JUNE 13, 2009 5:58AM

I'm More Than Tits And Ass; I'm Also A Giant Ego

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I have to say, I am definitely more than my tits and ass and cunt and penis. In fact, now and then I have to check to make sure they are still there. Because here’s the thing; as perfect as my tits and ass and cunt and penis are, my ego is what runs the show around here. I sometimes lament that my sense of self worth has become so overblown that I am no longer a sexual being. Being sexual or being a full partner in society appears to be an "either/or" proposition for women, and if I have a beef with anything, it is that. Fortunately, I am neither man nor woman, but a hermaphrodite, so I don’t need to bother having sex with lesser beings.

But I am seen as substantially more than my girl and guy parts.

I am educated, with multiple advanced degrees. Few men in America, let alone hermaphrodites, can match my level of education. I am no second class citizen in terms of knowledge or education, and let’s face it, anybody with less education than me is second class at best.

I am the head of my own law firm. Both men and women work for me, do as I require, and kiss my ass if they value their cushy jobs. I hire and fire, and everyone here answers to me, and me, alone. Some might say that being the head of a law firm doesn't necessarily make you a great person. None of my employees say that however, or at least, not in my divine presence.

Male attorneys against whom I litigate do not take me lightly; or if they do, it is only 'til they take in my steely, determined gaze and the majesty of my rack . Judges respect me, and juries do, too, and even if they don't they can be bought off.  Clients respect and sometimes adore me, and they pay me a lot of money because I don't work for poor people. That's what losers who do pro bono work are for.  I detect zero condescension, patronization or subjugation, unless it's condescension, patronization, or subjugation of others by me.  

People listen to what I have to say. I do not have to ask permission to speak or be heard. This is because only weaklings, or people worried about societally imposed notions of politeness, ever ask for anything. I can hold my own on a variety of subjects -- from law and politics, to basketball, to social issues, to cooking and home life, to fashion and makeup tips. Most of all, as you can tell from reading this post, I can hold my own when it comes to discussing how fabulous I am. Anybody who doesn't like what I have to say keeps it to themselves if they know what's good for them.

I go where I want, when I want and how I want, and I do whatever I want, without the necessity of any man's approval or participation. This is of course something that anybody, man or woman, can do if they have enough money, but I prefer to believe it's due to my exceptionalism. No one tells me what I can or cannot do with my body. I determine who gets to touch me, and where and how, and to what extent, and when it stops. No one exercises dominion or control over my body or my actions. Again, these are all things which are true of any competent adult in America with large amounts of money, but it pleases me to portray it as an indicator of my superiority.

I am powerful, the hermaphroditic deity of all that I survey. I bend wills, or break them when they refuse to bend, for that's a hobby of mine, and it's necessary to break wills to get at the adrenal glands I need to sustain me. Rich and powerful people seek and rely on my counsel and advice, and entrust me with their deepest secrets and the most imporant, frightening and consequential matters in their lives. For this I h0ld them in contempt, even as I grow rich off their indiscretions. As for the weakest among us, who need a strong champion, well, fuck them; as I mentioned above, I don't do pro bono work.

But the price for my power is high. For it, I sacrifice nothing less than my sexuality. No mere mortal sees me as a sexual being when I am radiating raw power and rubbing their noses in how much better than them I am. Most people on the planet are, frankly, intimidated by me, and that's how I like it. I am usually taller, smarter, more educated than they are, and I am always more egotistical.

I scare the shit out of  people, and that pleases me.

Thankfully for me, I am a hermaphrodite! While I had a normal marriage before achieving what I have today, I doubt I could now find a lesser human who is both worthy of me and not paralyzingly threatened by me.

Oh, I am more than my body, that's for sure. Way more. I'm an egomaniacal super-being with a taste for human adrenal glands. I'm blessed not only with god-like ability and beauty, but fully functioning female and male genitalia, and you aren't worthy to scrape the shit off my Manolo Blahnik heels. Bow down before me mortal, acknowledge my dominion, and love me.  

 

 

 

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Bow down before me mortal, acknowledge my dominion, and love me.
i don't know who dana dougla is, but can i be your bitch?
I think not; I already have plenty of sycophants. Begone before my craving for raw adrenaline grows too strong.
Battle of the giant Uberlawyers? This should at least be more interesting than watching MarkinJapan and New Blog go at each other.
Oh my. Snarky Drew at her finest.
Is there going to be a shoot out in the OK Corral?
You are a trip! Very funny!
Benevolent alpha bitches like myself are neither a trip nor scary Michael; we're a force of nature and I'll thank you to not forget that;)

Gabby, there may be a shootout, but I can't imagine having any problem bending or breaking Dana's will like a rotten twig.

Natalie, flattery will get you everywhere you alluring vixen.

And Garfish, how could anything involving me NOT be interesting?
Yikes (bowing, grovelling, backing out of the room...)

Snark of this magnitude is illegal in Canada.
Yea verily, for if thine eye offend thee, then plucketh it out in thy mercy.

Just like Uma Thurman did to Darryl Hannah in "Kill Bill."
What, exactly, do human adreanal glands taste like? Are they good with Chianti?
Outstanding!

And thank you for letting me live on the same planet.
I see an art film in this. I'm thinking "Lesbian Lawyers In Heat Pt. II: The Second Cumming" but nothing's written in stone yet.
I was stumped reading that post.

I am no longer stumped.

But you are my new fave.
As Myriad said, snark of this magnitude is illegal in Canada. I could be arrested for just having this post on my computer Drew.
Myriad, Yahweh, Rich, Trey, Harry, Will; Observing the wretched state of lesser beings such as yourselves adds a sweet savor to my narcissism.Your adoration is acknowledged, but never forget that it's no more than my due.
Ms. Brady, you Canadians, with your lack of respect for materialism and crassness, with your disgusting humility, represent all that I've given up during my quest for power and fresh, warm adrenaline.
Trey, I got it! I have the script: "Pro Bonner Lawyers Do the She-Male Judge in His/Her Chambers". A little "long" but I can flex.
Sometimes you people frighten me.

