Comments for Mythusmage Opines http://opines.mythusmage.org A place for opining and talking about neat things Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The Wingnut Left by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-875 mythusmage Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=378#comment-875 That is a blatant misreading of the cartoon. What makes you assume that it was rape, and not a seduction? That it's not post coital regret on the part of Lady Liberty? Isn't it racism to assume that just because a black man is involved that it has to be rape? Correction: I did originally refer to it as a rape, when it could be more accurately described as consensual with regret following. My error. That is a blatant misreading of the cartoon. What makes you assume that it was rape, and not a seduction? That it’s not post coital regret on the part of Lady Liberty? Isn’t it racism to assume that just because a black man is involved that it has to be rape?

Correction: I did originally refer to it as a rape, when it could be more accurately described as consensual with regret following. My error.

]]> Comment on The Wingnut Left by Poogles http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=378&cpage=1#comment-871 Poogles Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:56:53 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=378#comment-871 I would suggest you do a little research into racist theory and academic work. The point is the US has a LONG, LONG history of portraying all black men as probable rapists of white women. This history (which comtinues today!)cannot be ignored. Even if the artist was not intentionally trying to portray that (horrible) stereotype, it is still a part of our cultural history, memory and dialogue. The artist should have anticipated that reaction, because, regardless of intention, that cartoon shows a black man who has raped (and will return to do it again, "with friends"!) a "White" woman (the Statue is of course, not actually white, but it is a statue of a caucasian woman) - and that can't help but stir up that stereotype since it is still alive and well in today's US. We do not live in a post-racial world, as some would like to believe. I would suggest you do a little research into racist theory and academic work. The point is the US has a LONG, LONG history of portraying all black men as probable rapists of white women. This history (which comtinues today!)cannot be ignored. Even if the artist was not intentionally trying to portray that (horrible) stereotype, it is still a part of our cultural history, memory and dialogue. The artist should have anticipated that reaction, because, regardless of intention, that cartoon shows a black man who has raped (and will return to do it again, “with friends”!) a “White” woman (the Statue is of course, not actually white, but it is a statue of a caucasian woman) – and that can’t help but stir up that stereotype since it is still alive and well in today’s US. We do not live in a post-racial world, as some would like to believe.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-841 mythusmage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:43:42 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-841 You did look at the stats in the upper left column. :) You did look at the stats in the upper left column. :)

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-840 mythusmage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:43:01 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-840 You're right, politics was the wrong word. It should've been polite. I erred. You’re right, politics was the wrong word. It should’ve been polite. I erred.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by bh http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-839 bh Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:07:09 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-839 "You’ll note, good reader, that politics is not Goldstein’s strong point." Please flesh that out at length. After being unfamiliar with both his name and extensive oeuvre, I'm sure you're hit on something this time. “You’ll note, good reader, that politics is not Goldstein’s strong point.”

Please flesh that out at length.

After being unfamiliar with both his name and extensive oeuvre, I’m sure you’re hit on something this time.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by Nonya http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-838 Nonya Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:53:10 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-838 I'm glad you went with "dear reader," in the singular. Has a certain honesty to it. I’m glad you went with “dear reader,” in the singular.

Has a certain honesty to it.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-837 mythusmage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:11:39 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-837 One day discretion and reading comprehension will be yours to command. One day discretion and reading comprehension will be yours to command.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-836 mythusmage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:10:46 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-836 You'll note, good reader, that politics is not Goldstein's strong point. You’ll note, good reader, that politics is not Goldstein’s strong point.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-835 mythusmage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:06:08 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-835 Goldstein's disagreement with Beck wasn't the problem, the problem lay with his disagreement with me. Goldstein’s disagreement with Beck wasn’t the problem, the problem lay with his disagreement with me.

]]> Comment on Goodbye Katherine by mythusmage http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-834 mythusmage Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:05:02 +0000 http://opines.mythusmage.org/?p=587#comment-834 Your courtesy and charm bode well for your future. Your courtesy and charm bode well for your future.

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