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Emotional health seems to be- slowly- turning a corner; I suspect Dad's health, money issues, the gravid, red sun in the cough-inducing sky, and many other elements have been working together to create a perfect storm in my subconscious. Things seem to be on an upswing, all in all; we shall see.

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The definition of unthinking male physical privilege: when you catch yourself thinking, "Hey, that time I was groped, but immediately decided that I'm bigger than him and in no way felt actually threatened or invaded, so just ignored it and didn't even think of it again? Naah, I was safe- didn't feel like sexual assault to me." And then I put it from my mind, turned my back on him, and walked away, unstressed. The privilege of being male, and relatively large and strong, and able to police my personal space

(By contrast, I can remember adults touching me when I was a child- in no way were the touches sexually invasive, or even socially unacceptable- many of them took place in the church I attended at the time-but they were *emotionally* invasive enough to child me, unable to effectively police my own boundaries- a capability I unthinkingly take for granted now- that I remember them with far more discomfort.)

uncomfortable thought

When the Weinsteins left Miramax to form The Weinstein Company in 2005, I vaguely recall hassles with (Miramax owner) Disney over distribution of Fahrenheit 9/11 being given as a primary reason for the break. Now, I'm wondering if other factors may have encouraged the split with family-friendly Disney.