Life In The DPC!

If a friend calls you and says ‘I’m lost. I’m on Martin Luther King Boulevard’ and they want to know what to do, the best response is, ‘Run!’ - Chris Rock

In 1975 Phoenix, Arizona decided to finally honor Dr. Martin Luther King by naming a cul de sac near the airport Martin Luther King Circle. There are six houses in the non descript and run down area and the sixth biggest city in the United States once again slaps the brother man down. It was bad enough when they refused to have a state holiday in honor of the man, which makes no sense since it is a win-win situation because even racists get the day off. But to take an obscure circle by the airport, as opposed to a main drag, shows how the culture actually feels about their own. Attempts in 1989 and 1990 to have the larger and more visible Buckeye Road renamed MLK were shot down.

People I have met while I’m living in Phoenix wonder why I have so much disdain for this state. A lot of it is because I am a bitter little man but that aside Arizona is one of the most racist places I have been. This bigotry has been made doubly wrong because the city views itself as cutting edge and inherently gazing towards the future. I guess Klansmen are wearing three piece suits in the Valley.

We need Chuck D out here again…

Black History Month In Germany

“To all who come to this happy place – welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, dreams and the hard facts that have created America… with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” Disney, July 17, 1955

I spent the last weekend at Disneyland. It was my fourth trip to Magic Kingdom, or Tragic Kingdom for all No Doubt fans, and I think Disney was on to something as he made his initial address at Disneyland’s grand opening. The park is the epitome of the American dream but it is the bi product of hegemony and dark intentions from robber barons. I can assume that Walt did want a place for families to go and feel safe while spending quality time together in a wholesome atmosphere but along the way things became jumbled. wherein he wanted a sanctuary for the Nuclear family in the former orange groves of Anaheim Disney created a false reality and unobtainable goals for many young folks reared on Disney.In its simplest terms Disneyland is a version of America that neither existed or exists. Main Street is always a bit dirty except at the Magic Kingdom.

False notions of reality are fine in small dosages. I enjoy James Bond movies because they get me out of the drudgery of my working life and a trip to Disneyland affords the same comforts but 007 ends when I leave the theatre and Disney can permeate almost all facets of one’s day. Think about it  from a day in Life of DPC! Wake a drink java from a Mickey Mouse coffee cup. Donald Duck tooth brush to clean the teeth. Shave and shower. Tigger polo shirt and khakis for my business casual environment. Lunch in a Disney souvenier lunch box. Come home and flip the stations and the Disney channel is offered in most areas and there movie library is readily available on DVD. Quite frankly one could consume themselves in a Walt E. Disney life very easily.

Random Tangent: I have always heard the rumors that Disney himself is a Nazi or at the very least an Anti-Semite. There is no proof floating out there to prove either of these two accusations. I believe he was a fascist and Disneyland is the child of that. Hell, he may have been a racist. I mean, come on, did you ever see a minority involved in his early cartoons and movies?

What I find more interesting are the rumors that Disney was cryogenically frozen after his death and currently resides somewhere below Pirates of the Caribbean awaiting the the time when science can bring him back to life. Likely it is an urban legend but keep in mind that a month after Disney died  Dr. James Bedford of Glendale, Ca became the first person to be frozen into cryogenic suspension.

Richard A. Dotson, of Detroit, has been arrested again after breaking into a cleaning store to steal a mannequin dressed in a Frenach maids outfit.  The accused has six convictions for breaking and entering and stealing mannequins.

“He told his parole officer he was going to buy a mannequin so he didn’t have to do these break-ins anymore,” said Detective Brendan Moore said. “Apparently that didn’t work out.” 

According to initial reports the accused repeated stealing of mannequins is an odd fetish and he will undergo a psychiatric examination before standing trial for his latest relapse. Statuephilia “is an uncommon sexual fetish or paraphilia that involves sexual attraction to statues or dolls.In its literal sense it means sexual attraction to statues (usually but not exclusively nudes), but the objects of attraction may also be lifelike mannequins or dolls”.

A little bit of Internet based research seems to show that this branch of sexual fetish is obscure but still somewhat prevalent after a bit of digging. Through my own assumptions and the words of those trained to deal with the human mind, Statuephile is essentially those who are sexually by the human body in a frozen pose. Mannequins, statues and random science fiction flicks where individuals are frozen by technology or Medusa seem to be the basis of this subculture.

We at DavidPatrickCastro.com try not to be overly judgmental on how people get their kinky kicks as long as it is legal but Richard A. Dotson and other folks who maintain a similiar attraction to statues and mannequins seem to be a bit off kilter. I have similar views on plushies but my opinions are probably jaded due to an episode of CSI that involved this subculture and I found it quite bizarre. On a side note; after seeing that particular episode of CSI I looked at the University of Nevada’s mascot, Alphie, in a very odd light and wondered if he was inclined to pounce on the Boise State Bronco during time outs.

An American is free to do that which he or she feels as long as it doesn’t breach any statutes or inhibits the rights of others. Though I don’t understand stauephilia or plushies one is free to do whatever they want and I will respect those boundaries but will still be creeped out when this subject arises.