PETROSEXUAL

To the author of this- thank you and sorry, I couldn't see a credit
given, I don't know your name but I love your work!!

PETROSEXUAL

No weapons babe, it's just a war for oil
And only oil and it was fought for you-
My darling blood-on-middle-eastern-soil
Toyota dreaming, four wheel ingénue

You're sass and bitch and you've got shopping itch
You want six tons of chrome and polished steel
Suburban wives, you're hot for gas. Think rich,
Think four wheel drive and souped up sex appeal

If noone drove these chromium turds but got
A fuel efficient car- know what they found?
With all the oil that's in iraq- guess what?
Yeah babe, that oil could all stay underground

And petrosexual wives in four wheel drives
Go whoopee shopping with iraqui lives

think i found the "urban justice" bit

What’s the point of this endless academic analysis?, I’ve been wondering for months now. What value is there in examining an individual or society’s unjust behaviour, carefully “unpacking” the processes at work, when we could instead be actively fighting these injustices? The head-meets-wall feeling isn’t new, but today’s generously offered insight is…

How exactly do we fight these battles? With the same old weapons, blunt and worn? With blind anger, with familiar slogans? The futility of this approach is devastating. Organisations and movements, like individuals, can become stuck in a dichotomous mode of thought and communication. We, the good guys, are saving (insert cause here) for you, the evil and ignorant other. Passionate mouths repeat the same slogans with increasing self-righteousness and scorn. The possibility for individual thought and critical analysis diminishes as this pattern becomes entrenched. In this context it’s difficult for change to occur on a personal or political scale. Well-worn tactics are predictable, laughable even, and predictability is as boring for those within a movement as it is for the outsider.

What these women have tried to teach me is painfully simple. They’re saying that we don’t need to become trapped within this familiar routine. That deep exploration is necessary within a movement as everywhere else. That critical analysis does not undermine passion, but complements it; and earns us a strong position for attack while gaining us new allies. A more critical eye of our own behaviours and approach, as well as that of others, might just illuminate a possibility for direction.

Basically, a full exploration of a behaviour or situation provides the insight necessary to confront it intelligently and effectively.

My new slogan?

Analysis leads to solution.

THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN FAIRYTALE

Characters:

Evil King J, a small man but incredibly dangerous

Magician, consultant to the king, possessing strong powers of visual enchantment

Thought Police, employees of the king, still missing the good ol Fashion Police days of the late 80s

Gemima the rhymer, a common lass

Good Fairy, otherwise named Matilda the compuls-a-waltza

Hoo-roo, a fluffy native (and his mate, the Koo-wee) out of home and habitat

Farmer, losing her land to fire and flood

Office worker, a frustrated commuter

Elder, keeper of wisdom and memories of a happier era

Narrator

vegiemobile- i like it!