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  • Huw
    Huw replied to Sexualization/objectification:
    Thank you, Believer. My question comes from reading about the too-early "sexualizatiion" of girls, with heavy emphasis upon dress and self-presentation as "sexy". I'd be interested in hearing more from you about this "very long and very complex subject."
    • May 27, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Sexualization/objectification:
    Thank you, Tom. My question arises from research I've been doing into "sexualization" which  places very heavy emphasis upon girls' dressing and acting "sexy" -that is, as sexually desirable objects.
    • May 27, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw started a discussion:
    Sexualization/objectification
    This is a serious question for the ladies -although men are welcome to answer too. But I especially want women's views: s "sexualization" -that is, becoming aware of and affirming one's sexual identity- the same as "objectification" -that is, feeling...  moreThis is a serious question for the ladies -although men are welcome to answer too. But I especially want women's views: s "sexualization" -that is, becoming aware of and affirming one's sexual identity- the same as "objectification" -that is, feeling and presenting oneself as a potential object for others' desire and enjoyment?   
    • May 27, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw commented on Randy D's poll: Which would be worse, and why: going bald or going grey? ~
    • April 24, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Are there any guys here who have never cheated on their gf or spouse?:
    I've never cheated... but I've wanted to many times. Except that it would also be cheating on "the other woman" too -and I've always cared too much for both to do that.
    • April 24, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw commented on Randy D's poll: Which would be worse, and why: going bald or going grey? ~
    • April 24, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to I may be gay, but I really enjoy looking at pretty girls in bikins. Do you?:
    I enjoy looking at pretty girls in or out of bikinis -or any other clothes.
    • April 24, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Do you feel sorry for all the pitiful people in the world?:
    We are all pitiful -and yes, I do feel sorry for us all. But I am also very proud, and deeply touched, by all the brave and graceful things we manage to do despite our terrible flaws.
    • April 24, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to What country did your ascendants come from?:
    "Ancestors" is accurate; so would be "antecededents."
    • April 24, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to What country did your decendents come from?:
    All of my descendents are native-born humans.
    • April 23, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to What has been the most disappointing reality you have faced concerning the bachelor's, master's and/or Ph.d degree that you worked so long:
    That I don't really know everything -and other folks are aware of it!
    • April 23, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Once Trump is gone what's gonna happen to the Sean Spicers and Kellyanne Conways who became laughingstocks by trying to defend him? :
    I think the bars will sell a LOT of booze as people try to wash away these reminders of the Trump era.
    • April 21, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Once Trump is gone what's gonna happen to the Sean Spicers and Kellyanne Conways who became laughingstocks by trying to defend him? :
    They can always try stand-up comedy in bars -and pass their hats.
    • April 21, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to If you voted for Donald Trump are you upset that he hasn't gone over Michelle Obama's vegetable garden with a lawn mower yet?:
    I don't think he has spent enough time in the White House to know what's on the grounds. He shuttle from Trump Tower to Mar a Lago at least once a week!
    • April 21, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Different cultures - does it attract or repel you?:
    Ever hear of "Circles Against Poverty"? It's a movement started by Scott Miller in Ames, Iowa, whose centerpiece is surrounding a really motivated person or family, trapped in poverty, with a circle of middle/upperclass friends to provide encourageme...  moreEver hear of "Circles Against Poverty"? It's a movement started by Scott Miller in Ames, Iowa, whose centerpiece is surrounding a really motivated person or family, trapped in poverty, with a circle of middle/upperclass friends to provide encouragement, contacts, information, and other non-monetary assistance to climb out of the "poverty pit". My wife and I have been involved in this for over ten years -we are in our 4th circle at the moment.Learning a really RELEVANT skill is a big help, certainly -but forecasting types of employment is not something our supposed economic experts are very good at. I could go into this at great length.It can be very difficult to move from an impoverished area to a prosperous one. Just consider housing costs, as one example. Our city has hundreds -probably thousands- of abandoned, unsalable houses, which means both that rents here are pretty low and that homeowners who wish to leave can't get anything like decent prices for their houses. But certainly young people who can le...    less
    • April 21, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Different cultures - does it attract or repel you?:
    Well... the young people whom I see frequently who are into that sort of thing don't hold much hope of serious employment. I work -actually I volunteer; I'm a retired old man- with impoverished persons in a very depressed formerly industrial city in a pre...  moreWell... the young people whom I see frequently who are into that sort of thing don't hold much hope of serious employment. I work -actually I volunteer; I'm a retired old man- with impoverished persons in a very depressed formerly industrial city in a pretty depressed state. But I do think that the folks I work with are pretty representational of a large and growing segment of the American population -people who not only have given up on "the American dream" but have never dreamed it in the first place.  
