tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.comments2015-03-22T17:07:59.441-07:00fem.men.istrichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comBlogger758125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-17299604248121544072015-03-11T18:41:55.151-07:002015-03-11T18:41:55.151-07:00just finished mailing out all of my handcrafted th...just finished mailing out all of my handcrafted thank you cards, was fun to get those done!<br /><br />the last thanks go out to Lily Medina, Jenny Chu, Camilo Gaston-Greenberg, E Woodland, Shannon Currier, Nerissa Street and Donna Waldfogel!! thank you so much!! as well as the many anonymous folks who have been giving. You all made it possible for me to get this training, and I am forever grateful. Thank you!!<br /><br />and now... the work begins. richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-2238068865481056592015-02-09T18:33:30.741-08:002015-02-09T18:33:30.741-08:00wow!! i'm at 65% of my goal, with 7 days left!...wow!! i'm at 65% of my goal, with 7 days left!! big big love and gratitude to Berette M, Jack T, Mia M, Se', Maia H, Carol-Anne M, Sierra P, Nadine B, Max A, Larena B, Jodie T, Melorra G, Therese N, Stephanie M, Erica J, Michelle R, Kip K, Travis W, Wei T, Brandon B, De P, and many anonymous funders and everyone who is spreading the word!! thank you!! <3richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-6582410115621190422015-01-29T14:19:18.255-08:002015-01-29T14:19:18.255-08:00Big thanks to Katie Loncke, Laurie Marshall, Alexa...Big thanks to Katie Loncke, Laurie Marshall, Alexander Johnson and Simone Harvey for kicking off my fundraising campaign with your generous contributions!! i so appreciate you. <b>Thank YOU!!!!!</b>richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-51894703633295154302014-01-14T21:12:52.766-08:002014-01-14T21:12:52.766-08:00i know i am years late but this truth is ever time...i know i am years late but this truth is ever timeless for me, i am a young black gay male and i have these discussions with people who really dont want to think about this ......i mean i heard my thoughts mastered and thrown back at me i almost had tears for the things i want to explain but lask understanding and to hear them and know them in your writing is a relief......i wish i could in some way have contact like email i have so much i want to discuss ...house music is a language for me that i dont like to talk but dance people find me rude lolol i only want the beat and the floor <br />minushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288735472962656925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-5389577818060659572014-01-14T21:05:11.808-08:002014-01-14T21:05:11.808-08:00this was very informative ihave so much to read fr...this was very informative ihave so much to read from you and very much grateful to come across your work ...do you have email or facebook?minushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288735472962656925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-9614521656860340392013-05-15T07:31:09.397-07:002013-05-15T07:31:09.397-07:00Great debate and dissection of the tune but your v...Great debate and dissection of the tune but your view seems more like a reach than a thing that Marley would imply considering his body of work. Kinky could mean risque in general for Bob on the song. Drug experimentation and sex with Ms. Brown can encompass "kinky" during the 70's. No? I salute you for this article regardless.Shirma's Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399430819133738516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-25464011355881491442013-04-13T18:18:25.390-07:002013-04-13T18:18:25.390-07:00Marley words give each person a different meaning ...Marley words give each person a different meaning !<br />That's also why he's consider a prophet !<br />He tell us that our felling are the eyes to see the world !<br />the real meaning of this songs is not really the words writed ! But what the word can get out of you<br /><br />Check the words of His Majesty if u want to understand better the songs of the king of reggae !<br /><br />I say :<br /><br />kinky reggae drive myself away <br />so I can get out of this smokeyplaces<br />InI will not fall in temptations<br />lot of work to do to reach the final destinations<br />not wasting time on sexual experiment<br />or even to look for new drugs entertainment<br />everything is written nothing new under the sun<br />tollerance is important to unite all human<br /><br />sorry for my english <br /><br />respect for human kind <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-40822613134614001172013-02-26T14:03:27.720-08:002013-02-26T14:03:27.720-08:00kinky activity *offered* in Picadilly Circus, rath...kinky activity *offered* in Picadilly Circus, rather.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-51112491567730495562013-02-26T11:21:04.177-08:002013-02-26T11:21:04.177-08:00thank you for your interpretation Rasta-Faria. I c...thank you for your interpretation <b>Rasta-Faria</b>. I can definitely see the opium/hash reference since Picadilly Circus was a drug center, as well as a notorious center for picking up "rent boys". <br /><br />I only ask what is so kinky about doing drugs? the name of the song is "Kinky Reggae", Bob is singing about "kinky" activities. Both which allude to using sweet edibles as a compliment to oral sex. I understand that the man-to-man oral sex situation is harder for most Rasta to accept, and many will go to great lengths to have it mean something else, but... imma need you to enlighten us as to what kinky activities Bob is talking about with his friend in Picadilly Circus before you simply discount the whole notion as a drug sinting. right now what yer pointing out is making me think the reference