i wrote this entire piece of writing off the top of my head. it's not woman-hating at all. it's supposed to convey a message of bitterness. it's not woman-hating. in this story, it could very well be labled as "man-hating" if I were to replace the man with the woman , and the woman with the man.

In using the term faceless, it's supposed to give a sense of depersonalization. in my observation, many relationships are somewhat depersonalized--meaning that neither person is very comitted to eachother. in other words, just "going through the motions" of a relationship. the words "i love you' are meaningless in many cases. In this respect, it's used more as a way to convey the tone of this piece.

in response to your comments where you said I was trying too damned hard to connect Marx's quote to love, I'm not really sure I see your point when you say I tried "too hard". This was the first thing that came to mind. Mind you, my educational background is being just out of high school with no college experience. This was the first thing that came to mind. In my personal opinion, religion is very similar to love. we look to our religions for support, in much the same way that we look towards our significant others for support. when god doesn't give us what we want, we might blasphamize him. when our partner's don't give us what we want, we might cheat on them. Secondly, religion, much like love, blinds people in the sense that it might otherwise affect our judgement. When couples are "in love", they might feel that the only thing they need to survive is their significant other. When people practice extreme blind-faith religion, they might resort to praying for a person's recovery ; abandoning modern medicine in favor of their blind faith. However , when it comes down to it, couples might realize that there is more to a relationship than just burning passion--like living together, sharing chores, etc. In return, many relationshps fall apart because of people's inability to live with one another--the flame has died out. In this context, we can also see where people have abandoned modern medical practice in favor of "faith healing"--which most always results in a loss of life. What is the point? the point is that , like religion, love also has certain "blinding" qualities to it. I can attribute this directly to the psychology of love. in my own personal opinion, love and the opposite sex are very much like a drug to us. some people compulsively seek "love", or affection from other people. once they have a taste for it, they can't get enough of it--the rush of intense emotions, raging hormones--the very reason why we seek out and crave "love". In any case, it's all a result of chemistry in the brain.
IanCurtisWishlist Reviewed by IanCurtisWishlist on . Paint a vulgar picture. Faceless and unknown, she creeps across the dark room. She lies down upon the bed made of roses and drinks the wine made of blood. Sympathy. It's this she has wanted, and she always gets what. You are powerless, your efforts are futile as you fall victim to her seductive charm (and powerful legs). You find yourself wanting to run, yet at the same time you are confused; the decision to take what she offers or to flee that which she offers, is a decision which will plague your conscious for Rating: 5