Gilles Rocca, Italian actor and reality show star, on developing
his feminine side based on the strong women that reared him:
“The alpha male? I almost feel more like a woman than a man.
I have a predominantly feminine side. Yes, my aesthetic is very masculine, but
inside it’s different. Perhaps having had a very strong upbringing from my
mother, I learned a lot. My mother’s upbringing made me understand how
important it is to bring out my feminine side. I was very male up to a certain
point in my life, where I didn’t show my weaknesses, where I wanted to show
that I was the muscular one, the strong one, but in reality I was hiding so
many weaknesses that over the years I’ve managed to bring out, not fight them,
but embrace them. If I were to be attracted to a man, there wouldn’t be any
problems,” Rocca shared. “Would I give myself to a man? Well, if I liked a man,
yes, absolutely, I’d accept his advances; I wouldn’t have any problems. I like
women. But I’m absolutely open; in fact, I don’t even think it’s a question of
openness, but rather that it’s a natural thing; that is, respecting your
instincts, what you like, what you feel. I saw even more closely a world of
passion, talent, suffering, and love … In such a horrible world we live in, we
still need to assert our rights, and if we take these rights away from someone
else, we don’t complain when they take them away from us. Love has no gender or
race… love is just love.”
Those last four words just say it all: love is just love.
And wherever you find it, in whomever you find it, it’s not
wrong.
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Looking forward, we know we are going to hear the failing defense of "I was only following orders" those that gave the orders will have no excuse.
ReplyDeleteAnd anyone who says that KNOWS they are guilty.
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Tim Walz said it best, it is the White House that is the current problem. IQ45 is leading a pack of idiots and it shows.
ReplyDeleteAnd he listens to the idiots ...
DeleteCongrats on 18 years of blogging ... not sure how long I've been reading you, but it has been a while now! Saturday is my favorite ... always good for a few laughs!
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Deleteππ Yah! Gilles Rocca! We all are both male and female. If we recognize our innate androgyny, we let our full selves be known and we are more interesting friends!
ReplyDeleteππ Yah! Josh Stein! See it; say it; fight it!
And I'll bet that Puppy-killer Noem thinks it's hilarious that they are calling this "Operation Charlotte's Web!" Nobody who has read the book or seen TV and movie productions of the story thinks it's funny! E. B. White's granddaughter sure doesn't and neither do opinion writers! * π€¬
ππ Yah! Beto! He worked hard for his El Paso constituents (like me!)! He works hard for Texans and everybody else! If he throws his hat into the upcoming Dem primary for US Senate, I think he'll win. Much stronger voice than Allred or Talarico. Best chance to beat that disgusting Beast, TX AG Ken "Trump-licker" Paxton! πΉπ©
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We need people to speak out, about the regime, about the LGBTQ+ community, gender, gender identity, and love
DeleteGreat set of quotations this morning!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra!
DeleteTo think that Americans decided to have JD Vance over Tim Walz. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteWell Texas chose that maniac in a wheelchair over Beto, so there's that.
And that description of Piggy? Perfect. There's trouble when Lady G seems more masculine than the president.
XOXO
the dog's mother
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We all know politics is a dirty business, a dog eat dog pursuit, but democracy is being defiled, and the White House should be painted black.
ReplyDeleteYou're right; plastic Barbie is a liar. So much so, I'm surprised that her crucifix doesn't melt on her plastic chest.
ReplyDeleteAnd they’ll get away with their treason as Trump will give all of them a pardon and pardon himself. The Gang of Six at the un-Supreme Court placed Trump above the law and here we are.
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Great selection.
ReplyDeleteA few thoughts:
*Gilles has the right attitude. I love it. Love is love. He reminds me of a trainer at my gym whom I see often. He is masculine as all get-out and constantly talks about his wife. I treat him like a sweet man—I always ask about him and how he’s doing. He shares bits here and there. He went through a health scare recently, and I was regularly checking up on him and making sure he was progressing. One day, he came up to me and said his wife told him he should show more of his sensitive side. Okay. He wanted to thank me for caring for him during the health concern and said it meant a lot to him. He hugged me. I wasn’t shocked—he’s a nice-natured guy and always in a good mood—but he usually plays that masculine, “I’m alpha” role. It was sweet.
*Tim has the right perspective.
*Jack is coming into his own. I like his gravitas.
*Tom has a great point. The man will not get dirty for the life of him. Mussolini Don does not scream masculine. He’s not someone you gravitate toward for friendship. He’s selfish, self-centered, greedy, masochistic—the list goes on. Let’s just say he’d watch you cross the street, see a car coming, say nothing, and then walk away after you got hit.
*Beto has the right attitude. We have to match the game they’re playing, but do it with style, grace, and sensitivity. And if we have to knock a few heads, so be it. Sometimes a bully has to be put back on its heels. Besides, Beto is cute and can say anything. I’m just waiting for the Playgirl spread.
*Josh has a point. I can’t bear to see any of the thugs going after people of color just because they’re brown. The videos I’ve seen are heart-wrenching. The agents are throwing out standard policy and procedure and acting like we’re living in a dictatorship. I’m surprised there isn’t more outcry from our elected officials. Folks on the ground are taking things into their own hands—patrolling their neighborhoods, buying whistles, setting up encrypted neighborhood chats, holding training sessions on how to interact with agents and what their rights are, and so on. I heard an elected official say something the other day that made me stop. They said it’s up to the American people to speak up and demand accountability from this administration. Yes, that’s true in part, but what about their accountability as elected officials? We elected them to represent us and fight for us. Get in the game and quit passing the buck.
Have a great weekend.