Kinsey's scale, as advanced as it was and is even now, doesn't begin to take into account more than two poles, much less the various points on a plane, much less three dimensions, which as you point out, seems to be more the case than not. Humans gonna human. What that means is that is might be possible to begin to forgive our ancestors for not having it all figured out. I'm with Kant's book title: "The Critique of Pure Reason." My guess? Figuring it all out is not in the cards. Thanks for this meditation.
Clint, I grew up in the 40s, 50s, etc and learned the same lessons as an adult living in the 2020s. For me it was gay, lesbian, straight, transvestite, transexual. Top, Bottom. Butch or Fem. And each had a string of expections and stereotpes associated with the label. One place the LGBTQIA+ Community has made progress is in understanding and honoring diversity. Fondly, Michael
"Some of us have the road map."
HA! I never got the road map, the the instruction manual, the repair manual, or anything at all. zilch, zero, zip, nada.
As you can guess, I was usually treated as if I had all those things and unlimited time to read them.
I just ignore more and more of it as I get older:
I laughed out loud WITH you, Anton. I like to think I have a roadmap, but only because I rarely refer to reference materials. :-p
Kinsey's scale, as advanced as it was and is even now, doesn't begin to take into account more than two poles, much less the various points on a plane, much less three dimensions, which as you point out, seems to be more the case than not. Humans gonna human. What that means is that is might be possible to begin to forgive our ancestors for not having it all figured out. I'm with Kant's book title: "The Critique of Pure Reason." My guess? Figuring it all out is not in the cards. Thanks for this meditation.
Thanks, Clarke. Haven’t read Kant in years. Now might be a good time for me to revisit. Appreciate the recommendation/reminder. Cheers!
Clint, I grew up in the 40s, 50s, etc and learned the same lessons as an adult living in the 2020s. For me it was gay, lesbian, straight, transvestite, transexual. Top, Bottom. Butch or Fem. And each had a string of expections and stereotpes associated with the label. One place the LGBTQIA+ Community has made progress is in understanding and honoring diversity. Fondly, Michael
So true. We’re getting better. Slowly and surely, Shirley. I love that name. Shirley was one of my favorite aunts. :-p Cheers, Michael!
Thanks for championing diversity and integrity!
Thanks for being a friend, dear Jim. May your day be filled with love, light, and laughter. :-*