the stress of being clever and funny on command perhaps On Nov 15, 6:06 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Watch the body language of men of Cavett's age- even when they were > younger. They all act like tin wind-up toys. A very up-tight > generation. Same for Carson and Allen. Something very forced is going > on. Nursing themselves on celebrities hoping for an effect upon > themselves. But it is also apparent in today's late night comics. The > price of being a sycophant, perhaps. Or a leech. > > On Nov 15, 4:38 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Why Sarah Palin Fired up the Republicans Sexual > > Imaginationhttp://www.alternet.org/sex/107174/ > > From her hairstyle to her politics, America remains obsessed with the > > female politician who seemingly came out of nowhere. Even with the > > presidential election over, Sarah Palin remains a prominent figure. > > From her hairstyle to her politics, America has been and remains > > obsessed with the female politician who seemingly came out of nowhere. > > And while some debated her political platform, others were more > > preoccupied by her sexual identity. From a Palin sex doll to an homage > > adult movie, the sexualization of Palin won't quit. Most recently, > > writer Rachel Kramer Bussel created Sarah Palin Erotica, a site > > dedicated to erotic stories about the former Republican vice > > presidential candidate. After the jump, an interview with Bussel that > > reveals why Americans can't get over Palin. > > > The Frisky: How did you come up with the idea for the site? > > > Rachel Kramer Bussel: Erotica is what I know best, writing-wise, so it > > seemed natural to turn my attention to the figure in the election who > > has been the most sexualized. She's not the only one who's been > > sexualized, by any means, but when I started seeing things like George > > Gurley in the New York Observer saying he wanted to have sex with her, > > the porn video, and basically references to her and her sexuality in > > mainstream media, I realized the time was ripe for it. Also, I think > > you can do things with fiction that you can't with fact. You can > > imagine and elaborate and embellish, and often you may find what could > > have been a polemic becoming more complicated. No one is pure good or > > pure evil, especially when it comes to our fantasies. In other words, > > Palin is a starting point for the stories on the site, but not > > necessarily the end point. Fiction, and erotica specifically, offers a > > way to comment on politics and sex, which are intimately intertwined, > > in creative, nuanced ways, while telling hot stories. I will be > > posting more stories, and hope to see the conversation continue. I was > > also inspired by Stephen Elliott's Sex for America: Politically > > Inspired Erotica, which came out earlier this year. There is a history > > of political erotica, from Susie Bright's classic "Dan Quayle's Dick" > > to my very first erotica story, "Monica and Me," about Monica > > Lewinsky, that the site draws from. > > > F: Why do you think Americans are so sexually fascinated by Palin? > > > RKB: I think first it was because of her looks, but almost immediately > > her story, wild as it was, entranced people. Even those of us opposed > > to her politics couldn't help but be captivated, and part of that > > captivation is her sexual allure. That doesn't necessarily mean we all > > want to have sex with her (just to be clear, I don't), but we want to > > know more about her, including what she's like in bed. I read a UK > > reporter likening her to Princess Diana in terms of her appeal to the > > crowds. She's brash, outspoken, gutsy. She's a woman and a mother, in > > so many ways highly traditional, and yet totally not. I think she set > > off a lot of hot buttons around women's roles in the home and > > workplace, as parents, and as sex objects. This story we're hearing > > about her breezing into a hotel room dressed just in a towel -- that's > > not erotica, that's real, yet it could be straight out of the story > > "The World of Men" by Delilah T. Jones. > > > I think we were fascinated by her, too, because she was so sure of > > herself, even when, perhaps, she shouldn't have been. The sheer > > gumption she needed to push her way to the top is part of the charisma > > a good politician has, and that's sexy. For many of us, her accent, > > her pushiness, her look were all things that made us wonder what made > > her tick. I think for any public figure, or authority figure, we > > wonder whether their sexual persona, what they do in private, what > > turns them on matches or is opposed to their public persona. For some > > of us, they're exactly the same; for some, they're different. > > > 12Next page- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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