Comments on: Bouteilian theory: a primer

By: Lauredhel

Lauredhel — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:09:50 +0000

Could people please be spoiler-aware? We don’t all get the episodes at the same time. Cheers.

By: Lara

Lara — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:49:51 +0000

You know Denelian I am also of the big-boobed clan of females. I spent many years living among the mountains of Arizona, but then again big boobage runs in my family, so I dunno if the mountains had to do with it :P

By: denelian

denelian — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:36:27 +0000

so… just to stake that freudian vampire all the way down…

i grew up in California. in the Sierra Nevadas. to me, mountains have ALWAYS been breasts. maybe because i was raised pagan, or maybe because we all suffer from BBS (Big Breast Syndrom. yes, i would kill for a reduction. sigh). so while some people looked around and saw penises, i saw breasts, and tits, and boobs…

very femi-centric of me, i guess. what can i say?

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:01:50 +0000

Trying not to derail the conversation, but I just got way too excited when I found reference to Torchwood on IBTP. It’s almost as good as when I managed to link together Tegan and Sara with Doctor Who. Slightly more to the point, I can’t think of a better secret organization to be under a very vulva shaped structure – although if they’re going to keep having people get taken hostage, next time can it please be someone besides Gwen?

By: Lisa MB

Lisa MB — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:14:55 +0000

I have long theorized that men’s neckties are phallic symbols, and now I’m afraid that my musings might be overly inspired by the patriarchy.

But hear me out. Ties are surely non-functional, so they must exist mostly as symbols. I think businessmen wear them as indicators of their manhood, like a fashion swordfight.

Tie styles even adapt to reflect and counter developments in society. In the 1970s, when women’s “lib” was taking hold, men’s ties were super wide and the knots mighty thick. In the 80s, as being gay and/or androgynous was starting to seem hip, thin ties took their brief turn in the spotlight. Right now, we’re back to standard-sized ties, but I bet a president Hillary Clinton would cause a return to wide ties.

I don’t know about bowties, but I’m sure there’s some explanation that would fit in with my theory.

By: Feminist Avatar

Feminist Avatar — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:09:23 +0000

I hope so.

By: Lost Clown

Lost Clown — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:05:24 +0000

I was just gonna say that!

Think Spike and Jack will snog again Thursday?

By: Lauredhel

Lauredhel — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:38:05 +0000

And underneath, of course, is the huge, mysterious, inexplicable, and dangerous Torchwood. It all works.

By: Feminist Avatar

Feminist Avatar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:15:27 +0000

Excellent Lauredhel! I especially like the teeth.

By: Lauredhel

Lauredhel — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:44:18 +0000

In the aim of reclaiming architecture for feminism, I give you examples of ‘vaginal’ symobols:

The Wales Millennium Centre. The vagina is, perhaps, as much a "cavity" as any other body "cavity" is: the abdominal and pleural, and pericardial cavities aren't full of air or fluid, either. We need better words.