a job at all and find that my previous statement is that of someone not truly appreciating the fact that I work and can sustain myself while others struggle to make ends meet by any means necessary. Yet, having a job, though it may truly benefit you financially, is not by any means the answer to all life’s problems.

As you all are very well aware, I work the night shift, which means I have to get up every day at 1 a.m. to go to work, six days a week, putting over 50 hours a week into my job. Being more of a night person I didn’t mind at all for the first year and half. It wasn’t until much later on that I realized I was slowly falling pray of set schedule which forced me to have very little time for personal life, for meeting new people or simply going out with the friends I already have. All this became more and more evident as months kept rolling. It didn’t help that a year ago, after my last attempted relationship ordeal I decide that I would not meet anyone new for 1 year. It ‘s not the first time I make such a decision, in actuality I have done so three times in my life so far and succeeded. Now, you may ask what such a decision accomplishes? Well, it serves two purposes; on the one hand I take time off from more drama and on the other hand, it serves to prove to myself, I do not need a man in my life at all. Results from self-made polls so far indicate that yes indeed I do not need a man in my life, but there is a high percentage which indicates that such self-induced seclusion raises more health issues than the alternative.

In the past year I have been more ill than ever before in my life. I have had many issues from the head down and as of last week things are just getting worse. Even though these ailments are not life threating, so far, they have become an even greater threat to my psychological stability. You see, when someone sees him/herself as a strong, self-reliant individual, who can face anything and survive it all, it is very hard to face the fact your body is less than perfect in helping to stride forward. That is exactly what happened to me last week after many days of tests, being poked and probed like a Ginny pig. Many of you can attest to the fact how insignificant you feel at a doctor’s office. How small you feel when you’re being told one thing, to have it change at your other appointment. As if needle after needle (just so they can be on the safe side by the idea of Elimination), scans, going from doctor to specialist to doctor again, wasn’t enough at last you have to deal with the aftermath. You see, in all my years at dealing with the so called “healthcare professionals” I’ve learned one thing; what they tell you-you have-can and must be tested by YOU.  I would like to give you a personal example. Last week after many test I found out much to my astonishment I not only had a lot of crystals in my kidneys, but also 3 little stones (two on one side and the bigger one on the other) as well as blood in my urine. Considering I drink 4 liters of water a day (not kidding), once a month perhaps drinking a soda just for kicks and almost never adding any extra salt to my food, it’s really amazing how much build up there’s in my kidneys. I went online and started to read about this issue and found out that in order for a doctor to truly help in this case is a test done to said stones to find out what they are actually made off. You see there are many different kinds of kidney stones (who knew right?), and by testing the composition of one of them they can determine the best treatment. So I went back to the doctor acting the usual dummy just to test her, the result you ask? She said and I quote “I know what the stones are made of just by looking at your tests, you can take this tea and you’ll be fine”. I said what about the blood in the urine of actually getting a stone and testing it? To which she replied there was nothing to worry about, what worried her most though was my liver which in both tests and Echography had shown up to be in great shape. So, now my dear friends, we switched from “you have a severe issue with you kidneys, good thing all the rest of the results is fine” to “you have nothing to worry about your kidneys, and it’s your previously perfect liver which is guilty party now”. Needless to say, I thanked her with the fakest smile I could manage and left her office.

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I may have mentioned before in this same blog I have very to no respect at all for most doctors. They may take an oath, they me go extensive training to become said professionals, yet they act like they know it all without almost never fully listening to the patient or caring much about their feelings either. What do you say to a doctor which blurts out loud at the front desk of his practice you need to take an HIV test while six other of his patients look at you like you just spread Ebola in that office? Or when you ask for an STD test and the doctor replies; is there a reason for concern on your part that you’re asking to be tested? I almost wanted to go; nah, not really, I just love to be poked with a large needle; I love the adrenaline since I don’t do drugs and it’s the only way for me to feel alive somehow without having to cut myself. All these visits and test were paid out of my own pocket since I am not insured.

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In conclusion, after you meet with a doctor (for whatever reason), do your own research, ask as many questions as you can and put them on the spot to test and see if they truly know what the hell they’re talking about doing to you in the short and long term.

As for my personal life, things are in limbo and will continue to be so for a long time, until I feel I’m ready both body and mind to face another person for a date.

P.S I checked this post on Blablameter and it said it had only 0.1 index bullshit, that says it all.

Russia – Die Neue Homophobie Land

This article was sent to me today by The Advocate and now I am sharing it with you all. My feelings towards what’s been going on in Russia and especially it’s president Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Vissarionovich Schickelgruber Putin are well known and documented in this blog. Yet, no matter how much I write, no matter how much I accuse this president and this countries parliament, I cannot for the life of me keep up with new news coming out of “Die Neue Homophobie Land”, below is the latest, I believe my words are meaningless as facts speak for themselves 

Russia Raids Gay People’s Homes

The Russian government‘s new law condemning so-called gay propaganda has now encouraged people to report their LGBT neighbors to local authorities.

