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#4: "Willem “Green Goblin” DaFoe" Perhaps he deserved this moniker at some point or another, jayallen, but seriously, check out his body of work aside from film before you pigeonhole the man so grievously--i.e., on the STAGE, man...! Not THAT "body," J_Squirrel! Get your nuts outta the gutter! Wait now--not THOSE nuts--never mind. Sigh. ;)— March 7, 2010 3:14 a.m.
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I guess this is the theme of the week. Rocket_J, all I gotta say (to you) is: "You're a God. ***** performance." ;)— March 7, 2010 3:11 a.m.
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re: #5: "I fear nothing, SD." Finally an honest statement out of Pete! And an explanation of why he is online 24hrs/day. Fears nothing, so faces it constantly ;) re:#19: Enough of these dilettante chocolate animals! Let's see MORE of the PRO-chocolate animals!— March 7, 2010 12:19 a.m.
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I'm 'n' luv. Ok! Here's the right vibe for this column--a guy who can write, and imagine this--he actually parties!!! Doesn't hurt a bit that he's easy on the eyes, either, from abs to iris. Your real name or no, welcome, Chad 'Crasher' Deal! ;)— March 6, 2010 9:18 p.m.
We Filipinos eat with our hands, drive crazy on the road, point with our lips
re: #14: Hey, very well put, marie142! "...Plus stories are constantly edited to appeal to the readers and so perhaps she added some comical twists to it to try to make the readers laugh or the Reader might have changed some things. So to those that are bagging on the writer, be open to what she has to say and realize that maybe she's probably lost in that constant battle between being a Filipino and a American."— March 6, 2010 8:02 p.m.
We Filipinos eat with our hands, drive crazy on the road, point with our lips
re: #8: "YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM ME!!!" Let me guess: "Violets are blue?" Sorry, lame, but couldn't resist, and we could use the laugh, I'm sure :) Let's all relax for a second (assuming we are just ignoring #13--it's useless to beat one's head against that wall): The author is writing about her experience, and the title does express her particular experience, just as the story outlines her feelings about and reactions to the culture she is a part of, but does not understand. Just like a racist who hates through ignorance, so does she. The piece is valuable from this perspective--someone who is clearly embarrassed by her parents' ethnicity and heritage-- whether or not it is intended. I can't see how anyone (of moderate intelligence) reading this piece would see it as anything but evidence of this immature, self-hating point of view, which affords us a glimpse of how racism is internalized and rearticulated within the context of and against the facile judgements of a dominant culture--not stated directly, but everywhere we feel this author's angst over not fitting in exactly as she thinks an "American" should. For writing on a more generous variety of Filipino and Filipino-American perspectives, check out Jessica Hagedorn's work. A play of hers is titled "Dogeaters," but would you dismiss it because she chooses to conceptually explore rather than repress this epithet? Because she tackles the difficult topic of internalized ethnophobia and racial hatred? http://www.amazon.com/Dogeaters-Jessica-Hagedorn/…— March 6, 2010 7:58 p.m.
My Brunch With Yoko
It seems like eventually everything sells out, and it isn't always one person doing it. Corporations and groups get hold of the rights to songs, for example--I'm sure Jayallen has some info/opinions on that matter. But why talentless? That's some strong condemnation. Have you looked at her early collaborative and solo efforts with the Fluxus group? My echo of AG's sentiments re: Danielle, Jayallen. Though I don't really know the other side of the story, I do agree that it sounds like a fifteen-year old got caught up in the system, which unfortunately, did not spit her back out as it should have. I wish you both the best of luck and legal talent in finding her way home.— March 6, 2010 2:33 p.m.
Tundra # 7
Gotta run, but I'm not avoiding the conversation, and will be back--just want to say for now that quillpena, I have enjoyed your writing immensely, and hope you can understand that while I take issue with this as an irresponsibility, it doesn't mean that I have any less respect for what you've written, or any less gratitude for the enjoyment you have afforded me. Anthropomorphizing is what we do with domestic animals, who unfortunately, cannot live very easily in the outside world we've made. I'm all for outdoors--but protection from direct injury. Ciao for now!— March 3, 2010 3:24 p.m.
Tundra # 7
I have lived in the country, Pete. I do understand life on a farm, and have witnessed cleanly done slaughter for food that fed me. I also understand that most animals are territorial by nature. But this is not about me, though you would attempt to make it so. It is about a man who seemed to love cats, and observing them, but took it way too far. Domesticated animals need to be cared for by us. They cannot survive well or very long on their own. Because we have interfered in their lives, it is up to us to make sure they are fed, sheltered, and safe from harm. The things I listed in Tundra #6 that a vet would observe hold here. Cats can injure each other in ways that cause fatal infections, not to mention very painful injuries. Instead of understanding the true nature of cats, Quillpena has here decided to anthropomorphize them to his own ego's satisfaction, and to justify his desire to see animals fight. Cats are not "like" gladiators, and they do not sit there thinking about the nobility of the challenge. Tundra was not a little 'soldier-son' to be proud of, and whose courage needed a boost, as well as some training in fighting by an older 'sensai' cat. This is ridiculous and irresponsible. They feel fear, and instinct makes them attempt to protect their territory. That's it. Quillpena needed to take his cat in and keep it away from the other cat, so they did not injure each other. Period.— March 3, 2010 2:57 p.m.
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"began to circle each other like Roman gladiators in the Coliseum. It then occurred to me that what they shared wasn’t hate—it was admiration, respect, and perhaps even love. A strange, unhealthy love, certainly, but love nonetheless." So, basically you opted to hyper-anthropomorphize their feelings and personalities in order to justify your getting off on watching animals injure each other.— March 3, 2010 2:12 p.m.