Nonetheless, rated.
Amazing to see what has happened to the post I wrote yesterday. I'm speechless.
now things make so much more sense...
Not only funnier than its sister post which is no mean feat in itself, but funny on purpose. It must be painful to have such an over-sized cranium so deeply ensconced in one's fundament.
Oh, shit...I'm in love again! Or in lust...at my age, it really doesn't matter.
A quick question for you. Is your maleness dominant over your female? or does your femenine manipulate and control your male? One more thing, not to be rude or offensive but, can a person so equipped as yourself literally go f**k themself? If so, may Nanatehay and I watch or at least get the video?;)
This was fabulous
We, thy unworthy male servants, prostrate ourselves before the Majesty of Thy Rack. Vouchsafe unto us lesser creatures the blessings of Thy Tits and Thy Great Humility. Destroy us not utterly, and rip Thou not our balls off, unless it be for Thy Inestimable Glory.

When I read Dana's original piece I thought maybe The Godfather had gone to law school and got himself transgendered. I think that's still the best theory, though some scholars say that Dana's post must be understood more as theology than as autobiography.

But you also have a cool thing going here, with kind of a hermaphrodite Alien vs. lesbian Predator feel to it. I look forward to the movie.

If you read in the paper tomorrow that the body of a long-haired, middle-aged man was found in the street with his balls ripped off and stuffed down his throat, you'll know she got her revenge on me for saying that.

And even as I write this, I feel myself telepathically being bent to Dana's will . . . . must . . . rate . . . Dana's . . . post . . . must . . . rate . . . Dana's . . . post . . . .
I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome your are.
Where's Trig? I need a ballpeen hammer... bobbot is definitely onto something, too.

Drew-Silla, San Francisco seems much more suited to your style than LA, although the adrenaline is not as warm up here...
please drew, please, let me be your sycophant, your wretched lackey, your abject buffoon of a plaything. i've got a really big adrenal gland....
I spurned you once Nanatehay, and when I spurn a man I expect him to STAY spurned.

And Lonnie, when I feed, it's only from an adrenal gland which has been ripped still quivering from a live victim, so of course, my adrenaline is warm wherever I am.
Wow!

Adrenal glands? If you have a penis and cunt do you have to bend your penis at a crazy angle when you fuck yourself? You could impregnate yourself too, good God.
I just spurned all over my keyboard. Again:(
you give new meaning to 'having it all'. i'm totally, fucking hot for you and humbly offer you my adrenal glands, your highness.
Um, OK, this funny. At least from my vantage point.
psssst, cap'n, hey. i'm not sure if flattery pisses her off or pleases her. i'm not even sure if there's a difference.
I have to say, I am definitely more than my man-boobs and buttcrack and overhang and...umm... penis. In fact, now and then I NEVER have to check to make sure they are still there (except my penis). Because here’s the thing; as perfect as my man-boobs and buttcrack and overhang and penis are, my moonshine is what runs the show around here. I sometimes lament that my body has become so overblown that I am no longer a sexual being. Being sexual or being a full partner in society appears to be an "neither/nor" proposition for fat people, and if I have a beef with anything, it is that. Fortunately, I am neither healthy nor big-boned, but a sea-faring whale, so I don’t need to bother trying to have sex with thinner beings.

All jokes aside, good post.
MomDad? Is that you?

heehee...

Rrrrrrrrrrated!
Ah, to be spurned instead of ignored.
This type of humor is some of my favorite, riding the razors edge of sarcasm and truth, while throwing snarky daggers. It doesn't come off as angry, it comes off as exasperation fired-off by a brain that's coherent, not blinded by anger.

I've read posts like this from men, if they're making fun of men being dumb, they're considered funny. If men make fun of women being dumb, they incur the wrath of feminists. Please don't crucify me for saying that, it's just my observation from here at OS.

Stupidity crosses all lines... sex, race, height, hair color, region, job...it's present in all people.

Many have suggested writers need to get thicker skin (develop methods to deal with criticism). It not just writers that need that mechanism.

We all need to work on our sense of humor too.

That's why I love this post. I'm still smiling after the second reading.
OK, that was hilarious.

Rated.
Jay, though you seem prone to excess verbiage, you've pleased Me, and may remain in the Presence.

Bobbot, I spurn stronger men than you and that wretch Mjay on a daily basis.

Bees Tone, to the best of My knowledge I haven't reproduced yet, though that period I was living in a cabana at Venice Beach is a little hazy, so anything's possible. Regardless, I'm a huge fan of painted toe nails and FMPs, so you may stay.

Brother Hogi, though I do see the humor in your comment,
you can't parody a parody, at least not without My permission.

Cap'n, though I of course expect your arousal as no less than my due, I'm not sure I detect the proper tone of obsequiousness from you.

And Ablonde, the mechanics of My auto-coitus are not a matter for public discussion, but feel free to PM Me later if you wanna get a little icky;-)
Trig, Incandescent; of course. Now kneel, so I may inspect y0ur adrenal glands....
Drew, when's the last time you spurned an aromatherapist? PM me later and we'll talk essential oils;)
Montana, you sicken me. I like that, so check your inbox for my IM address.
I'm wondering Ms. Silla, when you rip out someone's adrenal gland, do you use a scalpel or just have at it with your teeth and claws?
I have not read the original post, but now I shall....:)
You are sexy, Drew.....
Delia, you're of course welcome at my Malibu beach house anytime. My Mexicans just installed cashmere shag carpet in the rumpus room....

And Raman, don't be ridiculous. I have one of my lackeys excise the gland and present it to me in a Baccarat crystal finger bowl.
Will you bite my neck and drink my blood? Do you show up in mirrors? Can you go out in the daytime? Can you do that freaky fast moving bit? How big are your fangs, anyway?

This is fabulousity and hilariousiness! And my spel chek fears you.