A notice allegedly from the government says any person who suspects that a neighbor or tenant disseminates “homosexual propaganda” should contact the police immediately, Gay Star News and O-Blog-Dee-O-Blog-Da report.

“Increase your vigilance when you talk to your neighbors, when you are checking your mail and in elevators,” the notice says, according to a translation. “You can easily become a target of homosexual propaganda. There is one step from being homosexual and to start propaganda of homosexualism and molesting decent people.”

Russian prosecutors reportedly raided the home of activist and lawyer Nikolai Alexeyev. According to Reuters, officials ransacked Alexeyev’s home and removed several pieces of electronic equipment.

“Do you think this is all legal?” Alexeyev said to reporters inside his apartment after the raid. “What if they now start raiding flats every day, for instance?

The raid was spurred by a Russian parliament member who lodged a complaint against Alexeyev.

The Reuters report on the raid below:

Source; http://www.advocate.com/news/world-news/2013/08/28/russia-raids-gay-peoples-homes

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Russia, Wentworth Miller and I

I’ve never been the kind of person to pursue actors and performers to come out at any cost in order to win more support for the LGBT community. I believe as much good as it would do to have known faces of television, music and sports come out, so am I a strong believer of individual rights of each and every one of said people to decide when and how they will take such a step. I know that even though much has changed in these industries, there’s still a lot of stigma when it comes to someone coming out. What I’ve noticed before is that when an actor comes out he almost immediately ends up playing “gay roles” or just vanishes for a long-long time.

Now turning back to my main topic which Russia and of course my absolutely favorite character of Russian politics Vladimir Putin. I have been troubled by what has been going on in Russia ever since a law was passed which made it illegal to even say the word gay, that incriminates parents or even school teachers to teach about homosexuality, which leaves the door opened for the atrocities that have captured the medias’ attention   perpetrated against the LGBT community in Russia. One such abhorring horror story that totally shook me was that of a young man Vladislav Tornovoi (23) who was with a group of friends drinking and celebrating Victoria Day (the end of WWII) was asked by one of his friends if he were gay to which he admitted he was. Subsequently he was attacked, beaten, raped by having his anus cut and beer bottles stuffed in his rectum and to finish him off they bashed his head by hitting him on the head with a 20 kg (44 pound) and than tried to set him on fire. There’s also the video of the 15 year old boy, who after going to a park thinking he was going to meet a man, is approached by a group of teenagers and harassed and pissed on.

Male Erotica – All You Need is Men

“The admiral laughed. “Did I forget to mention that Regelence is a very patriarchal society? So much so, in fact, that the aristocracy makes certain their offspring, especially their heirs, are male and genetically altered to have a preference for the same sex.” – My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley, futuristic (2007)

 

Twins For Equal Rights

I received this post on my Facebook page by one of my friends from South America. They are two identical twins expressing their thoughts on equal rights regarding marriage. For those of you who don’t understand Spanish here’s a rough translations from left upper corner down; I’m Adam and I’m gay. I’m Stephen and I’m straight. We’re identical twins.  We both deserve equal rights to marriage. It’s sweet, but considering recent events in my life, I would go a step further by saying; We all deserve EQUAL RIGHTS period in any facet of life.

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Discrimination Within Discrimination

This morning, I came across this picture posted by one my friends on Facebook. The picture shows two border petrol guards one Pakistani and the other Chinese holding hands. The description put above it was to explain that in this part of the world is perfectly normal for two men to hold hands, thus show affection without any gay undercurrent. What got me to write this post were the comments below.

Let me go back in time for a bit just to explain to you why am I so upset about all this. In my 35 years on this rock, I’ve had my share of many abuses by many people from childhood on. I live in a society which has never embraced individuality and being different; on the contrary it fights it and tries to destroy anything that is not “normal”. Abiding by the rules of such a society and country is a MUST if you want to survive. There is no other option, unless you want to be a castaway character from some forgotten novel in a dusty shelf in an out of business bookstore. Discrimination and abuse started early for me. For as long as I can remember, kids always picked on me because I was a “mama’s boy”, a wuss, “girl” and so on. Later on in life it got more personal and vicious with the all so common names such as; faggot, fudge-packer, cocksucker, queer and so on. My story is that of millions upon millions out there. It is nothing new, nothing unheard of before and nothing that hasn’t been posted on any LGBT rights group’s webpage. I’m in no way looking for sympathy nor pity, just stating the facts.

Now, back to present day world. One thing that seems to be consistent in today’s society is the unbelievable imbecilic belief that my being gay is a choice. No matter how many studies have been published at least in the last two decades, there are still people who believe that not only being gay is a choice, but as such it can be cured with the right treatment (shock therapy anyone?). Now let me turn this belief on its head. If any of you think that being homosexual is a choice, then what you’re basically saying is that being heterosexual is one as well, eh? I don’t think a straight guy woke up one morning and said; “I think I’ma suck a dick today. Nah, I chose not too”. Alright, I know that even my previous argument is not going to sway those who have already chosen and made up their minds about what constitutes being gay and the mechanism by which “we” apply this in our daily lives as homosexuals.