    • April 20, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to If you saw a man harassing a woman, what would you do?:
    .It's a situation I HAVE experienced. I'd do what I have done -ask the woman if I could help. Pretty much always that ends the situation -the man may bluster a bit, but she usually says "Thank you" and exits the conflict.I've been a teacher most of m life...  more.It's a situation I HAVE experienced. I'd do what I have done -ask the woman if I could help. Pretty much always that ends the situation -the man may bluster a bit, but she usually says "Thank you" and exits the conflict.I've been a teacher most of m life. This is a not unusual situation to arise in classrooms.  
    • April 19, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Different cultures - does it attract or repel you?:
    I hope you're right -that piercings, etc. are not American culture. But from what I see among young people, I fear that it may be where things are going.I certainly agree that female circumcision is barbaric and unforgivably cruel. 
    • April 19, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Different cultures - does it attract or repel you?:
    An individual without culture... I've never met one more than a few hours old.
    • April 19, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Different cultures - does it attract or repel you?:
    Well... there are some heads that need to be shrunken a bit. As for mutilating the body... I see around here a lot of body piercing in one part or another, and quite a bit of tattooing as well. And quite a few men -and not only Jewish- ar circumcised. For...  moreWell... there are some heads that need to be shrunken a bit. As for mutilating the body... I see around here a lot of body piercing in one part or another, and quite a bit of tattooing as well. And quite a few men -and not only Jewish- ar circumcised. For a while at least it was common practice by obstetricians/pediatricians to circumcise newborn boys unless parents specifically forbade it.  
    • April 19, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Is it possible to win a staring contest with the abyss? :
    I am reminded of a couplet said o be a translation from Immanuel Kant -though I have never found the original in his works. "Two things move my heart with awe; Above, the starry heavens, within the moral law."There are two kinds of infinite depth -that is...  moreI am reminded of a couplet said o be a translation from Immanuel Kant -though I have never found the original in his works. "Two things move my heart with awe; Above, the starry heavens, within the moral law."There are two kinds of infinite depth -that is the meaning of "abyss" -which, by the way, is one of the very few ancient Sumerian words surviving into the English language. "The starry heavens" represent one kind -to many, suggestive of God and the infinite richness of His creation. The otheris the utter, endless emptiness of non-being, of death, the wasting of one's life by the rejection of life's creative possibilities -that is, of the "categorical imperative" which is the true meaning of "the moral law." I would call my own reaction to this latter not so much "awe", which for me is inspiring, exciting, moving toward affirmative action, as I would call it "awfulness" -the terror of endlee, pointless deadness.Pardon my wordiness. Comes from the effort we philosophers cannot resist making in trying to commu...    less
    • April 18, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Different cultures - does it attract or repel you?:
    No culture that destroys its children -or even most of its adults- has a long-term future. We need to reflect upon our own treatment of our dependent and relatively powerless members.
    • April 18, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Mushrooms. Keep them in a dark place and cover them with manure. Are American citizen human mushrooms?:
    I struck a match to read your reply, Rosie, but the methane fumes from the manure pile blew the roof off.
    • April 17, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Mushrooms. Keep them in a dark place and cover them with manure. Are American citizen human mushrooms?:
    Rosie, you wouldn't be a little sarcastic, would you?
    • April 17, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Wishing everyone a joyous Easter.:
    My wish also for all of you. May your lives bepurposeful, passionate and utterly satisfying!
    • April 16, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Missing in Action :
    Hi, Oz. Having been a college prof for many years- no, I wouldn't be surprised.
    • April 10, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Missing in Action :
    Three, Oz.An easy question.
    • April 9, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Missing in Action :
    How odd! I have a drawer like that too! Perhaps if we compared drawers...?
    • April 9, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw is now friends with officegirl and Baybreeze .
    • April 5, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw started a discussion:
    . How can I message a specific person?
    Hi, folks. I've been away a long time. Forgotten much. How can I message a specific person?
    • March 30, 2017
  • Huw
    Huw started a discussion:
    Why aren't any entries showing up in my e-mail box? Also how do I message a fellow member?
    Why aren't any entries/replies, etc., showing up in my e-mail box? Also, how do I message a fellow member?
    • October 17, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Those who went through abuse/trauma; how do you separate yourself fully from the things that happened to you?:
