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thissmycomingofage · 2 months
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- Left-wing deputies of the newly formed French parliament refusing to shake hand with the member of the far-right tasked with guarding the ballot
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the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"
just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible
#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order#at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers#90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent#like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries#but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate#and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something#cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare#and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity#and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media#and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons#and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators#instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period#anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives#so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world#(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin#oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value#and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the#important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)
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hinamie · 25 days
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I'll give them shelter like you've done for me
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ash-and-starlight · 10 months
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humble contribution
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guitarbomb · 11 months
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Christmas Guitar Buyer's Guide: Best Starter Packs
Guitar Bomb’s Christmas Guitar Buyer’s Guide: Best Starter Packs for New Guitar Players. Are you or someone you know looking to start playing the guitar or rekindle a passion for music this Christmas? Best Starter Packs for New Guitar Players If you’re on a budget, there’s no need to break the bank. In this Guitar Bomb Christmas Guitar Buyer’s Guide, we’ll introduce you to the best guitar starter…
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ashwii · 4 months
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I love this stupid game and its stupid dialog options, it's the best part
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chipper-smol · 13 days
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star abducted :3
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carbonateds-oda · 7 months
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teen dazai hands chuuya the most obnoxiously decorated card w a weirdly ominous message written inside and gets super upset bc chuuya can’t figure out that it’s supposed to be a valentines day card
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ojistores · 1 year
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Oji Stores India: Your Ultimate Online Destination for Fashion and Style
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o0kawaii0o · 7 months
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Nami on the brain!
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Top 4 Gospel SAXOPHONIST In Nigeria 2023
In Nigeria, there are lots of gospel saxophonist however, we will share with you the top four of them in this section. As everyone is aware, the saxophone is one of those instruments that has been utilised extensively over the world. Saxophonists are quite many in Nigeria’s secular music industry, thus the gospel sector has taken over. As a Christian, one thing you can do in this life is use what…
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hinamie · 19 days
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shhhh
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saintjosie · 2 years
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#2 a reminder to trans femmes
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vlindervin7 · 9 months
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needycatboy · 5 months
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cuddling with a cute boy and holding them close so you can whisper everything that you know will fluster them in their ear. getting them worked up and squirming before pivoting to asking them questions.
"i know you're imagining a scene in your head, what's got you so turned on, baby?"
"come on, don't cower away now. tell me every detail you can think of."
"stop hiding your face. look at me. now, tell me what turns you on about [embarassing detail]."
"how cute, you can barely get a word out can you?"
cuddling a cute boy and embarrassing them until they're panting into your chest, gripping onto your shirt, before finally climbing atop them and landing a sharp bite on their neck.
"i guess i'll put you out of your misery, kitty, but you'll have to thank me for giving you what you clearly want so badly."
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basslinegrave · 2 months
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pin-up
b&w originals
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