Dirt Tea

Now Serving 'BOH' Cameronian Gold Blend in a dirty green mug with lukewarm water, to myself

I've never understood why "filthy" and "dirty" are used to describe the crude and crass. I imagine it would make much more sense if they could be used to describe "messy" or "disorganized." I would have a filthy mind, if that were the meaning.

Maybe the New Masculinity could include a special tolerance for dirtiness and filth. "We are men, proud of our occasionally lethargic powers of hygiene?" [Good God, I can't even spell "hygiene" without the spell-checker.*] On the other hand, maybe we could drop this, and not really include it. I think that would work better.

After all, attention to hygiene is about respecting the other gender - the very premise for the "new masculinity."

*At least I can admit it.