tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post1012536173090616594..comments2023-04-15T08:14:53.058-07:00Comments on Joey Conservative's Corner: Image in the Flaneur's Rearview MirrorJoey Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02521728886621816690noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-26442040393985660302010-10-17T12:00:41.884-07:002010-10-17T12:00:41.884-07:00This is such a beautiful poem.I'm sure you kno...This is such a beautiful poem.<br><br>I'm sure you know the story of Parsifal, don't you Joe?Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-65738824992784070142010-10-17T12:16:15.423-07:002010-10-17T12:16:15.423-07:00Actually no...I never actually read Parsifal or th...Actually no...<br><br>I never actually read Parsifal or the Rheingold saga.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-56791662063195337292010-10-18T11:38:56.789-07:002010-10-18T11:38:56.789-07:00My introduction to Parsifal came through myths and...My introduction to Parsifal came through myths and archetypes. I haven't read the original story either.<br><br>Anyway, Parsifal has his Blanche Fleur, which people correlate to a flesh and blood woman, but she represents his feminine nature, which he must swear to neither seduce nor be seduced by.<br>That's all fine and good, but trouble begins when men project their Blanche Fleur onto a real woman, expecting her to fulfill what only he can do for himself. And I mean trouble with a big T! ;-)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-85020129958266499862010-10-19T07:23:03.812-07:002010-10-19T07:23:03.812-07:00but trouble begins when men project their Blanche ...<i>but trouble begins when men project their Blanche Fleur onto a real woman...</i><br><br>lol! Isn't THAT what today's women demand under the banner of "equality"?<br><br>We're damned if we do, damned if we don't.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-19773934678218512402010-10-19T10:55:04.889-07:002010-10-19T10:55:04.889-07:00No. :-)No.No. :-)<br>No.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-22020014193181525632010-10-19T11:48:43.139-07:002010-10-19T11:48:43.139-07:00It's the difference is saying "I want you...It's the difference is saying "I want you to BE with me" vs. "I want you to be FOR me".<br><br>:-)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-33801433055486197832010-10-19T11:48:43.138-07:002010-10-19T11:48:43.138-07:00oops. It's the difference between saying...oops. <br>It's the difference between saying...Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-73432680321786388552010-10-19T12:00:51.715-07:002010-10-19T12:00:51.715-07:00Okay, I get it. I thought you meant that we wante...Okay, I get it. I thought you meant that we wanted our women to be held to a standard (lower) than we would hold ourselves to.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-23915209034183526142010-10-20T07:09:23.210-07:002010-10-20T07:09:23.210-07:00:-)sigh......:-)<br>sigh......Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.com