But right now, you are too incandescent for my miserable and unworthy self..., so I will just humbly rate this and go to to my underground cubbyhole.
Oh, and rated, even though my ratings are nothing to someone as sublime as you!
My dearest Drew, even though you have already inspected my adrenal gland along with many other glands of mine, it has been far too long we have been parted, I am swooning in lust at the mere thought of your manly penis and vagina, and would walk five thousand miles both ways up hills to be with you.

I shall wear the sweater you knitted me from the furs of a thousand dead virgined college frat boys you killed with your bare teeth!!

Your 4ever,

Bob X Williams
Tinkertink, you haven't PMed me for ages, yet you have the balls to come around and grovel now that I've revealed the full extent of my powers? You disgust me you worm, but I may yet deign to suck the spurting, effervescent life from your adrenal gland.

Zuma, your obeisance is acknowledged by a barely perceptible nod of my perfectly coiffed Southern California fabuluscious head.

And Livemonster, while livers are tasty, they don't contain the precious adrenaline I need to keep me sufficiently savage and alert for will-bending and balls-ripping-off in the mad jungle of LA Law.
Drew you are one hell of a person..
For the meek shall inherit the earth....

Psyche! I was just funnin' y'all with that one Drew; it's people like you who win, everytime, without fail, and that's the way I like it. Yahweh hates a loser as much as the next Supreme Being.
Ho Humm.... Boring...........
okay, i could not love you more!!!! i did not read the post but i knew what it was going to say because of the bio and my spidey sense. thank you for SHOWING me so vividly what it was about. i adore you, girl/boy. i don't know if this is parody or satire since i'm in major brainfreeze today, but you made me laugh bigtime and you gave me a big thrill. i hate braggarts. if you are fabulous, people will figure it out on their own. or read your bio. love love lvoe and huge huge gratitude. i no longer read comments but i'm sure that yours are fabulous!!!
I just visited your blog Francisco, and ho hum, boring sums it up perfectly. Thanks for coming by though fella; every click on this post serves to keep it on the Most Read feed that much longer;)
And Theodora, I missed you there as I was commenting to Francisca. Love you, love your work, and it's a treat to have a sweetie like you get a laugh out of this:)
This was fantastic. Must go read the other one ....
Watching you humiliate Francisca like that made me spurn again, but this time I had a doilie over my keyboard. No muss, no muss, just a quick wipe with my Sham Wow and I'm back in business:)
rofl!! thanks for pricking the balloon of an egotist/narcissist. they seem to be everywhere in cyberspace. disease of our age. excellent/brilliant satire. who's your next target? cant wait :)
Dana's post is gone.
who is this dana woman?
I'm so low on your hokum pole that even when I cross-comment you don't notice me. I shall worship from afar in a land far, far away, I go.
Trudge, sweetheart, don't be hurt, there's a whole block of commentors up there, and some towards the bottom of the thread, which I haven't answered yet. Rest assured, and I am not making this up; given half a chance, I'd wring every last bit of sweet sweet goodness out of your adrenal gland.
This made me snicker out loud!

The post that inspired this seems to be gone, but you can find a cached version on Yahoo with these search terms: "Dana Douglas" tits ass. :)
I didn't expect Dana to take her post down. It almost makes me think I should remove this one too, but then who'd be left to speak for us giant, beautiful, ruthless Uberlawyers?
LOL, I thought Dana was kidding.

She was wasn't she?
Not even slightly kidding.

But, what do I know about thin skins and all?
Who Will feed the cat?

You are kidding... she was serious?

I'm not sure if I can trust you...
Rats... my latest post lists Dana and Drew-Silla as funny.

Is Drew-Silla being funny? Please say yes.
Jay, your puzzlement is too cute for words. PM me later and I'll fill you in on the details;)
Hey Jay, I'm a pain in the ass, but I'm no liar.
Jay, I'll vouch for Will; one of the two posts is a parody, the other wasn't, but I'm not so mean as to say which is which:)
does this mean you don't have both male and female genitalia?
this is hilarious and comes from a smart mind.
Thanks to grifftan I was able to see the original.
I have never in my life had cause to think about hermaphrodites (or was clear on what it meant) but thanks to this post I just did.
drew, i am now verklempt. i would cry if my eyelids weren't chronically infected. i know, TMI. i'm honored that you read my writing, well, if you do. and i would love to read more of yours!!! you are so much more focused than your slave Tinkertoy. but what do you expect from an inferior being, right? please have Tinkertot alert me to your new posts since you are so so much above such a menial task. love love love love and gratitude, your Amazingness!!!
When I go to Yahoo, Dana's original comes up. But when I click on it, it sends me to Open Salon with this error message: "We're sorry, we can't find the content you requested."

How do you get the cached copy? If someone could just copy and paste it into a PM for me, it would be greatly appreciated. Dana's original must be the height of unintentional comedy.
I do love you, Drew, and you make me proud to be a bitch.
I figured it out and read the original now. It's so over-the-top that I can see how Jay thought Dana was kidding. I can't believe anyone could be so clueless in a place filled with as many smart-asses as the OS!

You Drew are the Tina Fey of OS and Dana Douglas is your Sarah Palin.
Ariana, Theodora, Travis, Sirenita; As I'm pleasantly weary from a long day of bending wills and ripping off balls, I'll graciously acknowledge your right to exist, and just this once will waive my usual demand for obsequious genuflections from lesser beings such as yourself.
I wouldn't so verbose if I used big words. I've had to reach for my dictionary several times today.

Thanks for expanding my vocabulary. And the insight.

