tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3350096535937978369.post5745954711465618712..comments2024-01-09T18:40:53.465-08:00Comments on Ramblings of a Creative Double Dipper: Cerulean Sins--chapter 17-18Christwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590823821715820817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3350096535937978369.post-39695626783787388932013-04-13T22:10:04.072-07:002013-04-13T22:10:04.072-07:00Many good points there. Thanks for bringing it up....Many good points there. Thanks for bringing it up. <br /><br />It's depressing how often there's a "cluster factor" in terms of unusual things. Perhaps not in what is actually there, but in what gets reported and discussed. Reasonable religion doesn't make for good news. Reasonable anything doesn't make for good news. Insane and crazy? Yep, that gets reported. And because the only thing you know is Insane and Crazy, that's all you assume exists. There's also a kind of pocket mentality--when you're in the pocket, be it Asatru or Christianity, you assume that EVERYBODY understands your pocket as well as you do. It isn't until you start talking to people outside the pocket that you understand NOBODY even knew the pocket exists. And this can be problematic if the pocket is something like Asatru, something that only attracts attention when its nutcases break out and do something newsworthy, thus bringing the pocket to the public's attention. <br /><br />(...also the reverse, when you learn that behavior accepted by the "pocket" is unacceptable in the outside world. That's always fun. Like dental surgery kind of fun)Christwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590823821715820817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3350096535937978369.post-6645618760371669632013-04-12T20:21:23.028-07:002013-04-12T20:21:23.028-07:00Duamuteffe, as someone who is Asatru and in the Mi...Duamuteffe, as someone who is Asatru and in the Midwest, I felt compelled to say that the way you described Asatru in specific and Heatherny in general is inaccurate (and no, I'm not offended - I'm aware of this bias, having had it myself before looking deeper into the religion). Are there racists, misogynist and homophobes in the religion? Yes, just as Christianity (just to select the dominant religion in the U.S.) has racists (KKK), misogynists (take your pick) and homophobes (Westbro church). Every religion has it's bad seeds. Asatru is a very small religion and is considered "out there" so whenever we have a bad apple, it seems far more representative of our faith in general. Our faith *always* gets mentioned as part of our lives when we have a problem, like the police officer who was arrested. Most of the local articles about him mentioned that he was Heathen, but a Christian who is arrested never has their religion mention. It's the invisible majority issue. <br /><br />But all of the Heathens I have spoken to personally are open, honest and good people who have worshiped with people of all colors, sexual orientations and genders. They don't care who you sleep with, what's between your legs, or what color your skin is - are you a good person, upstanding and honorable? That's far more important.<br /><br />And that is my PSA for today. :D Feel free to contact me if you have any questions; I'm new to Asatru (relatively) but I'll be happy to find answers if I don't know them. deprough (at) gmail (dot) comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475163276935398021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3350096535937978369.post-37517425843179284242013-04-03T17:13:18.057-07:002013-04-03T17:13:18.057-07:00So hey, remember The Host? Remember that movie the...So hey, remember The Host? Remember that movie they're making? http://bobbleheadzombie.tumblr.com/post/46697865256/im-gonna-continue-on-my-rant-about-how-fuckingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828438966741169694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3350096535937978369.post-31191275166369099622013-04-03T09:34:26.663-07:002013-04-03T09:34:26.663-07:00I'm sorry she crapped on your religion, that s...I'm sorry she crapped on your religion, that sucks. :/<br />I don't know how much Germanic Neopaganism LKH had taken on in her pursuit of Wicca; I mainly just see things about her mucking about with runes posted on Lashouts. Interestingly enough though, I follow a Heathen blog on tumblr that frequently has a lot of discussions on how Midwestern Asatru has a disturbing tendency to be basically right-wing uber-conservatism - rigid gender roles for men and women, misogyny, white supremacy, homobigotry, disdain for other paths, etc. It sounds just up her alley :(Duamuteffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467912396487349539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3350096535937978369.post-63463164044380942842013-04-03T09:05:42.245-07:002013-04-03T09:05:42.245-07:00Even Zerbowski is asking why she's here. Text ...<b>Even Zerbowski is asking why she's here. Text says it's because he's worried about her health.</b><br /><br />Isn't Anita the character who still <i>brags</i> about the time she threw up on a corpse? I'd be worried about her health too.<br /><br />"And here we see some valuable evidence that will help us catch and convict a brutal murderer. Also, said evidence is a dead person, so please remember to be respectfu-"<br /><br />"Bllllaaauurgh!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828438966741169694noreply@blogger.com