Random Heretical Thoughts

[shanmonster]

I think "goddess-sized" is a ludicrous euphemism for describing large women. Goddesses came in all sizes. There's nothing wrong with saying you're fat. Fat is not a swear word or an insult. It's just a descriptor. That jiggly stuff on your belly, thighs, boobs, and butt? That's fat. That's not goddess padding. And do you know what? There's nothing inherently wrong with that.

I have a heretical, blasphemous view. Rape jokes can be funny. So can murder jokes, disease jokes, dead baby jokes, and a score of tasteless jokes made about a vast array of other horrible things. And these jokes can even be funny to people who have been raped, have had loved ones who died of these diseases, etc. Just because you don't find those jokes funny doesn't invalidate the humour other people can get from them. Gallows humour is a pretty common coping mechanism. And there's a reason dark comedy and horror movies/literature are so popular. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So is comedy.

It's legal for women to be topless in public in Ontario. But movies that show boobies are still rated as not acceptable for children to watch. Not even for kids young enough to remember what their Mom's boobs look like at very close range. How silly is that?

Some pro-breastfeeding activists wish to desexualize breasts. Why? Boobs can be damned sexy. So are nice arms and gorgeous eyes. Or maybe toes are what do it for you. There's nothing wrong with sexy. Please don't make sexy a bad word. Just don't ogle. Especially don't ogle someone who's uncomfortable about it. That's just plain rude.

Comments

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

I suspect that the breastfeeders are going the desexualizing route because of the idiots who say that breastfeeding in public is obscene. It's the only defense they can think of against that bullshit, since the "this is not a sexual situation" defense has fallen on deaf ears.

The 'goddess sized' always makes me feel slighted. While my gut is out of proportion to the rest of my body, for the most part, I'm thin. Does this make me less goddess-y? Because I do not have the proportions of the Venus of Willendorf, is my body less sacred? Bah.

You have no idea the number of truly tasteless humor I, and most of my friends/family, have perpetrated around death... Hell, even the dead get in on it, hence my FILs postmortem belching.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

My name is Chernobyl Red and I approve of this message.

[meadb.livejournal.com]

I agree about goddess-sized ladies! It's weird how anything fat can become taboo--even saying someone is "big". A lot of time when I try on riding breeches, slacks, etc., and a shopgirl asks if they worked on me, I'll say "Nah, my thighs were way too large for them," which is the truth. I have a 26.5" waist and a 24.24" thigh (thanks, floorwork) and I think my thighs are awesome. But whenever I say this, shopgirls get all panicked and need to reassure me that I have small thighs, which is very obviously untrue. It's much more useful to try to destigmatize being large/fat than to come up with euphemisms for it.

[mysteryelfx.livejournal.com]

Excess (or excessive) adipose tissue = Fat