Sunday, August 30, 2009

Question of the Day, or Decade, whichever you prefer?

In light of a discussion with P-Duck over torture, otherwise known to some as enhanced interrogation techniques, when did the virtue of manliness become expressed through the notion of raw power or strength rather than manliness as an intellectual endeavor?

And a second, but related question: if the virtue of manliness means raw power and strength, why do those who advocate for torture call it "enhanced interrogation technique?" Why not take the virtue to its logical extension and call it what it is rather than diminish or mask the concept of torture behind the Orwellian "enhance interrogation technique."

Bonus: Song of the Day. "I Am a Man" by Bo Didley. Where are the Tony Sopranos of yesteryear?

7 comments:

Oxymoron said...

I just returned from urinal #2 in the English department at Junior College. As I read the graffiti on the partition between urinals #1 and #2, I thought of your post.

There was a lot of aggressive back-and-forth about penis size and sexual conquests. I don't recall seeing a single graffito on any other topic.

Perhaps that's because we are in an academic setting, where men feel their masculinity is in question. As you say, manliness is not an intellectual endeavor; it is defined by power and strength. I wonder if these graffiti are an attempt to reclaim one's masculinity, to inscribe it in a semi-public space.

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