For those of you in the not-know, there are many parts of the world where male interaction and thus expression of intimacy (with no sexual undertone) is accepted and even more promoted from parents to children and it is not seen as abnormal nor an aberration. I would like to stress once more that such a behavior is accepted as long as no one suspects there’s something more then just peer love. Where I come from, many men walk around holding each other’s hand, arm, or putting their arm around their friends shoulder, it is normal. What gets me is that if I did such a thing, I would immediately find myself under attack. Why? Well because I’m different. My voice is soft and articulate. I’m courteous and gentle. I have a very vivid/passionate movement of hands and eyebrows. My walk is different. Oh and above all I take care of myself more than any woman I’ve ever encountered in my life (beauty-wise & hygiene).

Please Sign this Petition – Help Us Stop This Madness

Stop Vladimir Putin and his Nazi-like government continuing violation of human rights and discrimination against the LGBT Community in Russia

“Thank you to 85,000 All Out members who’ve already signed the petition. We must keep the global pressure up. Please help us now: sign the petition so we can be heard by world leaders and the media.”  Polina A. in Russia http://www.allout.org/russia-attacks Polina sent this message to All Out members yesterday, as Russia passed a new law that makes it illegal to even say the word “gay”. Dozens of people protesting against the law were dragged away and arrested by police. Polina speaks on behalf of “Coming Out”, a big Russian gay support organisation facing a trial to fight closure. Their trial has just been postponed to next week.  Please help us get to 100,000 signatures before the new trial date. Sign now: http://www.allout.org/russia-attacks — Previous email — Gay hate and violence increasing in Russia as government cracks down on gay rights organisations. Sign the petition before Coming Out faces trial starting tomorrow:   Crisis in Russia: two brutal murders for being gay within weeks. One man was stabbed to death by neighbours, and a younger man was beaten to death with rocks after coming out. The rise in attacks is happening as President Putin wages war on gays and lesbians. His government has banned Pride marches and is trying to bring in a new anti-gay law. And tomorrow, a major Russian gay organisation will go on trial to fight closure. Putin is getting away with the crackdown because there’s little international media attention and no real pressure from other world leaders. But if we start with a massive petition, we can work to get the crisis on the to do list of every world leaderand onto the front pages of newspapers. Can you sign before the trial starts tomorrow?  http://www.allout.org/russia-attacks Putin has shown he’s sensitive to international pressure about his treatment of gay and lesbians. When he visited the Netherlands recently, he was greeted by a big protest and media coverage. He was later forced to claim publicly that he doesn’t support discrimination. Russian human rights workers told the All Out office team that this led directly to their finally being given a meeting with the Ombudsman for Human Rights – a big boost to their work. Sign now and share the petition with friends and family: http://www.allout.org/russia-attacks President Putin thinks gays and lesbians are an easy target to help him crackdown on human rights and democracy, in his quest to hold on to power. He sees them as a tiny minority who can’t fight back. But what if instead of facing only the handful of people in Russia brave enough to stand up to terrifying violence and state power, he faced a movement of millions of us? We’ve spoken up together about Russia before, but All Out has grown fast in the last two years. There are now 1.6 million of us in every country in the world – and there’s nothing we can’t do together for love. Please sign now: http://www.allout.org/russia-attacks Thanks for going All Out, Andre, Guillaume, Marie, Hayley, Jeremy, Sara, Tile, Wesley and the rest of the All Out team. PS: There’s so much we could do if we grew the biggest petition the world has ever seen against the crackdown in Russia. Deliver it to embassies in every country. Use it get journalists to write high-profile features criticising Putin. Use it as a rallying point for protests whenever Russian officials visit other countries. Sign here: http://www.allout.org/russia-attacks SOURCES: Man Stabbed To Death In Russian Village In Homophobic Attack, June 3rd 2013 http://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfeder/man-stabbed-to-death-in-russian-village-in-homopho-9a7s Deadly homophobia: Man ‘killed for being gay’ in Southern Russia, May 13th 2013 http://rt.com/news/man-killed-homophobia-russia-198/ Vladimir Putin says Russia does not discriminate against gays, April 9th 2013 http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/vladimir-putin-says-russia-does-not-discriminate-against-gays090413 Russia’s Putin annoyed about gay rights discussion, June 4th 2013 http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/06/04/3037706/russias-putin-annoyed-about-gay.html

Back with a Vengeance

I thought it would be a nice catchy phrase to get your attention :D. Yes my dears I am BACK. I was on vacation in Italy for 9 days visiting my family after 2 years of being away. It was a great time for me walking around town (Bari, Puglia) that is, and trying to make sense of a whole different world, culture and fashion sense.

One thing that can be said about Italian guys is that they know how to dress up and be all perty, but at the same time, all that label on them just gets old and boring soon compare to the attitude they also tend to wear on their sleeves. Needless to say, nine days in Italy and no one to meet. There is a saying in Italy “Tutto il mondo e paese” which means “All the world is a city”, and that’s so true considering where I live and where I was visiting, I found myself in the same situation over again. It is freaking hard to meet up guys nowadays no matter where you are. Have a great weekend everyone.

