Getting Some Different Attitudes

I have always recoiled at the phrase "getting some." Occasionally I'll be watching a TV show or movie that has (usually) a guy talking about "getting some" or how he "got some last night." The phrase just rings like a dissonant chord in my soul. I find this particular phrase horrible for two, no three reasons.

1. Talking about your sexual exploits is tactless, demeaning to the woman and, frankly, wrong. That is an extremely special thing you're talking about. Not the game of hockey you played really well and won, not an awesome dinner your mom cooked for you- it is the ultimate act of love and self-giving. Treat it how it deserves to be treated.

2. The implication in the phrase "got some" is that the other person did the giving. So it's not that you gave or were expecting to give yourself wholly to another person so much as you were expecting that other person to do just that for you, just unreciprocated. Doesn't this seem unfair? Another thing, you'll notice that it is rarely (code for "never") married couples on TV who talk about this "getting some" business. What does that tell you? (Yes, I'm really asking you. I honestly only have one idea. Which I will now expound upon.) Maybe it's that where there is truthful love, or even a glimpse of it, the couple has realized that sex is about giving yourself and not about taking from the other person. Just sayin'.

3. I have never heard innuendo and thought, "Hey, that was cool and funny!" Innuendo= just not right.

Whoo. I feel a lot better. I heard that phrase the other day and just about gagged. You know, like how you do when you're trying to swallow something with a really bad texture like oatmeal or jello or a huge pill? Yep, it was like I was trying to swallow all three at the same time. Venting is good. Yay. Ok.

Farewell, my good man.

Keep a faithful watch and be vigilant.