The following are comments on "Disability Movement and Inner Eugenic Thought: A Philosophical Aspect of Independent Living and Bioethics" in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
___________________________________________The following are comments to "What do We Learn from Japanese Feminist Bioethics? " in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
___________________________________________I have written a blog essay that expresses a somewhat similar point of view in English:
Part I: http://ambivablog.typepad.com/ambivablog/2005/01/note_this_essay.html
Part II: http://ambivablog.typepad.com/ambivablog/2005/03/the_ambivaborti.html
Thank you.
By amba, at 4:05 AM, March 10, 2005
The following are comments on "The Ethics of Human Cloning and the Sprout of Human Life" in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
The following are comments on "The Insensitive Man: A Philosophical Essay on Male Sexuality (2005) " in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
___________________________________________Citation in "Growing Up Sexually":
http://lists.topica.com/lists/growingupsexually/read/message.html?mid=1719049347&sort=d&start=1355
I don't know how I missed this one when I've been here before, but BRAVO for speaking up on the subject how our sexual fetishes and fantasies shape our lives.
I would like to say, first of all, that miniskirts for me are one of the biggest turn-ons as well and am so happy to be offered this opportunity to let it out, regardless of what others might think. But I think miniskirts turn me on for a different reason.
Living in the US, where most people are out of shape, not a lot of women wear miniskirts because of issues they have with their appearance. Of course, many would not wear them under any circumstances, no matter what they look like. And there are some who will wear them and not worry about the fact that they are architecturally compatible.
It is not common dress, I think, because of the stigma attached to the physical appearance. Occasionally more mature women in business will use them to manipulate men on a genetic/cellular level.
I used to have a friend I loved to visit with, because she wore a lot of them. She would go on and on about her issues, and I would keep the conversation going just to watch her in her miniskirt. I'd go shopping with her just to watch her try them on etc. I'm embarassed to talk about that being married with children now.
When a woman is wearing a miniskirt there is a certain nuance of style and gesture that makes them appear as if they have transcended the problems that beset the physical body, like a fakir walking on fire. They are doing something that fear stops other women from doing.
In other words, a miniskirt can be a talisman worn by a woman to show she is superior to her peers. And from that standpoint I get aroused by miniskirts because I feel they are symbols of transcendental being, unaffected by biology or philosophy. Not necessarily something pure, but something strong and free.
The miniskirt was designed, however, for slim and young women, and somehow reminds me of a woman wearing a man’s shirt or sweater after sex, which is another turn on. On the other hand, they started as dancing clothes, which basically make them packaging for women attending modern mating rituals, just as young men’s suits and jackets are designed to exaggerate their biological-role features. The mini says to my hormones “this woman is available for mating” and to my mind "she is not confusing".
The young and slim idea does represent a certain vulnerability, but we don't have the kind of school uniforms that we see in Manga/Anime. I know them mostly through the designs of Anna Sui and Betsy Johnson and other fashion designers. They have, at times, caused me to doubt my own pro-feminist ethics. But I think that I have begun to come to terms with these waves of 'misknowledge' that screw around with my internal chemistry.
Thank you Roy for your excellent comment on mini skirts. I didn't talk about that aspect in my book, but it is interesting indeed. I regret that my analysis of mini skirts in Chapter 1 was somewhat shallow. However, Chapter 2 and subsequent chapters are more interesting, so please look forward to them.
Comment in AmbivaBlog:
http://ambivablog.typepad.com/ambivablog/2005/08/post_coitem_omn.html
Extenal comment on The Insensitive man:
What I miss in this article is a distiction about ejaculation while having looked at pornography and ejaculation after a lovingful moment of whatever how many minutes with a person you love. In other words, I believe in a philosofical part of orgasm, which is absolutely not there while looking at pornography. There is e great difference in orgasm while having looked at porn-pics or movies and experiencing orgasm with someone you love.
I am not sure that all men grow the same attitude towards orgasm (or sex for that matter) through pornography. I myself do not think I have changed much over the years in that aspect, but you should ask my wife that question. Nor has my way of looking at, or ideas about love, which has always been a bit of a struggle.
The real talk should be about that difference, but I am not planning to tell much more about my point of view in this subject, here on the internet. Yet I think that there should be dome some real research, and I wouldn't mind to participate.
Funny where dutch weblogs bring you... (-
greetings
Ejaculation with porn is hollow and empty, true. Ejaculation inside your wife, whom you cherish and love more than anything in the world, is truly bliss. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Joel
By Anonymous, at 4:41 PM, February 12, 2006
Interesting discussion is going on at:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47031
Hi! My internet name is Keenagain, and I am a doctor of medicine from scandinavia. I read the two first chapters of your book, "The Insensitive Man ". I just felt like leaving a comment here, as I found it very interesting reading. Although you are talking about your own experiences, I think a lot of people , including my self have a lot of the same thoughts as you do on these topics. I am waiting with great anticipation for the following chapters of your book! I hope that it will be possible to one day buy the hardcopy of the english version. The thoughts you are describing were as if you had taken them straight out of my mind! Continue the good work! Regards,Keenagain
By , at 12:25 AM, August 25, 2005
Thank you, keenagain! I am very happy to hear your heartfelt comment on my book. In Japan there have been many comments and book reviews on this book since publication, and many of them were affirmative ones about the author's basic point of view. Your comment from Scandinavia encouraged me a lot. Thanks again. I am now checking the rest of the translation of Chapter 2. I think I will try to find a publisher. If it isn't successful I will upload the translation on the website. Please stop by from time to time.
