SG invades my home...
Ok life is a little bit tumultuous at times and sometimes you need the help of others to help sort it out, but what to do when something distracts you and threatens to make you lose your focus? Well that happened to me yesterday while I was seeking advice about some rather upsetting and personal elements in my life. After watching a movie on Showtime with my mom's domestic partner, the conversation started and as I was trying to sort out and understand my feelings a familiar splash of imagery suddenly appeared on the TV. I was flabbergasted and could hardly remain engaged while a big SG logo flashed upon the screen. I was sitting to the side of the TV facing away, so I wasn't really watching (it had been muted), at first I didn''t think much about what was going on. About 15 minutes into our conversation, I turned and saw a hula-hoop dancing SG sans clothing. Gulp...
It suddenly became a big distraction and I tried to remain my composure as we talked. I'm sure my mom's girlfriend had just been ignoring the TV while we talked, but after another minute, I just had to say something. It was a little embarrassing to say the least. What she said next after I turned the TV off kind of struck me and caused me to think a little more in depth about the subject. She had said that she believed that the models had a negative self-image and likely were driven to exhibitionism by their insecurities. 
This, coming from a woman who has advocated women's rights and has a masters degree with some emphasis on psychology. What to say to that??? For some reason I'd always thought about SG's as being bold, having fun, being unashamed and self-expressive, celebrating a movement of sexual freedom and empowerment among women, not about objects being displayed for anonymous lechery. (After all, aren't a lot of girls here for the SG's?) I also consider eroticism another form of human expression, there is beauty in some of the work, the same as if it were a Renoir painting or an ancient Greek marble statue, but can SG really be reduced to merely exploitative pornography? Sometimes I wonder, maybe I've just become a hypocrite? I'm a guy, I can't help but look, but a prudish sense of humility has made me reconsider in light of this revelation. As a social networking site, SG has drawn a lot of like-minded individuals who aren't so bashful about the subject of sex and sexuality, but we also discus many different topics from the mundane to the profound. It's a community of friends, but then why are we all here? Perhaps SG has become a church of hedonism (and I don't mean it in a bad sense) and we, it's congregation, really just enjoy reveling in an orgy of expression. But I've also been thinking about how SG is being marketed and I'm wondering if it's slowly headed towards some chaotic inverse of its inception, much as the original Woodstock became a travesty in 1999 as drunken frat boys descended upon it: a movement of togetherness molded through peace, love, and music, hijacked by a festering culture of angst and drunkenness. Sigh. Well the music at least persists. I'm near the end of my yearly subscription and I may not resubscribe to SG. I'm still not sure. While I still ponder whether there is any harm in "just looking", I must concede that although I find erotic imagery exciting and stimulating, it is a poor substitute for a strong and meaningful relationship. Maybe the two can co-exist and who am I to judge? If if feels good and if it feels right, then go for it, just consider what the potential impact may be for others around you. 
Ok life is a little bit tumultuous at times and sometimes you need the help of others to help sort it out, but what to do when something distracts you and threatens to make you lose your focus? Well that happened to me yesterday while I was seeking advice about some rather upsetting and personal elements in my life. After watching a movie on Showtime with my mom's domestic partner, the conversation started and as I was trying to sort out and understand my feelings a familiar splash of imagery suddenly appeared on the TV. I was flabbergasted and could hardly remain engaged while a big SG logo flashed upon the screen. I was sitting to the side of the TV facing away, so I wasn't really watching (it had been muted), at first I didn''t think much about what was going on. About 15 minutes into our conversation, I turned and saw a hula-hoop dancing SG sans clothing. Gulp...
It suddenly became a big distraction and I tried to remain my composure as we talked. I'm sure my mom's girlfriend had just been ignoring the TV while we talked, but after another minute, I just had to say something. It was a little embarrassing to say the least. What she said next after I turned the TV off kind of struck me and caused me to think a little more in depth about the subject. She had said that she believed that the models had a negative self-image and likely were driven to exhibitionism by their insecurities. This, coming from a woman who has advocated women's rights and has a masters degree with some emphasis on psychology. What to say to that??? For some reason I'd always thought about SG's as being bold, having fun, being unashamed and self-expressive, celebrating a movement of sexual freedom and empowerment among women, not about objects being displayed for anonymous lechery. (After all, aren't a lot of girls here for the SG's?) I also consider eroticism another form of human expression, there is beauty in some of the work, the same as if it were a Renoir painting or an ancient Greek marble statue, but can SG really be reduced to merely exploitative pornography? Sometimes I wonder, maybe I've just become a hypocrite? I'm a guy, I can't help but look, but a prudish sense of humility has made me reconsider in light of this revelation. As a social networking site, SG has drawn a lot of like-minded individuals who aren't so bashful about the subject of sex and sexuality, but we also discus many different topics from the mundane to the profound. It's a community of friends, but then why are we all here? Perhaps SG has become a church of hedonism (and I don't mean it in a bad sense) and we, it's congregation, really just enjoy reveling in an orgy of expression. But I've also been thinking about how SG is being marketed and I'm wondering if it's slowly headed towards some chaotic inverse of its inception, much as the original Woodstock became a travesty in 1999 as drunken frat boys descended upon it: a movement of togetherness molded through peace, love, and music, hijacked by a festering culture of angst and drunkenness. Sigh. Well the music at least persists. I'm near the end of my yearly subscription and I may not resubscribe to SG. I'm still not sure. While I still ponder whether there is any harm in "just looking", I must concede that although I find erotic imagery exciting and stimulating, it is a poor substitute for a strong and meaningful relationship. Maybe the two can co-exist and who am I to judge? If if feels good and if it feels right, then go for it, just consider what the potential impact may be for others around you. 
somebroad:
Thanks mister! She sent me Flowers today!!!