Tearing the Twat (continuation of a theme)

[burntvalentine]

oooh, really liked that last post. i dont know anybody here. i skimmed in and out of cunt, pussy, vagina posts. i have one. nobody ever used it to cry in to. my breast cleavage...but not my pussy, cunt, or vagina. however, i love the freedom to write at free will. and the freedom to express lack of interest in that writing.

[Marksman45]

My two scents re: poetic vs. ugly words.

Let's take the word "nightingale." Now there's a poetic word. It crops up in poetry all the time, especially in the Romantic period. But--guess what--nearly none of the poets who write about nightingales have ever *seen* one, let alone heard one sing. I've never seen or heard a nightingale. Have you?

On the other hand, I have seen, felt, smelled, tasted, and heard a pussy.

Now, which of these two words conjures up more meaning, beauty, and significance to me as a person? I'll give you three guesses.

And let's also explore the dimension of verbal violence -- that is, shock words. Let's face it, there is a beauty in violence ("The Iliad" is all about that). Violence can be used simply to hurt, but it can be used for anything else too. Hurt is always *involved* with violence, sure, but, my darlings, lots of things hurt.

William S. Burroughs used verbal violence to shake his readers out of preconditioned modes of thought, so that they could begin to explore new ones. Destruction so that construction can take place? I think so. Violence is a tool, and it does what you do with it. Violence can even be used to love (love is communication; it doesn't matter what language it's in).

-Marshall