I had coffee here the second day, it was awesome…

APPLE AND GOOGLE: NO APPS FOR GAY CURES

There’s a new app available in both the Apple iTunes Store and Google Play called “Setting Captives Free” that thinks it can ‘cure’ people of being gay. The 60-day course tells gay people they are not “born this way” and offers to help find “freedom from the bondage of homosexuality.”

Multiple people have reported the app but it’s still available for download – even by young people. We need to get Apple and Google to pull it before anyone else is taken in by its lies and hate.

Apple has rejected ex-gay apps like this in the past, and Google has yanked some for violating their user agreement, which bans hate speech. They shouldn’t be making it easier for anti-gay groups to get away with their lies in this case either.

Will you sign the petition asking Apple and Google to pull the app from their stores immediately? If thousands of us sign right now, it will generate massive media buzz and pressure these major global companies, who are proud of their pro-equality brands, to act quickly.

Tell Apple and Google – drop “Setting Captives Free” now before anyone else gets hurt:
www.allout.org/gaycureapp

It’s almost funny that anyone thinks an app can ‘cure’ someone from being gay. But it’s not a joke – gay cure therapies are dangerous and prey on vulnerable people.

Major health organizations like American Psychiatric Association and Pan-American Health Organization, as well as many governments, have denounced all gay ‘cure’ practices as dangerous and discriminatory. There’s overwhelming evidence that these so-called treatments can cause terrible harm to lesbian, gay, bi, and trans people, or anyone forced to try to change who they are or who they love.

Apple and Google should be stopping hate like this at their gates. If “Setting Captives Free” gets away with it, soon others will be pushing their dangerous ‘pray away the gay‘ practices further. We need to make it clear to these powerful global companies that they have to act fast and to pull this dangerous app and others like it from their stores immediately.

Ask Apple and Google to stop the hate and drop the app today:
www.allout.org/gaycureapp

UPDATE: After just 24 hours the app has disappeared from the iTunes store! Only Google is left with the harmful app still available in their online marketplace. It’s working – keep up the pressure by signing and sharing!

Published Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Gay ‘cures’? There shouldn’t be an app for that. But, there’s a new one called “Setting Captives Free,” available in both the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores, meant to teach you how to stop being gay.

It’s a 60-day course that tells gay people they are not “born this way” and offers to help them find “freedom from the bondage of homosexuality.”

These so-called treatments can cause terrible harm to lesbian, gay, bi, and trans people, or anyone forced to try to change who they are or who they love.

Apple and Google have policies against these kinds of apps but so far this one has escaped their notice. Sign now to tell them to drop this and all other gay ‘cure’ apps!

So far over 46K people have signed this petition and of course I am one of them, please do you part and thank you

 

Failed Advertising – When Trying Too Hard

We’ve all seen happen. Many countries try their best to promote new items and in some them it’s not a matter of not trying hard enough but a matter of lost in translation. There are of course those who actually do try way too hard to advertise and catch out attention so we buy the damn thing, but all they achieve is ending up in this post. Enjoy them…

Anna Karenina Revisited

“I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

When Truth Hurts

One thing that can be said about working at an airport is that it highly educational. The mere amount of travelers from all corners of the globe, different cultures and languages gives you a better perspective of human behavior according to such backgrounds.

I overheard a small conversation between a mother and her little boy this morning. I didn’t hear the little boy’s question, but I did hear his mother’s answer which struck me for the first time in many-many years. She said; “because he doesn’t understand English, he has his own language and this is his country and you must understand and respect that.” Such simple truth, honest and by teaching her son to be respectful of another human being for the simple reason of language, culture and being in his/hers country as foreigners. I’m sad to say this seldom happens among most foreigners traveling through or living in other countries.

Now, going back to the video you’re about to watch I’m not sure how many of you have had a chance to see it, but it did struck me once more as truthful. Though a television show, the message is clear and it does not only apply to the subject matter of America being the greatest country in the world, but all countries. If you’ve had a chance to travel anywhere, I’m sure you noticed that such attitude as the one portrayed by the young woman asking the question and the subsequent answer of both politicians is prevalent everywhere. Just look at the Nordic countries (Norway, Denmark, and Sweden) and their attitude towards the rest of Europe, especially less developed ones. The message sent out by them is that of; We don’t want foreigners living here and lowering our standards of living by leaching on to our free social services. Go to Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, France and England and the prevailing sentiment is echoed in each of the aforementioned countries. Go visit the Balkans and watch how centuries old megalomaniac sectarian ideas of Greater Serbia, Greater Albania, Greater Greece, Greater Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Greater Macedonia(FYROM) continue to split and segregate these countries to the brink of another “cold war”. The rhetoric is the same everywhere; We Are the greatest country there is. Just like America, each European country clings to a feverish idea based on the past and not the present. Indeed many European countries where at one time or other superpowers during human history, yet the reality of the 21^st century is much-much different and they seem to be constitutionally adverse to admit their shortcomings. Portugal was once a great maritime superpower, so was Spain, England was an empire, Italy as well, Greece gave us civilization and democracy for better or for worse, France contributed to revolution and the demise autocracy for the sake of democracy and equal human rights just to see itself a few years later with yet another emperor. The list goes on and on and I would like to apologize to all the countries I failed to mention, though they must be.