By Masahiro_Morioka, at 2:20 AM, August 25, 2005
The following are comments on "The Insensitive Man: A Philosophical Essay on Male Sexuality (2005) " in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
___________________________________________I don't know how I missed this one when I've been here before, but BRAVO for speaking up on the subject how our sexual fetishes and fantasies shape our lives.
I would like to say, first of all, that miniskirts for me are one of the biggest turn-ons as well and am so happy to be offered this opportunity to let it out, regardless of what others might think. But I think miniskirts turn me on for a different reason.
Living in the US, where most people are out of shape, not a lot of women wear miniskirts because of issues they have with their appearance. Of course, many would not wear them under any circumstances, no matter what they look like. And there are some who will wear them and not worry about the fact that they are architecturally compatible.
It is not common dress, I think, because of the stigma attached to the physical appearance. Occasionally more mature women in business will use them to manipulate men on a genetic/cellular level.
I used to have a friend I loved to visit with, because she wore a lot of them. She would go on and on about her issues, and I would keep the conversation going just to watch her in her miniskirt. I'd go shopping with her just to watch her try them on etc. I'm embarassed to talk about that being married with children now.
When a woman is wearing a miniskirt there is a certain nuance of style and gesture that makes them appear as if they have transcended the problems that beset the physical body, like a fakir walking on fire. They are doing something that fear stops other women from doing.
In other words, a miniskirt can be a talisman worn by a woman to show she is superior to her peers. And from that standpoint I get aroused by miniskirts because I feel they are symbols of transcendental being, unaffected by biology or philosophy. Not necessarily something pure, but something strong and free.
The miniskirt was designed, however, for slim and young women, and somehow reminds me of a woman wearing a man’s shirt or sweater after sex, which is another turn on. On the other hand, they started as dancing clothes, which basically make them packaging for women attending modern mating rituals, just as young men’s suits and jackets are designed to exaggerate their biological-role features. The mini says to my hormones “this woman is available for mating” and to my mind "she is not confusing".
The young and slim idea does represent a certain vulnerability, but we don't have the kind of school uniforms that we see in Manga/Anime. I know them mostly through the designs of Anna Sui and Betsy Johnson and other fashion designers. They have, at times, caused me to doubt my own pro-feminist ethics. But I think that I have begun to come to terms with these waves of 'misknowledge' that screw around with my internal chemistry.
Thank you Roy for your excellent comment on mini skirts. I didn't talk about that aspect in my book, but it is interesting indeed. I regret that my analysis of mini skirts in Chapter 1 was somewhat shallow. However, Chapter 2 and subsequent chapters are more interesting, so please look forward to them.
Ejaculation with porn is hollow and empty, true. Ejaculation inside your wife, whom you cherish and love more than anything in the world, is truly bliss. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Joel
By Anonymous, at 4:41 PM, February 12, 2006
Hi! My internet name is Keenagain, and I am a doctor of medicine from scandinavia. I read the two first chapters of your book, "The Insensitive Man ". I just felt like leaving a comment here, as I found it very interesting reading. Although you are talking about your own experiences, I think a lot of people , including my self have a lot of the same thoughts as you do on these topics. I am waiting with great anticipation for the following chapters of your book! I hope that it will be possible to one day buy the hardcopy of the english version. The thoughts you are describing were as if you had taken them straight out of my mind! Continue the good work! Regards,Keenagain
By , at 12:25 AM, August 25, 2005
Thank you, keenagain! I am very happy to hear your heartfelt comment on my book. In Japan there have been many comments and book reviews on this book since publication, and many of them were affirmative ones about the author's basic point of view. Your comment from Scandinavia encouraged me a lot. Thanks again. I am now checking the rest of the translation of Chapter 2. I think I will try to find a publisher. If it isn't successful I will upload the translation on the website. Please stop by from time to time.
By Masahiro_Morioka, at 2:20 AM, August 25, 2005
The following are comments on "Cross-cultural Approaches to the Philosophy of Life in the Contemporary World: From Bioethics to Life Studies" in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
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Please see my past blog posts:
http://www.lifestudies.org/weblog/2005/09/eastwest_dichotomy_and_its_cri.html
and
http://www.lifestudies.org/weblog/2005/09/alternative_to_bioethics.html
The following are comments on "Comparative Study of the History of Bioethics" in a former blog thread. Please feel free to post your comments.
Masahiro Morioka: Professor of philosophy & ethics
The following page refers to this paper:
http://listas.cev.org.br/pipermail/cevama/2005-August.txt