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Doron Golan is an Israeli-born artist who lives and works in New York and Tel Aviv. He works primarily with digital video, media, and computer animation. Doron's current productions focus on the creation of movies and videos. Doron is a founder of computerfinearts.com and DVblog.org
Re:
(from charlie NYC)
i understand what you are saying, josh. but, no one said victorians
created circumcision. we said it became popular non-religiously and
with christians to stop masturbation and then touted as a health
issue to justify it for future generations after the "masturbation is
the root of all evil" thing went out of style.
you are right historically about egypt and that a lot of
Judaeo-Christian-Islam culture came from egypt, including the virgin
birth myth.
yes, the feminist thing is a stretch, a common strategy used by
leftists to unite other groups under their power field. it is true
though that a mother naturally does not want to cut her newborn and
hear his screams. it is also true that the baby has no choice in the
matter and in that is it technically "forced genital mutilation".
whether or not it affects a woman's enjoyment of sex is up in the air
as far as i am concerned. i would need a LARGE well spread survey.
the idea that it can cause social problems like rape and violence is
probably bullshit used by anti-circumcision people to scare their
opponents. i highly doubt this. instead i think our war-mentality in
america is a separate problem. we have NO IDEA what happens in the
psychology of a newborn though i will guess that the extreme pain as
a very early sensation in the genitals HAS to have some effect and i
will also guess it is a trauma of some sort. a baby, taken from his
mother's arms to have one of the most sensitive areas of his body cut
by a stranger, come on. you think this is a good idea?
your comments on eastern enlightenment and india's
no-sex-before-marriage culture was connected how? sexual politics?
this is what i think. i think we had some major problems with sex
because of illegitimate children and STDs running rampant through us
at MANY points in our past so we evolved culturally to solve this
problem by creating strict culture about monogamy and marriage to
close the sexual network and protect us. now, we have 1) antibiotics,
2) condoms, and 3) abortion. therefore, we do not need AS MUCH these
fears of sex and extreme focus on monogamy as we once did. yes, our
sexual fears helped us survive once by slowing horrible plagues like
syphilis and by creating greater stability in child raising by
strengthening he family structure and fatherhood. that is why these
fears are here. we are the successful offspring of survivors of STD
plagues; both physically and culturally we adapted. and, usually, the
family structure has, over-all, increased our chance of surviving by
the father protects the wife protects the child system. this is also
physical and cultural as almost everything is. now, we have a choice.
do we want to still be uncomfortable with our bodies and sex? i think
for raising children, the father should be known and be a part of it.
but before we are ready to have children, why all this monogamy crap?
whatever, that is my opinion.
but this is off topic. the main thing about the male circumcision
issue for me is the lack of choice on the part of the child. i am
vegan and it is the same issue for me: a stronger force physically
controlling the life of another. yes, we RAISE our children but we
should OWN them.
oh, and why not post this debate online:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/11/1545248.php
~Charlie
i understand what you are saying, josh. but, no one said victorians
created circumcision. we said it became popular non-religiously and
with christians to stop masturbation and then touted as a health
issue to justify it for future generations after the "masturbation is
the root of all evil" thing went out of style.
you are right historically about egypt and that a lot of
Judaeo-Christian-Islam culture came from egypt, including the virgin
birth myth.
yes, the feminist thing is a stretch, a common strategy used by
leftists to unite other groups under their power field. it is true
though that a mother naturally does not want to cut her newborn and
hear his screams. it is also true that the baby has no choice in the
matter and in that is it technically "forced genital mutilation".
whether or not it affects a woman's enjoyment of sex is up in the air
as far as i am concerned. i would need a LARGE well spread survey.
the idea that it can cause social problems like rape and violence is
probably bullshit used by anti-circumcision people to scare their
opponents. i highly doubt this. instead i think our war-mentality in
america is a separate problem. we have NO IDEA what happens in the
psychology of a newborn though i will guess that the extreme pain as
a very early sensation in the genitals HAS to have some effect and i
will also guess it is a trauma of some sort. a baby, taken from his
mother's arms to have one of the most sensitive areas of his body cut
by a stranger, come on. you think this is a good idea?
your comments on eastern enlightenment and india's
no-sex-before-marriage culture was connected how? sexual politics?
this is what i think. i think we had some major problems with sex
because of illegitimate children and STDs running rampant through us
at MANY points in our past so we evolved culturally to solve this
problem by creating strict culture about monogamy and marriage to
close the sexual network and protect us. now, we have 1) antibiotics,
2) condoms, and 3) abortion. therefore, we do not need AS MUCH these
fears of sex and extreme focus on monogamy as we once did. yes, our
sexual fears helped us survive once by slowing horrible plagues like
syphilis and by creating greater stability in child raising by
strengthening he family structure and fatherhood. that is why these
fears are here. we are the successful offspring of survivors of STD
plagues; both physically and culturally we adapted. and, usually, the
family structure has, over-all, increased our chance of surviving by
the father protects the wife protects the child system. this is also
physical and cultural as almost everything is. now, we have a choice.
do we want to still be uncomfortable with our bodies and sex? i think
for raising children, the father should be known and be a part of it.
but before we are ready to have children, why all this monogamy crap?
whatever, that is my opinion.
