Halloween is over, and I had a particularly bad case of it
this year ie the need to express myself with dark and eerie themes.
I did it on my blog, I felt a compulsion to do it. But when it came
time to actually get dressed up and go out on the actual day, I did nothing.
Just went out to walk and shop as ever. It's Halloween everyday when
you are old ie no longer projecting youth and vigour, but some bits of decay.
I wasn't alone in this; I don't think I saw a single person costumed on
that day...How Strange!
In a large sense, it did make me realize something. The fat phobia discussion
is as urgent as ever on the internet, but it is a loosing proposition. Not that
fat is particularly repulsive, but it does give one a sense of something out
of norm, and that's the whole point. Humans are a species and constantly
'correcting' each other: 'a proper human monkey doesn't look like that'. and this
can apply to any feature, bulging eyes, funny nose, large feet, teenie waist,
posture. All fodder for the corrections machine.
Not that there is a standard model, but we all seem to be pushing toward
establishing one., not always with congruent results. Fine, I'll take it with a
smile. Although I even had a teacher once correct me for smiling way too much,
and making me practice a straight face.
See you next year 😼
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