LICENTIA COGITATIONIS

What Actually Happened in the History of Anthropology?        In the myth-cum-history that legitimates anthropology, there are revolutions which mark time’s passage and posts which mark the significant places we all hope to have passed. I argue the radical shift from 19 th century thinkers to contemporary cultural anthropologists occurred as a reaction to the evolutionist-models only insofar as they entertained ideas deemed “dangerous” to the social order. The ideas of   The Structure of Scientific Revolutions   will be employed to illustrate the reaction of 20 th   century anthropologist as a reflection of a larger, collective social response.        All of us are born into a “tribal mentality” of various forms. These include our family unit, religious background, country of origin, ethnicity, etc.   The tribal mentality effectively indoctrinates an individual into the tribe’s beliefs, ensuring that all believ...

On Identity and Rectal Screening in MSM  I mean if folx are asking about the ass and no one is willing to talk about it, then imagine the needs of those who do not talk about "butt stuff"...For example, those who engage is sexual practices like anal receptive sex but do not identify or do not disclosure their identity as gay, bi, or MSM. They are unlikely to talk about their asses in a clinical setting, and therefore unlikely to be offered prevention or treatment.  A recent STI treatment experience once again reinforced the need to call attention to the lack of discussion about "butt stuff" among men who have sex with men (MSM), notwithstanding their identities. There is little focus on the needs of sexual minorities and the health issues associated with particular practices and sexual identities are even less established among relevant stakeholders; and for me, as a Bottom, I am particular bothered by the lack of care I receive from medical professionals in a varie...