Friday, November 14, 2008

BryanBoy... Debauchery in the midst of Hunger

Before I give the floor to Boldstar to dissect the gay Ayatollah of debauchery and hedonism, I would like to point out a few things. Guys, BryanBoy USED TO write for a broadsheet and is hereby subjected to ethical and moral responsibilities (notwithstanding the wold wide reach of his blog).

First of all, our country is really in shambles. The prestigious Gallup International ranked the Philippines fifth (5th) in the recent global HUNGER survey called “Voice of the People”. A related survey conducted from September 24 to 27, 2008 by Social Weather Station (SWS) found that 3.3 million Filipino families were suffering from hunger in the last three quarters.

Hell, our very own RainB is suffering hunger pangs lately and I feel dismayed and infuriated.

Secondly, I'm aghast by the wealth divide in our country. There are people who enjoy debauched lifestyles in the face of growing paucity. Some lavish mansions in the face of people being forcibly herded off like animals. Study in UP dearies and the first thing you learn is this provision in the Civil Code of the Philippines:

Article 25... Thoughtless extravagance in expenses for pleasure or display during a period of acute public want or emergency may be stopped by order of the courts at the instance of any government or private charitable institution.”

Lastly, I respect diversity in all its definition- girl, boy, bakla, tomboy.

However, I do not respect ANY criminal acts. Article 25 shows BryanBoys clear violation to everything that is ethical, just and honorable. The more WE flirtatiously display the GAP between rich and poor the more the INSURGENTS will rally up in arms... Shall we wait for that day of reckoning?

I will NEVER consent to debauchery and hedonism while I see people HUNGRY- especially RainB!

But then again, that this is just me... Take it Away Boldstar!

Bryanboy: Hello Gorgeous
By Boldstar


Bryanboy is a blogger phenom in the world of fashion. He loves and begs for attention and bathes himself with things labels, labels, and labels. He admits he is so gay he sweats glitter, and even puts up receipts for his purchases of things many of us can only dream about on his blog. Is it superficial to want and want and want material things or if given half the chance would we buy the wanton lifestyle he craves?

It can be argued that his homosexuality alienated him since childhood that may have a profound impact on his outlook in life. I could imagine the torrents of abuse from school mates, and expressions of disappointment by his family, as he calls them horror de familia. All of these would ensure that his ability to look at the world and society would be skewed towards the happiness of instant gratification such as sex with strangers, the instant high of buying a Louis Vuitton which is a year's salary for some people and a stranger's proclaimations of love.

Unhappy and abused children have often been profiled to create fantastical world hence to the extreme that multiple personalities or pathologically referred to as a dissociative identity disorder (DID) ensued, and to a much lesser degree the creation of imaginary friends which disappears when reaching adolescents. Predisposition is linked to traumatic antecedents, insufficient nurturing in childhood (OFW's mothers) and prolonged child abuse, like severe sexual, physical, or psychological trauma. In the case of Bryanboy, years of "bakla taunting" and his wealthy background may have pushed him towards the life of the rich and famous lifestyle partly because he has the means, and partly because of his family's wealthy status. In the case of the poor, dissociations manifest themselves in sex for money as in having a gay benefactor if you are cute or gay sex for money, regardless of an individual's orientation.

In so many instances our basic survival instincts would kick in when confronted with hunger and homelessness. In fact this is the precise reason why young runaways succumb to prostitution, for the roof over their heads, and food for their hunger. They often have extremely low levels of self esteem with a desire to hoard food, specially, if they continue to experience hunger, and prolonged absence of anything to eat. It is similar for Imelda Marcos. Her views about herself are negatively skewed, constantly seeking representations of herself in the company of the famous and royalty, and hoarding. Throughout her reign how many buildings did she build for herself as hollowed accomplishments and representations of her self- esteem (COGNITION PROBLEMS), how many PAL trips had she hijacked to go shopping (IMPULSE CONTROL), how many rivals she had murdered (ALLEGEDLY – LIBEL SAFE HUH INTERPERSONAL FUNCITIONING ISSUES), and emptiness of her personality (AFFECT) .

Both Bryanboy and Imelda can easily fit in to the general criteria of the diagnosis of personality disorder. (quote – yes Wikipedia)

Diagnosis of a personality disorder must satisfy the following general criteria in addition to the specific criteria listed under the specific personality disorder under consideration.

A. Experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture. This pattern is manifested in two (or more) of the following areas:

1. cognition(perception and interpretation of self, others and events)

2. affect(the range, intensity, liability, and appropriateness of emotional response)

3. interpersonal functioning

4. impulse control

B. The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations.

C. The enduring pattern leads to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

D. The pattern is stable and of long duration and its onset can be traced back at least to adolescence or early adulthood

E. The enduring pattern is not better accounted for as a manifestation or consequence of anomaly mental disorder

F. The enduring pattern is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition such as head injury

Like an addiction both of them needs psychological help if they want to. For Bryanboy, he is who he is but he has never proclaimed himself to be for the Masa nang Bayan, or a glittering sequined STAR according to Imelda that the poor and destitute can put up as a benchmark for life. For Imelda maybe she's just simply Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan - The goddess of greed.