Now, since it is thought that he proceeded thus against the Samians to gratify Aspasia, this may be a fitting place to raise the query what great art or power this woman had, that she managed as she pleased the foremost men of the state, and afforded the philosophers occasion to discuss her in exalted [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Aspasia
Posted in Biography, Harlotography, History, Perception, Philosophy, tagged archeofeminism, brothels, courtesans, disease, ethics, Europe, law, Madonna/whore, marriage on July 31, 2011 | 17 Comments »
Presumption of Guilt
Posted in Current Events, History, Miscellaneous, Tyranny, tagged censorship, cops, dirty, hysteria, law, porn, Rome on July 29, 2011 | 18 Comments »
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. - Edmund Burke The principle of “innocent until proven guilty” is a very ancient one; traces of it appear in the Book of Deuteronomy, and some scholars have written that it can be found in both Athenian and Spartan legal codes. It is clearly [...]
Profanation
Posted in Perception, History, tagged stereotypes, neofeminism, archeofeminism, dirty, Madonna/whore, sacred prostitutes, Aphrodite, Rome, Indian region, courtesans on July 28, 2011 | 41 Comments »
Come, Shamhat, take me away with you To the sacred Holy Temple, the residence of Anu and Ishtar. - The Epic of Gilgamesh (Tablet I) Peer review is the process by which scholars are kept honest and mistakes in methodology or data are discovered; it means that studies are first published in academic journals where [...]
Peeping Toms
Posted in Current Events, Miscellaneous, Perception, Tyranny, tagged cops, dirty, law, lawheads, marriage, sisterhood on July 27, 2011 | 25 Comments »
There is no reason to believe that there is one law for families and another for nations. - Mohandas Gandhi The state of cognitive dissonance in which supporters of big government live is truly stupefying; it requires acceptance of the notion that an action which is wrong for one person, and even worse if repeated [...]
A Working System
Posted in Current Events, Miscellaneous, Perception, tagged bad customers, brothels, condoms, disease, Down Under, ethics, harm reduction, law, rape on July 26, 2011 | 12 Comments »
The society girl meets more dangers than the girl on the stage. There is more danger at a tango tea than in the theatre. - Lillian Russell The world is an imperfect place, and anyone who favors endlessly-increasing nanny-state laws under the battle cry, “One is too many!” is doomed to disappointment because no system, [...]
Imaginary Crises
Posted in History, Miscellaneous, Perception, tagged dirty, hysteria, neofeminism, psychology, rape, welcome to our world on July 25, 2011 | 39 Comments »
In any constructive agenda for the future, the gender feminist’s divisive social philosophy has no place. - Christina Hoff Sommers One year ago today I published the first part of “Rough Trade”, which discussed the definition of rape, mentioned the hateful notion that a prostitute cannot be raped and described the first time I was [...]
Against Their Will
Posted in Current Events, Perception, The Dark Side, Tyranny, tagged Africa, brothels, cops, dirty, East Asia, ethics, hysteria, Indian region, law, lawheads, psychology, stereotypes on July 23, 2011 | 16 Comments »
What ever crushes individuality is despotism, no matter what name it is called. - John Stuart Mill Imagine this scenario: you’re at work one day; maybe it’s a job you really like, maybe it’s one you just tolerate because it’s better than the alternatives, and maybe it’s one you hate but keep working at because [...]
Harlots of the Bible
Posted in Perception, History, Miscellaneous, tagged stereotypes, archeofeminism, dirty, marriage, Madonna/whore, sacred prostitutes, Aphrodite on July 22, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. - Matthew 21:31 Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, whom Western tradition represents as a repentant prostitute; I discussed the legend in last year’s column for this day. But though the Bible does not [...]
