Awful and Irreverent. . . . Apologies in advance

Erg Sandwich.

I have been writing lately but am not super psyched with much of it. I did write a really compelling scene for Nolan and Jonah but I am nowhere near ready to post that shit. It's heavy.

I have some really fun and good scenes written but I don't want to blow my wad, you know?

Anywho I was doing research today on date rape and marital rape. Oh the things we do for Cedar Falls. Anyway I cam to the conclusion that, and I quote: "I never mean 'NO'" even when I say it. This made aaron laugh alot.

I also know how lucky I am to live in a place where marital rape is illegal and I could report my husband if he ever abused me (against my will...). Doing the research today was pretty grim, especially given recent laws in the middle east that make me want to fly in there on a dragon and wreak some righteous havoc.

Anyhow, My favorite part was looking at artwork depictions of 'rape' throughout history. This painting so captivated me that I believe I could write a whole play or something based off it. Maybe a song? Check it out.

The painting is titled: Interior (Or, The Rape).  Yikes right?  The power dynamic, the tension, the darkness of it.  I am so intrigued!

I also found this gem from D&G's ad campaign which seems to glorify a sort of 1930's asthetic and also a little gang rape!

I have to admit I find them both incredibly erotic and while I'm troubled with the message D&G is sending, I have to say that the shot is gorgeous.  Except of course that I'm almost certain at least three of those young men are completely homosexual and I don't feel the least bit like they're inclined to rape the disinterested barbidoll in the strappy heels there.  But whatevs.  Even just having an audience is fun sometimes right?  

There were tons of intriguing and moving paintings and sculptures, very often from literature and myth like The Rape of Lucrece, or the Rape of the Sabine and such.  Wild stuff.  There is also this beautiful and impactful ad campaign against Rape (I believe it started in south africa where the statistics are staggeringly appalling about how many men will rape a woman in their lifetime there and what not...).  The tag line is REAL MEN DON'T RAPE and the photo campaign is very moving.

The last pic I found that I absolutely love wasn't found while searching for rape art, but rather this came up while searching 'drapes'.  um. yup.  I really don't know why, but anyway...

I title this one "Historical Breast Exam"  but feel free to make up your own fun title.  I think maybe this should be the poster for breast cancer awareness month.  I think it would wake people up a little, get them to pay more attention than they do to those sweet pink ribbons...

I like this almost as that famous one of the one girl tweaking the other girl's nipple.  What always kills me about such paintings is the scenery in the back, like in this one, merrymaids over there is just tryin to do her thing and whoop!  Rich lady pulls out her titties and jewelry.  Fucked up day for merry maid.  That might be sexual harrassment.

Anyway with all my myriad of distractions on google today I didn't get written what I wanted to get written and now I'm not sure what to post.  Grumpy :(

Maybe I'll sleep on it and decide in the morning.  Obviously it should be something date-rapey or Marital rapey with all this juicy prologue, but I don't think it will be.  Not just yet.

Oh man alive.  I got into a whole big discussion in my film class in undergrad about marital rape and came to the conclusion that because it has been romanticized in Hollywood movies that I watched at an impressionable age I find it incredibly compelling and erotic.  Christ, Sean Connery Husband-raping a practically comotose Tippi Hedron in Marnie?  Sick and sexie all at once.

And Marlon Brando in Streetcar?  Raping his Sister in law?  Should that be allowed to be as fucking hot as it is?  C'mon ladies, who among us did not get a little dewey down there for that scene, even in the midst of our being appalled and indignant (and frankly 'blaming the victim' though we know we should NEVER NEVER do that. But she really did want him right?  But no.  No one deserves to be raped, not even crazy face from Streetcar.)

And the number one reason "No" never means NO when I say it to my husband?  Duh.  What else:

Thank you Rhett Butler, for making me cream my eleven year old pants!  Jesus Christ you are one sexy fuck.  and thanks Scarlett for humming a little to yourself and smiling the next morning because you know it was THE BEST SEX OF YOUR LIFE.  And then he feels bad for acting 'ungentlemanly' and losing control and she's all like 'grrrr.'  because that sex was so fucking phenomenal but she doesn't want to let him know how much she liked it and OH!  Gone With The Wind you are my JAM!  And prolly the reason I like it rough.  So TXH THX THX!

Oh, and Thanks to Ma Reardon who had like five different posters of GWTW which clearly idealize and romanticize spousal rape.  Oh man.  She had SUCH a thing for clark gable.  But seriously folks, not to blame the victim, but look at Scarlett- it's like "No Means No": You're doin it wrong!

Speaking of, there's this whole MEME of silly de-motivational posters about Rape, usually using barnyard animals and adding prurient meaning to what they're doing.  Many of those made me literally Laugh Out Loud.  I'll post a couple for ya.  So silly and irreverent.

I kinda feel bad for the poor bottom duck.  But seriously.  Lacking some of the asthetic  edge of the D&G ad wouldn't you say??

Or this one:  Not only a Rape joke but a Rape PUN!

And my fave, so fucking cute!  The cutest of all rape meme pics!

Amen little foxes, amen!