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Re: Laurent Garnier: Beat Connector

Connor Alexander — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:56:00 -0000

I'm sorry I missed this show. It's sounds like it was amazing. Eclectic with purpose is what all dj's should strive for. Most dj's treat pandering as an art form.

A good DJ is like a good cook in my opinion. You take the familiar, the new and the unexpected, mix it together in a unique way. Sounds like Garnier's set was just that.

Re: Play Imaginative's Devilrobots Play To-Fu series one - TOMOPOP

Connor Alexander — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:54:19 -0000

I want the angry pirate!!

Re: Rule of Man vs. Rule of Law – President Obama is a free man’s worst nightmare

Connor Alexander — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:12 -0000

I'm an independent voter. I'm extremely interested in politics. I get my information from a broad spectrum of sources (left, right and center).

All that said, the only place I've even heard about this ad is on far-right blogs. No one else seems to be talking about this, and I haven't seen the ad being used anywhere. I'm sure it's possible that I've missed it elswhere. Nevertheless, I'm a very well-informed, intelligent voter and I hadn't heard anything about this till I read it here.

Is all this dissection helping the McCain campaign?

Re: SHOCK: McCain supporter attacked and mutilated in Pittsburgh

Connor Alexander — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:04:37 -0000

The 'victim' in this story has admitted making it up. You may want to consider posting an update here with current information.

http://kdka.com has the story.

Re: Double Gender Standards: Polyamory vs. Polygamy

Connor Alexander — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:52:03 -0000

For some great reading on this I highly recommend Sex at Dawn by Christoper Ryan and Cacilda Jetha. Great book covering the sociology, history, biology and anthropology behind our sexuality and how monogamy is probably something that only developed comparatively recently in human history with the advent of farming and agriculture.

Also, the Ethical Slut is a bit dated, but still a good read.

Re: High Profile SC Swingers?

Connor Alexander — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:58:40 -0000

Let me make this very very clear: Polyamory is NOT swinging! Please take a moment (literally, like 3 seconds) to do even the most basic wikipedia search on the two terms.

Night and day folks.

Re: 'Sex At Dawn': shattering the monogamy myth, and more

Connor Alexander — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:05:47 -0000

The amount of hostility in the comments section so far should actually be a flag to many readers that Ryan and Jetha are on to something. Unlike many of the posters here, I've both read the book and heard Mr. Ryan speak. The books ideas are thoughtful, well researched and in regards to sexism, very balanced (one poster mentioned it being about a teenage boys fantasy - if he'd actually read the article, let alone the book, he might have noticed that the book is very empowering to women). It pulls from EvoPsych, biology, anthropology, sociology, psychology and history and is well researched and is full of citations. On top of that, it's a fun read. Just because a books conclusions rub the modern paradigm the wrong way, doesn't make them false.

Re: 'Sex At Dawn': shattering the monogamy myth, and more

Connor Alexander — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:05:47 -0000

Re: 'Sex At Dawn': shattering the monogamy myth, and more

Connor Alexander — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:10:50 -0000

Re: 'Sex At Dawn': shattering the monogamy myth, and more

Connor Alexander — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:10:50 -0000

Re: 'Sex At Dawn': shattering the monogamy myth, and more

Connor Alexander — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:05:47 -0000

Re: 'Sex At Dawn': shattering the monogamy myth, and more

Connor Alexander — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:05:47 -0000

Re: Prisoners Treated Like Cattle in New Orleans

Connor Alexander — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:29:10 -0000

If you violate the rules of society you go to prison. But if that prison itself violates the same society's standards, then it holds no value and no moral authority. For quite awhile now US prisons have been disgraces. If a person cannot obtain due process and a fair and speedy trial, along with other Constitutional protections, then that person should be released. If you cannot house prisoners properly, you have no business housing them at all.

Re: Prisoners Treated Like Cattle in New Orleans

Connor Alexander — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:37:13 -0000

Thanks for lowering the bar that much further.

Re: Schools shouldn’t be promoting polyamory

Connor Alexander — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:06:02 -0000

By your standards monogamy shouldn't be on the poster either. It certainly hasn't met your criteria for 'successful' relationships. My advice would be to do a little more research on polyamory. From what I've read here, you have a very poor grasp on it.

