I mean that it wasn't a question of a single individual "deciding" that politics is downstream from culture, and therefore "we have to like, change the culture, dude". The structure of American society predisposed millions of people to make the mistaking of confusing a road to nowhere with a path of least resistance.I don't know what that means
For context, there has been some chat on social media recently about how police shows reinforce the idea of cops being good guys etc etc in the popular consciousness - I think that's certainly true and worth thinking about, but I don't think it's a demand for people to justify their TV watching habits to the world.
Tangential - LP mentor news:
On Finding Out Your Heroes are Monsters (Or: Detoxifying A Culture)
Warren Ellis is someone who could be credibly referred to as a genius. Transmetropolitan — a futuristic riff on Hunter S. Thompson — has never felt more relevant than in the era of Trump and the nationwide Black Lives Matters protests. The Marvel cinematic universe exists in no small part...www.doctornerdlove.com
Moar today:
Women speak out about Warren Ellis: 'Full and informed consent was impossible'
Scores of women are publishing details of their relationships with the Transmetropolitan writer, who they say offered mentorship in exchange for sexual contact. But they don’t want him cancelled - they want a conversationwww.theguardian.com
Is that a question you are seeking to have answered?So, he was a prolific “love rat”. Isn’t that what fame is for? Have we become so cossetted that the realities of a culture that worships celebrity have entirely slipped from our minds?
kavenism having up to 19 concurrent relationships without a) making it clear to his primary partner or b) each woman that they are not his only girlfriend is the behaviour of more than a 'love rat' as you call it.
It's the behaviour of someone who has no regard for anyone but himself and treats women like objects.
Are you seriously trying to argue that 'love rat' is a justifiable label for someone who has behaved like this? 'love rat' is a tabloid term for a man who cheats on his wife, not someone who objectifies women almost pathologically.Isn't that one plausible definition of a love rat, perhaps combined with the ethos of the "player" and "pick-up artist"?
I don't doubt his profligacy, though I'd be surprised if it was quite as superhuman an effort as this article makes out. 19 at the same time? When would he have time to write? It does say there that some of these "relationships" were online only, which doesn't really count in my book.
Are you seriously trying to argue that 'love rat' is a justifiable label for someone who has behaved like this? 'love rat' is a tabloid term for a man who cheats on his wife, not someone who objectifies women almost pathologically.
An online relationship can be very much as damaging as an in person relationship, if not more so because of the usually high emotional content.
LolNo I deferred to Martha Nussbaum, whose essay I found very useful when I was writing my MA thesis on objectification. Distinction, in case you were wondering.
I wasn't.No I deferred to Martha Nussbaum, whose essay I found very useful when I was writing my MA thesis on objectification. Distinction, in case you were wondering.
No I deferred to Martha Nussbaum, whose essay I found very useful when I was writing my MA thesis on objectification. Distinction, in case you were wondering.
No I deferred to Martha Nussbaum, whose essay I found very useful when I was writing my MA thesis on objectification. Distinction, in case you were wondering.
Having a bit of a crawl? Good for you. You don't need to explain. Because you wanted to - that's all the reason you need.
An MA? On objectification? And a distinction? Do tell us more oh wise sage.
Some stuff on him on this very thread and elsewhere, the search function revealsAnyone have an opinion/overview on James Bloodworth please -aside from the plagiarism?
yes thanks, a bit bitty though. From AWL>Left Foot Forward to UnHerd is I suppose a well trodden trajectory, but he doesnt strike me as a full blown Nick Cohen type. Some dubious positions on international wars, but that in itself isn't worthy of being a right off. His book Hired on shit working conditions looks overall like a job well done, but there's definitely a suspect whiff about him - I'd just like a bit of clarity on what he's really all about, if anyone knows.Some stuff on him on this very thread and elsewhere, the search function reveals
it's not culturally neutral anywhere and neither is the Stars & StripesThe British flag is definitely fucking not neutral in Scotland. Or Ireland. Fuck me.