Last Day on the Job but NO Office Party

As you well know by now it’s Pope Benedict XVI last day on the job, and as you well know, despite all the funfair of devotees at yesterday’s Papal message outside St Peter’s Square he won’t be getting any “office party” nor cake. Despite the controversies which have plagued this Pope‘s papacy, I must admit one stand out more than anything else. It is his document sent out to all the archbishops around the world instructing them to keep the child abuse cases hidden and to make all possible moves to deal with them in silence with some “internal investigations” if necessary. I wonder if he now, like many other CEOs, will go into the private sector as a board adviser/member, after all he’s very good at concealing and twisting the truth? I’d like to close this short post with a quote by Robin Williams speaking about the Vatican, pedophile priests and the way these cases were always handled; Here’s your check direct from Rome, buy yourself a brand new home! To which I would like to add; If you can’t get away from the law, come to the Vatican and meet Cardinal Law, we will find suitable accommodations for you, so no one can finally sue, If the Hague Tribunal is not enough for you, a good ol’ confession will do!

Vale Pope Dissimulans XVI, vos mos non omittenda!

Is This Straight Enough for You???

Ok, I know the quality of this pics is not the best, but this is because they were taken by others with probably iPhone. Now question is; how come straight men do the gayest things ever? Straight guys/men seem to be obsessed with their penis and its size, I guess that’s why I see so many Hummers and big ass pick-up trucks everywhere… Hey bro, no homo!

Palm for your palm anyone…?

They warn you not to walk out of the designated trail, as this very nice young man reminds you. You never know what “dangers” may be out there…

For a burly man like him that sure is a small “banana”, you do the math…

An Incredible Hulk Moment…

And this how Spiderman got his first SHOCK ever boys and girls… Question; is this the opposite of “good things come in small packages”kinda thang?

 

Disney Revisited

I grew up watching Disney movies. I used to watch them with such passion I would get lost in them for hours. I grew up watching prince charming after prince charming. Princesses of all sorts, blond and brunette, red head, all waiting to find their one true love. Villains and good guys. Evil Queens and lovely fairies, and so I too had a crush on the goodhearted princes and wondered what it would be like to be awaken by a kiss… Unfortunately life never turns out to be that way, but I always felt deep inside a sense of longing and of course erotic. Here we have a few representations of the homoerotic subtext of Disney movies, which if you’ve paid much attention has grown rapidly in the last decade (check out some of the phrases used during each movie). So for your enjoyment and of course mine as well here we have alternative versions of how love stories should have gone. Enjoy them… 😀

The way Snow White spoke, always gave me the impression of a girl suffering form abandonment syndrome, daddy issues and a bit of psychosis, so no wonder she went straight for the bottle when her dreams didn’t come true.  I guess the evil Queen gave the apple to the right two guys 🙂

Poor Ariel, she exchanged her voice for legs and when she got them and walked to the shore Robin Hood was already there to gladly take her place, so she went to get her fins back. What’s the point of having legs if you’re not gonna use them right?

Ah evil doers. We call them villains, we demonize them, but did we ever stop and think that behind that hard-ass facade there was a creature who was waiting to blossom?

An Essay Response on “Goethe’s Prometheus & the Heretical Legacy of the Enlightenment” written by The AntiNietzsche

This essay is in response to “Goethe’s Prometheus & the Heretical Legacy of the Enlightenment” written by The Antinietzsche as reblogged below, or the original here. It is by no means a critical essay on Goethe’s take by AntiNietzsche, but it is my own take of the verses used in the original essay. I would like to thank The AntiNietzsche as always for exposing me to ideas I had never heard before, thus allowing me to expand my horizons and bring my own take on such ideas and issues.

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Let me start by saying that reading Prometheus it seems to me Goethe himself is such a mythical character, thus his monologue is in itself his cry for shying away from conventional beliefs in God, Gods and Goddesses. This is prominently expressed in this line;
“Now you must leave alone
My Earth for Me,”
It is understandable considering the period in history Goethe writes such lines; he would feel a sense of outrage and downright revolt against the ever present and crushing force of the conventional belief in Deities. He seems to elevate human kind (or at least parts of it) to the level of God for the sake of making humanity “god-like” as the sole force of his own destiny, by refuting the idea of divine intervention which at this point has proven to be a complete failure in addressing humanity’s cry for social justice on any level. Prometheus, thus humanity/Goethe must take a stand in declaring and accepting the fact humanity is its own creator of reality as it stands at such a time. What it is to be admired at this time about Goethe is the innate realization that not just one God is “guilty” of mankind’s tumbling social structure as seen by the imminent fall of autocracy (symbolized by monarchy) and raise of the masses to achieve equality and universal rights at a better life.
“I know of nothing poorer
Under the sun, than you, you Gods!”
This sentence seems to enrich the ideas/ideals mentioned above to which Goethe seems to subscribe at this point. By expressing both a sense of dubious pity and outright defiance as well as cynical admittance to the impotence of such deities. He understands that an enlightened mind does not need to look up into the heavens in order to achieve a better life, but must look within himself in order to bring forth change, were it not for the deluded, uneducated and poor masses, who still cling to the old ideas that god/s is the sole giver and taker were it not for offering and prayers in time of needs for survival, as expressed in the last sentences;
“By sacrificial offerings
And prayerful exhalations,
And should starve
Were children and beggars not
Fools full of Hope.”
“Should I honour you? Why?”

