1. I'm not a feminist. Mostly because I don't understand what is distinctly meant by it. I see so many different things that are labeled 'feminist'. If by it you mean that women should be treated equal to men, then I'd be all for it. However, some of the stuff makes it sound like women should be treated better then men, that it is their turn to occupy the top slot or something like that, that I just don't agree with. Granted, the domination of most fields by men historically is wrong, but it also can't be changed since it is in the past. I'm all for equal treatment, but not for some kind of compensatory bonus treatment. One thing that really bothers me about Feminism in Philosophy classes in particular is that much of their writing could be categorized as them whining that men have dominated the field for 2500 years, to which I say, "Stop whining and start doing worthwhile philosophy and that will change, but complaining about it won't do a damn thing." Though, I must admit, I have only read what I have been forced to read in class since my interests tend to lie in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and there just isn't much in the way of feminism in those eras (Apart from Plato saying that men and women should be equal because not doing so is silly because then you are only getting half of the production that you could be from the state.)

2. She must, must, must, must be well-read. Not just that she has read a lot of books, but that she has read a lot of quality books.

Sorry, no questions for you yet....let me think about it for awhile.

1) no, i'd help a friend but not a gender.
2) trust, i just wish it weren't so difficult to test for.

purple can turn grey if not done correctly. i think colour has a lot to do with skin tone. i really can't tell what yer's is in the pix cause of lighting and it's just not the best way to tell. but, if you have a skin tone that doesn't sit right with purple (be sure you know if you're doing a more blue-based or a more red-based) then it could come out really awkward. of course, this may or may not matter to you depending on how permanent you expect this to be. i use the same discretion when purchasing lingerie.

btw, someone gimme a job where i can dye my hair again. happy helloween.

1. hm. sort of. i mean, i agree with the basic principles of the ideology, but i feel like it's been distorted so much in recent years. but i also agree with what bijou said about it further separating men & women. i think that's true, too. so yeah, sort of. how's that for a lame answer?

2. i think the sexual chemistry thing is quite important. some people probably think i put too much emphasis on that, but really.. it's a big deal. whenever i start dating somebody and it starts getting serious or whatever, and we haven't slept together yet.. i always get really worried that there's going to be no chemistry and it's going to suck (no pun intended) and fuck up the whole thing. maybe i'm shallow, i dunno. i also don't think i could deal with somebody who was heavily religious and attended services weekly. of course, if they were, they'd probably think i was one of the devil's minions or something. and i can't deal with stupid people. at all.

3. when i used to do a zine, i asked everyone i interviewed "have you ever been set on fire? and if so, how?" you'd be surprised at some of the freakish answers you get. my favorite was when i interviewed tilt (this was in 95 i think) and then bass player, gabe, said he hadn't, and then came back 10 minutes later with some lighter fluid and a cigarette lighter. so i got to light gabe's hand on fire. it was very punk rock.

eddie quote of the day: "'how's it coming along dr. heimlich?' 'well not very well at the moment. it's not really a manuever at the moment. it's more of a gesture.' as the national rifle assocation says, it's not guns that kill people, it's manuevers."

1) Hellz yeah. Despite all the confusing flavors and scare propaganda (and, admittedly, some self-described feminists aiming their rhetorical firearms toeward), feminism is still valuable and important. I do believe that cultural degredation of females and feminine characteristics (femiphobia) is still at the heart of most of our problems as a society.

2) I read this question and the first thing to come to mind is "beggars can't be choosers." All the same, I think that respect is a must. I couldn't be with somebody I didn't think highly of, or somebody who made me lose self-respect.

3) "The neurotic assumes too much responsibility; the person with a character disorder not enough. When neurotics are in conflict with the world, they automatically assume that they are at fault. When those with character disorders are in conflict with the world, they automatically assume the world is at fault." --Scott Peck. Which of these two comes closer to describing you? Are you neurotic or disordered?

Let's see. I'm a feminist, gay friendly nonconservative doofus from LA that loves Eddie Izzard and Nick Drake and thinks you should go purple, but like a really rich, deep purple. Uh, kids are for other people and girls that aren't bi are not to be trusted. I was one of the producers on Almost Famous and hail you for mentioning it. I also did the dvd for Say Anything ande sat with Cameron, John and Ione as they did the commentary. Cool? Uh, yeah!! Don't ever give your address out to random blokes like me, but maybe I could send you some rare Almost Famous treats to SGHQ? Would that get your mind off dipshits and their condescending attitude toward female sexuality? Hmmm? Happy Halloween!

People are entitled to their opinions, yep.
It's when they put down people whose opinions differ that they become total goobs. Which is why I usually (note - usually) keep mine to myself - my beliefs on just about everything are so complex that when I would try to explain them, people would jump on me. So now I just hush up unless I feel a voice needs to be heard.
(which is why I'm studying to be a lobbyist for civil rights - then i can shoot my mouth off all i want *AND* get paid!)

1) Mostly, yes. Women have been put down too much in society for, well, forever, and a lot of good ideas/ideals have been pushed aside because they come from the mouth of a woman. I pictured something one night that pretty much solidified my opinion : Think about all the people who "run" the nations they respectively live in. And I'm just talking political here. Think about their actions against others. Do you think, if all the world leaders were women, we would have as many problems as we do? Hell no.

2) The very infrequent arguement. And, just in my eyes, relationships are the most poetic forms of moral anarchy (not chaotic anarchy, just anarchy mind you) so there really aren't dealbreakers for me.

3) Do you like cheese? Why or why not?

1. i don't really think about it, but you probably don't like that. so yes. yes i am!
2. i usually figure out pretty early whether i'm compatible with someone and only stick with those who i KNOW it will work with (at least for some time), so i'd say dishonesty is the real eventual dealbreaker.
3. oh no, miss morgan, that's why we have you .. sweetass.

I wouldn't mind seeing those issues resolved, but at the same time I hate to say it but they are not that important to me since, being a guy, they don't effect me as much.

As for my saying that the historically dominated feilds can't change, I meant that what is done is done. You can suddenly have some feminist writings pop up from the middle ages. I didn't mean to imply that things can't change now and have a better, more equal future, I just meant that the past is unchangeable.....thank god the present can still be changed.

Man, who are these idiots at bust.com? Bust has always been pretty pro-sex and pro-porn. How could one be a reader of Bust and go on their website to argue against porn?

01 - yep, i am. i used to get all uppity about the semantics and say i was an equalist or whatever but ultimately that sort of dilutes what's been done in the name of feminism. i think that a vast majority of the world's problems exist b/c of the delineation between man, woman, and nature. it's all the same, really. our culture's been getting sicker ever since they ran the goddess out and kept only the god.

02 - hmm. gotta have communication, gotta have inspiration, gotta have compatable sexual proclivities.

03 - *shrug* you're doing fine.

Having given your proposal serious thought, I'm afraid I must decline. Your fella might hunt me down and hit me (I bruise easy), plus it would interfere with my plans to marry Siren.