Tag: culture
[opinion] The Role of Art and Culture – Part 1
What is the difference between situation A and situation B? Two young women listening a guide in a room of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy.A vintage colour illustration depicting an angry customer complaining about his meal to a waiter in a restaurant, circa 1910. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) We are seeing two different… Continue reading [opinion] The Role of Art and Culture – Part 1
[link] [YT] Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost
[opinion] The Activist Spectrum
Activism is all well and good, but, as with criticism, there is constructive and not constructive (what I will call destructive). I would argue that constructive and destructive activism are, perhaps, part and parcel of human activity and protest. Is any faction free from destructive activities or association with destructive activities? And if there is… Continue reading [opinion] The Activist Spectrum
[YT] “Love is a Mental Illness” (Watson)
https://youtu.be/HbagBeqClwo Gotta watch to the end.
[repost] “He Asked Permission to Touch, but Not to Ghost” (Sender)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/style/modern-love-he-asked-permission-to-touch-but-not-to-ghost.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytstyles The sad, true story of a young woman who has not grown up to understand the boundaries of free sex through websites like Tinder. I found this article to be both sad and horrific... Dear Ms. Sender: Unfortunately, sexual consent doesn't have anything to do with care because "free" sex has nothing to do… Continue reading [repost] “He Asked Permission to Touch, but Not to Ghost” (Sender)
[YT] Welcome to the Culture War, btw You’re LOSING (Timcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEEiupXaofs I'm with Matt Kern on this one. We need to create alternative Internet, alternative YT/FB/Twitter - and people need to make social sacrifices to move their platforms, so that the Regressive Left lose their power. #walledcity
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/one-group-that-definitely-faces-prejudice-in-college-admissions/2018/08/05/906095e0-9668-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9ad3e4fd98ef&wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1
- "One group that definitely faces prejudice in college admissions" by Jonathan Zimmerman
[thought] Policies VS Reality
Sweden just banned a meme because the original picture is sexist. Here are some screenshots from a few articles. [X] [X] MEANWHILE ON FACEBOOK... (discussing Tom Hiddleston)
[YT] “Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Hollywood’s Problem with Public Domain Properties” (Willems)
https://youtu.be/tdR_GU3Hi9U A challenging YouTube commentary! I would also add that both of these myths/legends - King Arthur and Robin Hood - evoke a joyful masculinity, which was lost after the World Wars. Not only did the ideals of honour and chivalry die but also the blind belief in the ability of man (both figuratively and… Continue reading [YT] “Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Hollywood’s Problem with Public Domain Properties” (Willems)