I guess I wasn't thinking we had a female Ari Gold on this site. I'm still astonished at the level of hubris shown on that other post.
Jay, I'm deeply touched. If even one person's vocabulary was expanded today then my work here was not in vain.
Welcome to the Patriarchy. Someone will be around shortly with your membership card and your copy of the "Big Book of Oppression". Believe it or not the Patriarchy is an equal-opportunity employer, as long as you go down on command.
I'm not worthy. I must pay penance for having looked upon your awesomeness glow.
Of course you're not worthy Apache, but recognizing that is the first step to accepting me as your better, so good for you sweetie:)

And Mr. E, thanks for the encouragement, but I'm thinking of starting my own categ0ry of archy, may a "mamapapa-archy," or a "giantruthlessbeautifuluberlawyerocracy." those don't roll off the tongue that smoothly, but you get the general idea there. Tell you what; f you come back with a smoother name sugestion for my new arch-orcracy, I won't eat your adrenal gland.
can i be your sycophant now that you're no longer in the most read feed? pleassssssse?
@Drew-Silla -- "come back with a smoother name sugestion for my new arch-orcracy"

Snarkalarky



(Runners Up)

Hatriarchy
Malarchy
Mr. E, We are pleased with your arkies.
I didn't get to read the original. Now I'm confused. Are you both hermafrodeities? Or just one of you? By the way, I rated this because I was afraid you would find out if I didn't.
Cindy, I'm glad you came by and rated, as that saves me the trouble of having to hunt you down. Regarding the his-and-hers genitalia, Dana is just a normal giant beautiful Los Angeles superlawyer while I'm a giant beautiful Los Angeles superlawyer who's also a hermaphrodite. Obviously, that means I'm more exceptional than she is, which is quite a relief I can tell you. I'm also way more vindictive than Dana could ever hope to be, but then that was a given.
I saw your post for exactly what it is. I am not amused! Not at all!
Well I'm glad you saw this post for exactly what it is LovelyLadyT. And what would that be pray tell?
Thanks for taking that proverbial baton and running with it.
Why thank you Beth. The truth is, I think Dana's a nice person, and there've been a couple times since I posted this when I felt like maybe I'd gone too far and was being an utter bitch. Then I would go and re-read the original post and remember what started me on this kick to begin with. As I said somewhere earlier today, having a justified pride in oneself and one's accomplishments is a great thing, but if you want to rub people's noses in how great you are while you're doing it you should expect a little sarcasm coming back at you.
Oh lordy, how I love to study the human mating habits!!!
That's an amazing coincidence Angry Monkey; you love to study the mating habits of humans, while I love the way monkey's asses swell up and turn purple when they're ready for sex.
I hope this was supposed to be funny because if it's not, you are coming across as an obnoxious egotistical maniac.
Drew writes: " . . . Then I would go and re-read the original post and remember what started me on this kick to begin with."

Here's an interesting thought experiment. Imagine that Dana's post had been written by a man with similar language directed toward women: women fear me, I'm more powerful than they are, women are unworthy of me, I'm smarter than they are, I bend them to my will, I rip out their ovaries and shove them down their throats, & etc.

Most people would consider that to be the ravings of a sociopath. But for some reason, when it comes from a woman and is directed toward men, some people find it inspiring and a valid affirmation of one's accomplishments. I don't get it.
Ok, I feel better now. I read some of the comments.....you sure are a humorous creative god!
You are the prettiest Dinasaur I've ever seen. With a Voltaire streak ... sweet. Excellent post.

Aloha Kakou
Wow.
Looks like Dana is gone from OS. That's too bad. Even if some of us had a problem with her last post (I'm with mishma...if a man had written it there would've been lots more said) I'm sad. Dana contributed a lot around here. Personally, I'll miss her and the point of view she contributed to the ongoing discussions around here.

Drumming someone out with sarcasm seems a bit harsh, dont' ya think? It's one thing if a writer personally attacks another OS member. In my opinion, Dana was being Dana.

Remind me not to be myself.
I think you need to work on improving your self esteem. Quit hiding that light under a bushel.
Okay, my bad. I tried several times to access Dana's blog and came up with nada. Just for kicks I tried again and she IS still here. Good.
Hi Drew, it's Dana, the subject of your lynching. :)

Rather than type out a big comment in response to your talented snarky parody, I'll just copy and paste the big comment I left on wakingupslowly's post of support for me. FWIW, here it is...

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Wakingupslowly, thank you so very much for this post of support. It means a lot that you would feel that way and even go to the trouble of posting it, thereby opening yourself up, too. If ever I need a defender, you are the kind of person I want standing beside me, cuz everything you write shows what a wonderful human being you are.

As for the big mystery of why I took my post down: It was not directly in response to Drew Silla's snarky parody -- which did not offend me, btw, and which I thought was a very talented take on her reaction to my post -- but it did factor into my decision.

I had intended my post to be a cry from the hilltop to women feeling like victims. It was inspired by fingerlakeswanderer's post about women being cast as less than human in this culture, and the constant fight for personhood and the draining effects on the soul that has. I didn't know how to talk to women about claiming power without sounding like I was lecturing them. I am not, after all, as talented a writer as so many here are. I am a hack in a forum filled with talent I can only appreciate from afar.

So I decided the least lecturing, least threatening thing I could do was simply raise my fist in the air and proclaim my own freedom from victimhood as loudly as possible.

It wasn't intended as self-promotion, or man-bashing, or claims of superiority over other women. It was meant as a way of saying,
"See? Here is where we really stand! Here is what we can do! We are not victims, and we are not inferior. We are any man's equal, and we need to START from that assumption, not aspire to it."

I did a fairly poor job at that, for so many people took other things from my post that it became a parody of itself and thereby lost whatever utility it might have had. Was there hyperbole? Yeah, I suppose, as there is in virtually every rallying cry. So it's my own fault. I did not intend it as self-parody, though I can see that it reads that way. I am just not as good a writer as I would like to be, or as so many here are.

Also, I saw no utility in humility. That is what is expected of women (and not of men), and that is part of the problem. I felt I needed to stand and shout, not speak quietly and reasonably.

I am so tired of women feeling that they must kow-tow, and be "nice," and not trumpet their strength. Men are allowed all these things, but for women it is unseemly. I wanted to holler and beat my chest.

