...the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behaviour, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us...

- Michel Foucault, preface to Anti-Oedipus

I *know* the breed was named after a king to begin with, but…

Every time I hear reference to the new King Charles, my initial instinct is to think of a spaniel.

Is there an internet humor version of the 2015 dress? A joke that generates violent disagreement about why it’s funny?

Hoping the dog's operation is going smoothly. Seems routine enough.

brephophagist wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:00 pm Is there an internet humor version of the 2015 dress? A joke that generates violent disagreement about why it’s funny?

Looked up the dress thing and I don't believe the official announcement. There's no way that kind of deep azure blue can look like white. No way.

any butt munch can start a band

janeway wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:01 pm any butt munch can start a band

Yes, but not any buttmunch can start a good band.

i'm sure richard gere would agree

janeway wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:20 pm i'm sure richard gere would agree

This made me laugh more than it had right to.

Without having watched it or being deeply familiar with the source material, I instinctively feel the casting in the new Lord of the Rings series does deserve some criticism. Given the pretty obvious racial symbolism in the elves vs. the other peoples, it could be argued that casting non-white actors as elves is a kind of white-washing, ironically.