tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post4067231208540972703..comments2023-10-28T10:50:43.449-04:00Comments on Crankster: Saving It For DaddyCranksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-73058160359950152452007-02-04T22:53:00.000-05:002007-02-04T22:53:00.000-05:00Wandering Girl-
Exactly! That way, instead of rea...Wandering Girl-<br />Exactly! That way, instead of reaffirming her father's ownership, she claims ownership of herself.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-58276369366297455202007-01-31T19:01:00.000-05:002007-01-31T19:01:00.000-05:00I don't think there's anything wrong with young wo...I don't think there's anything wrong with young women deciding to pledge to stay virgins. My problem is with the incestuous pledge to the father. She should pledge it to herself.WanderingGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528171136201888492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-29279234463563143752007-01-28T19:01:00.000-05:002007-01-28T19:01:00.000-05:00Let's Pretend-
I understand the tendency to drift ...Let's Pretend-<br />I understand the tendency to drift to the dark side in terms of protecting one's daughters. Maybe the key is recognizing that that sort of ownership <b>is</b> the dark side.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-8788178850447182002007-01-27T19:01:00.000-05:002007-01-27T19:01:00.000-05:00In light of my most recent post, I find this trad...In light of my most recent post, I find this tradition to be hilarious, but in retrospect, I think my husband would have done it!SBW in MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220470056487517964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-8494768611196772122007-01-23T09:31:00.000-05:002007-01-23T09:31:00.000-05:00D-
No need to behave; just don't throw things!
Yo...D-<br />No need to behave; just don't throw things!<br /><br />You're arguing in a forthright, sincere way, and I completely respect that. Obviously, I don't agree with you on this one, but I think you make a solid point about tolerance for other viewpoints. <br /><br /><br /><br />Puss-<br />Thanks for the Gladstone quote. I've always been a fan of spirited and respectful debate; I'm glad Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-51573644173464231552007-01-23T08:14:00.000-05:002007-01-23T08:14:00.000-05:00I am not one to argue with anyone in someone else'...I am not one to argue with anyone in someone else's comment sections (yes I think that is uncool), but I don't see where having these girls pledge to stay a virgin until they are married is harming them. Most of them aren't going to stick with it anyway, but with the few that do, if the pledge gives them the strength to stick to their guns, then where is the harm being done? I don't agree that Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-29137856016372878542007-01-23T06:48:00.000-05:002007-01-23T06:48:00.000-05:00Sorry to butt in, but surely, Just D, it's one thi...Sorry to butt in, but surely, Just D, it's one thing to say 'live and let live' when the a person chooses to live does not interfere or harm the well being of others, but when it clearly damages others, surely we have a duty to speak up and/or intervene?<br /><br />I'm with Gladstone on free speech:<br />"Censure and criticism never hurt anybody. If false, they can't hurt you unless you are Glamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-88557365446841607142007-01-23T06:30:00.000-05:002007-01-23T06:30:00.000-05:00Sorry, but I don't agree with the attack.
The m...Sorry, but I don't agree with the attack. <br /><br />The mantra these days is "Live and Let Live." You know I was at one point a very devout christian (recovering now, thank you very much), but if these people want to do this in their families and within their churches, then it is their choice. I do agree with you on the point that 5 year olds are much too young to understand what they are Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-80495288702065544602007-01-23T00:45:00.000-05:002007-01-23T00:45:00.000-05:00Really an amazing post when you consider that you'...Really an amazing post when you consider that you're only tackling the relationship between a father and a daughter, and the sexual development of the daughter. And, you even through in some humor. Amazing, really, very well done.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-21481136020756969432007-01-23T00:36:00.001-05:002007-01-23T00:36:00.001-05:00I completely agree with you.
This is creepy.
It re...I completely agree with you.<br />This is creepy.<br />It reeks of domination and patriarchy, two things women should not have to deal with at all at ANY age!<br />Wow.<br />And there's also a double standard, as you mentioned. Where are the ceremonies for the boys to pledge THEIR celibacy? Why are boys not expected to highly value their virginity? Instead we've created a "boys will be boys" Jannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827716404911856909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-35138750600870930452007-01-23T00:36:00.000-05:002007-01-23T00:36:00.000-05:00Who was it that said that religion was the opiate ...Who was it that said that religion was the opiate of the masses?The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-40099561540039493742007-01-22T21:46:00.000-05:002007-01-22T21:46:00.000-05:00Desiree-
Very good question.
