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One definition of pornography is a work that has no social or artistic value.
As a writer, I can live with that definition.
Hello, bloggers, readers and writers. Have you ever read Fanny Hill or Lady Chatterley’s Lover? For a long time these books were considered very dirty. Not so much today. There is a lot of explicit sex in the books, but many academic and literary circles consider both books classics of their genre.
What is their genre? Victorian literary pornography.
An XXX rated story can be art, too.
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Here’s One Way To Support The Occupy Movement
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There was an opinion piece by Anjali Sachdeva entitled “Food For Thought” in the November 9, 2011 issue of the Pittsburgh City Paper http://pghcitypaper.com about Occupy Pittsburgh.
The writer of the piece wanted to support the occupiers. So, Anjali made some vegan chili and took that to the occupiers.
That got me to thinking. I’m not about to sleep overnight in the encampment; and actually marching or demonstrating doesn’t seem very appealing, either. There it is. I admit it. The Old Soldier has become morally fat and lazy. I just talk a good social, political fight.
It didn’t always use to be that way.
But if we the 99% are ever to wrestle back our democracy from the 1%, the people on the frontlines must be supported in some way. I don’t have money to donate. I don’t want to donate my time.
I could take a bag of can goods down to the occupiers. My Medicare Card allows me to ride the bus for free. I haven’t used the card yet.
The Old Soldiers knows that supplies can impact the outcome of a battle. Taking a bag of can goods to Occupy Pittsburgh sounds like something I can actually do to help.
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