Imponderable Water Cooler- Sea of Love
POSTED BY: msg
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 16:43
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OK this thread has gotten unwieldly and all so I am starting a new one...here we go
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=26929
"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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Originally posted by dug:
I hear what you're saying about all of the pretties available, PR. But I see far too many of us payiong way too much for low-grade pewter or badly made beaded items made in Indian or Pakistani sweat shops. And I hear way too many of us whinging about not being able to afford better and then braying about new video games/ dvd's/ etc. Want something better? Skip a trip to $tarbucks or 2.
Meagen and I try to put aside 3% of our money to buy from Pagan artists/ vendors/ etc. I know that there is no accurate census of any religion in the US, but with what I consider a low estimate of 1 million Pagans do some math....that's something like 1 out of every 270 people in the US. Even if every one of us were at poverty level we're talking billions of dollars in our economy. Do you think Barnes and Nobles stocks all those books for just a handfulk of people? 4 or 5 years ago a B&N rep estimated the buying Pagan populations of the US and Canada at 9 million people. We just like to talk and act as if we're few and powerless.
I don't go to fucking Starbucks, I don't buy cheap beaded jewelry or pewter, and I don't act like I'm powerless. I drink tea that's $2 a pot, and I buy very fine silver and gold jewelry. I own six pentacles, two cauldrens, a pendulum, a bird goddess pendent, a spiral goddess pendent, two yinyangs, two ankhs, several beautiful and powerful stones and crystals, and a phoenix or two, and all of them were high quality, meditated on, and make me a happy witch. My wand is a gold-plated rose and I have a second wand of goldstone. There are still dozens of stones, necklaces, rings, candles, oils, clothes, knives, chalices, and on and on and ON that I would like to have, and the thing that pisses me off the most is that our books are in the fucking New Age section and I have to fight for and explain about my sacred days in order to get any of them off. I am treated as if I'm a powerless minority; I don't act it. Not ever.
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And that's why I love you.
PLEASE don't think I was talking about you. I was talking about a lot of other people who can't tell quantity from quality and seem to be proud of it. It's a long time rant I've had about the Pagan community and its apparent refusal to be a community.
BTW, what makes me even madder than the New Age section is when the books are in with the hobbies. What exactly does my religion have to do with pet care and vintage tractors? And if my religion is a hobby why aren't the books in the "Religion" section counted as such?
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
...and the thing that pisses me off the most is that our books are in the fucking New Age section and I have to fight for and explain about my sacred days in order to get any of them off. I am treated as if I'm a powerless minority; I don't act it. Not ever.
You're sexy when you get your back up...! *nervously looks about for Nico* I mean that in the most platonic way possible...
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
You're sexy when you get your back up...! *nervously looks about for Nico* I mean that in the most platonic way possible...
You're funny when you're nervous.
Don't worry, though. Nic hasn't blasted anyone with the firehose (yet) and I think he knows I can take care of myself. Hmmmm, wonder what would happen if I asked him to turn the hose on someone... *snicker*
Glad you weren't talking about me, Dug. Didn't really think you were, but me is the only one I can defend. Though I think my friends Cara and Bryce would have a few things to say, too.
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