Re: Ask RaeRay #7: Don't Put The Cart Before The Unicorn

Connor Alexander — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:10:48 -0000

Well written! Thanks. I have a rather unusual perspective on this. I'm a (mostly) straight man in a non-monogamous relationship with a heteroflexible woman (pretty standard). However, I have a huge disdain for 'unicorn hunters' for a slightly different reason. There seems to be some degree of subtle sexism at play in the roots of this dynamic. I've had people debate this with me and I don't feel that I'm any closer to having it resolved. Here's why I feel it's sexist: In the end, the couple are choosing to eliminate the possibility of a relationship with a male, despite one male already being involved.

I have no problem with FFM relationships - or any combination for that matter. For me it has to do with the 'agenda' that the couple takes beforehand: "We (a m/f couple) are going to go find ourselves a woman." Besides the sort of predatory nature in the sentiment, there's also this idea that excluding an entire gender is a good idea. Maybe it's because I'm less goal oriented (ie, I don't practice my non-monogamy with the intention of creating specific relationship structures with pre-determined numbers and genders of people). For example, although it's currently the two of us, my partner and I simply said, 'we'd like more people in our lives.' Instead of trying to force a specific gender or any other descriptor on the situation, we just try to meet interesting new people.

Some of the best friends I've made have been the male partners of my female partners. Those people can add to our lives just as much (and sometimes more) than our sexual partners. Shutting the door on a whole gender just seems tragic to me - and a little sexist. This coming from a very typical guy who thoroughly enjoys having time in bed with two ladies.

Re: ‘Polyamory’: the next civil rights movement?

Connor Alexander — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:42:28 -0000

Wow, there is so much misinformation and flat out BS in this article, I'm not even sure where to start. I'd love to be able to give a reasonable critique, but it would require an entire second article. Let's just start with the definition of polyamory which is entirely incorrect. Polyamory means 'many loves' not 'lover of many'. It has no direct sexual connotation at all. It simply means that a person can love more than one person at a time. That's it. It has nothing to do with swinging. From there, I'd suggest readers of this article do a little research and really forget everything written above.

Re: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/when-fairness-goes-too-far/article/2512892

Connor Alexander — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:29:02 -0000

You're a sad little man with a tiny world view. I'm sorry for yo.

Re: More Babies Die in America on Their First Day Than Anywhere Else in Industrialized World

Connor Alexander — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:26:50 -0000

I'm not arguing against your hypothesis, but if you're going to present ideas that aren't spelled out in the article, then you should back that up with some evidence in the forms of links. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm saying that claims without evidence is just speculation. We need less of that.

Re: 15 New Rules That Bill Maher Should Adopt When He Talks About Islam on His TV Show

Connor Alexander — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:31 -0000

Are you familiar with Maher's show? He has a segment called 'New Rules' where he talks about new rules that he thinks should be implemented. The author was riffing on that.

Re: Another White Male Takes Over Late Night

Connor Alexander — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:16 -0000

"The medium is the message..." as some old white guy, whose name I can't remember, once said. They hire old white guys to host those shows because that's who watches. They don't hire old white guys to Adult Swim or America's Next Top Model or 106 & Park. The only people who think there is 'presitge' in hosting a late night talk show on a network are old white guys. Let it die the slow horrible death it's going to have. The rest of the world is making cat videos for Vine.

Re: 5 Unintended Consequences of America's War on Pubic Hair

Connor Alexander — Sat, 25 May 2013 17:09:27 -0000

Also, no need to cut your hair, paint your nails, put on deodorant, pierce your ears or any other part of your body, shave your beard or really, wear clothes except as a way to regulate your body temperature. It's all vanity.

Re: Polycon 2013: Polyamorists prepare for B.C. convention | Canada | News | National Post

Connor Alexander — Mon, 27 May 2013 13:01:21 -0000

I'm sorry for you and all your unhappiness.

Re: Polycon 2013: Polyamorists prepare for B.C. convention | Canada | News | National Post

Connor Alexander — Mon, 27 May 2013 13:02:20 -0000

If believing that's true, somehow helps your ego, you go right on believing that. I'll continue to feel sorry for you.

Re: Polycon 2013: Polyamorists prepare for B.C. convention | Canada | News | National Post

Connor Alexander — Mon, 27 May 2013 13:03:08 -0000

Wow..you mean all you monogamous folks are with supermodels? What have I been thinking for the last 10 years?