Now, for the poor guys here who felt threatened and offended, I don't really rip men's balls off and shove them down their throats. However, that is the very nature of being a trial lawyer. It's all about a struggle for power and dominance, and the ability convince a judge and/or jury that you are the one they should believe and pay attention to. Beyond the questions and oral arguments that juries hear, there is a constant battle for control and dominance going on behind the scenes, with lawyers fighting and clawing for every least bit of advantage on their clients' behalves. Make no mistake, if you are a lawyer on the opposing side of a case with me, I will do everything I can to crush you. That is my job, and I do it as well as any man. Better than many. And that's my point: Women can beat men and men's games. We can not only be full participants, we can dominate and win.

Men live in a competitive, hierarchical world, where society is structured vertically and there is only one "top dog." Everything in our professional world reflects that, from the structure of our corporations to the ways in which we compete for jobs and paychecks. And the legal system, especially, is structured on strength and dominance and the taking and wielding of power.

That military "chain of command" and "war" and Darwin model of business is not natural for women. But that is the environment in which we must compete, and many women feel at great disadvantage. And no matter how "equal" things may supposedly be in the workplace, many of us feel like fish out of water and that we are always the prey in a Darwinian business model.

The same is true with our patriarchal social structure. Everything from sports to abortion is structured according to the patriarchal concerns of power, authority and dominance, and the very nature of the system leaves women feeling like underdogs and victims. And beyond that, there is a very real "slavery of the mind" into which women are indoctrinated from birth, and which is the hardest thing of all to overcome.

We are 51% of the population. If we had the will and vision to rise up, we could control everything. But we get so hung up on being fish out of water in a system alien to our very natures -- and which by tradition is stacked against us -- that we as a group cannot escape. In fact, we in large measure help perpetuate it.

There's no way I could effectively post about that, and the above description is so weak that I imagine most of you are dismissing it out of hand. So instead I bellowed and beat my chest, and said, "Look at me standing on the bodies of all the men I have defeated, competing as their equal in their own system!"

It was in response to a post that wailed about our status as perpetual victims, and lamented that we seem to be moving backward. And I wanted to say that it's not like that for me, and it doesn't have to be for you, either.

Drew Silla's post was unfair to me, but not unfair to the post I made. And the post I made was obviously ineffective for its intent. So I took it down.

I am actually surprised and oddly flattered that it got so much attention and created such a stir. First off, I am no one here on OS. I am not part of the "in crowd," I am not a talented writer, and I am not prolific in my posts. I do not post on popular topics, and I can't even get Duaneart to sketch my avatar. So it was with incredulity that I discovered Drew Silla's post and that so many had taken so many different things from my own post. Oddly perhaps, I'm flattered that people have noticed me, even if it is unkindly. I toil in obscurity for the most part, here, with all the others who lament their anonymity. It is surprising to realize that I am even noticed at all.

With regard to Drew Silla's snarky parody post, I want to say the following: (1) It was good. It communicated more effectively than I ever could. (2) It was clever. (3) It revealed reactions of which I had been unaware. (4) Nevertheless, that kind of lobbing rocks from the peanut gallery, no matter how cleverly done and no matter how deserving the target, impresses me as expressing the lowest of human nature. There is nothing so easy and so distasteful as criticizing other people from afar. Anyone can do it. In fact, that kind of thing is usually done by people who have very little of their own to offer. (5) Notwithstanding that, I found that the acerbic post hit precisely the right pitch, where mine was rather tone deaf. And (6) as a result of reading it, I think I am also a fan of Drew Silla's, now, despite my feelings about the rock-lobbing nature of the post. She's a better writer than I, that much is obvious. And smart and clever, too.

None of the brouhaha bothered me, except to the extent that it demonstrated my own ineffectiveness in trying to get my message across. Yep, I've got a great big ego, as big as the room. But I've earned it through tests of fire, and it is not so fragile that disapproving comments and a snarky post will shatter it. For better or worse, I still think pretty highly of my abilities, and am proud of all the things I have achieved in my life -- not least of which is being able to dominate men in a high stakes, male dominated, power-wielding profession.

Here in the gentle world of OS, it might be unseemly and over the top to talk of ripping men's balls off. But in the real world of being a female trial lawyer, it is what we must do. It is, in fact, precisely what men do to each other-- and proclaim loudly to all who will listen (I can't tell you how many times I've heard male attorneys use that very phrase) -- and no one thinks anything bad about that. But let a woman say it in a place of art and expression, and . . . well, we have this.

And the point of my original post got lost in the mayhem. So I took it down.

Thanks again to WUS for the very kind and thoughtful post of support. And to the rest of you, I will do my best to be a better writer and more effective. I will strive to suck less.

Sorry for the length of this comment.

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Oh, and Drew-Silla, I am rating your post. :)
Bloody good response Dana. It is exactly the kind of response I expected of you. And no, you are not unnoticed around OS at all. Not one bit. I already have enormous respect for you Dana, now even moreso.
Dana, you've written a very good and reasonable explanation of your post.

I think what was missing in the original post was context -- setting the stage so that your comments could be properly understood and interpreted, talking about the nature of your work as a kind of combat and test of wills.

Without that context many of the comments sounded rather brutal, whereas within that context the things that you were talking about were basically a normal part of the business you are in. It's the difference between someone who beats people up for the fun of it vs. someone who beats people up because he's a professional boxer.
Dana,

Could not disagree more with your contention that this post represents the lowest of human anything. Far, far from it. D-Girl really is channelling Voltaire. I grew up with Feminism, marched for it. But many of your contentions are ... contentious. So, post and ye shall be posted.

Aloha No
And that, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is exactly why I am glad that Dana, and her pov, are still here.

"There is nothing so easy and so distasteful as criticizing other people from afar. Anyone can do it."
Oh, not this post per se, so much as the technique of response by ad hominem snark from afar in general. It's just cheap laughs at the expense of a person, ignores content and thus is no actual response at all, and appeals to the baser parts of human nature. But I thought this post by Drew-Silla was very clever. And I laughed.
Dana, thank you for your eloquent, well thought out and, considering the 100 proof snark I flung your way, very reasonable response. As Mishima mentions, what you say here gives a context to the post I was responding to which it badly needed. You say:

"We are 51% of the population. If we had the will and vision to rise up, we could control everything. But we get so hung up on being fish out of water in a system alien to our very natures -- and which by tradition is stacked against us -- that we as a group cannot escape. In fact, we in large measure help perpetuate it.

