Comments on: The problem with Swarthmore http://yoyoel.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-swarthmore/ Complaining about life, love, and technology since 2003. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:49:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: so? http://yoyoel.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-swarthmore/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 so? Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:27:30 +0000 http://yoyoel.com/?p=742#comment-2119 1) no money was spent on this meeting. it was two people asked to come in and lead a workshop for squ, based on interest of the members of the group. also the point was not to "tell students where to find kinky queer sex." 2) why are you on the mailing list of a group that you have such problems with? 3) why do your parents read your email/stand over your shoulder while you read it? 1) no money was spent on this meeting. it was two people asked to come in and lead a workshop for squ, based on interest of the members of the group. also the point was not to “tell students where to find kinky queer sex.”
2) why are you on the mailing list of a group that you have such problems with?
3) why do your parents read your email/stand over your shoulder while you read it?

]]> By: jordan http://yoyoel.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-swarthmore/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 jordan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:04:06 +0000 http://yoyoel.com/?p=742#comment-2118 (incidentally, the subject line to this e-mail was "All tied up?") (Okay I'm going to stop commenting now. This post just got me really excited/nostalgic.) (incidentally, the subject line to this e-mail was “All tied up?”)

(Okay I’m going to stop commenting now. This post just got me really excited/nostalgic.)

]]> By: jordan http://yoyoel.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-swarthmore/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 jordan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:59:45 +0000 http://yoyoel.com/?p=742#comment-2117 Ahh, and here was the (strikingly similar) mass e-mail I composed (complete with gratuitous ASCII, because most students on campus use our text-based Blitzmail) > &%&||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||%&%||||||||||||| > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||&%&||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > |||||||||||||||||||||||||%&% > > > P A N A R C H Y > and > Gender, Sexuality, XYZ > p r e s e n t > ...,,,..,,...,...,...,,,...,,,,.....,,,..,,,......,,,...,,,...,, > ``''````'''````''''```'```'''```''''``''`'''```'''```'''```'''````'''```'''` > "We tend to think of the erotic as an easy, tantalizing sexual arousal. I speak of the erotic as the deepest life force, a force which moves us toward living in a fundamental way." > ~ Audre Lorde > ...,,,..,,...,...,...,,,...,,,,.....,,,..,,,......,,,...,,,...,, > ``''````'''````''''```'```'''```''''``''`'''```'''```'''```'''````'''```'''` > > > BONDAGE 101: > an interactive* introduction to erotic rope tying > Tuesday, May 12 > 8:00 pm > Panarchy > 9 School Street > > > featuring Dov, NYC-based bondage expert > ...,,,..,,...,...,...,,,...,,,,.....,,,..,,,......,,,...,,,...,, > ``''````'''````''''```'```'''```''''``''`'''```'''```'''```'''````'''```'''` > "Thou art to me a delicious torment." > ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson > ...,,,..,,...,...,...,,,...,,,,.....,,,..,,,......,,,...,,,...,, > ``''````'''````''''```'```'''```''''``''`'''```'''```'''```'''````'''```'''` > > > On a campus with little exposure to a kink-friendly community, Dov (and Panarchy, Sexperts, DCP, GSX, and Tabard) seek to offer students a space to learn and discuss safe, consensual methods of exploring BDSM. Dov will be teaching students how to perform erotic rope tying based on an intricate style originated in Japan. No assumptions will be made about gender and sexual preference; we seek to make this event as safe, queer-friendly, feminist, sex positive and inclusive as possible. > > > > *Participation is optional (fully clothed). Ropes will be available; feel free to bring a partner. > > > Cosponsored by: Dartmouth Coalition for Progress, Gender Sexuality XYZ, Tabard, Sexperts > ...,,,..,,...,...,...,,,...,,,,.....,,,..,,,......,,,...,,,...,, > ``''````'''````''''```'```'''```''''``''`'''```'''```'''```'''````'''```'''` > "Stars hid your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires." > ~ From The Talented Mr. Ripley > ...,,,..,,...,...,...,,,...,,,,.....,,,..,,,......,,,...,,,...,, > ``''````'''````''''```'```'''```''''``''`'''```'''```'''```'''````'''```'''` > > > %&%||||||||||||||||||||||||| Ahh, and here was the (strikingly similar) mass e-mail I composed (complete with gratuitous ASCII, because most students on campus use our text-based Blitzmail)

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> “”““”’““””“`’“`”’“`””“”`”’“`”’“`”’“`”’““”’“`”’`
> “We tend to think of the erotic as an easy, tantalizing sexual arousal. I speak of the erotic as the deepest life force, a force which moves us toward living in a fundamental way.”
> ~ Audre Lorde
> …,,,..,,…,…,…,,,…,,,,…..,,,..,,,……,,,…,,,…,,
> “”““”’““””“`’“`”’“`””“”`”’“`”’“`”’“`”’““”’“`”’`
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> BONDAGE 101:
> an interactive* introduction to erotic rope tying
> Tuesday, May 12
> 8:00 pm
> Panarchy
> 9 School Street
>
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> featuring Dov, NYC-based bondage expert
> …,,,..,,…,…,…,,,…,,,,…..,,,..,,,……,,,…,,,…,,
> “”““”’““””“`’“`”’“`””“”`”’“`”’“`”’“`”’““”’“`”’`
> “Thou art to me a delicious torment.”
> ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
> …,,,..,,…,…,…,,,…,,,,…..,,,..,,,……,,,…,,,…,,
> “”““”’““””“`’“`”’“`””“”`”’“`”’“`”’“`”’““”’“`”’`
>
>
> On a campus with little exposure to a kink-friendly community, Dov (and Panarchy, Sexperts, DCP, GSX, and Tabard) seek to offer students a space to learn and discuss safe, consensual methods of exploring BDSM. Dov will be teaching students how to perform erotic rope tying based on an intricate style originated in Japan. No assumptions will be made about gender and sexual preference; we seek to make this event as safe, queer-friendly, feminist, sex positive and inclusive as possible.
>
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> *Participation is optional (fully clothed). Ropes will be available; feel free to bring a partner.
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> Cosponsored by: Dartmouth Coalition for Progress, Gender Sexuality XYZ, Tabard, Sexperts
> …,,,..,,…,…,…,,,…,,,,…..,,,..,,,……,,,…,,,…,,
> “”““”’““””“`’“`”’“`””“”`”’“`”’“`”’“`”’““”’“`”’`
> “Stars hid your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
> ~ From The Talented Mr. Ripley
> …,,,..,,…,…,…,,,…,,,,…..,,,..,,,……,,,…,,,…,,
> “”““”’““””“`’“`”’“`””“”`”’“`”’“`”’“`”’““”’“`”’`
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]]> By: jordan http://yoyoel.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-swarthmore/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 jordan Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:07:35 +0000 http://yoyoel.com/?p=742#comment-2116 Ha... I think I addressed this issue in a column I wrote a while back: http://thedartmouth.com/2009/05/15/opinion/osserman Ha… I think I addressed this issue in a column I wrote a while back:

http://thedartmouth.com/2009/05/15/opinion/osserman

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