but this is off topic. the main thing about the male circumcision
issue for me is the lack of choice on the part of the child. i am
vegan and it is the same issue for me: a stronger force physically
controlling the life of another. yes, we RAISE our children but we
should OWN them.
oh, and why not post this debate online:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/11/1545248.php
~Charlie
Male Circumcision is Wrong
(from charlei NYC)
this guy greg dervin is my friend from NYU. the mp3 at this link is a lecture by him on the issue of male circumcision. download it:
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/sgi.mp3
male circumcision is wrong, a leftover from victorian sexual control due to fear of sex and masturbation in particular. it changes sexual feeling for both circumcised men and the women having sex with
circumcised men. it causes intense trauma for infants. you should
read more about this at the link below. forced mutilation of powerless unaware infants is not ok.
also, the rational about "cleanliness" is bullshit that came later to excuse the practise of genital mutilation.
america is far behind the rest of the world at eliminating infant
circumcision. 57% of males are cut after being born in this country today.
please go to web site for more info:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/11/1545248.php
this guy greg dervin is my friend from NYU. the mp3 at this link is a lecture by him on the issue of male circumcision. download it:
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/sgi.mp3
male circumcision is wrong, a leftover from victorian sexual control due to fear of sex and masturbation in particular. it changes sexual feeling for both circumcised men and the women having sex with
circumcised men. it causes intense trauma for infants. you should
read more about this at the link below. forced mutilation of powerless unaware infants is not ok.
also, the rational about "cleanliness" is bullshit that came later to excuse the practise of genital mutilation.
america is far behind the rest of the world at eliminating infant
circumcision. 57% of males are cut after being born in this country today.
please go to web site for more info:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/11/1545248.php
computerfinearts collection
- New works by Alexei Shulgin and Natalie Bookchin >
http://www.computerfinearts.com/
- Visit "Dialogue" an interview by Anne Barlow of the New Museum of Contemporary Art with Doron Golan of Computer Fine Arts >
http://www.michelethursz.com/site/dialogue.php/
http://www.computerfinearts.com/
- Visit "Dialogue" an interview by Anne Barlow of the New Museum of Contemporary Art with Doron Golan of Computer Fine Arts >
http://www.michelethursz.com/site/dialogue.php/
Secret American Space Planes to Dominate Planet Earth
Pravda.RU:Top Stories:
16:00 2002-11-05
Secret American Space Planes to Dominate Planet Earth
The USA has been working on secret, new-generation space planes
In the beginning of the 1990s, Russian intelligence uncovered the fact that the USA was testing a super-secret plane at one of its airbases. Russian agents attempted to see the new object with their own eyes and take pictures of it, but all attempts failed. The Americans provided incredible security for their secret weapon, and they tested the plane only at night. However, Russian agents managed to get some information about the new plane, which the USA calls Aurora, in honor of the Goddess of the Dawn.
The mystery aircraft is capable of flying very high, at a height of 40 and more kilometers. Even the latest pursuit planes cannot fly so high. The Aurora plane also possesses fantastic supersonic speed, the so-called 6M speed, as scientists call it. One M is equal to 340 meters a second. In other words, Aurora can fly at a speed of two kilometers a second, and this is not the limit. This speed is achieved due to extremely powerful engines and the special design of the plane's hull and wings.
The aircraft was constructed based on Stealth technology, which was selected by the American defense industry long ago. The technology poses great difficulties for both ground and air radar systems.
A picture of the real Aurora aircraft is even more rare than a picture of an UFO. So far, Russia has only one picture of the mysterious American plane. The picture was taken by a Russian intelligence officer at the moment when the Aurora plane was refueling in the air. Later, it became known that before the 'flying tank of fuel
16:00 2002-11-05
Secret American Space Planes to Dominate Planet Earth
The USA has been working on secret, new-generation space planes
In the beginning of the 1990s, Russian intelligence uncovered the fact that the USA was testing a super-secret plane at one of its airbases. Russian agents attempted to see the new object with their own eyes and take pictures of it, but all attempts failed. The Americans provided incredible security for their secret weapon, and they tested the plane only at night. However, Russian agents managed to get some information about the new plane, which the USA calls Aurora, in honor of the Goddess of the Dawn.
The mystery aircraft is capable of flying very high, at a height of 40 and more kilometers. Even the latest pursuit planes cannot fly so high. The Aurora plane also possesses fantastic supersonic speed, the so-called 6M speed, as scientists call it. One M is equal to 340 meters a second. In other words, Aurora can fly at a speed of two kilometers a second, and this is not the limit. This speed is achieved due to extremely powerful engines and the special design of the plane's hull and wings.
The aircraft was constructed based on Stealth technology, which was selected by the American defense industry long ago. The technology poses great difficulties for both ground and air radar systems.
A picture of the real Aurora aircraft is even more rare than a picture of an UFO. So far, Russia has only one picture of the mysterious American plane. The picture was taken by a Russian intelligence officer at the moment when the Aurora plane was refueling in the air. Later, it became known that before the 'flying tank of fuel
FW: worldwide press freedom index
hi all,
RSF have published the first worldwide press freedom index - with some surprising results.
for details go to: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_articleA16
greetings,
--
Philipp Budka
email: ph.budka@philbu.net
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RSF have published the first worldwide press freedom index - with some surprising results.
for details go to: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_articleA16
greetings,
--
Philipp Budka
email: ph.budka@philbu.net
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