“FEAR is an acronym in the English language for ‘False Evidence Appearing Real.’ —Neale Donald Walsch Having examined how the sex-negative “scare” tactic is perpetuated, let’s look at the pernicious “confuse” tactic. This tactic relies on an audience not to fact-check, as it includes outright lying, omitting important facts (“de-contextualizing”), and even creating false contexts. [...]
Archive for August, 2010
How Sex-negative Lies Perpetuate a Fear-based Culture
“Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.” —Marianne Williamson The sex-negative strategy is composed of two major stages, each with its own primary tactic. First, scare; second, confuse. Both tactics are wielded against institutions (a political party, universities, medical associations, etc.) and individuals (activists, celebrities, researchers, journalists, etc.). In [...]
Now you know why I’m angry; here’s why you need to be, too
In my last post, I wrote that I am angry at the pervasive culture of fear, particularly surrounding sexuality. Like any culture, this one is no accident. It began in Victorian social strictures, has been engendered by the public schools, sustained by mass-market media, and is furthered by judgmental people enthralled to their fears. And [...]
You know I’m angry; let me tell you why
I am so angry. I am so angry that I wouldn’t even have had those four words, without the help of a friend. I’ve felt like this for a while, but I’m saying it now because I keep finding more examples of misdirection and hypocrisy—increasingly disgusting examples—and wore myself to tears trying to record it [...]
Stalker Update for 2010-08-04
The closest thing @clarissethorn has to a manifesto http://tumblr.com/xgceuc3o1 #ConsentIsEverything #ThereIsNoShould #sex #bdsm #glbt #poly # @LindsayDianne I read thru your interaction w/@cathcincotta. You may find this interesting: http://tumblr.com/xgcesjgfs She's got a pattern. in reply to LindsayDianne # America created dumbest form of #socialism ever: "Socialized risk, privatized benefit." http://lessig.blip.tv/file/3945764 /by @lessig #tcot # Follow [...]
