12 Comments

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   Bianca on March 18, 2004 at 8:27 AM

   Ohh ? this dog is just the cutest thing!

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   brenda on March 18, 2004 at 9:31 AM

   looking up info on Teacup Chihuahua’s right now….i want one!

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   Gayla on March 18, 2004 at 10:27 AM

   That’s a really good question! I’ll be thinking about that all day today for sure.
   I think about “cuteness” and vulnerability a lot. It is particularly problematic in people. Often times people use cuteness as a defense… don’t attack me, don’t hurt me, be nice. I’m cute. Being cute is non-threatening. It’s passive but it’s actually a fairly aggressive form of passivity.
   Then there is the idea that many of the things women do to be sexy is rooted in vulnerability… things that prevent us from functioning easily. i.e. wearing super high heels, long nails… Being sexy is sometimes equated with vulnerability. Obviously not the kind of vulnerability you’re describing in the situation with the dog but possibly stemming from the same place? Vulnerability makes us want to care for the vulnerable person, animal, thing. It makes us feel good to have something that needs us in that way? Or maybe it’s projecting a sort of innocence and naivete that we wish we could obtain?

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   heidi on March 18, 2004 at 10:56 AM

   i think we find vulnerability so appealing because we all feel vulnerable each and every day. if we recognize the beauty in another object’s/animal’s/person’s vulnerability, we are de facto accepting that character in ourselves. when we open up to others and the world we are making ourselves beautiful in our approach to living.

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   andrea on March 18, 2004 at 10:58 AM

   Gayla,
   I love what you said here. I have always equated sexiness with strength, confidence, sass… not the vulnerability you describe. But what you wrote is so true!
   What you often see out there in the world is the image of women as thing to be rescued, cared for, a flower in the most vulnerable sense.
   I think we are all of these things at different times, (men included) but what is portrayed out there is clearly split genderwise.
   “Often times people use cuteness as a defense… don’t attack me, don’t hurt me, be nice. I’m cute.”
   That one really hit me. This was my coping mechanism as a kid. My only defense against the meanness of certain folks in my world.
   It took me a while to move through that one.

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   Donavan on March 18, 2004 at 11:09 AM

   I love vulnerability. It is our true nature. The human body, though amazingly resistant, is extremely vulnerable. The human heart, well…an eggshell. Vulnerability is beautiful and real. It is our Buddha nature, our Christ consciousness, our child inside. Vulnerability is not a weakness, rather the ultimate weapon against the only real enemy…our self. When we crack open our hearts wider, wider, wider, we shine a light that illuminates all darkness and transmutes fear into understanding.
   I also think that authentic vulnerability is extremely sexy.

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   andrea on March 18, 2004 at 11:28 AM

   that was beautiful.
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   Julia on March 18, 2004 at 5:01 PM

   Being vulnerable is like allowing the world to look behind the “veil” and see the softer, more fragile side of you. The exterior may be hard, tough, scaly, cold, etc….bit it’s the soft inner core that really intrigues so many of us. We all have the need to be rescued and protected sometimes, and I know I’m always drawn to want to help people/animals/causes that seem helpless.

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   Adina on March 19, 2004 at 12:15 AM

   In people, being vulnerable, and allowing others to see it, is often a sign of strength, and not weakness. What I feel when I see someone reveilling their softer side is respect. I will bow to their courage of taking that risk.

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    banana on April 6, 2004 at 5:31 PM

    Just so that everyone knows, there is no such thing as a teacup chihuahua. “teacup” chihuahuas are just bred from the runts of the litters of an already tiny dog. chihuahuas are unhealthy enough already because of inbreeding and poor breeding practises designed to make them look the way they do. Buying a teacup chihuahua is encouraging an industry that is cruel to animals. If you want a dog that small, get a hamster.

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    kim on April 15, 2004 at 2:19 PM

    aww cute puppy

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    REGINA on April 29, 2004 at 3:16 PM

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