RMS:
Sitting in traffic surrounded by a wall of a vehicles, can feel like being stuck in a deep dark valley. The posterior end of the F350 in front of me has a chromed rubber scrotum dangling from the trailer hitch. I see the machismo behind these objects, how they have become objects related to both freedom of expression, and seemingly a contortion of politicizing body parts. I can’t say that I can relate to the drivers decision to affix this object to the rear of their truck, anymore than I can understand why people purchase these vehicles in the first place. However, I can say, how this object makes me feel, in some ways it makes me feel saddened, in that it presents to me, the most blatant form of compensation for an inadequacy, and reminds me of the problem of male chauvinism. It reminds me of the times I myself have inadvertently brought on these overtly masculine qualities, something that has never worked, and in many cases acted as a form of self oppression. On occasion I can let go and rise to the surface to breath. Perhaps this object reminding me of such things makes it a success.
Sitting in traffic surrounded by a wall of a vehicles, can feel like being stuck in a deep dark valley. The posterior end of the F350 in front of me has a chromed rubber scrotum dangling from the trailer hitch. I see the machismo behind these objects, how they have become objects related to both freedom of expression, and seemingly a contortion of politicizing body parts. I can’t say that I can relate to the drivers decision to affix this object to the rear of their truck, anymore than I can understand why people purchase these vehicles in the first place. However, I can say, how this object makes me feel, in some ways it makes me feel saddened, in that it presents to me, the most blatant form of compensation for an inadequacy, and reminds me of the problem of male chauvinism. It reminds me of the times I myself have inadvertently brought on these overtly masculine qualities, something that has never worked, and in many cases acted as a form of self oppression. On occasion I can let go and rise to the surface to breath. Perhaps this object reminding me of such things makes it a success.