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Sex Advice From Gutter Punks
Q: “I found out my boyfriend used to work as an escort. Should I confront him about it?” A: “Wait, was his name Thomas?”
By Kelly Bourdet
Wolfy, 23
My boyfriend doesn't take showers as often as I’d like, and sometimes he smells. I'm neurotically clean and it bugs me a little. How do I ask him to shower without coming off as offensive?
I don't take showers often. First, just to ease into the subject, ask him, “What do you call a crusty gutterpunk without a girlfriend?”
What?
Homeless. Second of all, when it comes down to it, if he's not on the streets and does have the opportunity to take a shower, what the fuck is he doing not taking a shower? Whoever this is, I’d love to get some contact information, because I'd like to take a shower. I will take as many showers as she wants, consecutively. And I will show her the time of her life in the shower, if she wants. I've actually had girls kidnap me from the streets, and they're like so: clothes to the laundry, you in the shower.
Is that the perfect date?
If you haven't taken a shower in a month! I haven't complained yet, but if you want your boyfriend to take a shower and he doesn't want to, stop kidnapping crusty kids off the street!
My girlfriend wants me to stop watching porn because it makes her uncomfortable. I don't want to stop. What should I do?
If you’ve got somebody standing right there in real life, I'd say do whatever you're into. If you're into the Hot Carl or into the Sloppy Johnson, anything like that, find someone who can do that. Otherwise, deal with what you got and enjoy that you can have it in real life.
My girlfriend went out of town, got really drunk, and had sex with another dude. She told me, but I'm still upset about it. Should I forgive her or is drunkenness just her excuse for cheating on me?
I am a professional drunk. Coming from a professional drunk, drunkenness is not an excuse for anything. I often use the excuse that if I don't remember it, it didn't happen. But people don't see it that way when they remember. They call them “spirits” for a reason: your true spirit comes out when you drink. You do what you do, you got what you got, and you're going to represent that when you're drunk. So no, it’s not an excuse.
But also, was she on a three-week bender? If she's on a three-week bender, then why aren't you on a bender with her? And why were you at home? Why aren't you out partying? If you're too boring to take a vacation, maybe that's your issue. If you're too boring, then yeah, whoops, sorry.
I'm in a relationship with a great guy I met on a gay hook-up website. He recently told me he used to use the site for sex work. He doesn't do it anymore, and he's clean, but I'm still uncomfortable. How do I get over this?
First of all, was his name Thomas?
I don't know. All these questions are anonymous.
Thank God. It's a great sign of respect that he told you. Why would somebody doing what they do to get by be immoral? No need to judge the past of another person.
I keep reading about anal stimulation and how great it is for guys. I'd love to bring it up with my girlfriend, but I don't to freak her out. Any tips on a good way to bring that up?
Start by holding hands, and mess with your fingers when you're holding hands. You’ve got to, as you're slipping across the butt cheeks, just find a way in there. If you pre-grease, you're probably better off. It makes it a little bit less noticeable. Just look at her and go, “Oh, that's where it went? Oops.”







Commentarium (30 Comments)
This is some damn fine advice. Way to go, crusties.
What went wrong with feminism that women now think they need to censor themselves to appease other feminists? Wasn't the whole point to be respected and treated as an individual?
Any so-called feminist who would expect women to deny their own desires because it doesn't mesh with their preconceptions of what women should want is part of the problem rather than the solution. Fantasizing about being slapped and called a slut doesn't go against feminism; hiding that desire and being ashamed of it does. Somehow the idea of feminism went from one set of rules to another without ever bothering with the freedom it was supposed to strive for. Yes, that's an over-generalization and doesn't apply to everybody, but the fact that it does happen is worrying and disgusting.
so well said!
Yessss. So true
I am just stoned enough that these people make complete sense to me.
And also: I don't understand people who hate porn so much they can't bear to have their partner watch it.
Feminism got really fucked up sometime in the 70s. I'm pretty sure the point of feminism was to empower women to do what they wanted. If that woman wants to wash dishes and make her man a sandwich then feminism has won.