could also be about a combination of drugs and sex actually... <br /><br />so yes, what exactly is the kinky activity happening in Picadilly Circus? making it "kinky as kinky can be?"richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-23854651708228109802013-02-26T11:03:05.305-08:002013-02-26T11:03:05.305-08:00just a tid bit lol since clearly i dont think this...just a tid bit lol since clearly i dont think this person who originaly posted this knows wtf there saying lol candy tar =Opium/heroin Chocolate bar is simply a hash bar/hash brownie (opium on his hash bar) picadilly was a big reason for Roberts Drug experimenting this is real simple stuff to research most of it has been actualy proven Piccadilly was a Huge drug spot in london in the 70s the song is mainly Being tempted bye stuff he knows is not ment for him which u did nail on the head with the mrs brown section and Booga wooga is a un offensive word for vagina ... and also sneakers lol she had brown suger all over her booga wooga ( her color is brown as surgar i.e her vagina is also lol ) simple stuff <br /><br /><br />this song didnt imply nothing with homo sexuality so u ppl need to leave that part alone this was more on drugs and being a woman lover which he clearly was 14+ kids (mostly his and adopoted) Cough* y most of them damian etc was born in UK!!!Rasta-Fariahttp://www.facebook.com/ras.tonyfarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-50300964543377737422012-11-22T21:40:21.962-08:002012-11-22T21:40:21.962-08:00Thanks for your input, Anonymous. As a thinking pe...Thanks for your input, Anonymous. As a thinking person, could you share your interpretation of the true meaning of Bob's song "Kinky Reggae", and what exactly made it so kinky? richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-37064563299666867102012-11-22T20:53:22.693-08:002012-11-22T20:53:22.693-08:00No, this is incorrect because the first thing you ...No, this is incorrect because the first thing you should realize is that Bob took The Rastafarian Movement seriously and especially back then,in rasta culture, homosexuality was not tolerated and neither was going down on a woman . Think people, think.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-26374205753634919112012-11-03T14:52:42.375-07:002012-11-03T14:52:42.375-07:00thank you Aisha! glad it resonated witcha. i haven...thank you <b>Aisha</b>! glad it resonated witcha. i haven't peeped this thread in a minute either, wow. thanks again!richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-37574937440120843112012-11-03T08:53:00.201-07:002012-11-03T08:53:00.201-07:00i loved the break down of this, i never really tho...i loved the break down of this, i never really thought about it, and just loved the hell outta the song especially the remix on Chant down babylon. Thanks for this!!! Aisha @The Bewitching Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747046019797410273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-38533521839018195842012-07-31T18:52:56.197-07:002012-07-31T18:52:56.197-07:00thank you, SMJ!thank you, SMJ!richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-50538419350480938542012-07-31T18:16:12.529-07:002012-07-31T18:16:12.529-07:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.sewa mobil jakartahttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-73053991843141279772012-07-18T18:25:15.132-07:002012-07-18T18:25:15.132-07:00@aboxofcarrots: haha! you are truly awesome. thank...@aboxofcarrots: haha! you are truly awesome. thanks for your words. makin my night over here :) <br /><br />the non-feminist men adore you, huh? i guess that's the majority of men tho, yeah...? i suspect that truly feminist identified men may be losing out because they may be too busy being respectful of your space while non-feminist types are probably gonna walk right up and be persistent. a hetero woman of color friend of mine made up her mind to become the one doing the approaching, just so the pool of men she dates isn't simply comprised of all the men (knuckleheads included) that approach her. it worked, i'm deejaying her wedding this weekend :)richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-83850642712716414662012-07-15T08:06:25.899-07:002012-07-15T08:06:25.899-07:00i just came across your blog from crunkfeministcol...i just came across your blog from crunkfeministcollective. I've been reading your entries and just thought i had to tell you that as a woman of color, a graduate student, a feminist, and a class and race-conscious scholar, i'd date you in a heartbeat.<br />i feel the same way about men too. Why is it that most men i know - even those who supposedly identify with feminism, often pick the "less threatening" feminists to date and have a positive long-term committed sexual relationship with? How come there isn't a long queue of feminist men fighting for this sexy ass? Non-feminist men however, seem to adore me. And then i start feeling awful for hypersexualizing my own body especially in relation to the politics of desirability and the affirmative male gaze.aboxofcarrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623387555991269993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-12383508243819628402012-03-10T07:39:22.411-08:002012-03-10T07:39:22.411-08:00From a facebook status: politics can't solve s...From a facebook status: politics can't solve spiritual problems. Alice Walker's comments make me think a lil deeper on that.