OBAMARAMA baby!

Because we don’t live in a real democracy, I can’t endorse my true favorite. This man would restore honor and truth to America. Or at least truthiness. That’s why I’d like to endorse Stephen Colbert for president.

Could you imagine the sarcastic irony he could employ while meeting with our great democratic friends in Russia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, ….

But since he dropped out, I’ve swung my allegiances to Obama. Obama is the only Democrat that is opposed to the drug war. He denounced the war for what it was. He inspires people, and is one of the greatest orators of all time. I think he could serious have a lot of republicans for Obama on his side, even though he is the most liberal Senator in Congress. There is no way Hillary could get Republicans (except for Coulter) on her side. Whether or not she actually deserves it, there are a lot of people who have strong negative emotional reactions to her. I don’t think she would be terrible, but I think that Obama would lead progressively with courage and convictions. That’s why I’m going to vote for Obama, and still my state will probably vote Republican by > 60%. Democracy!

There’s a new post-hipster, post-modern fashion craze sweeping across our Christian land, and we here at Prose Before Hos are proud to present an exposé on the latest inster fashion trends.

At a House Party:

At Work:

On Myspace:

Going to a poetry slam:

Working out:

As you can see, your typical inster is fit and literate, and enjoys coffee. Floral notes accent the vibrant colors and dyi aesthetic. This is clearly what to watch for 2008.

This is part two of a series detailing what is Prose Before Hos (see Alec’s entry for his conception):

The term “Prose Before Hos” embodies the post-modern concept that the website strives for. The wordplay upon the fraternal phrase “Bros Before Hos” mocks sound-bite culture, Modern and traditional social values and movements, and even our own pretension.

The social revolutions that occurred in the 60s, in particular the sexual revolution, were about rejecting all the values that came before and reevaluating them in a Modern way. Women questioned everything from their role in the workplace to their bras, and redefined their gender roles to be more on parity with men. As we begin the 21st century, we can see the effects of this redefinition. A working woman is the norm. Women delay marriage until later and have fewer children. More women attend college then men. A woman in power is not at all unusual.

But as good as these changes have been, new questions arise. What is the new role of a man? How should children be raised? What are all the ramifications of equality, and where do legitimate biological differences exist? To answer these questions, we must take the philosophy of the Modernists and use it against itself, we must become postmodern. An honest look at the values of our society requires no holding back, nothing must be considered sacred.

The sharpest tool for rendering the sacred ordinary is humor and wit. The image of the superhero spanking the woman attacks both traditional and Modern sensibilities. It mocks the idea that a woman could be treated as a petulant child while also mocking the idea that these images are verboten. While the traditional interpretation may be that the superhero represents all men and the woman all women, in a postmodern world couldn’t the superhero represent the abstract ideal of the written word, and the woman represent all mankind?

It is the ironic re-appropriation of symbols that fuels Prose Before Hos, and as the liberal children of liberal children of the 60s it is the liberal symbols of our youth that we must question most urgently in order to find truth.

How to take a dump, courtesy of Sheryl Crow and MetaFilter.

Speaking of taking a dump, look who has dumped all over America, oh what legacy awaits. Alternate portrait of America.