A Chameleon

“So you bite, you damned brute?” Otchumyelov hears suddenly. “Lads, don’t let him go! Biting is prohibited nowadays! Hold him! ah … ah!” – A Chameleon by Anton Chekhov

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The Twin-Spirit Warrior

We are all children of Darkness born into Light. – Changeling

Native American Two-Spirits

“If your whole life is connected spiritually, then you learn that self-pride – the image of self- is connected with everything else. That becomes part of who you are and you carry that wherever you are.”

Spotted Eagle (Two-Spirit of the White Mountain Apache, quoted in Feinberg)

At least 135 Northern American tribes have been documented as integrating alternative gender roles. A complex sex/gender system was found “in every region of the continent, among every type of Native culture, from the small bands of hunters in Alaska to the populous, hierarchical city-states in Florida.”[1]. Transgender lifestyles  were honored and often coincided with healing and shamanic practices.

Here are some Native American names for Two-Spirits or transgender people:

Berdache: [“Berdache” was a derogatory term European colonizers used to label any Native person who did not fit their narrow notions of woman and man…]

Badé / Boté (by Crow people)

Warhameh (by Cocopa people)

Joya (by Chumash people)

Kwiraxame (by Maricopa people)

Ihamana (by Zuni people)

Winkte (by Lakota people)

Nadleeh (by Navajo people)

Excerpt taken from Labyrinthos Potnia

Chicago, My Kind of Town

I love Chicago. I guess I’m biased because I lived there for a decade, and I wouldn’t change it for any other city unless absolutely necessary. I found these picture by chance (best of all in HDR format) and I wanted to share them with you. They are magnificent  but yet again, it doesn’t take much to show how Chicago is and will be magnificent. Those hot summer at the fountain, Millennium Park (which by the way took too long to finish), the neighborhoods with their distinct styles according to the immigrants who lived there and built them. The relaxing beaches up north Edgewater and Rogers Park, far away from the over crowded and snobbish North Avenue beach and Oak Street Beach. Ah, those were the days…

Asian Porn / A Big, Noisy, Scary Mess…

Yes, I know what you’re thinking; you watch straight porn??? Yes I do. It’s always been a pet peeve of mine to watch what heterosexuals do in bed, because it the closest I’m ever gonna get to it. I love watching porn from around the world, it’s fun, and even though sex is sex, there’s something fascinating about Asian porn. Let me explain why…

Knowing a bit about the Asian culture, has made wonder how they have sex, since they seem culturally adverse to show any kind of affection, which was pointed out by my Chinese friend a few days ago, who told me they don’t use the word Love to express said feeling to each other. Instead what they do is they give or make gifts for each other to express love. Ok, fair enough. Now, back to the point…

“NOW This is What I Call… Sexy???”

As you watch the start of each of these movies you begin to notice that guys are ughlyy… and this coming from a guy who’s very much attracted to Asian guys, or as it is referred to in my community as being a “rice queen”. Not only that, but they look like they just got outta jail and the word “pussy” sends them into a raging outburst of pheromones, and endorphins.

Girls start always with the “Geisha Hand’ like; OMG is he gonna do what I think he’s gonna do to me? And I’m like; BITCH, THAT’S WHAT U GETTING PAID FURR TO DO! – Side note here; they always seem to be underage as well, so I guess that proves I’m a pedophile now. 😉

Party Time / Don’t be So Anal…

Prostate stimulation (bear in mind not the “prostate exam“) is a well know practice in my community for obvious reasons, so much so that in thousands of years we have perfected its technique to almost a scientific equation. Yet most straight men seem to be oblivious to such a practice, or terrified if someone brings it up like oh lets say…. during an intimate moment with their lady-friend? And even if they agree to try it out, their poor partner has to swear an Oath of Silence for the rest of their lives. Ain’t that the truth ladies??? I want comments below pronto, don’t be shy. Tell the truth, shame the Devil is my motto. 😀

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STOP UGANDA’S KILL THE GAYS BILL

URGENT: SIGN AND SHARE

A bill proposing that gay and lesbian Ugandans be executed is coming back to Uganda’s Parliament – it could pass at any moment. Worse yet, rumours are suggesting that the bill has been changed in committee and we may not have a chance to see it before it is rushed through.

President Museveni once promised that he would not sign this bill into law. With pressure mounting on him to support the bill, only a massive global outcry – along with our friends in Uganda – will make him keep his promise.

Last year, we helped stop this bill in its tracks. We need to do it again.

