aljazeera is alright
bumblebeehellbringer
joined 2 years ago
tw: sexual assault
edited to add: tldr- ppb to this guy for his takes that are pro sexual assault.
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The Korean-born philosopher has just published The Crisis of Narration, a book in which he argues that, today, narration is indistinguishable from advertising: people and politicians market their lives on social media. It’s all about advertising and self-promotion. He compares storytelling to storyselling — communicating through stories versus selling through stories. Quality doesn’t seem to matter — the important thing is to simply sell whatever you have to offer. We all fall into this: politicians, journalists, social media users… which results in lots of little blurbs without depth. Hence the crisis of narration.
^Ok this guy has some good takes.
"But now, this movement against sexual violence has turned into violence. It has destroyed eros, it has destroyed seduction. I know many actresses, who are very independent — and many feminists — who reject this [#MeToo movement], because it destroys seduction.”
^Ok this guy has some terrible takes wtf. He thinks the movement against sexual violence has turned into "violence"? He's sad that it has "destroyed eros"? It's not seduction if it's not consentual, that's sexual assault. What the fuck is wrong with this dude. It's disappointing that a guy who gets to spend his life thinking about things and living in relative peace still has such dogshit opinions and analysis like this. What a whiny incel train of thought to give a shit about. Fuck this guy.
Edit: for a guy calling us the "sexual organs of capital" he should really update his understanding of sexual assault, namely what it is and that its wrong.
You should educate yourself regarding indigenous peoples.
Yes, there was a genocide against indigenous peoples, and also that same genocide still continues. You called it
a completed project. A holocaust that went the full distance.
It's racist to claim that indigenous people were fully wiped out, when they have survived and continue to live and struggle against the ongoing genocidal violence against them. Pretending that they were all wiped out is harmful to indigenous people and furthers the narrative of colonizers. If indigenous people were all gone (they're not), then there would be no one to pay reparations to, no one to cede land back to. The idea that indigenous people are all dead and gone is part of the ongoing narrative of violence against them. While it is true that indigenous peoples are still struggling against the genocide of governments and settler colonialism, it is also true that many indigenous cultures have undergone a renaissance, with renewed projects to teach and preserve languages, and online spaces for sharing culture. Talking about the genocide against them like it was a "completed project" is wrong and racist. Despite the harm done to them, indigenous people still exist, and we should listen to them and work with them to create a better future.
Wtf are you talking about, indigenous people still exist.
International support is important.
Have you ever participated in a struggle? Celebrating victories is important to maintain morale. Stop trying to tone policing the oppressed.
tw: sexual violence, forced birth
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Soon they'll tying people down to tables, assaulting people, and forcing them to give birth. Fascism is in full swing and is only going to accelerate from here. Constant grown and the insatiable thirst for power means that the rich and powerful demand babies to turn into coerced workers. More and more people are going to be forced to become pregnant and give birth. These horrors are going to be more and more normalized. This isn't ok.
Same to you, comrade!
For real though, how are we supposed to find accurate information anymore?
This is going to create a rise of artisanal knowledge vendors. "Only the finest vintage knowledge" "Fresh pressed facts" "Hand scooped informations" "Thoroughly vetted by our in-house knowledge scholars" "Laboriously tested by old-school grad students" And then it will be, eventually, the same fake facts because they'll outsource it to AI to cut costs.
no, he definitely is. tw: sexual assault
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Even with the context, it is still pro sexual assault. Maybe he doesn't see it that way, but he is still spreading rape culture. "The movement against sexual violence has turned into violence" is calling anti-sexual violence action violence. That is simply not true. He goes on to elaborate: "It has destroyed eros, it has destroyed seduction. " That's what he's calling violence. That's what he's saying is as bad as rape. He's saying that getting someone's consent before touching them is tantamount to violence to the toucher because it's "destroying eros" and "destroying seduction." Those things are really not equal at all. Getting consent before touching someone is mandatory, and if someone finds it a burden, that's not violence being done to them, not even close. This guy is promoting rape culture, full stop.
Edited to add: if this type of reasoning fools you, you should do some self-work regarding feminism. His reasoning is basically the same as someone saying " 1. Example of something vaguely feminist" 2. That feminist thing I just said was ok in the past, but now things have gone too far" 3. Promotion of sexual violence. 4. It's ok, I have women friends who are misogynistic and agree with me." He's packaging this whole thing to promote rape culture values. If you're not able to see that, you should do some self-work around feminism.