tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post665443641737016014..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: GayProf Loses His ZenGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-10651381122435950102008-04-25T07:42:00.000-07:002008-04-25T07:42:00.000-07:00Did you get a license plate number? We need to fi...Did you get a license plate number? We need to find out where that douchebag lives. I have some ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-5840456803350875262008-04-23T10:00:00.000-07:002008-04-23T10:00:00.000-07:00I couldn't help but think of Hillary when you stat...I couldn't help but think of Hillary when you stated <I>"...we need to start thinking as a community..."</I> "It takes a village" came to mind.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I would be willing to entertain the notion that having more than one child is immoral, but I would be willing to entertain that having more than two cars in a household is selfish. That would definitely free up the streets and crosswalks. So many old subdivisions have one-car garages and you have families that live in them with 2, 3, maybe 4 cars. Egads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-87868682871445268612008-04-23T08:03:00.000-07:002008-04-23T08:03:00.000-07:00Adjunct Whore: Rumors of my blog death have been g...<B>Adjunct Whore:</B> Rumors of my blog death have been greatly exaggerated.<BR/><BR/><B>Greg:</B> I felt nothing. The earth is going to have to try a little harder to shake us off of it.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-21615496531236134732008-04-22T21:41:00.000-07:002008-04-22T21:41:00.000-07:00Oh, what a great f*cking post! I'm totally with y...Oh, what a great f*cking post! I'm totally with you in that crosswalk...driving's a privilege and a responsibility.<BR/><BR/>I also applaud your suggesting (seemed to me, anyway), that we as a nation of people have to start taking some more responsibility for the way things are and not just blaming the convenient scapegoat presidiot (which isn't to say there isn't PLENTY he'll need to account for someday).<BR/><BR/>Somehow, we've become a nation of entitled, imperialist ostriches, with our heads buried deep in the sands, unable to see the snare closing in around us.<BR/><BR/>Grim? You betcha. (Hey, did you feel the earthquake in MWFT?)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-54426633786387893272008-04-22T19:22:00.000-07:002008-04-22T19:22:00.000-07:001) i haven't been blogging or reading blogs in awh...1) i haven't been blogging or reading blogs in awhile but thankfully, you're still here;<BR/><BR/>2) the other day i walked across campus in one of those car/ped areas and listened to huey lewis and news (i think, cheesy, late 80s early 90s) from a college kid's convertable--???<BR/><BR/>3) i don't think that having a position on clinton vs. obama means you've bought into the cult of personality--their policy differences remain (in theory anyway) small, but political strategy can't be collapsed into personality, or shouldn't, anyway.<BR/><BR/>4) i agree: peds ALWAYS win out over drivers.<BR/><BR/>happy grading and end of meetings.gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-83209633277853723682008-04-22T13:18:00.000-07:002008-04-22T13:18:00.000-07:00Chad: It is interesting that the U.S. seems to be ...<B>Chad:</B> It is interesting that the U.S. seems to be hostile to the creation of new knowledge. That usually is a luxury of empire.<BR/><BR/><B>Pacalaga:</B> Damn -- I keep forgetting. Me and my foolish notions of social justice.<BR/><BR/><B>Mel:</B> Given the value of the U.S. dollar today, I would say that the answer will be "sink."<BR/><BR/><B>CoffeeDog:</B> I was disappointed that Clinton felt the need to play the same cards as McCain around the comment (rather than redirecting discussion to how wrong voters were in 2004).<BR/><BR/><B>Calpete:</B> It's true that the Bush administration's refusal to provide real education about birth control and safe-sex practices is partially to blame. I am leery, though, about overstating the role of teenagers in the current boom. The white middle class in this nation has a long history of pointing to the poor, especially racial minorities, as the supposed "problem" while they continue to have tons of children in suburbia.<BR/><BR/><B>Torn:</B> 17 and in California? It's too sad to contemplate.<BR/><BR/><B>VUBOQ:</B> I think my zen might be lost under my bed. I'll check next time I vacuum.<BR/><BR/><B>Antonio:</B> I thought about contacting the police. In the fall, I think that I will send a general request that the police start enforcing the laws about cross walks (given the semester is out, it seems moot to do it now).<BR/><BR/><B>Alan:</B> I haven't noticed a regional slant to it. I would say, though, that entitlement and youth make a hazardous combination on the road.