05.02.2012

Heterosexism is bad. Good examples.

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“Why gay marriage IS the End of the World (or the queer world, at least)” by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore . [essay] . [N7]

04.02.2012

Very interesting issues raised. It is a bit ridiculous to make gay marriage the main issue of the GLTB movement, on the other hand, the whole point of the GLTB movement is equality. That includes equality of rights. And ( Read more... )

01.02.2012

Extremely interesting, if rather depressing. Turns with are trapped in ideology and the Matrix was sort of true, after all.

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30.01.2012

Art is classist. It requires a knowledge of the history and context of art objects, since although anybody can see the superficial characteristics, accessing the deeper meaning requires training and exposure to art. Thus rich people who get exposed during childhood have an advantage. Recognizing styles, schools and periods is something ( Read more... )

"An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness" by Chinua Achebe . [literary criticism, essay] . [N6,5]

24.01.2012

Achebe is understandably pissed that a racist work like HoD has gotten so much praise and it's *still* considered one of the masterworks of English literature. Having failed to read it for stylistic reasons (as in, it was so ( Read more... )

23.01.2012

Individuality is bad. The poem should be impersonal. WTF. That's all I got.

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23.01.2012
Individuality is bad. The poem should be impersonal. WTF. That's all I got.

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21.01.2012

Mars-Jones seems quite bitter. Some of his criticisms are valid, from what I can recall of Winterson's work but the tone of the whole thing is that of someone with a bone to pick. Not very ethical to just diss and old acquaintance, especially when you can’t show how her personal failings connect to her literature. Didn't enjoy it.

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*Read twice this year* So very quotable but it’s a 1000 words so I’m refraining.

07.01.12

23.04.12

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Homosexuality in Viking Scandinavia

01.01.12

So I was re-reading "Athelas" (A Thor/Loki fanfic named after a powerful healing herb of Tolkien's invention) and found the word sordinn used as an insult against Loki, which prompted me to google and find this awesome article. It's really fascinating and not at all what I expected. I mean, divorce! ( Read more... )