ARTelevision

roachboy, good to hear of your pedagogical duties. They are something we have in common.

bigoldalphamale,
For me, it goes like this…

When, one day, I heard my given name in context as the silly and inappropriate sound it was, I rejected it. When I was clear that I was of a particular and narrow national/ethnic strain, I rejected it. When I discovered myself in a Parochial school ruled with an iron fist by joyless nuns, I rejected religion.

Casting aside name, ethnicity, and superstition allowed me to drift more freely within myself and in the world. I suppose I began to step lightly, avoiding the quicksand of identity and culture we’re coerced to be immersed within.

This was my habit until I realized that this type of behavior is paradigmatic of my personality formation. Since then, I’ve crafted both self and context aesthetically as a work in progress – a work of art. I don’t know any other way to explain myself.

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