Comments on: Intimidation http://electrolicious.com/2004/10/intimidation Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: judi http://electrolicious.com/2004/10/intimidation#comment-4928 judi Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:33:19 +0000 #comment-4928 Wow. Join the club of Intidating Women who are always inpecting themselves. Yeah to us. We are terrific. You are wonderful! Wow. Join the club of Intidating Women who are always inpecting themselves.

Yeah to us. We are terrific.

You are wonderful!

]]> By: uma http://electrolicious.com/2004/10/intimidation#comment-4927 uma Thu, 04 Nov 2004 06:12:25 +0000 #comment-4927 Don't do it! No! Well, OK, the old speech is being pulled out. I'm sure you've seen it before (it's one of those things that's on every hippy-house's bathroom wall or something) but it rings so damn true, and it really reminds me of what you are talking about when you take a piss out of yourself to make others feel less intimidated. http://www.goodworksonearth.org/nelsonmandela2.html love, uma Don’t do it! No! Well, OK, the old speech is being pulled out. I’m sure you’ve seen it before (it’s one of those things that’s on every hippy-house’s bathroom wall or something) but it rings so damn true, and it really reminds me of what you are talking about when you take a piss out of yourself to make others feel less intimidated.

http://www.goodworksonearth.or.....dela2.html

love,
uma

]]> By: Owen http://electrolicious.com/2004/10/intimidation#comment-4926 Owen Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:56:28 +0000 #comment-4926 On the few occasions that I've gotten over intimidation enough to interact with the object of that projection, interaction with them has totally done away with the porblem. Either they're cool enough that they make you at ease or too interested to be put off, or you find out that they're just a dick, and therefore to be pitied rather than feared. I would think that the rare case where one would continue to be intimidated would be where someone is both still frightening (mean, aggressive or just untouchably distant) and also proves themself to even _more_ incredible at whatever makes you think they're so badass. So getting over it and approaching the intimidator might be a good idea. After all, what have you got to lose if you would never have interacted with them in the first place? Social shame if they scorn you? Bah! Fuck shame for actions or opinions other than your own! I'm going to work on this by approaching the most intimidating person that I see tonight and having a conversation with them. At the zombie-clown-riot-band thing we're going to, I'm betting this will be the freaky-but-highly-competent-and-also-hot variety of intimidation. Off to secure some liquid courage... On the few occasions that I’ve gotten over intimidation enough to interact with the object of that projection, interaction with them has totally done away with the porblem. Either they’re cool enough that they make you at ease or too interested to be put off, or you find out that they’re just a dick, and therefore to be pitied rather than feared.

I would think that the rare case where one would continue to be intimidated would be where someone is both still frightening (mean, aggressive or just untouchably distant) and also proves themself to even _more_ incredible at whatever makes you think they’re so badass.

So getting over it and approaching the intimidator might be a good idea. After all, what have you got to lose if you would never have interacted with them in the first place? Social shame if they scorn you? Bah! Fuck shame for actions or opinions other than your own!

I’m going to work on this by approaching the most intimidating person that I see tonight and having a conversation with them. At the zombie-clown-riot-band thing we’re going to, I’m betting this will be the freaky-but-highly-competent-and-also-hot variety of intimidation.

Off to secure some liquid courage…

]]> By: alison http://electrolicious.com/2004/10/intimidation#comment-4925 alison Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:25:41 +0000 #comment-4925 i've been told that i'm intimidating, too. most people who tell me that attribute it to my appearance. i don't get it, either. i'm intimidated by people in rock bands (good rock bands, anyway). being in a rock band is so fucking cool, way cooler than i could ever be. i'm also intimidated by people who look hipper than i do. hmm. maybe the ways in which we appear intimidating is related to the things that intimidate us. or maybe it's just me. i’ve been told that i’m intimidating, too. most people who tell me that attribute it to my appearance. i don’t get it, either.

i’m intimidated by people in rock bands (good rock bands, anyway). being in a rock band is so fucking cool, way cooler than i could ever be. i’m also intimidated by people who look hipper than i do.

hmm. maybe the ways in which we appear intimidating is related to the things that intimidate us. or maybe it’s just me.

]]> By: megan http://electrolicious.com/2004/10/intimidation#comment-4924 megan Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:03:55 +0000 #comment-4924 ok, i'll admit this to you ariel. looking back, i was intimidated by you when i first met you waaaay back when freshmen year in college. why you may ask? because you had a big old poster of wacky condoms hanging over your bed (and you were damn proud of it). you had obviously done the nasty and weren't affraid to express it and i, at that point in time, had not. so there you have it. intimidation by way of inexperience! ok, i’ll admit this to you ariel. looking back, i was intimidated by you when i first met you waaaay back when freshmen year in college. why you may ask? because you had a big old poster of wacky condoms hanging over your bed (and you were damn proud of it). you had obviously done the nasty and weren’t affraid to express it and i, at that point in time, had not. so there you have it. intimidation by way of inexperience!

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