When one says "blogging," the next word that springs to mind isn't normally vigilantism. Maybe that's because being a vigilante generally requires the courage to confront someone face to face, while bloggers prefer to conceal their rage behind a curtain of internet anonymity. Myself excluded, naturally.

But today vigilantism has come to the blogosphere. Or come near the blogosphere in hope of coming on the blogosphere. I speak of course about "friendly_chic407" and the much-linked-to evidence of her encounter with a public masturbator.

What allegedly occurred is that a man, so taken with her commuting beauty and booty, was unable to restrain himself from whipping out his erect weiner. She, so taken with the sight of his erect wiener, was unable to restrain herself from whipping out her cameraphone and snapping the remarkable picture.

How do I feel about this issue? I think it's complicated. On one hand, I suppose he deserves whatever attention he gets. On the other hand, I don't want to live in a country where masturbating near attractive female commuters is wrong. And why is the picture she took, of an unexpecting man caught masturbating, lauded as "brave" and "heroic," while photos I may or may not take of unexpecting women caught showering or, say, tanning, derided as "grainy," "illegal," and "completely without artistic merit."

We live in a world of fine lines, ladies and gentlemen, and I want you to know that and touching myself. Oh, God. Look at me. Don't look at me. LOOK AT ME!


New York authorities have not identified the public masturbator as Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Yet.

Analogcabin @ 4:21 PM
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