    Hey Baybreeze -How are you doing? Have we drowned you with our long-winded advice?
    • October 8, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Those who went through abuse/trauma; how do you separate yourself fully from the things that happened to you?:
    Baybreeze- Here's a thought that you may find shocking, but please consider it.The wounds that you mention, and others I suspect you have suffered but do not mention - Perhaps these are not weaknesses; perhaps if you understand them the right way they are...  moreBaybreeze- Here's a thought that you may find shocking, but please consider it.The wounds that you mention, and others I suspect you have suffered but do not mention - Perhaps these are not weaknesses; perhaps if you understand them the right way they are STRENGTHS. Gifts. Things that you have that can enable you to reach out to others who have been hurt as you have been, to relate to them, to care/share with them, to show them that they are not alone but part of a community -the community of suffering, of human vulnerability that in fact includes ALL of us.I was never shut out of my home as a punishment, but I did, when quite a small child (about three yrs old, I think) get lost in a wheat field where the wheat was much higher than my head. I remember the terror that I felt then, and it allows me to understand the "separation anxiety" that not only small children but even animals and yes, adults too can feel when they are separated -perhaps as far as they know, forever!- from their families and friends.I w...    less
    • October 6, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Those who went through abuse/trauma; how do you separate yourself fully from the things that happened to you?:
    I'm not a woman, so perhaps I have nothing to contribute to this discussion. But for whatever you might find itworth... I'm a veteran. I've got scars -both physical and what I guess you'd call psychological I don't think anyone who has ever gathered up fr...  moreI'm not a woman, so perhaps I have nothing to contribute to this discussion. But for whatever you might find itworth... I'm a veteran. I've got scars -both physical and what I guess you'd call psychological I don't think anyone who has ever gathered up fragments of his friends can "separate himself/herself" from the memory. Even though it's been over sixty years... And the same goes for the times when you realize that there are people out there who genuinely, actually mean to kill you... or the moment when you realize that you have actually killed another person...But I think that sooner or later you just have to acknowledge that these things did really happen, that they can never be undone, that they are part of you, But only part of you. That there is all the rest of your life also, that you are the person who did all the other things you've done too, that youhave proved to yourself that you can do those other things, because you HAVE done them; that here now in this present moment you have the choices/opportu...    less
    • October 5, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Is Answermug now defunct? I've received no messges/alerts/etc. for several days. If the Mug still exists, where is everygody? Just Asking,?:
    I've not been active because until today there have been no notices in my mailbox. Also because I found it rather difficult to find Answermug... some confusing/misleading stuff when I searched for it.
    • October 5, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to Is Answermug now defunct? I've received no messges/alerts/etc. for several days. If the Mug still exists, where is everygody? Just Asking,?:
    Well, if I'm not wanted...
    • October 5, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw started a discussion:
    Is Answermug now defunct? I've received no messges/alerts/etc. for several days. If the Mug still exists, where is everygody? Just Asking,?
    • October 4, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw joined the group I like Philosophy:
    • October 3, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw joined the group Welsh Celtic:
    • October 3, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw joined the group Random Statements:
    • October 3, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group Not All My Friends Are Human:
    There really aren't many grizzlies left. The thing to do is simply to leave them alone -neither to "trophy" them nor to play with them.
    • August 16, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group Not All My Friends Are Human:
    Agreed. Nor are wives/girlfriends.
    • August 16, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group Not All My Friends Are Human:
    The dog looks like he's been smoking too much hash.
    • August 13, 2016
  • Huw
    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group AnswerMug Free-for-All:
    • September 24, 2016
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    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group AnswerMug Free-for-All:
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    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group AnswerMug Free-for-All:
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  • Huw
    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group AnswerMug Free-for-All:
    Huh? What team?
    • September 21, 2016
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    Huw replied to a discussion topic in the group AnswerMug Free-for-All:
    • September 19, 2016
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  • Screen Name* Huw
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  • Where do you live? American Cross Roads
  • About Me: I'm an old­ married m­an, a reti­red philos­ophy profe­ssor, a ve­teran of t­he Korean ­War, polit­ically, so­cially and­ religious­ly liberal­, scientif­ically ori­ented with­ a physics­ and astro­nomy backg­round, int­ensely cur­ious about­ what goes­ on in the­ heads of ­people and­ animals..­.

