Ghost of a flea

Dear Flea, I have only just become aware of the silly goings on viz. some of your posts and other peoples' takes on them. Well, last I checked, there was still quite a lot of space available in the blogosphere/internet, so much so that no one should be upset about anyone else posting whatever they choose to post. And, if they do get upset, well then, perhaps this tells us more about them than about you or your blog. I fully agree with your suggestion that people who don't like a particular blog might do well to look elsewhere. Say, isn,t that what blogs are all about? At least, until THEY begin to tax them? I appreciate your contribution. Cheers.

No need for shame at all Flea, and even this editorial statement is superfluous. Although admittedly the proportion of grown-ups in the general population is small (and even smaller on the Internet), you shouldn't have to explain yourself or your editorial preferences. Although I am one of those heretics who finds Kylie somewhat too pixieish and insubstantial (I prefer my women more...Ruebenesque), I fully support you in principle. The asthetic appreciation of beautiful scantily-clad (or nude) women has a history dating back to ancient Greek sculpture. Modern PC is a recent and shallow fad, merely the decayed dregs of 17th century Puritanism, reduced to "the fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy". This, too, shall pass. The objectification of beautiful nude women endureth forever.

Geez, you go away for a day or two and all hell breaks loose!

Wow.

Me, I say a place for women is in the highest offices of the land (the premiership, the professions, academia, etc.) -- but I still do like looking at pretty pictures, gosh darn it.

Well said Flea. It does strike me as odd that some people can't quite fathom what said above. I mean lots of pics of Kylie...hello?

Like the gentleman above, I don't find Kylie or her music the least bit attractive. (I am consistent, I don't see why that ghost from Oz, the ex-Tom Cruise, is the slighest bit attractive.)

Long may you continue Flea, GoF is a daily stop of mine and one guaranteed to make me smile.

Rumour has it I am being called s*xist in some corners of the Canadian blogosphere for my devotion to Kylie-media.

Dude, who the f*ck cares what Canadians think? I mean, really? Just tell them to eat a beaver tail pastry and have a hot cup of STFU.

Oh wait ... ooops.

Well you're not ethnic Candian, are you? I mean, your head doesn't flap up and down at the midpoint of your face like on South Park, does it? Man that creeps me out.

Wait a minute...... ahh never mind.

I'm grasping for words here, Flea. I am genuinely astonished that anyone would presume to judge your site content (and you.)

I'm also floored that people are still trying to put a fig leaf on David, because Demetrius is right: that's what this really is all about.

The beauty of the human form has been celebrated and idealized in art since our early beginnings, and I've always regarded your appreciation of Kylie to be a modern manifestation of that tradition but that was my interpretation and I'd never had dreamed of asking you to justify it.

[My taste turns more to Kurt Russell-ish, like in "Escape From New York" ... er, never mind. TMI.]

Thanks, everybody. A couple points of clarification vis a vis some email. The Flea is written in Toronto but published to a server in the United States. And I am joking about having to be 100% gay to read the Flea. 99% gay is still probably safe though with Kylie's powers of entrancement I would not bet on it!

Am now thinking about having a Tibetan Mind Control Week at the Flea or possibly Male Objectification Week at the Flea.

Um, excuse me - does your head flap around when you talk?

I mean, do you know what I'm talking abooot? (heh)

Obviously you have not seen my magnificent office.

Does INDC stand for IN Dire need of a Canuckle sandwich? ;)

Gentlemen! It is Marquis of Queensbury rules in the comments here. Remember: you are being scrutinized by people with far too much time on their hands.

As a member of your target audience, I have never felt even the slightest urge to post cheesecake of any kind on my blog, but after reading the site in question (and several bouts of laughing and crying), I almost can't resist. Keep it up, Nick. Those are preceisely the people we can't let win.

Waitaminute ... someone gave you grief over the cheesecake (for which, I'd like to say again, I'm eternally grateful)? I mean, Nick, your blog is ranked high among conservative blogs - I don't think I've misread your politics. And someone felt that it was appropriate to pull an Andrea Dworkin on you? Man, my head is exploding here...

Not everyone has my Tibetan Mental Discipline (or follows my arguably oblique sense of humour). We may be looking at a new phenomenon: Kylie Derangement Syndrome (KDS).

I love your site and I love Kylie so what do I know?

OK, so maybe my face does flap up and down. How insensitive of you Bill! ;)

On objectification: "Hey, with all those pictures laying about, she was asking for it!"

LMAO Can't believe that these hysterical neo-Puritans would take you to task for this.

"If you say you are pro-smoking people are going to assume you are a smoker."

I'm of two minds on this. On the one hand, I maintain that the proportion of real adults (adulthood not necessarily connected to chronological age) is small in the population. The idea of making a stand on principle is not only considered foolish, it is an idea completely FOREIGN to many people nowadays. With childish minds, solipsism is the default position. Ad hominem arguements are de rigeur
(Yes, the stigma of higher education, people. Somebody get me my briar pipe)

On the other hand, a blog IS a pretty personal medium. It's easy to get into the habit of seeing what's on a blog as a reflection of mere personal likes and dislikes.