All Out – Equality Everywhere

Dear readers

I’m urging you all to sign this petition posted on the link above, in order to save the lives of all the people who will be affected if this bill passed in parliament and is signed by President Museveni. I am outraged that after a year of having successfully stopped this bill, it is being presented once more and in such indignant way as a Christmas Gift to all Ugandans. I urge you to be participants in stopping such hateful bill to pass into law, which will allow Uganda to persecute, imprison and up to the death penalty for all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in this country.

Watch the video, and share with as many people as you can in order to spread awareness.

I would like to thank each and everyone of you, for taking the time to read this blog and do something to help prevent the destruction of innocent lives wherever they me be.

Lucianus

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In Response to “Nietzsche Contra Socrates” by The AntiNietzsche

I would like to thank The AntiNietzsche for writing such an interesting article which allowed me to explore something new and never encountered before. – Lucianus

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It is apparent to me that while Nietzsche is trying to chastise Socrates and his contemporaries, as well as his own contemporary philosophers, he is falling into the same ideological mistake he is trying to fight in the first place.

Without myth every culture loses the healthy natural power of its creativity:  only a horizon defined by myths completes and unifies a whole cultural movement.  Myth alone saves all the powers of the imagination and of the Apollonian dream from their aimless wanderings.[6]– At the same time considering Nietzsche’s background as far as religion is concerned, it’s seems very odd he would push forth the idea of myth as means to create a sound foundation, while forgetting that once a myth is created it is almost certain it will become reality and agreed upon as truth and used as a model for the rest of the plebeian horde. Also Nietzsche seems to be under the false belief that myth does not constitute a danger to humanity as long as it’s under careful check in reminding others that it is simply just so, a myth and nothing more. This flaw in judgment and e determination on his part to simplify this point (the myth creation) seems rather infantile almost to the brink of naiveté, something no serious philosopher should ever fall prey of.

“In this regard, Nietzsche isn’t so much anti-irrationality, as he is anti-dependency.  In his eyes, despite his staunch godlessness, even the creation of myths to serve as the foundation upon which to build a greater human consciousness would not be unacceptable (albeit as long as the individuals who create the myth do not allow themselves to forget that their myths are fictitious frameworks, and therefore do not become servants to the beings they create)”    I understand his need to fight dependency, but the replacement he suggests is in itself a dangerous one, for human history has shown time and time again what myth can become and hence change the very core of those who created it, thus changing the common man (plebes). He seems to be arrogantly blinded by an ideal of what the human race needs in order for it to thrive. He’s almost delusional to the point of climax in the way he describes such belief in myth. There’s almost something erotic coming from his statements on myth and the Apollonian dream. Is it possible our philosopher is trying debunk someone else’s work and at the same time tryin to satisfy e personal urge for return back to romanticism, even though such an ideal has long been dead and buried?  

Funny Business

I wanna thank Lodisha Marie, for her posts below, I was rollin’ reading them, hope to have you back soon gurrrl, love ya like watered down cool-aid. Now, back to real business, no more fooling around. Have you ever passed by a business and wondered what they were thinking when they named it, or seen an advert and thought; what the hell are they selling? Well, it has happened to me, and by the look of the pictures below you’ll get a pretty good idea yourselves. Enjoy it… 😛

Fashion Statement by Lodisha Marie Brown-Sugar Jackson

Mens are really simple creatures, and stupid at that, so from time to time we’d like to see a man who’s not afraid to make a fashion statement that says; Fuck Y’all, I can do wat I won and wen I won it and y’all can just lick my klondike of love :D. We’s got sum examples for y’all below, and please feel free to leave yo comets in the comet section beelow, that’s what that white rectangular empty space is furr, okey? Thanks pumpins…

Enough said about this dumbass below….I just hope Perry’s Brick don’t can his ass for bringing pussy at werk.

Now, here we gots a man who’s not afraid to show his “sensitive feminine side” (pinky up anyone?). Only thing boyfriend, please I beg ya that beautiful pink ballerina tutu really don’t match with yo hoes, yo bling-bling, shades and bandanna, is like a bunch of rappers threw up on you and got u dressed after slapping some fives over the seat. Jost sayin’…  Here we’s got a very dedicated man, shovings us the latest trend of on and off work attire witch reflects his addiction to his job, those are some really nice red panties u gots there boyfriend, go on witch bad self…TESTIFY!!!

Side Note; That cross on his back just makes mamma wanna PRAISE & WORSHIP, can I hear a Hallelujazzz?!

Real Advice for Any Man by Lodisha Marie Brown-Sugar Jackson

Hi all. As this week has come to an end and a new month begins I wanted to rich-up my blog by introducing a new addition which from time to time will help with some real advice on many matters, and fun-facts as well. Lets give a big round of applause in welcoming my new assistant Lodisha Marie Brown-Sugar Jackson.

