Derek!

Introduction

This is a response to a post by Moussa Bachir, who writes for Global Voices. Global voices is a website that hosts blogs that have to deal with many different countries and different subjects. For example, I am subscribed to “Jamaica”, “Racism”, and “Disaster”. Are you subscribed to anything from Global Voices? Moussa Bachir has written about Lebanon politics and how it is so uncertain. She also wrote about how men can be described like an animal.

Lebanon Politics

Before I explain Lebanon’s politics, I will tell you a little bit about Lebanon. Lebanon is a small country located in the Middle East. CLICK HERE to find out more about Lebanon. Here is a map, flag, and the coat of arms of Lebanon below.

Lebanese blog posts have mostly bickering about political views. This is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty of Lebanon. Many of the posts this week are bleak with little hope for the future of the country. Moussa says that this is strange for people who take pride in being life-lovers. She also states that this might be a phase the the Lebanese people might be going through.

Here are some links to websites and blogs that talk about this issue:

• LINK#1 Shows quotes that describe the situation.

• LINK#2 States the situation by saying “this is a country hanging in a void”.

• LINK#3 Tells about gun silencers caught by security forces at the airport in Beirut.

• LINK#4 Describes the cylce of crumpling and rebuilding the Lebanon society by comparing it to the myth of the Sisyphus.

• LINK#5 Tells us that the political situation getting worse with little hope for the future.

• LINK#6 Tells us that more victims of the Israeli war on Lebanon are falling almost daily more than two months after the cease fire was announced.

• LINK#7 Points out to findings that point to the use of uranium bombs by Israel against Lebanon.

• LINK#8 Reports about unprecedented traffic jams around the city.

• LINK#9 Discusses the initiative for consultation that the President of the Parliament proposed to the different Lebanese parties.

• LINK#10 Explains how Lebanonesque sees Lebanon experiencing in the near future what Iraq experienced in the near past.

• LINK#11 Tells that the past week witnessed incidents involving Germany in Lebanon and the Israeli army.

• LINK#12 Shows how Mustapha hears about these skirmishes in the news and points in another direction.

My Opinion on Lebanon Politics

I think that what is happening in Lebanon is horrible. I hope that it doesn’t come to Lebanon experiencing what Iraq did. Well, I say good luck to the Lebanese people. Don’t give up on hope!

Men-Metephors

CLICK HERE to go to Maya[at]NYC. She is the one that used metephors to describe men.
Here are her metephors:

Some men are Lions. Majestic, handsome and successful. As the lions of the jungle, they rule in their kingdom, make their women do the work, wait for food to come their way, while looking over affairs with affected grace. They are feared and admired by everyone who crosses their path. A woman feels special just being able to say “I once knew a Lion.”

Some men are Tigers. Energetic, forceful and never take no for an answer. Natural born hunters, they hide, they lock on their prey, attack, and then leave satisfied. Ruthless and selfish. Some women will say “I survived being with a tiger”.

Some men are Dogs. They sit around, faithfully waiting their master. They cry when she cries, laugh when she laughs. They will tolerate mistreatment, they will accept treason. For them, their master is their life. A woman, bored, once said “I was stuck with a dog”.

Some men are Cats. Elegant and agile. They can adapt to any situation. Although they love to feel your touch, adore to be pampered and spoiled, they can forget you in a flash, if once, their dinner is lost. Smart and selfish, territorial and possessive, they make you attached and remained unattached. You serve their purpose. And one day, they decide to move elsewhere. A lucky woman can proudly say “I was once loved by a cat”.

Some men are Rats. Small and dirty, they feed on other people’s lives. They live in the dark, hide from the light, carry diseases and scare the frail of heart. No woman wants to say “I once fell for a rat”.

Some men are Gorillas. Hairy and big, their presence is obvious. Loud and heavy, their movements are slow, their voices harsh, their manners unrefined. Make them angry and they stomp their chests, bang the doors, pull their hair. But they have a heart of gold. And their happiness can be bought simply with a banana peel. A woman will fondly remember “I used to swing with a monkey”.

Some men are Roosters. They scream their achievements, they strut in their field, parading their comb, splashing their noise on the neighborhood chicks. Useless and pretentious, they don’t think too often. They spread their seeds like a sewing machine. Until one day, they get slaughtered by the farm’s thug. A woman will look down as she admits “I once believed a rooster”.

And some men are just Men. The real Men. They walk with you, run for you, cover your back, light your way, carry your sorrow, hold your fears, share your joys, wipe your tears. They pray for you, talk to you, open their hearts for you. Some can even cook for you. They come in all colors and shapes. Sometimes loud and unrefined, often insecure and possessive, for them you accept to play the prey. You might even let them win. Because, from the beginning of time, every woman wanted to say “I am His. And He is Mine.”

My Opinion on Men-Metephors

I think that it is very neat that somebody can just put the personalities of men in to metephors of animals. It also shows how women would look at the men in the metephor. Great job Maya[at]NYC!