Look to the 1920's, those girls were the wave riders for the west, pushing past the limitations set up by society. The rise of punk starts way before the rise of punk. They were doing things girls thought they couldn't do, but they still had class and found their inner strength... they knew who they were. Look to history for inspiration, Audrey Hepburn, Queen Elizabeth, Judy Garland, Aretha Franklin, Marie Curie, Geishas etc. and if this is WOLF in the picture from Chicago IL, WHAT'S UP! We traveled to SF, Venice and Santa Monica! orionday@rocketmail.com
Why have we, in this 21st century, politically correctly, tight-ass society decided that everything needs pretty names? "Gutter punks"? Wtf? These people are bums, plain and simple.
You need to get out and expand your vocabulary and worldview a little more. Gutter punk is most definitely a 20th century term.
I wouldn't say "gutter punk" is particularly PC (punks who live in the gutter?). The difference is these guys are young and to some extent or another homeless / drifting by choice. Not quite the same as the mentally-ill vets who make up most of America's homeless.
Anyway, it's not like we called them "Habitationally Challenged Individuals"
I was wondering why these folks seemed so much more creative than the homeless people I generally run across. Thank you for explaining the difference.
Hah! Not PC, who cares? Crust-punks don't have MacBooks. They don't check Twitter or Facebook every ten minutes. 99% of them won't ever read this. What's more, they call each other Crust-punks. Showers are for hippies (they all gave up and sell real estate now)!
oh to live such a life that one feels entitled to tell other subsets of people who don't live like oneself what to call themselves.
There is a way of life you've only glimpsed in pictures, read articles made by people that only see people sitting against a wall, you do not know the life, or understand it. You won't know until you live it. It is a hard and wild life, and struggle leads to wisdom. These are human beings searching for something hidden. It is a secret spiritual society of travelers and creators living in plain view. Freedom and experience. There is no goal sir, no agenda, just living, and finding some booze and weed. See things from a different perspective. Why do we have names for anything? Boat chair cup tree, flower house human mouse..... gutter, crustyfied punks "get me a lighter Ima cook this pigeon!" Don't focus on names, focus on what it represents. If yah don't know about it, LEARN ABOUT IT!
Modern-day Kerouacs.
Wicked good advice, mostly.
Awww, this is the reason I give crust kids my spare change and buy their dogs cans of food.
Definitely a fine crop of advice. The laid back, follow-your-heart attitude of these types is inspirational, despite the crust. I'd love to see a side-by-side comparison using the same questions with an different subculture, like born-again Christians or Young Republicans.
Of course they're laid back, they don't have jobs or bills and people give them money.
Oh man. This article made me so happy. I love crust-punks. <3
Singing a song you wrote about her?... yeah... Music is an extremely personal thing. Even though it seems like an original song is the deepest thing in the world there are other ways to tell her how you feel that are way more honest. This isn't a romantic comedy, it's real life so unless you're John Cusack it would be better to just talk to her.
Save the song for your 3 month anniversary or something or you could end up with a Lady L situation (that's right; I put down rom-coms in one paragraph just to reference another in the next).
Also at the feminist, telling someone exactly what you want in bed is the epitome of female empowerment. The weak thing to do is having sex a certain way just to play up an image or reputation. Sex is only male chauvinistic if you don't enjoy yourself.
"Just look at her and go, “Oh, that's where it went? Oops.”" HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA
What the fuck is a crust punk doing wearing eyeliner and freshly cut bangs?
i know how dare they not be clothed in rags and literally lying in gutters to fully live up to your projection of what crust punks looks like and do
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HRR5K4 The Author is crazy!!!
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Author, Shoot yourself a knee!!!
Totally agree with you, about a week ago wrote about the same in my blog!!!
52. "The road will be overcome by that person, who goes." I wish you never stopped and be creative - forever!!!
Sometimes I also see something like this, but earlier I didn`t pay much attention to this...