Citizens, attend!
Surrealism must never be confused with mere monkeyshines or rudderless rebellion. It is not an excuse to be rude or boorish or hateful. We transgress boundaries to show and embrace the artifice. We defy definition to expand understanding. We are wisdom’s jesters – philosopher-poet-clowns, capering to clarity.
Too many self-styled surrealists rail against “political correctness”. The sad fact is that what they really resent is the need to respect others, which is the cornerstone of discourse and civilization itself. A true surrealist embraces her free will, including the choice of her words and actions. She is not the plow blaming the cut worm, the thief blaming the open window, or the leerer blaming the sweater.
So do not presume to dictate the sensitivities of others. To each his own neurons, dancing entwined in grey matter’s eternal celebration. Live weirdly, but live well.
