I had to look that up. It is damn powerful.
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I’d be interested in continuing some conversations with him but never get a reply back after a couple posts.
Among other things…
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This was done by some Popes. Other Popes just ordered them covered. It was in response to the Reformation and Protestantism. The Last Judgment which has a lot of nudity and pagan imagery was “revised.” However, today, the Sistine Chapel portrays Adam nude, penis and all and the Last Judgement was restored over 40 years ago. The point being, painting, no pun intended, all Christians or Catholics at the time as having one view with regard to the human body is not a well educated position. Consider that in Islam, even today, none of those images depicted by Renaissance artists would be allowed even if they were fully clothed.
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Because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about once you peel back the talking points and labels. Robin Di Angelo, the famous “scholar” who monetized antiracism recently said that Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is an example of white supremacy. Her explanation could be summarized by saying,“well, all of the figures are white.” I’m sure in Rome in 1508 there was a large number of sub Saharan African models Michelangelo could have used. They needed some DEI or something. Of course Di Angelo referred to Adam as David and failed to recognize that the characters portrayed were Jewish (and we know how white supremacists feel about the Jews). She also failed to recognize that Michelangelo was gay, and white supremacy is all about patriarchy, misogyny and homophobia.
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Poor guy internalized it and behaved that way to protect his own life.
Just imagine what he could have done if he were free to be himself!
I don’t think it was much of a secret back then. You could argue it was the reason for all of the penises.
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Yeah, sure. Artists that defined an era, blah blah blah…
But could he do this!??
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Stunning and brave.
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Damn right!
The stunningness and braveosity it took to do that was monumental.
Just not actually monumental. We tear that shit down. Racistsexistxenophobics.
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Again, ad hominem to make yourself feel better.
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I have very little investment in convincing others of my opinions. I recognize that they are just that, opinions, and what others believe or think of me and my opinions is none of my business - hence the lack of response.
Apparently, some take this personally and have hard feelings - which are, again, none of my business.
When posters litter their responses with denigration and personal attacks, I have nothing but compassion for them. It must be difficult to go through life so miserably, so invested in being right.
But, none of my business.
You don’t even know what ad hominem means. I called you a pathetic person but I didn’t say your argument was weak or invalid because of it.
You cope via condescension.
When you do it, it’s sarcasm, right?
I would be happy to stop taking up space in your head. Feel free to stop responding.
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Physician, heal thyself (guess who said that). You’re trying to use magnanimity as cover for your faulty opinions.
And you really don’t get the whole purpose of a message board. You post something, someone responds. It’s not that complicated. When you condescendingly tell someone to not respond and go so far as to insinuate they have some issue when they do, you aren’t being the bigger person who is above forum chatter and banter; you are simply being a douchebag. Here’s some advice, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, and you are going to be a baby when you get called on it, then don’t say anything. This isn’t a safe space for “your” truth.
It’s equanimity.
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I’ve skipped most of this thread but I’d like to use some applied calculus to bring this thread back on-track.
Okay, I don’t actually remember how to apply calculus in mathematical form, but I remember the concept of limits. Even the most skilled lovers among us can only achieve an agreed-upon instance of copulation in a timeframe that can’t cross a certain theoretical minimum, likely somewhere in the 5 second range.
If we apply the reciprocal Sheen-Chamberlain function here, we can start to get a sense where a person reaches a singularity of runaway fucking that defies the laws of space and time. I think that may be where quantum mechanics starts to come into play.
As a practical matter, everyone has to have a point at which their partner’s endless parade of nude bodies constantly copulating with them becomes an unacceptable part of day-to-day life.
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