that point beyond rage

[glass_icarus]

A few days ago I said, How ironic that we are called imaginary when the western world can hardly imagine us. Apparently it's too difficult for some people to comprehend that the way to fix that is to REALLY LISTEN to REAL STORIES and REAL VOICES- and for some super-special jackasses NOT to act as if our identities are some sort of superhero costume that exist only to be at their disposal. Even if they're "only" playing dress-up with words.

The irony of that statement I made cuts both ways: sometimes the western world is too fucking busy with its ~fantasies~ to acknowledge our realities.

Things acknowledgment does not equal, an incomplete list:
1. cultural tourism!
2. fancy displays of mental masturbation! (there is probably something to be said here about non-con/dub-con but am literally too angry to work it out)
3. fauxpologies!

/coherence

eta; Minal Hajratwala- A Thousand Sighs: Memoir of a Hoax. This includes excerpts that you may not actually want to read (goodness knows there's more than enough to rage on).

Comments

[boundbooks]

That guy who did that stunt is such an asshole. I really want his face next to every dictionary entry, ever, for the word 'asshole.'

[glass_icarus]

I wish there were, like, a convenient file of assholes for Shunning purposes. (Assbook!)

[lady_ganesh]

I want his face so I can punch it.

[magnetic_pole]

Beyond rage, indeed. I don't even know what to say about this. I feel dirty and angry, just reading about it. M.

[glass_icarus]

Dirty and angry sums it up, I think.

[whymzycal]

That guy is disgusting.

[glass_icarus]

>:|

[suaine]

I don't even have words for this.

[glass_icarus]

I don't have anything other than incoherent keysmash at this point.

[rydra_wong]

2. fancy displays of mental masturbation! (there is probably something to be said here about non-con/dub-con but am literally too angry to work it out)

Since this scumbag set up "Amina" as an identity on lesbian dating sites and was involved as Amina in a long-term romantic relationship with a woman in Canada (and, when asked by an interviewer if that involved cybersex, said "Not really" and then babbled stuff about just going along with it -- which I cynically presume means "yes") there's a case for saying that there's literal non-con involved here too.

(Not to ignore the rest of it, it's just that this is the only thing I can contribute by way of a comment that does not involve primal screaming.)

[glass_icarus]

... my skin would like to crawl off (more) now. Ugh, ugh, ugh.

[rydra_wong]

I hope it didn't go that far, but obviously it did on the emotional level at least.

And the creepy sexual exploitation element just seems emblematic of the whole thing.

[mercredigirl]

Oh, ugh, that's awful.

[surpassingly]

;___________________________________________;

[glass_icarus]

*flails* *hugs* ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[azuire]

What does the monkey know of the taste of ginger? (Urdu proverb).

In other news, I would like to inform you since I am clearly so charming, I can only be some privileged chap's fabrication :D

[mercredigirl]

You're too charming for that, m'dear.

[glass_icarus]

That is a lovely proverb!

Also, while I second mercredigirl's too charming, I would also like to add that I find it hard to believe THE SNARK can be reliably fabricated. ;D

[azuire]

'Tis a most apt proverb in the situation.

I beg to differ: Recall that we have no sense of humour and thus, all our snark is fabrication also! ;)