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February 29, 2004
De gustibus non est disputandum!
Why are people always saying that God hates something? And why does it always have to be about sex?
(For this inspirational Sunday idea, I am indebted to Glenn Reynolds.) MORE: Excerpts from an interview with the artist, Robert Williams (which may -- repeat may -- shed some light on a cultural three-way between artistic expression, the right, and the left): Goblin: Why do you think bohemians are attracted to lower art forms such as graffiti art, tattoo art, poster art, etc. Are they more valid or is it just easier to make money that way. THE SEWER WIDENS: When artists (which I believe Howard Stern is) are allowed to discuss politics, trouble soon follows. Last year the FCC dared to allow Howard Stern to air an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger without providing equal time to the "other side." Critics responded by calling for "housecleaning at the FCC": “This shows how out of touch the Commission is and how beholden it is to the conglomerates that are serving up garbage on the nation’s airwaves,” said Robert Knight, director of CWA’s Culture and Family Institute.I'm having trouble following this logic. If Howard sticks with what they call "trash," he's bad. If he talks politics, he's worse? UPDATE: A big welcome to all visitors from InstaPundit! And my deepest thanks to Glenn Reynolds for linking to this post (which I thought was about shrimp, but which grew larger and larger until I almost thought it was about, um, taste, or ART, or even Culture, or maybe even POLITICS.) But I will say this: just as Franklin Delano Roosevelt drew the line when they attacked his dog Fala, I will defend my right to eat shrimp -- whenever, wherever, however! (Tongue in cheek, of course.....) posted by Eric on 02.29.04 at 01:00 PM
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I hope this leads to another Instalanche! Interesting how the word "bohemian" is coming back. I've noticed how a few old-style words are coming back into use, e.g., Negro, which has so much more dignity and _style_ than its more modern synonyms. Negro is a very sexy word to me. Norma. And her holy captive wife Dawn. Africa and Europe, and body and soul, body and body, soul and soul -- the ultimate integration. Robert Knight is one of the very worst, one of the most despicable, of the professional homo-haters. That Howard Stern and Arnold Schwartzenegger are hated by such as he is a badge of honor. Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping gun-loving selfish aesthete · February 29, 2004 07:32 PM Steven I think you may have some trouble getting that story published. Meanwhile, I will not eat green eggs and ham! Eric Scheie · February 29, 2004 11:29 PM My Dad always loved to quote that line of FDR and his little dog Fala. Steven Malcolm Anderson the Lesbian-worshipping gun-loving selfish aesthete · March 2, 2004 09:36 AM I'm eating some shrimp right at this very moment. A big plate of shrimp I just bought at Larry's Market here in Bellevue, Washington (near Seattle, the West Coast Washington, not the "West Wing" Washington, I don't even watch TV anymore). Larry's is the best supermarket-deli-cafe I have ever been in, and it's just a few blocks away from my home where I'm typing this. C:\> the Lesbian-worshipping gun-loving selfish aesthete · March 3, 2004 02:48 PM |
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All this "God Hates Shrimp" stuff is making me hungry for it. I love shrimp. As well as clams, oysters, crab, other things forbidden in the Bible.
One of my favorite sex fantasies used to be being embraced by a woman's flower while she is menstruating. I once wrote a story about that, "The Triumph of the Blood", glorifying female dominance, largely my response to Norman Spinrad's "A World Between".
I don't eat pork much though, so I guess in that respect I am somewhat kosher. I _will not_ eat ham on Easter, as that particular custom was introduced in the Middle Ages by an anti-Semitic Roman Catholic Church with the deliberate intention to affront and spite the Jews during their Passover celebration. I oppose and despise all anti-Semitism just as I oppose and despise all anti-homosexualism.