There's no way I could effectively post about that, and the above description is so weak that I imagine most of you are dismissing it out of hand."

You just DID effectively post about that, not only here but on Waking's blog as well I gather, and I'm not dismissing it out of hand, nor is anyone else with half a brain. Though I dislike lawyers and what they represent – they’re the Praetorian Guard and the stormtroopers for money and power as far as I’m concerned – I do recognize the necessity of their existence in a society based on the rule of law. And though I have no respect for a system which places such a premium on metaphorical castration and cut throat competition, it’s not a system which was invented by you or any other woman, and the fact that you’re able to do so well within it speaks well of your strength and ability.

The only thing I’ll differ with you about is your take on people lobbing rocks, but then biased in that area:) You speculate that my motivation in parodying you is derived from some lack, personal or professional, in myself, but though I doubt you’ll believe it, I’m quite happy with who I am. Not everyone requires the adulation of those around them or the material trappings of what our society calls success, though you’ll likely take that statement as confirmation that I’m suffering from sour grape syndrome. You’re of course welcome to take it however you like, but the truth is, my sole motivation was derived from an instinctive distaste for arrogance and smugness. I’m not saying YOU are arrogant and smug, you seem like a down to earth person, and you’ve laid out very well the reasons why you wrote the T&A piece. But without the context which you’ve now beautifully provided, it was a post which cried out for parody, and the chance to have a few laughs, whether at the expense of the world in general, of people in the public forum, or of myself, is one which I’m rarely able to pass up.
Oh, I forgot to say, thank you for the rate Dana!

And since Gracie Lou has wandered in to be a sycophant for you, I'll consent now to accept Nanatehay in that role as well; he's been whining for it since I did this post. Nanatehay, get your ass over here and start sucking up!
at your service m'lady. are there any boots you need licked?
I'm sorry, Drew, did you say something? I thought I heard a barely perceptible murmur rising from the depths, but it so utterly failed to pierce the countenance of my magnificence that I was not able to discern it. Not that it was worth paying attention to anyway, seeing as it wasn't uttered by me...
ok, now i'm torn....
Excellent comment (@5:16PM), DS, both in content and in expression. It matches my thoughts pretty closely.

(This comment should not be construed as an application for the position of sycophant, lickspittle, or parasite.)
Thanks Rob:)

And Nana, you disgusting worm, if you don't stop making calf eyes at that Douglas woman you'll soon regret it.
I'll work on my "obsequiousness" as soon as I find out what that is.
Much better than the original. Good satire always leaves me hungry for more.
i just looked up obsequiousness and now i am at your humble service, your fineness.
That's much better Cap'n. You have pleased Me, and you and T.S. may both remain in The Presence.
You, with your determined and steely gaze, your ability to defy authority and to hold others in your thrall, sound a lot like my cat. That's a good thing. Very funny BTW, now I must go read your post of inspiration.
Dana writes: " . . . that kind of lobbing rocks from the peanut gallery, no matter how cleverly done and no matter how deserving the target, impresses me as expressing the lowest of human nature."

But look at it this way -- that was one hell of a high-quality rock. It was a giant gold nugget, not a dirt clod. Great people deserve great parody, right? In that ironic sense you got what you deserved. A lesser parody would have been an insult.

I consider Drew's post more of a "roast" than a rock. And only the best get roasted.
Mishima, may I retain you as a writer for my blog? You say wonderfully some of the same things I try to get across, but without sounding as evil as I do:)
How about a distribution of labor? You roast, and I'll make people feel good about being roasted.

Actually, that's kind of a cool idea . . . . Open Salon roasts. What do you think?
From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. I like the notion, but it seems so....egalitarian, almost socialist in nature. My junior partners at the law firm would be gnashing their teeth, but of course at that point I'd bend their wills to mine, and rip their balls off if necessary.
Oh, and yes, OS roasts; it's a great concept. In fact, I did another roast before this one. It was when Jane Smithie, an OSer I love dearly, called out Saturn Smith over something or other and everybody was up in arms about it. I did a parody of Jane's post, and it went over pretty well as I remember. Even Jane saw the humor in it, although it went over a few people's heads.
Yeah Drew, you're just too cool for school.

It's not surprising that you needed "context" to understand where Dana was coming from. I don't care how well she complimented you, it was clear to me from the moment I read your bit that you (and many others here) really don't have a clue as to how the real world works for women who ply a man's trade. But hey! Look at all the attention you garnered with your snark ! I'm sure it was good for your ego and endeared you to many more male admirers -which is apparently your stock in trade hmmm?
Why thanks for visiting Kelly! You say I "really don't have a clue as to how the real world works for women who ply a man's trade."

Why of course I do honey! I learned all about that from reading Dana's post! All you need to do is be smart, ruthless, tall, well-educated and beautiful and you're set. Oh, and of course you have to unflinchingly bend or break the will of others, and not be afraid to metaphorically rip men's balls off and stuff them down their throats. Why heck, that's so obvious a recipe for success in a man's trade that I don't know why all women haven't long since taken that route.

And you also say:

"I'm sure it was good for your ego and endeared you to many more male admirers -which is apparently your stock in trade hmmm?"

Are you saying I wrote this post because I'm a whore? That's a fascinating take on all this, but Kelly, there are people here and there who - and I am not making this up - do things for reasons that have nothing to do with sex or attention. That's apparently a concept foreign to your nature, but I know me better than you do, and you're way off the mark with that one sugar:)
BTW, not sure which OS poster you really are, pretty sure, but not positive, but it doesn't much matter. You still suck even if your other personna IS on my favorites list. Go away. You're not fun in this mode.
You certainly are a trip Kelly. You come to my blog, call me a whore, say that I'm somebody else, then tell me to go away. Are you sure your meds are working?
ROFLOL no dear, I didn't say whore. But funny you'd be lecturing me about not needing attention or sex. I said "attention" , you, ummm, interpreted the rest.

