CRAZY IS BELLUM

10.23.2019.WEDNESDAY.4AM

I DON'T THINK SUSAN SONTAG KNEW HER ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND BUT SHE COULD WRITE PAGES ANALIZING ITS EVERY CREASE AND FOLD AND CREVICE AND MAKING MUCH A POO ABOUT NOT A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT. SHE WAS SOMEWHAT LIKE A CULTURAL SNAKE OIL SALES WOMAN. WELL GOD BLESS HER SHE MADE A BETTER LIVING THAN I DO....BUT A TIFFANY LAMP IS NOT CAMP...A HULA LAMP IS CAMP. AND REFERRING TO THE WHATEVER CENTURY PAINTING OF A FOPPISH COURT GROUPING AS CAMP IS I BELIEVE MISINFORMED. WHEN I WAS STUDING AT PARSONS I BELIEVE I LEARNED SUCH FEMININE POSTURING WAS A WAY TO SEPARATE THE UPPER CLASSES FROM THE COARSE RUFFIAN LOWER CLASSES. THAT IS NOT CAMP. CAMP IS NOT THE ACCEPTED CONDUCT ...THE STATUS QUO OF A GREAT PART OF ANY POPULATION. IF ONE OF THE COURT DANDYS APPEARED ONE DAY DRESSED IN ROTTING SMELLY HORSE SHIT COVERED RAGS...THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED CAMP...NOT TO MENTION...EXTREMELY RUDE. WHATEVER... I SUPPOSE MISS SONTAG HELPED THOSE THAT WOULD BE OF A GREAT DEAL LESS INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE FEEL THEY WERE A PART OF SOME CULTURAL PHENOMENON ...AND THERE BY CREATED THE CULTURAL PHENOMENON. BUT IT IS SOME WHAT PUTTING THE WAGON BEFORE THE HORSE IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT...OR THE EMPORORS NEW CLOTHS. AND FURTHERMORE ONCE IT BECOMES THE ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR OF MANY ..IT IS NOT CAMP ANYMORE.NEON BRIGHT GREEN OR MAGENTA COLORED HAIR WAS CAMP A VERY LONG TIME AGO...NOW IT IS ORDINARY AND IN FASHION. CAMP IS SINGULAR...MIGHT VERY WELL STOP TRAFFIC...IS AT LEAST SLIGHTLY VULGAR...PROBABLY LIGHTS UP iN THE DARK AND IS OFTEN THE VICTIM OF OPINIONATED THUG GANG VIOLENCE. ANYWAY THATS THIS OLD POOFS OPINION.

-JAMES BIDGOOD