  • Sexualization/objectification

    This is a serious question for the ladies -although men are welc...  moreThis is a serious question for the ladies -although men are welcome to answer too. But I especially want women's views: s "sexualization" -that is, becoming aware of and affirming one's sexual identity- the same as "objectification" -that is, feeling and presenting oneself as a potential object for others' desire and enjoyment?   
    Last post by Pepper Pot - May 28, 2017
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  • . How can I message a specific person?

    Hi, folks. I've been away a long time. Forgotten much. How can I...  moreHi, folks. I've been away a long time. Forgotten much. How can I message a specific person?  
    Last post by Pearl - April 3, 2017
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  • Why aren't any entries showing up in my e-mail box? Also how do I message a fellow member?

    Why aren't any entries/replies, etc., showing up in my e-mail bo...  moreWhy aren't any entries/replies, etc., showing up in my e-mail box? Also, how do I message a fellow member?  
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  • Is Answermug now defunct? I've received no messges/alerts/etc. for several days. If the Mug still exists, where is everygody? Just Asking,?

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  • Election

    People -this is serious. My wife and I have been listening to th...  morePeople -this is serious. My wife and I have been listening to the Republican convention. I just barely remember having heard some of Hitler's speeches as a young teenager, and I've always wondered how sane and decent Germans could have been persuaded by such hate-saturated ranting -but later I learned German, I've watched Nazi propaganda films, I've studied history, and frankly I am shocked by the parallels with tonight's obviously carefully planned performance.

    We're going to renew our passports -soon. I strongly advise those of you who are in the LGBT community to do likewise. If you think I'm over-reacting, pay close attention to the rhetoric coming out of Cleveland and look into what the Nazis did to homosexuals.   less
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  • Awe

    What awes you -really overwhelms you with awe?
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  • How is it that...

    Paleontology tells us that our minds evolved chiefly under press...  morePaleontology tells us that our minds evolved chiefly under pressure to survive in the African veldt just long enough to raise our offspring to reproductive maturity -which is to say, about 25 years. But we've developed a culture, including math and science, that enables us not only to ask bout the origin and destiny of the Universe, but actually to answer at least one of those questions -i.e., the Big Bang. Does this not strike you not only as awesome, but also as pretty mysterious?  
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  • Jenny_SL
    Jenny_SL
    Jenny! Hurray! It's wonderful to find you again! I'm one of your old friends/fans from Answerbag. How've you been, what's going on in your life, who else is on board? Huw
    May 28, 2016

  • Jenny_SL
    Jenny_SL
    How's Patty doing? And your sister?
    May 31, 2016

  • thepie
    thepie
    About "objectification": We are all objects; that is the price we pay for being able to express ourselves -that is, to make our subjectivity effective in the world. To be able to affect anything else, we must allow ourselves to be affected. This, I think, is what the Buddha meant when he said that the cause of all suffering is desire.
    June 1, 2016

  • thepie
    thepie
    Pants? What pants?
    September 19, 2016

  • jennifer337
    jennifer337
    Hello Jennifer! What brings you here? Huw
    May 28, 2016

  • Miss Dee
    Miss Dee
    Well, Ma'am, if you want my friendship with no romantic slippages -since I'm a married man and have been for over 60 years- just say so. I read a lot and like movies too, though I don't see many.
    September 19, 2016

  • MaryesK9
    MaryesK9
    Playful, likes groups, k9... Sounds great! Huw 
    May 28, 2016

  • 69Kisses96
    69Kisses96
    Re Korea? Yes. Company aid man, then lab tech at a battalion aid station. Finally discharged at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in July '54.
    June 4, 2016

  • joycceoh57
    joycceoh57
    Oops! I thought I HAD entered a comment! What I said is that I've seen your high school... I take it that the parking lot is behind? How are your dogs? Still using the cottage by the lake? Made any more cucumber salads? How's Amber? I'd love to  chat with you... Huw
    May 31, 2016

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