Comments on: Jungle Fever http://www.smutandsteff.com/2006/02/jungle-fever.html Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:59:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: scribe called steff http://www.smutandsteff.com/2006/02/jungle-fever.html/comment-page-1#comment-1476 scribe called steff Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:05:00 +0000 http://www.smuttysteff.com/?p=154#comment-1476 sooner or later, something's gonna spur the public dialogue. the more voices there are, the more chance there'll be that someone, somewhere, says the right thing at the right time to spark real, pure, honest public debate.<br/><br/>we need to remember how far we've come in the past few hundred years, though. we think things should happen so quickly, yet we forget we're just a blip on sociological history.<br/><br/>the media's sped the shit up a bit, but really, it's gonna take some time and some patience and some really, really passionate people to stand up for their beliefs -- whatever they believe. i don't care if the issue is gay marriage, abortion, polyamory, whatever. if you believe what you believe, start fucking saying so. <br/><br/>in this age of oprah -- smile on your brother man come on let's love one another kinda time, it's amazing how shut off we are to our inner voices, yet we wanna think that watching Dr. Phil and Getting Real's gonna some how patch up that curiously gaping spot within.<br/><br/>nah, we've just soothed the savage beast too fucking much. it's like the lion in the zoo. anyone's got to know there's something primal there, but out of his element and quelled such as he is, the beast is but a shell of the bastard he once was on the Savannah.<br/><br/>how is it we're stuffed into cubicles, wearing pants too tight, and ties and shoes that cater to looks, not efficiency, yet we're not empty, sallow critters like the caged beast?<br/><br/>oh.<br/><br/>right.<br/><br/>because that's exactly what a lot of folks are. it's really, fucking sad.<br/><br/>ah, well, there's a little rant there. sooner or later, something’s gonna spur the public dialogue. the more voices there are, the more chance there’ll be that someone, somewhere, says the right thing at the right time to spark real, pure, honest public debate.

we need to remember how far we’ve come in the past few hundred years, though. we think things should happen so quickly, yet we forget we’re just a blip on sociological history.

the media’s sped the shit up a bit, but really, it’s gonna take some time and some patience and some really, really passionate people to stand up for their beliefs — whatever they believe. i don’t care if the issue is gay marriage, abortion, polyamory, whatever. if you believe what you believe, start fucking saying so.

in this age of oprah — smile on your brother man come on let’s love one another kinda time, it’s amazing how shut off we are to our inner voices, yet we wanna think that watching Dr. Phil and Getting Real’s gonna some how patch up that curiously gaping spot within.

nah, we’ve just soothed the savage beast too fucking much. it’s like the lion in the zoo. anyone’s got to know there’s something primal there, but out of his element and quelled such as he is, the beast is but a shell of the bastard he once was on the Savannah.

how is it we’re stuffed into cubicles, wearing pants too tight, and ties and shoes that cater to looks, not efficiency, yet we’re not empty, sallow critters like the caged beast?

oh.

right.

because that’s exactly what a lot of folks are. it’s really, fucking sad.

ah, well, there’s a little rant there.

]]> By: vagueBoy http://www.smutandsteff.com/2006/02/jungle-fever.html/comment-page-1#comment-1475 vagueBoy Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:05:00 +0000 http://www.smuttysteff.com/?p=154#comment-1475 Yes. I'm running 5 sites. 2 of them are non profits arts & edu, 1 a business idea ... if i thought for a minute that vb would hurt those, i'd tear it down without blinking...and yet its the one I post on the most freely...not my personal writer's blog.<br/><br/>sad indeed...but i'm working on it<br/>sometimes 1 voice can make a difference<br/>i'm going to at least try Yes. I’m running 5 sites. 2 of them are non profits arts & edu, 1 a business idea … if i thought for a minute that vb would hurt those, i’d tear it down without blinking…and yet its the one I post on the most freely…not my personal writer’s blog.

sad indeed…but i’m working on it
sometimes 1 voice can make a difference
i’m going to at least try

]]> By: scribe called steff http://www.smutandsteff.com/2006/02/jungle-fever.html/comment-page-1#comment-1474 scribe called steff Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.smuttysteff.com/?p=154#comment-1474 Thanks, VB. :)<br/><br/>I think the quelling of the beast within is proving dangerous -- I think it accounts for why people are dealing worse with their anger than they have in the past. There are other factors -- technology, the pace of modern life, etc -- but being primal can actually be a release valve, I find, and to quiet that, to repress that need for release, that's what exacerbates shit... in my humble, non-professional opinion.<br/><br/>But many, many brave voices are needed. It's sort of ironic, all this anonymous sex blogging... most of us are on page with what's needed for society to grow the hell up and see sex for what it is -- far more than what society presently sees it as -- and the thing we need most is for people to lose their shame. Yet, all the people speaking, we're all anonymous. Why? Because we know the machine we're up against, and we know the judgment that will result from it.<br/><br/>Yes, sadly ironic. Weird world.<br/><br/>Thank you for the comment. Thanks, VB. :)

I think the quelling of the beast within is proving dangerous — I think it accounts for why people are dealing worse with their anger than they have in the past. There are other factors — technology, the pace of modern life, etc — but being primal can actually be a release valve, I find, and to quiet that, to repress that need for release, that’s what exacerbates shit… in my humble, non-professional opinion.

But many, many brave voices are needed. It’s sort of ironic, all this anonymous sex blogging… most of us are on page with what’s needed for society to grow the hell up and see sex for what it is — far more than what society presently sees it as — and the thing we need most is for people to lose their shame. Yet, all the people speaking, we’re all anonymous. Why? Because we know the machine we’re up against, and we know the judgment that will result from it.

Yes, sadly ironic. Weird world.

Thank you for the comment.

]]> By: vagueBoy http://www.smutandsteff.com/2006/02/jungle-fever.html/comment-page-1#comment-1473 vagueBoy Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.smuttysteff.com/?p=154#comment-1473 Thank You!!! For pointing out what so many people forget. These days people think of themselves as evolved and beyond such things. What most fail to realize is that Inscinct is still a very powerful part of our lives. Whether it is concious or subconcious we are very much instictual creatures. When we fight that part of ourselves we also lose many other aspects of 'us' as well. In this society there is a lack of true free speech. That would require not fearing what the masses think. Sure you can say it or do it but in the end if its not of the popular opinion you can lose everything. Just need some brave voices to get things rolling. I could go on and on but I'll stop. Best of luck to you on your private ventures. I have my own Ideas and know what its like to get caught up in the rest of the world's crap and see those dreams begin to slip. The only choice is to grab them back and Run with it. The only true failure is not trying at all.<br/><br/>:::vagueBoy Thank You!!! For pointing out what so many people forget. These days people think of themselves as evolved and beyond such things. What most fail to realize is that Inscinct is still a very powerful part of our lives. Whether it is concious or subconcious we are very much instictual creatures. When we fight that part of ourselves we also lose many other aspects of ‘us’ as well. In this society there is a lack of true free speech. That would require not fearing what the masses think. Sure you can say it or do it but in the end if its not of the popular opinion you can lose everything. Just need some brave voices to get things rolling. I could go on and on but I’ll stop. Best of luck to you on your private ventures. I have my own Ideas and know what its like to get caught up in the rest of the world’s crap and see those dreams begin to slip. The only choice is to grab them back and Run with it. The only true failure is not trying at all.

:::vagueBoy

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