BTW, I am 5'4" , rotund, and only have a BS, and just today I educated a Pakistani, a Hispanic, and 2 Muslim men on how to treat their female employees with respect. And they all sat there and took it. And I will continue to put myself between them and these young women until they learn. So no dear, a woman doesn't have to be an Amazonian (no disrespect Dana) to be powerful. If you are a woman (and I doubt that) have more confidence in yourself!
Well Kelly, you used the phrase "stock in trade" next to something about male admirers, so whatever you were insinuating it wasn't meant in a flattering way. That's fine though, because I'm enough of a bitch myself to recognize one when I see one. But explain to me how your job description and physical appearance have anything to do with me? Or to put it a different way, what the fuck are you even talking about?
Yawwwwn I am bored now "drew". Either you are a female who is jealous or a man who is intimidated.

But I'll explain anyway.

"All you need to do is be smart, ruthless, tall, well-educated and beautiful and you're set. "

Not true. I am none of the above but I too intimidate the worst of men. Get it now?

What does it have to do with you? You reacted badly to Dana's post and created this ridiculously insecure post as a result. That's your problem, not Dana's. That is, IF you are a woman at all. If you are a man (pretty certain, and pretty certain I know which one) it is understandable.

But the truth is, the gig is up. I thought we were mutual OS favs, but if this is really your style, it sucks. And when I can prove it, I will post it.
Drew-Silly is a great puppet. I hope someday that he/she reveals him/herself. I'm betting it's a gentle and popular OS regular who is exercising another part of his/her personality that he/she doesn't want associated with his/her primary username. I'd love to know who you are, Drew-Silly! Um, Silla. Whatevah...
BTW, I have a long and documented history of not letting bad men get away with crappy, lying, intimidating, harassing, abusive behaviour. If you wish to retain your "good guy" image, quit now.
Gasp, the jig is up! Dana and Kelly have arrived at the conclusion that only a man or a "woman who is jealous" could ever be audacious enough to write a parody like this. They believe it's so, therefore it must be true! I suppose all the female commentors on this thread are also "puppets" for men who were threatened by Dana's superior will-bending abilities. Whatevah right back at ya, and have fun pursuing your scandalous revelation Kelly:)
Game on Pal. Watch your step, because I am - as are others, who REALLY clued me in because GASP! I didn't quite get it at first. I just thought you were a stupid woman LOL
As to the other female commenters on this thread, I understand their mis-interpretation. Somehow, they all took Dana's comments as a personl insult, but that too, is their problem. You Sir, just egged them on.
Well I'm glad you have a mission in life now Kelly, even if it's borderline demented. Have at it dear:)
Things have gotten a little weird. I thought both Drew and Dana's posts were funny.

Now it's vagina measuring time. Dana's retort seemed somewhat conciliatory at first. Now it seems that her response was well-thought out to appease the people that did think she was over the top to the point of parody or were offended.

I've read many posts by Dana and she has always given thought to how things will be perceived. Surprisingly, she didn't give any thought to the post in question. This doesn't sound like the meticulous Dana I've read before.

Now we've devolved into some name calling. This seems beneath both Dana and Drew. Drew's post is biting wit. She called it like she and many others saw it... and it's damn funny.

I don't know Kelly (through her writing) but it seems she's going around half-c(r)ocked slinging accusations and completely missing the point and the humor of Drew's parody. If Drew's a guy or martian matters not, since the work stands on its own merit.

In my opinion Dana's article was ripe for parody (I thought it was a parody) and Drew's rapier post was well done.

It doesn't appear as though either of these two humans need anyone stumbling into the fray to defend them... they can handle it.

Especially someone making up things to defend. Put down the gasoline, step away from the fire and let the two litigate.

I'm sorry Kelly, your comments make you appear to be someone wanting to fight just for the sake of fighting. I see no hope for resolution as you just keep entering more of your own arguments and disregarding the posts at hand.

Did you read Dana's post?
Yes Jay, I read Dana's post. I stayed out of the fray until today, when wakingupslowly posted about it. Then, one of the final comments over there really irked me, and I came back to this post which I'd read and ignored the first time around.

Check this poster's history Jay. Three posts, all snark about other OS posters. I knew the first time I read it, this is no newbie.

So there have been PMs directed my way (you shouldn't know me, I don't write much, but I have been active here a long time) alerting me to the fact that not only is this not a newbie, several people suspect who it is. In reading the comments carefully, I see it too.

My feeligs about Dana's post are clearly stated in WUS comments. I'll copy that here for you because you seem sincere.

" I am flummoxed by the people who found Dana's post over the top, and especially by those who felt a need to attack her for it. There was not an iota of judgement in her words anout any other woman on the planet, and those who took it personally must have their own issues. So Dana is proud of what she's accomplished and her take-no- prisoners approach to her business. If you'd worked your way up in the shark-infested waters she's so successfully navigated, perhaps you'd understand.

Given the atnosphere of ridicule and attack surrounding Dana's post, I salute YOUR balls wakingupslowly in even posting this. I hope the self-appointed OS content-patrollers don't get on your case someday for this. It's a chilling thought to any of us that we may be next in line when we write words they don't like."

Once my friends alerted me to the the reality of Drew, I got extra-pissed off and hence this. I am not so much "fighting for the sake of fighting" (something my pitiful blog and ALL of my comments in the past 10 months attest to) as I am fighting nefarious and unproductive assholeness on my beloved OS.
Fabulous. Another OS shit slinging contest. Haven't we had enough drama around here lately?
Oh, the awesomeness of the awesomeness. Gack.
Actually nat, there was no shit-slinging until I started tonight - other than than Drew's original post of course which was total shit-slinging. All the comments before mine are love and awe for the fake Drew. I broke character and decided THIS was one shit-slinging post I could not let stand. So sue me. Or go look at my ducks and smile.
Emma, I love you dearly, but really, coming from you? gack.
Yes, the post was supreme shit slinging. I haven't recommented on the post because I'm not a huge fan of mockery or jumping on bandwagons, but to be honest I found some of the comments way more offensive than the content of the post.
It makes no sense to me why someone, who found this post so offensive, would spend so much time and energy on it. One click and the whole thing can be behind you, never to be thought of again.
Clearly the NOT OK Corral, as predicted in a very early post on these war games. Lets get the paint ball guns and set a time and place since there are now teams involved.