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.NinaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162056745369931373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-82437690867865481182012-03-09T15:01:32.166-08:002012-03-09T15:01:32.166-08:00Thanks Lady Bard!Thanks Lady Bard!richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-16867403242177433072012-03-09T14:43:54.907-08:002012-03-09T14:43:54.907-08:00Great job, I remember those remarks.Great job, I remember those remarks.Lady Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791948877093919165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-11319207715150102062012-03-07T12:21:34.599-08:002012-03-07T12:21:34.599-08:00wow. it's official, not only do our minds disa...wow. it's official, not only do our minds disagree, so do our bodies! <br /><br />the biological mechanizations of "nocturnal tumescence" are fascinating. they don't actually discuss arousal and erotic charge, but the technical aspect of why it happens is very interesting. for me, if i have an erection, even if i have not been thinking/dreaming about erotic material... then i am also aroused. i'm not a "morning person" when it comes to sex, but if i wake up with an erection, then i'm totally down to have sex, and not just from a technical perspective, i feel erotically charged and very much into the idea of having sex. <br /><br />in somatic/body centered therapy, (can't find any links that illustrate this specific exercise/theory, not sure how to even search for it, gotta keep it moving) it is known that doing things like forcing yourself to smile widely will trigger some happy feelings, as much as putting on a deep frown and stomping your feet will evoke some aggressive feelings, even though it seems purely performative... the body has deep wired associations with these physical expressions, and will respond as such. method actors know this, and utilize this to make their acting even more real feeling. and those are conscious manipulations, morning wood is involuntary, and for me, definitely triggers the associated feelings that comes with an erection. <br /><br />so, in my experience, an erection is not separate from arousal.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-14425931059944416942012-03-07T01:21:51.952-08:002012-03-07T01:21:51.952-08:00Your example of "morning wood" is intere...Your example of "morning wood" is interesting because I don't feel any arousal associated with it at all, and in fact it's thought to be a spontaneous mechanism for oxygenating penile tissue that's unrelated to dream content (and therefore sexual arousal).<br /><br />http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/whats-morning-erections<br /><br />I can imagine something similarly non-sexual happening during certain types of anxiety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-62670941284609295572012-03-04T19:56:45.255-08:002012-03-04T19:56:45.255-08:00aaaaaand a little bit of satire to close out the n...aaaaaand a little bit of satire to close out the night. <br /><br />http://www.theonion.com/articles/why-do-all-these-homosexuals-keep-sucking-my-cock,10861/richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8756555647206668344.post-35386281511792891072012-03-04T19:45:49.894-08:002012-03-04T19:45:49.894-08:00hey Anonymous. Though we disagree, i really apprec...hey Anonymous. Though we disagree, i really appreciate your cool-headedness on this whole thing. People usually get very emotional and attacking. I also appreciate your persistence :)<br /><br />I wonder if we know each other... hmmm....<br /><br />i think notions of what is considered pleasant and unpleasant where sexual arousal is concerned, is a complex subject. fetishes can be born when something physically or psychologically painful/invasive is introduced into the sexual arena, whether it is consensual or not. someone may have been held in a chokehold nonconsensually during a sex act, and later ask someone to choke them, for an assortment of motives including regaining agency, engaging a healing process, and that it is now a highly charged erotic act for them (to be clear however, rape is not an erotic act, it is violence). i would like to see a follow up study to see how many of these men are now turned on by (whatever genre they were watching) porn and the threat of electric shock, or sex with someone wielding a electric cattle prod or something. <br /><br />since we have different notions of how anxiety manifests in these studies, i'll just move on from that subject. <br /><br />but i'm not so sure about your explanation that men with erections can legitimately feel no arousal. even if i wake up in the morning with a woody for no reason, i am aroused. are you a cisgendered/non-trans man? <br /><br />there is another subject that we have both not touched on, (which you may appreciate) and that is the fact that one can watch any kind of sex act and be aroused, just because it is *sex*. i have lesbian friends who really enjoy watching gay male porn. ie, i would say that arousal from watching any kind of porn may not be an indicator of sexual preference. HOWEVER i am still fascinated that these homophobic men are MOST aroused by gay male porn. to quote a gay male comedian talking to a straight male friend... this one had me think twice: "so, when you watch straight porn, do you prefer for the men to have little puny penises, or thick, throbbing cocks?"<br /><br />we do agree that the nature of bigotry includes obsessive behavior. it gets more suspect when say, you are a dancehall artist that needs to have several songs on their album denouncing gays, that includes graphic pictoral descriptions of homo-erotic acts one "should not do", or if you are one of these Ugandan ministers showing their church congregation gay porn to also demonstrate "what not to do." i mean... cmon. <br /><br />thanks for the thoughtful debate, its been awhile since anyone who disagrees with me engages me with a respectful, intelligent conversation. hmm... you may even possibly be the first...richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317048685329784696noreply@blogger.com