body language [14 Jan 2008|08:21pm] I have always said that women should be able to walk down the street naked, and not have to worry about being harassed for sex, or worse, raped. My views on that have changed somewhat over the past year. No, I don't believe a woman in sexy stockings or a short skirt deserves to be raped, certainly not. However, most women aren't wearing these things to fade into the background.. they're wearing them because they want to be noticed, plain and simple. And, there's nothing wrong with that. The issue that I have is when women go out of their way to appear enticing to others, and then profess how much they hate the attention they receive. You can't go to a bar with half your ass hanging out and not expect people to take notice. If you dress provocatively, expect to be stared at, smiled at, hit on, etc. You don't walk into a lion's den with a half rack of ribs attached to your chest, and this is the same thing. I get very tired of hearing women complain that men are 'all over' them everywhere they go, and then you see their MySpace photo or the clothes they wear out, and wonder where the rest of their dress is.. ladies, you want the attention, you want to play the game or you wouldn't dress the part. It's that simple. These are the same women who will talk to seventeen different guys a night for enough time to get a drink out of each of them. Don't get me wrong, it's their life and their choice, and hey, more power to them, but don't act like you don't know that you're paying for that drink with your tits. It's a subtle, acceptable form of pornography. And then, that seventeenth guy gets to take you home tanked, maybe let you puke all over the side of his car, has probably the worst sex of his and your life because you are both too inebriated to know the difference, and in the morning it's 'how dare he take advantage of me like that!' It's the same thing.. these whiny, insecure women who want, no strike that, need the attention to feel good about themselves because they lack any unsolicited self-confidence, and then act like every guy in the world is a jerk when they make a pass at them. Get real. They're like car salesman. It's the classic 'bait and switch'.. 'oh, look at all these features, leather, lots of trunk space, don't you want to take 'er for a test drive? well, sorry, that one's not for sale, but over here we have this lovely Pinto...' post comment

history repeats itself.. [14 Jan 2008|08:48pm] DESTRUCTION OF SULUKULE To Abdullah Gul President of Turkey   PROTEST OVER THREATENED DESTRUCTION OF SULUKULE        I wish to add my voice to the growing worldwide protests  over the threatened destruction of Europe's oldest Romani community.        The Sulukule quarter, named after a landmark water tower in Istanbul, has been settled by Roma for over a thousand years. I had the priviledge to visit there in l960 and again in l972, following the lst World Romani Congress in London.         I ask you to note that l453 the right of Roma to remain  there was confirmed by Sultan Mehmed, following his conquest of Constantinople.         Presently, this ancient mahala is home to some 3,000 Roma and sustains a flourishing music and dance tradition.        The Sulukule Association for the Enrichment of Roma Culture, supported by NGOs and university academics, has draw attention to the need to preserve this quarter as a unique living heritage site, important to the lO million Romani people throughout Europe.        I can vouch for the great value Sulukule has as a centre for Romani culture and social life, and call upon you to intervene to stop the bulldozing of this community.       It is clear that the main motivation for this destruction is to make a huge profit from demolishing the present houses, forcing Roma to go to another location 40 km outside the city and building new houses, affordable only to wealthy buyers.       I therefore oppose the Sulukule urban reneweal project which ignores the Vienna Convention for the Protection of World Culture and Natural Heritage and ask to bring this project to an end before any further damage is done.       Your sincerely,       Grattan Puxon     General Secretary 1971-l981     World Romani Congress post comment

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