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What I'm fixing to talk about has no connections to balisongs. I just wanted to explain the word PLUR. I used this term when I introduced myself. Blasto said "I haven't heard the word PLUR since my last rave in '99. Good to have you here! Just don't forget the second "r" (PLURR) for responsibility." He may be right, but I wanted to inform him of the way I use this term, so actually this post is directed to him. If anyone is offended by this post, in anyway, I'm Sorry. Besides that here it is:
PLUR
"Peace/Love/Unity was being used by Frankie all the time, but one night Brian and I were talking at a very smal renegade thrown in Washington DC, and Brian came up with the 'R' Part. From that I published an Essay explaining these as the "four pillars of the house community" (a term I'd seen from Geoff White, in posts on sfraves), and from there ne-ravers -- specifically Rishad Quazi -- started using it as an acronym, "PLUR." It's spread like crazy since then, but the credit really goes to Geoff White (4 pillars), Brian (don't forget the 'R' for respect), me (for the essay), and Rishad (for being among the very first to use it as an acronym). --Laura La Gassa (laura@hyperreal.org)
PLUR is both the product of and the precursor to a successful rave. New ravers tend to get caught up in the Unity aspect as they are overwhelmed by the sense of solidarity among the many different people with whom they find themselves dancing. They find it quite distressing when they discover that all ravers do not think the same or share the same beliefs --in fact, ravers are some of the most diverse people you will ever meet! Do not confuse Unity with Homegenity, and you will learn true Respect. When people argue too much on the net about PLUR, someone invariably points out that the arguments themselves are not very PLUR-like and that we should all get along because we're so unified, to which the standard response is "PLURF", which means "Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, **** off!"
Some ravers are so committed to PLUR and the rave scene that they believe raves are instruments of social change. They believe the positive effects of raving are spreading into the lives of all involved, and in turn the people who come into contact with ravers are also affected in a positive manner. The extent to which raves affect people's lives and society at large is a difficult thing to measure, but it certainly deserves more exploration. Lee Fogel has devoted an entire section at Hyperreal to The Spirit Of Raving. The Vibe, PLUR, psychosocial impacts of raves, and related concepts are explored therein."
I got this explaination off of www.raverheaven.com. It has alot of kewl stuff on there. The paragraph above is located at http://www.technoheaven.co.uk/fr1.htm.
PLUR
"Peace/Love/Unity was being used by Frankie all the time, but one night Brian and I were talking at a very smal renegade thrown in Washington DC, and Brian came up with the 'R' Part. From that I published an Essay explaining these as the "four pillars of the house community" (a term I'd seen from Geoff White, in posts on sfraves), and from there ne-ravers -- specifically Rishad Quazi -- started using it as an acronym, "PLUR." It's spread like crazy since then, but the credit really goes to Geoff White (4 pillars), Brian (don't forget the 'R' for respect), me (for the essay), and Rishad (for being among the very first to use it as an acronym). --Laura La Gassa (laura@hyperreal.org)
PLUR is both the product of and the precursor to a successful rave. New ravers tend to get caught up in the Unity aspect as they are overwhelmed by the sense of solidarity among the many different people with whom they find themselves dancing. They find it quite distressing when they discover that all ravers do not think the same or share the same beliefs --in fact, ravers are some of the most diverse people you will ever meet! Do not confuse Unity with Homegenity, and you will learn true Respect. When people argue too much on the net about PLUR, someone invariably points out that the arguments themselves are not very PLUR-like and that we should all get along because we're so unified, to which the standard response is "PLURF", which means "Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, **** off!"
Some ravers are so committed to PLUR and the rave scene that they believe raves are instruments of social change. They believe the positive effects of raving are spreading into the lives of all involved, and in turn the people who come into contact with ravers are also affected in a positive manner. The extent to which raves affect people's lives and society at large is a difficult thing to measure, but it certainly deserves more exploration. Lee Fogel has devoted an entire section at Hyperreal to The Spirit Of Raving. The Vibe, PLUR, psychosocial impacts of raves, and related concepts are explored therein."
I got this explaination off of www.raverheaven.com. It has alot of kewl stuff on there. The paragraph above is located at http://www.technoheaven.co.uk/fr1.htm.