D-
That's a strong ...Desiree-<br />Very good question.<br /><br /><br />D-<br />That's a strong point, and I was thinking about it a lot lately. I guess, for me, the problem is that some of the girls taking this pledge are as young as four, and it's not uncommon for them to be seven or eight. It seems to me that they're too young to make this decision, and I feel like this treatment of their sexuality borders on Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-80226480387406674852007-01-22T20:10:00.000-05:002007-01-22T20:10:00.000-05:00A rather judgmental lot here today.......
Everyon...A rather judgmental lot here today.......<br /><br />Everyone is allowed to live their lives as they please, are they not? It goes both ways, Christian as well as secular, or at least it should.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-61883402863642198372007-01-22T19:35:00.000-05:002007-01-22T19:35:00.000-05:00"I know that God requires this of me...that he lov..."I know that God requires this of me...that he loves me, and that he will reward me for my faithfulness"<br /><br />What kind of reward are we talking about here? I'm disturbed...Erishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913461157351555545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-16575741938173833302007-01-22T17:18:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:18:00.000-05:00Puss-
I know, I know--I make Cary Grant look like ...Puss-<br />I know, I know--I make Cary Grant look like a little punk.<br /><br /><br />Matt-<br />Perfectly said.<br /><br /><br />Mist-<br />Thanks!<br /><br /><br />Jocelyn-<br />I have to see Big Love--I've heard a lot about it.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-79743027682080209582007-01-22T16:31:00.000-05:002007-01-22T16:31:00.000-05:00Wow. I'm officially in a state of indignation. I...Wow. I'm officially in a state of indignation. I've been watching BIG LOVE lately, and this whole creepiness dovetails with that way too well.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-22922991964601189292007-01-22T15:08:00.000-05:002007-01-22T15:08:00.000-05:00Best first line of a post of the day.Best first line of a post of the day.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-72278708274091221672007-01-22T13:08:00.000-05:002007-01-22T13:08:00.000-05:00Otherwise known as Blue Balls.Otherwise known as Blue Balls.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-77566540756745621692007-01-22T12:33:00.000-05:002007-01-22T12:33:00.000-05:00So I started reading your post, got to this 'I was...So I started reading your post, got to this 'I was spending money I didn't have on a piece of jewelry with which I was purchasing exclusive drilling rights to my wife's vagina.' and started laughing. 'And who says romance is dead?' I asked myself, thinking naively that an engagement ring is jewellery and all jewellry is good. But by the time I got to the bottom, I felt queasy. Really queasy. And Glamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-23230437834922136052007-01-22T12:32:00.000-05:002007-01-22T12:32:00.000-05:00Mrs. Pinchloaf-
I think it's frotteurism. Don't a...Mrs. Pinchloaf-<br />I think it's frotteurism. Don't ask me why I know that.<br /><br />I ended up using my mother's engagement diamond and designing a new setting with the addition of a couple of sapphires. Your solution regarding walking down the aisle sounds really effective.<br /><br /><br />Mystic Wing-<br />I think the problem is that neither of us is invested in controlling the lives andCranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-39713576796164260142007-01-22T11:23:00.000-05:002007-01-22T11:23:00.000-05:00Urghh What a creepy 'cult' this is - thats what pi...Urghh What a creepy 'cult' this is - thats what pisses me off about 'christians' you know the extreamists - reading this it sounds sooo unhealthy and dysfunctional. Again with the double standards 'Im waiting' t-shirt - youre waiting perhaps for someone to shake the shit out of you so you can wake up and smell the coffee???Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307596339529823805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-69627702182752766412007-01-22T10:40:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:40:00.000-05:00Makes me think of Joe Simpson. Gross. I doubt man...Makes me think of Joe Simpson. Gross. I doubt many of them will follow through. If they do, they'll probably be married very young.Claudia https://www.blogger.com/profile/05894575151531616407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-89901846021926851522007-01-22T09:08:00.000-05:002007-01-22T09:08:00.000-05:00Great post today.
I, too, hope to be understand...Great post today. <br /><br />I, too, hope to be understanding and accepting when my teenage daughter makes the transistion—sometime around the year 2020.<br /><br />I share your abhorance of this Chastity Ball phenomenon. Truly creepy.The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-49019932843348172092007-01-22T08:37:00.000-05:002007-01-22T08:37:00.000-05:00Guh-ross! That is the creepiest thing I've heard ...Guh-ross! That is the creepiest thing I've heard in a long time. Are these the same Christians who dry-hump to the point of climax as teens? There's a name for that, too, but I can't remember what it is now.<br /><br />Incidentally, I was similarly conflicted in terms of engagement ring/father walking down the aisle decisions myself. We did a sapphire engagment ring and both my parents walkedRenpuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294817542994669409noreply@blogger.com