tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post8057449137469583592..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Re-Vamping the WorldContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-31035945291064213772007-02-09T11:27:00.000-07:002007-02-09T11:27:00.000-07:00Thank, Rudy for taking the time outfrom sabbatical...Thank, Rudy for taking the time out<BR/>from sabbatical to comment. You're right, this was a personal philosophy statement of sorts, and hopefully an invitation to dialogue with others.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, the concepts in Metzger's original article shook me up, too, but I think that's the point. Wake up, be moved from your (and mine) comfort zone to look at a possible underpinning of things.<BR/><BR/>And La Bloga seems to me, a garden expansive enough to hold flowers of many kinds....<BR/><BR/>One last thing, I saw this quote and thought I'd share it.<BR/><BR/>“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?”<BR/><BR/>Ursula K. LeGuin<BR/><BR/>8:47 AMLisa Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616301846407752378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-81201485439302868832007-02-09T06:35:00.000-07:002007-02-09T06:35:00.000-07:00I don't doubt this was as "crazy" a post as La Blo...I don't doubt this was as "crazy" a post as La Bloga readers ever saw here. It was for me, as least.<BR/><BR/>That said, I had to read between the lines somewhat before I realized this post is something of a "roots of my philosophy" article, something I think all Bloguistas have written in one form or another, perhaps not labeling it as such.<BR/><BR/>Despite however much it might have "shocked" me or some readers, on the one hand it raised deep questions about many things, not the least of them: how we (m/f) view feminism, etc. in the year 2007. It might have also raised the bar for how we discuss questions of identity--Chicano identity, as well.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit I'm too distant from all the "feminine mystiques" to fully appreciate or understand all that's contained in your piece. I still appreciated the insights and <I>pensamientos.</I> I'll keep this post in mind when reading future posts to see how it applies.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lisa for giving my brain a twirl and putting your Self out there so eloquently.<BR/>RudyGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-16334055851537640842007-02-09T04:43:00.000-07:002007-02-09T04:43:00.000-07:00Michael -- excellent point, and certainly one of t...Michael -- excellent point, and certainly one of the limits of her piece. For me re-vamping would absolutely include all relationships, and the idea of eros would have to include the ecstatic connection between men and men, men and women, women and women, trans and bi-identified. (Other work of Metzger's is certainly more inclusive, influencing and collaborating with such women as Adrienne Rich and Linda Hogan.)<BR/><BR/>From that more inclusive perspective, you certainly can move toward a fuller, truer, revisoning of who we are and how we should live. The foundation for a new society built on unifying body/mind/spirit cannot fall into the trap of homophobia, either directly or by omission.<BR/><BR/>Alma Luz Villanueva's naked ladies! Truly a wonderful book. Also thought provoking is Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body.Lisa Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616301846407752378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-3332633491458556062007-02-08T19:02:00.000-07:002007-02-08T19:02:00.000-07:00it is just me, or does metzgar's perspective seem ...it is just me, or does metzgar's perspective seem exclusively heterosexual? <BR/><BR/>lisa, have you read alma luz villanueva's naked ladies? the characters who love have no difficulty with eros, sexuality, or gender issues, among one another.msedanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527530005391318421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-62092655167905261472007-02-08T18:00:00.000-07:002007-02-08T18:00:00.000-07:00This is an intriguing, thought-provoking article b...This is an intriguing, thought-provoking article by Lisa Alvarado, and it's inspired me to explore the topic further.<BR/><BR/>As an artist and writer, I could relate to this bit in particular: <I>"I'm interested in waking up, in staying awake, in connecting with others personally and within the body politic. I want to talk about storytelling and its healing potential, and the communal experience of the body."</I><BR/><BR/>Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-31517663837771518982007-02-08T17:55:00.000-07:002007-02-08T17:55:00.000-07:00Very, very thought provoking, Lisa. Thank you.Very, very thought provoking, Lisa. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com