When I first read the word Supermensch, I thought Freud was, once again, venerating males; he was. But that's okay: nearly everyone before (like) 1960 or so did. It doesn't phase me anymore: people are sheep, for the most part. But in German, man is herr or herren in the plural. Mensch is more like human being; give it a go on Babelfish, which translates the entire phrase Supermensch as "superhuman being." The compound noun (adjective, and adverb) superhuman and the noun (or verb) being. I like the concept.
I've always wanted to be a Supermensch, and considering that to be "human" requires very little -- all those fucktards swinging around the isles at Wal-Mart at 70 mph are humans; the gorillas whose bumper stickers read "Marriage = Man + Woman" (which I thought equaled transgendered), they're human -- I'm pretty sure I'm already one. All hail the Supermensch.
We got the Logo channel added to our cable package, and let me comment positively: seeing those Queers on TV all day everyday has made my whole life happier. A commercial starring Rosie. A Gay comedy sketch hour (think Saturday Night Live, only all queer, no rules). Documentaries about Gay stuff. I may just turn into a Queer philosopher. It's all fucking fascinating. I'm so proud of the Gays.
Next week, they're doing a special on Ginsberg... who I can no longer think of without intertextually aligning him to Whitman, Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, and Jack Kerouac. Maybe this new guy, Charles Berstein, will be added to that list. I certainly hope so. If Walt were here now... O America.
And then that ape-faced Bush -- whose mere visage makes my stomach lurch into acidic, acerbic rage -- who is so obtuse, he calls our economic condition a slow down (when perhaps what he's really seeing slow down is America's flow of currency in the global marketplace). He makes me want to fucking vomit. And he turns what good there is in America -- and there is much -- into his playthings, America into his own LOST island, and himself into a Widmore who is willing to break the rules to further his own agenda. Widmore, though, looks more like Cheney. :)
Ah, purging.
1 comment:
Perhaps your response of recognizing your identity and gluing yourself to the tv all day is similar to the way much of the heterosexual American public is mesmerized by tv and don't even realize it.
If you haven't already watched The Click List, don't pass it up. It's the show with all queer-indie short films. As much as the Big Gay Sketch Show makes you laugh, this series will make you think, cry, and want to write your own script.
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