nerdflighter: (cactus)
nerdflighter ([personal profile] nerdflighter) wrote2019-01-24 01:08 am

having friends GOOD

Having friends who function on the same wavelength as me is a wonderfully novel experience. I had a conversation a couple days back where I quoted this at my friend
the male gaze can be directed upon itself with erotic intent but only within the context of the male form’s brutalization.
this essay]
and they asked me to explain what that meant so I went
barbara kruger you construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men pasted next to a photo of men fighting

and they were like that's an excellent translation and I thought they were being sarcastic but nope, turns out it really was.
I don't have enough friends or enough experience with social interaction to know whether I'm just good at translating concepts or whether we actually do just function on the same wavelength. I don't know! But I enjoy this, whatever this is