Feb
09
I received a comment a ways back from a blogger who claims to have been emancipated by his escape from the habit (or addiction) of crossdressing.
His story piqued my interest because it is very different from the vast majority of what I hear out there – what most of us hear.
Truth be told, there is a lot of supportiveness out there – perhaps too much.
Don’t get me wrong; it is wonderful that we all encourage one another. But, it is good to remember that crossdressing may not be constructive for everyone who undertakes it.
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Feb
07
I am saddened and dismayed to learn of the spate of violence against trans people that has hit Washington, DC.
Deoni Jones, a 23 year old transgender woman was fatally stabbed on Thursday night at a bus stop in North-Eastern Washington just a few days ago.
Police, understandably, are hesitant to jump to the obvious conclusion that this is a hate crime, but I suspect they will in time. And this is why:
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05
Just a quick note on today’s big football game: I am voting for the Patriots.
My reason: Tom Brady, the cutest man in football.
Go Pats!
Jan
27
A couple of days ago, I asked a question about the way crossdressers portray themselves photographically. Today, I will offer an opinion, which you may infer from the title.
I have made mention in the past of men’s inclination to represent themselves by their sexual organs, often to the exclusion of their faces. Oh, they take pictures of it from every conceivable angle and then share it with the world as if it were the most amazing thing.
If you’ve got something, show it off: my car is faster than yours; my drill is more powerful; my cellphone is newer, etc.
Crossdressing doesn’t seem to change this: my heels are higher than yours, look what I can fit in my… (I just can’t say it), and so on…
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25
Every day, I get people friending me on flickr, and when I go to check them out, I find that a disturbing number of them seem to have gone through a surprisingly similar routine in their self-photography.
What they seem to do is take a few pictures of themselves facing the camera, with their heads cuts off, and then they turn around and bend over for the camera.
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05
Well, after the brouhaha that preceded ABC’s Work It, we finally got to see what all the fuss was about.
Of course the CD community is not going to appreciate some of the innuendo and outright specific comments indicating that crossdressing is nothing but a last resort for desperate people and not something any normal person would ever actually want to do.
I suspect the trans community will object to the trifling with their issues and with the whole concept of changing genders.
But, my opinion is that neither CDs nor TSs are really the true victims here.
In my view the real victims are men.
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02
America is a funny place.
The Playboy Club – a sumptuously shot, multi-layered program lasted barely 2 episodes before it was pulled, due in no small part to complaints from the religious right.
The Parents Television Council said: “Bringing The Playboy Club to broadcast television was a poor programming decision from the start. We’re pleased that NBC will no longer be airing a program so inherently linked to a pornographic brand that denigrates and sexualizes women … we hope other broadcasters heed the important lessons of this programming debacle.”
Now, along comes ABC with “Work It,” an idiotic “comedy” (premiering tomorrow) which needs no explanation beyond the poster at right. Yes, yes, women have it so much easier in the workplace than men, so of course it would be necessary to pretend to be one to secure a job.
But you know who has it easiest? Transgender women. Oh yes. Especially non-passable ones. Jobs practically fall into their laps, and co-workers enthusiastically welcome them.
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Dec
21
Wow.
I am obviously out-to-lunch on what issues will resonate with you all out there.
I was sure that relaying that episode about coming within an inch of being discovered would bring out all sorts of comments about similar experiences, counsel on wise behavior, discussion of risk and need and so on.
But, I got nothing. Just a big, flat thud. A lead balloon.
Go figure.
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Dec
06
Perhaps I was naive, but I never used to have a problem with pornography, especially where, rather than being exploited themselves, adult women had the power, if they so chose, to exploit others’ interest in their bodies for their own gain. But, whatever my impressions in my younger, more masculine and more innocent days, I’m convinced that today’s porn represents a clear and present danger to the fabric of society.
My attention was turned to this industry when I received an unsolicited offer of a contract from a pornographer. That led me to research, which in turn led me to nauseous disgust.
The porn industry is dealing with many challenges these days, not the least of which is the availability of free XXX movies online, in any flavor imaginable.
The industry – or at least a certain segment of it – has responded by trying to up the ante by dreaming up ever more extreme versions of perversion – as if this will make the free clips obsolete, like last year’s smartphone.
Any sane person would realize this is nonsense. Anything they do will be online and free in short order, and force them to push the line even further; there is no way to keep up.
But, much more importantly, they are degrading humanity.
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Nov
24
I believe that Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday, and, more to the point, a wonderful philosophy. It seems to me that the happiest people make thanks-giving a daily way of life.
We should never take for granted the things that we have, even if there is so much more that we may want. Nothing is ever achieved alone, so there is always someone to thank, or failing all else, just thank your lucky stars.
Food in our mouths, health in our bodies, peace in our part of the world, maybe a little love in our lives – just to name a few things – these are essential features of our lives that we just assume will be there for us.
That’s awfully presumptuous.
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