NAKED CHICKS!

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Current mood: Perplexed by human behavior

Ok, you know by now that I'm a librarian. I'm also a lefty, feminist kind of gal. And I'm not a prude. So I understand that I may get blasted by other feminists when I say that I don't have a big problem with the existence of pornography. People like to look at pictures or videos of people "doing it," whether it be solo, with a partner of the same sex, different sex, different species, different life form, whatever. Porn has been around for ages, and it has its place in the world. But it does not have a place in the public library.

When people leave their porn printouts in the library's computer center…well that just pisses me off. What the hell am I supposed to do with this crap? It's not even artistic or anything! It's just ads with naked girls touching themselves, looking all plastic and fake. And I'm sorry, but I don't understand the appeal of looking at porn in the library. I mean, I understand not wanting the spam and spyware ending up on your home computer, but who the hell wants to sit in the library with a boner while looking at porn in front of everybody. Oh wait---that would be perverts. And the library is the pervert's friend, unfortunately.

Many people (particularly library staff) don't know how to deal with porn when they see it at the library. They get flustered and upset when faced with a spread open beaver. But I just go up to the offender (same as I would the cell-phone-talker and the snack-eater) and say, "Dude—you have to turn that off. NOW." Then, I file away the person's face in my memory so I can watch him. I'll let other staff know about the incident so they, too, can keep an eye on the guy. And the next time I see him at the library I'll walk by, giving him the skunk eye, letting him know that I know what he's into.

I haven't been to an adult bookstore in a while, but it seems like they could use some internet stations where people can look at and download porn for a small fee. Of course, the library's computers are free, and if you're sleazy enough to look at porn in public, you're not going to be paying for your printouts anyway. Grrr…

Currently listening : Everything Is Illuminated By Ariane Lallemand Release date: By 06 September, 2005