Category Archives: Consumerism

Everybody’s talking at me (about sex)

So. The world appears to have it in for me today. I’m finding it hard to write, yet a thousand interesting things are being thrust in my direction. You see, even my metaphors are sexing it up. That may be … Continue reading

Posted in Consumerism, Feminism, Gaming, Narrative, Pornography, Sexuality, Society, Video games, Writing | 10 Comments

Gimme Some Sass – Gender Funk

So, be warned, this may not be my most forward thinking post, but I’ve been thinking about the contradictions inherent in myself recently, and thought writing about them, whilst posting some relevant videos might be something I could do on … Continue reading

Posted in Aggression, Analysis, Androgynism, Body Image, Boundaries, Changing the World, Chauvinism, Commodication, Confusion, Consumerism, Critique, Culture, Dancing, Debate, DJing, Electronica, Empathy, Equality, Everything, Femininity, Feminism, Gah, gender, Gender Equality, Gender Identity, Gender Play, Gender Roles, Genderfuck, Glamour, Humps, Identity, Ideology, Individuality, Language, life, Mild Mania, Music, Objectification, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Perspective, Politics, Problems, Punk, Ramble, Rant, Rude, Self Image, Self Obsession, Self-Identity, Sex, Sexuality, Sexy, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts, Transgender, Women | 6 Comments

Take a Picture – On Objects and Souls

Careful everybody, this could be a bit of a bumpy ride. I’ve been reading up on the objectification in porn arguments again. Some interesting and potentially controversial points show up here, and lead me to here. So there’s a lot … Continue reading

Posted in Consumerism, Controversy, Culture, Debate, Empathy, Equality, Ethics, Everything, Feminism, Ideas, Imagery, Imagination, Lechery, Meaning, Media, Objectification, Oppression, People, Photography, Porn, Pornography, Ramble, Rant, Society | 4 Comments

Music I want to Buy – A Tour through my Guilty Consumerist Side

So…I’m listening to music as usual. Today its trawling through Siggy’s collection for the bits and pieces I like. Currently its one of the best tracks I own, that won’t copy properly on my computer but did to hers from … Continue reading

Posted in Accordians, Capitalism, Consumerism, Culture, Drill 'n' Bass, Electronica, Music, Selfishness, Want want want | 4 Comments

Tired and Ill but still thinking too much – Lies and Fantasies and Raising Children

So, this is being written while I’ve got something resembling a cold. Also my guts are churning and my head is screwed. I may not be on top form. However, I am also trapped in work and this is the … Continue reading

Posted in Abnormality, Anti-Capitalism, Bum, Capitalism, Consumerism, Controversy, Conversation, Critique, Culture, Curioisity, Diary?, Education, Emotional, Environment, Ethics, Everything, Evolution, Family, Gender Identity, Ill, Incoherent, Learning, Lies, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Politics, Possible Lies, Raising Children, Ramble, Scientific Endeavour, Stupid, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Tired, Weirdness, Yuletide | 11 Comments

Reproducing Music: Another University Essay by Me

Yo. More essay for you. This one was for a course on Art and Anti-Art. Though I just wrote about music and ownership. Again, my views have changed since I wrote this. But still…sometimes it’s good to get a bit … Continue reading

Posted in Academic, Art, Capitalism, Consumerism, Copyleft, Copyright, Creativity, Critique, Culture, Essay, Marxism, Music, Music Industry, Music Ownership, Observations, Optimism, Stealing Music, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Variety and Revolution – Why the Recording Industry should just Fuck right off

So….I’m not really expert in these matters…but my tuppence on it is getting bigger and heavier and I really want to get this stuff out. Plus my post yesterday was lamer than a centipede that’s lost all of its legs … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Capitalism, Art, Capitalism, Consumerism, Creativity, Critique, Distribution, Ethics, Everything, Games Industry, Industrialisation, Inequality, Money, Music, Music Industry, Optimism, Politics, Punk, Ramble, Revolution, Self Publishing, Subversion | 4 Comments

Today I shall mostly be talking about…History – and probably getting it wrong, but who cares.

Before I start I’m going to make it clear that before my blog gets too highbrow (two posts in a row not about being drunk? what are the odds) I will be utilising the words bum, poo and willy as … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Capitalism, Bum, Capitalism, Consumerism, Critique, Culture, Debate, Ethics, History, I'm a Hippy, Industrialisation, Inequality, Money, Observations, Politics, Poo, Ramble, Slavery, Willy | 13 Comments