Hey y’all, thank’s for havin’ me on this blog to bring ma point of view on some shit people don’t really pay attention two much no mo’, you’ll find that my first advice is very good for all of ya mens out there who sometimes do some rrelly rrelly crazy ass shit. Have fun…

Advice Dumbass who didn’t follow it

 

 

Sex-Ed for Dummies

Ok guys, after a few days of being down with the flu I’m back, and I’m bringing you this funny video about my favorite subject…The Penis. Yup, that’s it, the more know about it, the more we and our partners are happy. So enjoy the video and hope you get a kick out of it…

 

Love by Any Other Name…

“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” ~ Albert Einstein

After the Drunken Storm of Political Rhetoric – The Day After…the Election

I was lucky enough to come across an old stand-up show George Carlin did a few years back, and even luckier to find a piece where he talks about voting. Now most of you are not aware of my political view, and I’d like to remain it as such. At the same time some of you know how I feel about voting, not just in the US but everywhere in the world. So this is as much for myself, for you my followers of this blog and for my dear friend The AntiNietzsche who has had such an effect on my in recent months on many issues we’ve discussed, you can read his post about voting here and here.

I agree with every single vote George Carlin says in his rant, and it’s absolutely right to determine that since politicians come from us, voted by us, put in office by us, and they fuck us over and over, then why do we complain about them all the goddamn time? We deserve them as much as they deserve us, they come from the same scum we come from, hence we can’t expect them to be different nor better. They say that you are what you eat, by association we can say we have a political class kin to our own selves. Enjoy it.

 

Beautiful Men – David Diaz / Biblical Beauty

David Diaz originates from the Philippines but has since long relocated to Miami. Here in sunny Florida, he has specialized himself in modeling for mostly fitness and artistic photo shoots. But his objective is to get into fashion and eventually open a path into the world of acting. David is a man who likes a challenge. Both in his work as in his free time, which he fills with all kinds of thrill seeking activities and the search for adventure and adrenaline. This is what Ricardo Muñiz saw in him and choose him to be his David-statue-come-to-life.

Beautiful Men Armando Santos – A Jewel of Paris

Armando Santos was born in Belgium in 1986 but has since exchanged his birthplace for the French capital Paris. It is here where he grew up and it is here where he dreams of a career in international modeling. Armando’s dark masculine look is the result of a mixture of Lebanese and Portuguese origin.

Today’s Youth and Yesterday’s Parents

I took the inspiration for this blog today from reading one of my favorite blogs 400 Days til’ 40. The article posted was called 238 Days ’til 40: Corrupting and Contaminating Our Youth, and so I felt compelled to write my point of view on the never-ending theme of parent–children dilemmas, especially when it comes to building raport and setting rules as well as boundaries. So that you’re up to speed, this blog response article starts as an answer to the concerns raised by the aforementioned blogger.

What you write about is very true. It is you the parents who are screwing up big time. Indeed it seems parents today don’t know how and when to set rules and boundaries, and what’s worse they blame the school system, the teachers, because no one today parent or children alike want to take responsibility for their actions. The blame seems to shift from parents to children and vice versa and from parents to teachers with no vice versa in site.

Years ago I used to work at a children’s store selling car-seats and strollers and so on. From time to time these mothers would come in with their 2-year-old or older to buy things for the latest arrival and what these kids did while their mother’s were busy trying to buy the latest Bugaboo was appalling. They would tear the place apart, throwing everything their little hands could grasp on the floor and laughing about it, and what did the mothers do, well they tried to “talk” to their child to stop it, but almost never did they actually told their child to put everything back, at least try.

You’ve Got to Love Star Trek

How can you not love Star Trek? I mean when you have two hunks like Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine. I never understood how in the 24th century these two never tied the knot? 

My Take on the Gay Male Mind Maze (In Response to The AntiNietzsche)

Oh my AntiNietzsche you’ve done it again. Once more you take everyday life’s stupidity of the human kind and made it into a nice, plausible, witty, laughable truth for all of us to enjoy. Of course I’m not very familiar with the peculiarities of the womenfolk, though I have a few of them as friends, but what I read can be translated into something I’m very familiar with which is gay men and their behavior, which I’m surprised to say is quite close to that of women (my rainbow card will be taken away from me now :P). So before I make my own post of these quotes from straight guys I wanted to give it to you as answers from my perspective so we can both have a hearty laugh and also you can get to know what some gay men think of other gay men. I’m trying to do my part to broaden your horizons by changing a few words around to make it more plausible from a gay man’s point of view. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed reading your comments.

1. 1.       A man should always keep the bathroom door closed when he’s on the toilet.  I think it’s really disgusting to watch a man on the toilet.  And don’t leave beauty products like lube and poppers around for the guy to look at, either.”

Having said this, it’s true that intimacy is a wonderful thing, but before you become that intimate with your bathroom routine (and you with mine), we must at least have spent a measurable amount of time together and even then, we must use some decorum. Watching you in the toilet is not something I want to be reminded the next time we have sex, cose you see… I’m eating at that same table. I’m glad your preparedness kit such as lube and poppers is right there for me to see, and it fills my heart with joy of your variety of them, but darling, I don’t really like when I open the fridge to get some butter and your poppers bottles are right there next to it. So be kind and use a pouch, will you?