tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980924408891647412.post2550198835428509311..comments2022-11-20T06:50:27.732-05:00Comments on Sightline: When the Norm becomes SinBob Vancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03452162877705588334noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980924408891647412.post-57584876393639743362011-06-12T18:33:56.968-04:002011-06-12T18:33:56.968-04:00I have no disagreement with what you have said her...I have no disagreement with what you have said here. I just love reading the way you say it. LOL<br /><br />"I tire easily of the trumped up tar afeather lynch mentality of the outrage and the diversionary news cycle aspect... completely transparent... that the outrage gets linked to the puritan/racist wing of those who label themselves as feminists, even somehow progressive, is crazy making, ..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980924408891647412.post-87090366457418408902011-06-12T13:25:57.507-04:002011-06-12T13:25:57.507-04:00Iris: Of course you are right... in the real world...Iris: Of course you are right... in the real world one of his stature should expect hypervigilance from the sex act patrol vigilantes. But in the end we reveal much more about our collective self by how we respond to these events than what the person under scrutiny has revealed... pretty vanilla stuff. I tire easily of the trumped up tar afeather lynch mentality of the outrage and the diversionary news cycle aspect... completely transparent... that the outrage gets linked to the puritan/racist wing of those who label themselves as feminists, even somehow progressive, is crazy making, ... I also think that there is something to be said about the nature of creative and innovative, assertive people that makes sex come more naturally and with less trepidation, more play (see my blog post immediately prior to this one)... and the embarrassingly presented email exchange could be taken as playfulness instead of being tarred with the hypocrits' brush of sleaze.Bob Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452162877705588334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980924408891647412.post-83988777595817534862011-06-12T12:25:56.038-04:002011-06-12T12:25:56.038-04:00As always, Bob, you raise excellent points and ask...As always, Bob, you raise excellent points and ask very worthwhile questions for us to ponder. I hear what you are saying. <br /><br />I think when you are a public figure, you must accept that you have little or no privacy in today's culture and decide what is and isn't most important to you to do or express. If you need or want to find expression in a way that you know the general public and/or close family or friends will not like, or will make a judgment about, then make your choices and be prepared to expect a shitstorm.<br /><br /> As much as we might like things to be different and for our society to be open, accepting, or at least disinterested in the foibles and personal proclivities of others, this is the world in which we live right now. Everything and everyone is fair game. It is a shallow, voyeuristic,labeling society. Still, he should not have been surprised at the response when his action was exposed. I am not saying it was bad, good, normal or otherwise.<br /><br />Our double standards and obsessions about public figures are tiresome and annoying to me, though. Surely we have better, more meaningful things on which to focus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com