Comments on: the sex positive bubble and killing a doctor http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/06/the-sex-positive-bubble-and-killing-a-doctor.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Pivonka http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/06/the-sex-positive-bubble-and-killing-a-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-6045 Jim Pivonka Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:44:29 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=2667#comment-6045 Much appreciated, Violet. Unique communities of special virtue, whatever that virtue, which focus on heightening the experience and neglect to remain aware of and in touch with the rest of the world seem to me to be looking for abrupt wakeup calls, as discovered by the CheneyBush & the neocons gang and the Southern Strategy Republican party. The same thing could happen to sex positive communities, as represented by those in SF and NYC, I suspect. Take a drive across the country listening to AM (& FM to, these days) talk radio. It's a window onto a very dark world, trying hard to extend its reach and influence. Eucators of all kinds should be aware of that world, and the need to work with those who live in daily contact with, but are not yet trapped in it. Much appreciated, Violet. Unique communities of special virtue, whatever that virtue, which focus on heightening the experience and neglect to remain aware of and in touch with the rest of the world seem to me to be looking for abrupt wakeup calls, as discovered by the CheneyBush & the neocons gang and the Southern Strategy Republican party.

The same thing could happen to sex positive communities, as represented by those in SF and NYC, I suspect.

Take a drive across the country listening to AM (& FM to, these days) talk radio. It’s a window onto a very dark world, trying hard to extend its reach and influence. Eucators of all kinds should be aware of that world, and the need to work with those who live in daily contact with, but are not yet trapped in it.

]]> By: Tony Comstock http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2009/06/the-sex-positive-bubble-and-killing-a-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-6036 Tony Comstock Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:43:19 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=2667#comment-6036 Glad to read this, Violet. It resonates with something I wrote about 3 months ago: <em>"My own thinking about sex, both in my personal life, and as a filmmaker is tremendously influenced by my experiences as a surfer, rock climber, skier, and various other pleasures that reward responsible risk taking. Some of the most interesting literature in the mountaineering world is devoted to forensic examination of tragedies, which necessarily invite the reader/climber to reflect on their own values and form judgments. “Judgment” is fairly nearly a dirty word in the sex-positive community, but it need not be. Good judgment is at least as fruitful a route to joy as anything else.</em> The rest here: http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2009/03/06/accentuate-the-positive-eliminate-the-negative/ Glad to read this, Violet. It resonates with something I wrote about 3 months ago:

“My own thinking about sex, both in my personal life, and as a filmmaker is tremendously influenced by my experiences as a surfer, rock climber, skier, and various other pleasures that reward responsible risk taking. Some of the most interesting literature in the mountaineering world is devoted to forensic examination of tragedies, which necessarily invite the reader/climber to reflect on their own values and form judgments.

“Judgment” is fairly nearly a dirty word in the sex-positive community, but it need not be. Good judgment is at least as fruitful a route to joy as anything else.

The rest here:

http://www.comstockfilms.com/blog/tony/2009/03/06/accentuate-the-positive-eliminate-the-negative/

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