Within the ex-Mormon community…or at least, the ex-Mormon community as it thrives online, on websites, blogs throughout Outer Blogness, forums, etc., there seems to be this common exit narrative. (Daymon Smith has a post deconstructing the synthesis of this new identity, but I couldn’t decipher his blog post well enough…
Thirty years ago, long before the CES letter (heck, long before Facebook), I sat beside my brainy boyfriend* as he asked probing questions of two earnest nineteen-year-olds from Utah. Heβd been reading the Book of Mormon but not feeling its spirit. How could there be elephants in America, he wanted…
I thought I’d follow proxfm’s lead, and talk to some missionaries. My chat was about Ordain Women… Spencer: Hi Alan! How are you doing today? π Alan: Pretty good. Spencer: Glad to hear it! How can we help you? Alan: I’m just curious about the Ordain Women movement in Utah……
Oh, OK, I get it now. lol. Just goes to show, no matter how unsubtle you think your metaphor may be, sometimes it’s still too cryptic for some of your audience. π
Cool! Do you know if this artist has an actual connection with polygamy?
Don’t think there is a polygamy connection. She’s from Michigan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Winston
That is a pretty weird video. What’s with the cat vomiting (blood?) on her face…?
A white pussycat whose mouth spews blood that contaminates another woman? Seemed sorta obvious to me, especially with the snake thrown in….
Oh, OK, I get it now. lol. Just goes to show, no matter how unsubtle you think your metaphor may be, sometimes it’s still too cryptic for some of your audience. π