I share because I love, Valentine's edition

[brynndragon]

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It takes a poet to explain why Valentine's Day is more than Hallmark and expensive flowers, it's blood on the snow and celebration of love and joy, so stop poo-pooing it already: On Valentine's Day

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[benndragon.livejournal.com]

The link I shared also mentions Lupercalia: ". . . even if you don't count in the Lupercalia (which you really shouldn't, unless wolf skins play a large part in your personal celebrations. If so, more power to you)."

But that post is almost the opposite of the one I linked. Did you read it?

[greyhame.livejournal.com]

Nope, not yet. I clicked through, saw it was a bit long, and came back to leave a link on a similar subject that was fresh in my mind, and then got distracted; I'll go give it a read now.

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

I kinda wish you had, since you'd've realized it eloquently explains why the attitude in your link is not so great actually. I'm debating taking out your comment since the link has no explanation of what it is and is very jarring in this context.

[greyhame.livejournal.com]

Having gone over to read it carefully now, I don't actually think the two views are opposed or incompatible. (I also think that yuki_onna mischaracterizes at least some of the objections to Valentine's day, though her positive arguments — "here's what's interesting and important about Valentine's Day" — are great; it's just that the negative ones — "people who don't like Valentine's Day are stupid jerks" — sort of detract from them.)

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

people who don't like Valentine's Day are stupid jerks

She is saying they are mistaken and thus being lead to potentially harm something beautiful, which they would not want to do if they knew what was really going on. Stupid jerks would specifically want to destroy beautiful things, which means she is specifically saying that they're not stupid jerks - at worst she's saying they're ignorant about Valentine's Day.

[greyhame.livejournal.com]

but, I meant to also say, I'm not trying to pick a fight, and wouldn't have posted that link if I'd thought you'd find it objectionable, and I won't be bothered if you decide to delete it.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

If it helps, I love Valentine's day and was trying to convey an optimistic attitude about it in my post. (Hence the 'positive' in the site name. :)) Lots of people bluster about Hallmark and stereotypes but I think it needs to be recognized that there are other ways to celebrate love and sex to warm us up in the dreariest part of winter.

I also enjoyed the original link, but I'm in a bit of a hurry so I mostly skimmed after the bit about sad, Valentine-less grade-schoolers.

Back to celebrating, I've got pink champy to sip out of a skull-shaped goblet. :D