Urban v's the Commentariat

[Jeff Robinson]

ARGH I JUST CAME HERE TO POST THAT

Unbelievable isn't it? Has to be one of the worst 'left' articles in the mainstream press ever!

 

[SpackleFrog]

Unbelievable isn't it? Has to be one of the worst 'left' articles in the mainstream press ever!

Just fucking dire. Fascism based on niceness? The infantilised masses unable to see the writer's genius and 'think dialectically enough'? What an ego-maniac. Worthy of Laurie.

 

[J Ed]

This quote really stands out:



I cannot be arsed to re-read such contrived nonsense but I do not recall her interviewing any actual poor people at length. They are props to the story. The real victims are the people who are vastly rich already. Or speaking to the bohemian like-minded artists/journalists/writers. All aspirational entrepreneurs fucked over by Google (and their ilk.)

Give me a break.

People who are actually poor are always the threatening baddies who are too stupid to know their own interests in her pieces. The man with a right-wing libertarian (in Britain??) t-shirt asking her for a fag, the American misogynist bloke living out of his car.

 

[Idris2002]

Now this is the kind of progressive twitter user I can get behind:

Spoiler: safe for work, btw

 

[frogwoman]

I find this fucking revolting. The unwashed poor as scene-setting backdrop. Does she chat to the guy? Does she fuck. It's all about her.

Does she help?

 

[seventh bullet]

Now this is the kind of progressive twitter user I can get behind:

Spoiler: safe for work, btw

Looks like Michael Fabricant.

 

[Idris2002]

Looks like Michael Fabricant.

Maybe that's what happened to ol' Mickey Fab.

 

[frogwoman]

Just fucking dire. Fascism based on niceness? The infantilised masses unable to see the writer's genius and 'think dialectically enough'? What an ego-maniac. Worthy of Laurie.

I hate that sort of stuff, if you are going to chuck around terms like Nazi and fascist it should mean something.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Is this the appropriate thread to laugh at Richard Seymour's new beard on?

 

[captainmission]

Does she help?

In her defense she probably made up this man for her article

 

[J Ed]

Is this the appropriate thread to laugh at Richard Seymour's new beard on?

lol hipster wanker.

Has anyone pointed out that the Graunid is flogging his book with a themed t-shirt? http://entertainment.guardianoffers...gainst-austerity-t-shirt-g/?INTCMP=mic_232751

I can't remember a deal like that since I was a kid and bought Command and Conquer and got a free t-shirt!

 

[Jeff Robinson]

I hate that sort of stuff, if you are going to chuck around terms like Nazi and fascist it should mean something.

That's Fascist!

 

[DotCommunist]

Is this the appropriate thread to laugh at Richard Seymour's new beard on?

it goes well with his intellectual swagger

 

[frogwoman]

Is calling someone insane for having batshit transphobia views offensive? I've just been told off for it, tempted to tell the person to piss off given I suffer from mental health problems myself. But maybe I am wrong and it is offensive, someone needs to tell virtually everyone I know then.

 

[J Ed]

Is calling someone insane for having batshit transphobia views offensive? I've just been told off for it, tempted to tell the person to piss off given I suffer from mental health problems myself. But maybe I am wrong and it is offensive, someone needs to tell virtually everyone I know then.

IMO insane is one of those words which is divorced from its literal meaning when used like that, then again I think the same of twat and cunt which probably makes me a misogynist

 

[frogwoman]

IMO insane is one of those words which is divorced from its literal meaning when used like that, then again I think the same of twat and cunt which probably makes me a misogynist

Yep twat and cunt just mean a bastard to me

 

[fogbat]

Yep twat and cunt just mean a bastard to me

Check out someones's legitimacy privilege

 

[andysays]

Is calling someone insane for having batshit transphobia views offensive? I've just been told off for it, tempted to tell the person to piss off given I suffer from mental health problems myself. But maybe I am wrong and it is offensive, someone needs to tell virtually everyone I know then.

I don't find it offensive, but it isn't exactly a coherent argument as to why you disagree with them, an argument which I'm sure you're more than capable of making (though sometimes all you really want to do is lash out )

 

[frogwoman]

I don't find it offensive, but it isn't exactly a coherent argument as to why you disagree with them, an argument which I'm sure you're more than capable of making (though sometimes all you really want to do is lash out )

It was in the context of a long blog post where I did make an argument against them!

 

[frogwoman]

Ah well, she was probably having a bad day or something.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Is this the appropriate thread to laugh at Richard Seymour's new beard on?

I'm struggling to think of a thread on which that wouldn't be appropriate. Maybe an RIP one.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

I'm struggling to think of a thread on which that wouldn't be appropriate. Maybe an RIP one.

he's no peaches though

 

[DownwardDog]

http://www.furnessphotography.com/4/post/2013/06/on-the-road-welcome-to-calafou.html

I spoke with a woman who attended a workshop at Calafou last year on how to adapt a car's engine so that it uses less petrol and partially runs off water.

Audi are shitting themselves

 

[Blagsta]

Check your privilege with this handy quiz

http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you?bffb&s=mobile

 

[weepiper]

Check your privilege with this handy quiz

http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you?bffb&s=mobile

You live with 42 out of 100 points of privilege.

1. 
   
   You’re not privileged at all. You grew up with an intersectional, complicated identity, and life never let you forget it. You’ve had your fair share of struggles, and you’ve worked hard to overcome them. We do not live in an ideal world and you had to learn that the hard way. It is not your responsibility to educate those with more advantages than you, but if you decide you want to, go ahead and send them this quiz. Hopefully it will help.

Eat my lack of privilege, Laurie.

 

[cesare]

I got 35 which is a load of bollocks.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

You live with 63 out of 100 points of privilege.

1. 
   
   You’re quite privileged. You’ve had a few struggles, but overall your life has been far easier than most. This is not a bad thing, nor is it something to be ashamed of. But you should be aware of your advantages and work to help others who don’t have them. Thank you for checking your privilege.

 

[cesare]

"I have never done my taxes myself" should be "I always do my taxes myself" cos in the UK self assessment is an indicator of privilege.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Check your privilege with this handy quiz

http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you?bffb&s=mobile

I got 43.

How the fuck is never having to do your own taxes a privilege? Or not having a student loan?

 

[weepiper]

"I have never done my taxes myself" should be "I always do my taxes myself" cos in the UK self assessment is an indicator of privilege.

It's very very American.