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The Obedient Pig
I Intro Certainly the quest of dating has always been an emotional game that comes with turbulence of feelings, with risks and rewards. But by shifting the world of dating into an impersonal and infinite online space, the potential of psychological pressure for people has reached a new order of magnitude. As on dating platforms we’re invited to judge people on their visual appearance, selection of potential partners has become more primitive and “biological”. Besides, the anonymity seems to entitle us to let go of etiquette and culture when interacting with humans, which manifests in ghosting or last minute cancellations.… Continue reading
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The Venezuelan Episode
Part I: Sacred Prostitution I learned about Herodotus early on through Kapuściński. The Greek historian was a great inspiration to the polish journalist and many others. The first traveler eager with curiosity and desire to go beyond the imaginary borders of ancient Greece and see the world, and narrate it for us, thus compiling valuable information for posterity, information that now, in relation to this mediocre text, reveals one of the earliest references to the term hierodule, and what later came to be called sacred prostitution. Herodotus, in his first book of Histories, takes us to the temples of ancient… Continue reading
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The Art of Blasphemy
Dear readers, I am here today to talk about blasphemy. I must ignore my reviewer, who recommends that I shorten the introductions of my texts. The structure of my articles is usually childish: intro, quote one or two leading authors on the subject, question them, and proceed to an inaccurate and also incomplete opinion due to lack of space. But I hope you, readers, can appreciate the following text, which is as rich in vocabulary as it is in offences against god. On this ceremonious occasion, let us turn our thoughts to the motherland of Dante Alighieri; we cannot talk… Continue reading
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Bonnie Blue and the Limits of our Progressive Mindset
For a circle of people that I used to be a loose part of and who I see representative for an academic, left-leaning society of my generation (I am a kid of the late 90s), a „progressive“ mindset was non-negotiable. „Everyone can do whatever they want as long as they don’t harm anyone with it“. Hearing this repeatedly had a liberating effect on me. It helped me to get away from outdated, certainly patriarchically influenced ideas of what is „good“ and what is „bad“, especially regarding sexuality. At my home, sexuality used to be a kind of „forbidden topic“ and… Continue reading
