tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3004179833820548507..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: O Pioneers!Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65141489154236816112009-10-05T13:40:09.493-04:002009-10-05T13:40:09.493-04:00Have published an E-book which combines erotica an...Have published an E-book which combines erotica and science fiction, and would clearly fall into the category of fiction which some others might consider seriously objectionable. It's the first of five providing Vayna's story, who is born into slavery and slowly progresses towards the Freedom she so ardently desires. The book's URL is www.eloquentbooks.com/Vayna of the Steppes.html The publisher can be reached at marketingmanager@eloquentbooks.com<br />Thank-you.E.S.Cenotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331845228528383318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52111467237436278062009-10-04T20:50:01.459-04:002009-10-04T20:50:01.459-04:00Hello, all,
Thanks for your comments. I'm sti...Hello, all,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. I'm still traveling with little access to the Internet, but I really appreciate your sharing your opinions. And I look forward to reading what the other Grippers have to say later in the week (though I may not catch up until next weekend!)<br /><br />Warmly,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-63249029734788695272009-10-04T19:37:13.548-04:002009-10-04T19:37:13.548-04:00Lisabet,
Wow...thank you. I hope you never ever ...Lisabet,<br /><br />Wow...thank you. I hope you never ever have to defend your choice of writing and continuously hope that there will come a day when we never have to worry if we will have to defend what we write.<br /><br />You are right - the pioneers before us deserve our respect, our utmost thanks for what they stood up against so that we can do what we're doing now, but there's no end to the number of erotic romance/erotica/GLBT writers that still are the targets of extortion and vile attacks because they write about sex *GASP*.<br /><br />It really is amazing and depressing. Movies are in cineplexes that depict the worst kind of graphic horrific violence, but introduce a vagina and a penis in any and all combinations of the above and all of a sudden everyone gets freaked out.<br /><br />I will not give up hope that one day we'll wake up and realize sex is not the problem, but for the time being, I will take your lead and write what I write and hope that the jackboots never echo outside my door...Angfela Capertonhttp://blog.angelacaperton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22475971570966267132009-10-04T19:04:57.478-04:002009-10-04T19:04:57.478-04:00Lisabet,
Fantastic post (as always). I hope I do...Lisabet,<br /><br />Fantastic post (as always). I hope I don't disappoint everyone this week when I blog about opening the front door and the back door...<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36349780870509286462009-10-04T16:22:57.279-04:002009-10-04T16:22:57.279-04:00Interesting post, Lisabet. Like Jude, I don't ...Interesting post, Lisabet. Like Jude, I don't agree with some of what you say. More about that tomorrow!<br /><br />~ JennaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3441664802195075262009-10-04T13:48:22.035-04:002009-10-04T13:48:22.035-04:00Hi Lisabet
I like what you say in this post, and ...Hi Lisabet<br /><br />I like what you say in this post, and I think there's a lot of truth in it. We're coming in through doors other people opened during harder times. The one good thing about havong been born in the fifties is seeing how morals have changed in so many eways. Better in some ways, worse in some ways. But I think amidst the huge wavesa of cultural crap there is a trend towards the authentic in writing and music and art. People are trying to express and explore human truth and liberate more and more the individual. The great revolution of our time is the information age, and the explosion of interaction that occurs between people now. I just have faith that we're on the right side of that.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-44528021150962840972009-10-04T13:36:38.065-04:002009-10-04T13:36:38.065-04:00Lisabet,
Interesting look at your take on this to...Lisabet,<br /><br />Interesting look at your take on this topic. I agree with much, but not all, I think. Seems I need to do a little thinking before I create my post this time around.<br /><br />HugsJude Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067166768734750026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-82436875998251748692009-10-04T11:15:35.449-04:002009-10-04T11:15:35.449-04:00By the way, I don't mean the second paragraph ...By the way, I don't mean the second paragraph above to sound like I'm disagreeing with you. What you said resonates with me, and this was just a sort of "but at the same time ..." train of thought describing some of my additional feelings and perspectives.Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38822143804668101792009-10-04T11:00:53.213-04:002009-10-04T11:00:53.213-04:00This is an excellent reminder of how much we owe t...This is an excellent reminder of how much we owe to those who risked so much to advance the cause of free expression around sexuality. I know I would not have been so courageous—I'm too attached to my freedom and comfort and safety, to be honest. I would have advocated for such pioneers, but I would not have been a pioneer myself.<br /><br />Like you, Lisabet, I write for artistic and entertainment-related goals rather than overtly political ones. That being said, I like to think that the content of what I do and don't do in my work inevitably expresses certain values (e.g., a rejection of gender-based stereotyping), and that we all help shape the culture with our individual contributions. I don't think I'm personally changing the world; but perhaps it's fair to tell myself that I'm participating in a world that our participation, in the aggregate, is changing.Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36866074216916175372009-10-04T07:09:32.793-04:002009-10-04T07:09:32.793-04:00Hi, everyone!
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