[lbo-talk] Uniform Fetish

Michael Hoover hooverm at scc-fl.edu
Mon Nov 28 10:14:27 PST 2005



>>> furuhashi.1 at osu.edu 11/28/05 9:20 AM >>>
Obedience is certainly a question, but the way Boddi says he goes about thanking soldiers suggests not so much the extolling of obedience as a virtue as Boddi's own uniform fetish:

Boddi says, "You better believe I never miss an opportunity to thank people in uniform" (at <http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/pipermail/lbo- talk/Week-of-Mon-20051121/025564.html>); and "I thank soldier in uniform (active duty) and people I know to have recently served" (at <http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/pipermail/lbo-talk/Week-of- Mon-20051121/025653.html>).

Just because some men are in uniform, however, doesn't necessarily mean that they are doing "hard, shitty things that most people are unwilling to do" (at <http://mailman.lbo- talk.org/pipermail/lbo-talk/Week-of-Mon-20051121/025564.html>). For all he knows, the men in uniform that he meets may just as well be back from Japan, Germany, South Korea, etc., pushing paper at work and visiting brothels in off hours. On the other hand, the sort of people that Boddi doesn't get around to thanking -- homeless, unemployed, etc., OUT OF UNIFORM -- may well be combat veterans who have served as honorably as they could under the circumstances, whether in just or unjust wars. Yoshie Furuhashi <<<<<>>>>>

I Love a Man in a Uniform/Gang of Four

Time with my girl I spent it well I had to be strong for my woman (you must be joking, o man you must be joking) She needed to be protected

The good life was so elusive Handouts, they got me down I had to regain my self-respect So I got into camouflage

The girls they love to see you shoot

I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform

To have ambitions was my ambition But I had nothing to show for my dreams Time with my girl I spent it well (you must be joking, o man you must be joking)

The good life was so elusive Handouts, they got me down I had to regain my confidence So I got into camouflage

The girls they love to see you shoot

I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform

I need an order (shoot, shoot) I need an order (shoot, shoot) I need an order (shoot, shoot) I need an order (shoot, shoot)

To have ambition Was my ambition Time with my girl I spent it well (you must be joking, o man you must be joking)

The girls they love to see you shoot The girls they love to see you shoot

I love a man in a uniform I love a man in a uniform (they love to see you shoot) I love a man in a uniform

The girls they love to see you shoot I love a man in a uniform (they love to see you shoot)

The girls they love to see you shoot I love a man in a uniform (they love a... they love a... they love a...) (they love to see you shoot)

The girls they love to see you shoot (bang bang you're dead) I love a man in a uniform (they love a... they love a... they love a... bang bang) (they love to see you shoot)

The girls they love to see you shoot I love a man in a uniform (they love a... they love a... they love a... bang bang) (they love to see you shoot)

The girls they love to see you shoot (bang bang you're dead) I love a man in a uniform (they love a... they love a... they love a... bang bang) (they love to see you shoot)

The girls they love to see you shoot (bang bang you're dead) (they love a... they love a... they love a...) (I love a man in a uniform)

-------------------------------------------------------------- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list