Starters: Two very smart, witty, snark-a-licious, well written posts by long standing OSers, followed by a few comments in the same category, which can't be rated (only berated) - and here we are. What to do, what to do??? Oh yea. as suggested by a couple of others, take down the posts and go to your separate corners - no one is declared a winner and the longer it goes on, and the more OSers involved, identifies losers subsequent to today's postings. Can we let it go yet? Or would you rather be a loser...I'm just askin
Gabby, Dana came by earlier and eloquently explained why she made her post in the first place, and also why she took it down. Though I derived no pleasure from her removing the post, it was her decision not mine, and it's a done deal. But if you're suggesting I remove this one, I'll respectfully decline. It was a funny post, with a funny commentary thread, and I don't regret doing it. Some people are offended by what I've said here, but I like the post and I'm leaving it up.

@ Latethink; That's my take also. While there's no question that, as Kelly and Natalie point out, there was no shortage of snark in the post or the commentary, it was snark directed at Dana, or more accurately, the T&A post she did. Dana's a grown woman who can, and in fact did, defend herself quite ably, and she has my respect for that.
At this point though, I'm a little puzzled with what Kelly's issue is. She comes on my blog and says I’m an attention whore - which I am, but then why does anybody post on OS if not to get readers on their blog - and that I was a bitter woman motivated by jealousy of Dana. When I was less than pleasant in my reply, as who wouldn't be, she decides that I'm someone else, likely a man. At that point also she says I’m guilty of “crappy, lying, intimidating, harassing, abusive behaviour.” The thing to note here is that I didn’t go to Kelly’s blog, or to Dana’s, saying anything, crappy, harassing, abusive, or otherwise. It’s Kelly who has came here, on her own initiative, and if she wants to get pissy with me in a comment that’s fine, but she shouldn’t act so outraged when I get pissy back. While I get her not liking what I’ve said in my posts and my comments, she’s free to click on my blog, to read it or not, as she likes, it makes no difference to me either way. But bear in mind, what I’ve said, I’ve said on MY blog, and no one else’s, and anyone who is offended by it has the option of not reading it.
Now I know why Liberal's support gun controls.
Please, can someone do a weekly summary of the feuds so I can keep up.
Huh. A feud at which I am at the center, and I am largely unaware of it, have taken no offense and lobbed no grenades. Yet it continues. Anyone who thought my post was absurd should find this feud -- or whatever it is -- even more so.

Shoo! Scat! Go away!!! Find something better to do. Clean your room, or something.

My.Goodness. Drew-Silla's post was funny, mine was well-intentioned if inartfully composed. There's no fight here, folks. Nothing to see here, move along.

Perhaps it's a good thing I took my own post down, or this would be happening in my blog.

Sheesharooni...
That's right T.S., the liberals done it.

Stellaa, I'm thinking a monthly feud round-up would be a more efficient way to go.

And Dana; you're a class act, and sheesharoni is my new favorite word.
Kelly,

You are about as much fun as a rubber crutch.

Little Drew Voltaire is 100 times the writer you are, and for sure a lot cooler to hang out with.

You remind me so much of the French "Aristocrats" who wanted our hero behind bars for his ability to get right under their thin skin. And, remember their fate.

I know it sucks when someone is so much smarter than you, but, she is. Awwwwww.
Oahu, thanks for your support. This post was meant as humor, and was taken as such by the vast majority of people who read it, including, I think, Dana. Regarding Kelly, for all I know she's smarter than me and a better writer as well. I know nothing about her aside from the fact that she didn't like the post, or the way I responded to her comments, or me for that matter. More power to her I guess, and que sera sera.
Well, this was entertaining, from start to finish. But now my night's gone...
It's like Dana said she was well intentioned and context is everything and all like that.

People get so upset when I say "Kill the Infidels!", but you know it's just the crazy way we Mullahs talk amongst each other; it's goofy, it's funny, it doesn't mean anything. "Kill the Infidels!", I'm laughing so hard that spittle is spraying all over my keyboard-
oh, my poor tummy.

It's like when the people in the administration of the Boosh sayed "Torture the Prisoners." (who are not "prisoners" but you know rather "prisoners") it didn't mean anything, everyone was saying it. Context is everything people.
Yuselof, I love the way you crazy mullahs talk, with your "death to America, death to the Zionists!" and your "we shall drown the infidels in their own blood!" Please don't a change a bit of that sweetie; it's what makes you you:)

And I'm glad you found this entertaining Lainey, though I feel awful about your evening being used up that way.
Okay, okay. Dominion acknowledged. Just one question: Do you go to the little boy's or little girl's room?
Thanks for reading Steve. It's an unfortunate fact that, until our society takes the rights of the twice-gendered seriously, I'm forced to use whichever of the two seems cleanest at the time:)
It's all tink's fault!
Grif, you've seen through my sorry charade! I am in fact Tinkerertink69, and let this be a lesson to us all in what happens when we fail to curb the hermaphroditically biased elements in our culture. Are you available for dating?

Wait, what?
Drew silla I would like to make to you sexy proposition with fabulous man hunk who will show you how it is that your robes can be so big when you are really just sexxy litttle girl under all that. He has wanted to know all of you ever since he saw your avatares and wants much to essplane how it is that you can have a sexy time with him and do some very fancy fashioning to gether. How do that sound to you?
I'm all for the fancy fashioning and no mistake Ablonde. Is this fabulous man hunk an enlightened soul do you think, and more to the point, does he have a healthy adrenal gland?
Powerfully written. I'll never say:`
Aphrodite in a sheer black nighty.
commonality, awareness/insight.
Yikes, awareness beyond intellect.