<BR/><BR/><B>Earl:</B> Don't even get me started (again) on the massive growth in the desert sections of our nation. Las Vegas? Phoenix? Are we just that insane?<BR/><BR/><B>HisoriAnn:</B> Maybe it is <I>because</I> you were so clearly white that he felt at liberty to use his cherished racist language. <BR/><BR/><I>Whether they're behind the wheel or in the crosswalk, they think they're completely entitled to drive/cross wherever and whenever they like.</I><BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is true; however, I think that walking is a basic human right. Driving is a privilege. So, I will always side with the peds.<BR/><BR/><B>Marius:</B> Send checks to "GayProf's Puerto Vallarta Fund."<BR/><BR/><B>ROG:</B> Things do seem really grim. I wonder how many people are feeling it?GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-33194615553575122802008-04-21T12:53:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:53:00.000-07:00I was writing this unusually lengthy response to y...I was writing this unusually lengthy response to your blog when the comment post went haywire. Suffice to say, I agrre with it all, including the one-baby thing. Having children involves optimism, and I have far less of it than I did four or five years ago.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-57223000705013560882008-04-21T11:57:00.000-07:002008-04-21T11:57:00.000-07:00I'm with Coffeedog: Hillary for President! Also, y...I'm with Coffeedog: Hillary for President! Also, you need a break, Gayprof. Hm . . . I think we should send you off to Puerto Vallarta. You can spend some quality time with the locals. And by locals I'm referring to Aaron Diaz: http://www.alma-latina.net/01actors/a/aaron_diaz.shtml.Mariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606970820680869047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-31402029018233194442008-04-21T07:38:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:38:00.000-07:00What I love about college towns is how the student...What I love about college towns is how the students are simultaneously the worst, most aggressive drivers, and the worst, most aggresive pedestrians. Whether they're behind the wheel or in the crosswalk, they think they're completely entitled to drive/cross wherever and whenever they like. <BR/><BR/>What is it about pedestrians and their rights that bring out the worst in drivers? One time crossing one of the busy streets that slice up the Mall in Washington, D.C., I was called a "f'ing n--ger b*tch" by some middle-aged white dude with his wife riding shotgun, for the crime of knocking politely on the hood of his car as it almost rolled over my feet, and saying, "Walk Light!" I guess I was just too uppity, and had to be put in my place with sexuality, racial, and gendered insults. The trifecta! (Historiann is about as white as a slice of Wonderbread with the crusts cut off. Interesting how the racial insult was just pre-mixed in-between "f'ing" and "b*tch," isn't it?)<BR/><BR/>Historiann.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-27565496863013864332008-04-21T07:10:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:10:00.000-07:00I'm with Mel. I don't think we'll change until it...I'm with Mel. I don't think we'll change until it's too late. (It could already be too late, actually. I believe the water wars will be coming much sooner than expected.) We need a real leader, a leader who's not only really willing to challenge the status quo but who can rally the people enough to overcome the barriers erected by the corporate masters, Dominionists, the Gilded Party, and our lazy, elitist media professionals who enable them all.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-78338858828888700332008-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:002008-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:00If you start paying close attention, Gayprof, you ...If you start paying close attention, Gayprof, you might find that most of the really bad drivers in MWFT are from NY. That's been my experience anyway. They're rich generally rich kids driving Daddy's car and couldn't care less about anyone else.<BR/><BR/>We hates them don't we, precious? :)<BR/><BR/>(Note I'm not making the sweeping generalization that all NY drivers are terrible; just that they're worse than MI drivers.) :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274395216929104919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-22085598205597520722008-04-21T06:09:00.000-07:002008-04-21T06:09:00.000-07:00What a jackass the guy at the crosswalk is! I woul...What a jackass the guy at the crosswalk is! I would've gotten his license plate number and contacted campus security. He may not have been reprimanded, but it might get something done about the jerks being inconsiderate. We had similar problems at my university until the cops cracked down.Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551523252110967405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-63842349119091908772008-04-21T06:04:00.001-07:002008-04-21T06:04:00.001-07:00ps. I hope you find your zen.ps. I hope you find your zen.vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-28515415042888453622008-04-21T06:04:00.000-07:002008-04-21T06:04:00.000-07:00Bill McKibben's book "Maybe One" about limiting fa...Bill McKibben's book "Maybe One" about limiting families to one child is required reading in my evironmental policy program (or at least it was when I attended). It's an interesting read.<BR/><BR/>*smooches*vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-61000338480886568882008-04-21T03:51:00.000-07:002008-04-21T03:51:00.000-07:00I would have made the same hyperbolic leap. This ...I would have made the same hyperbolic leap. This reminded me of a recent notice in my facebook inbox that a relative of mine had added a bumper sticker. It read, The Democratic Party, Brave enough to kill babies but not Islamic terrorists. The relative is 17, sigh.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-30209612445043944592008-04-20T19:38:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:38:00.000-07:00For the population boom we can at least partially ...For the population boom we can at least partially blame the misguided policies of the Bush Administration which has mandated that abstinence-only sex education be the norm in federally funded programs. Not that you'd ever catch one of those smug white right-wing so-called Christians actually adopting an unwanted child of an unmarried mother. They would rather the mother starve and the child die young from lack of medical access, proper nutrition, or any number of other factors, so that they can point and say the wages of sin is death, etc. I am surrounded in my own working-class neighborhood by twelve and thirteen year olds who think it would be so neat to have a baby because they're just like little dolls -- you can play with them for hours, and then give them back to your own mother or grandmother to raise. Condoms? The pill? Hah! (A) They're too young and (B) they haven't been taught about either option. And abortion costs immediate money, as opposed to the long-term money required to rear a child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-73290393970552202802008-04-20T15:48:00.000-07:002008-04-20T15:48:00.000-07:00I agree with all that you've pointed out here. Ob...I agree with all that you've pointed out here. Obama was right when he said that about people clinging, but I am a Hillary fan so I rejoiced in his gaff :-)CoffeeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561507227103151863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-22268557064591735452008-04-20T11:58:00.000-07:002008-04-20T11:58:00.000-07:00But what's wrong with having more babies. Can't I ...But what's wrong with having more babies. Can't I just buy a bigger Hummer to fit 'em all into?<BR/><BR/>I think that things are unlikely to change in this country until they reach the point of irreversible crisis. Then it'll be sink or swim, and I'm not entirely certain we'll have the ability to pull together collectively to keep the nation from falling apart.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-72160305289173201092008-04-20T10:58:00.000-07:002008-04-20T10:58:00.000-07:00Um, but Gayprof, the US and all its (white male mi...Um, but Gayprof, the US and all its (white male middle class Christian) citizens are ordained by God himself to rule the world, use up all the best resources whilst making the "little people" feel "grateful" that left any for them in the first place, and to wage verbal (and physical) jihad on anyone who dares suggest it's not so.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-49395687785860016002008-04-20T10:48:00.000-07:002008-04-20T10:48:00.000-07:00It's kind of depressing seeing how American anti-i...It's kind of depressing seeing how American anti-intellectualism and imperialism have coalesced into a big blob of, for lack of a better word, OMGWTF? Other imperial polities (that I'm aware of) encouraged their populations to act in a cultured, "superior" manner: the Romans encouraged each other to dedicate themselves to philosophy and rhetoric; the Islamic elite of Al-Andalus patroned scientists and artists alike; and the British at least feigned a benevolent interest in the cultures they were stepping on and dismantling. With Americans, at least under certain viewpoints, it's as if the more self-absorbed we act and the less curiosity we show about ourselves and the world around us, the better we are. It's almost insane.csdentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084333803908168546noreply@blogger.com