#Power Relations

[athousandgateaux]

power relations are rooted deep in the social nexus, not a supplementary structure over and above 'society' whose radical effacement one could perhaps dream of. To live in a society is, in any event, to live in such a way that some can act on the actions of others. A society without power relations can only be an abstraction. Which, be it said in passing, makes all the more politically necessary the analysis of power relations in a given society, their historical formation, the source of their strength or fragility, the conditions that are necessary to transform some or to abolish others. For the say that there cannot be a society without power relations is not to say whether that those which are established are necessary, or that power in any event, constitutes an inescapable fatality at the heart of societies, such that it cannot be undermined. Instead, I would say that the analysis, elaboration, and bringing into question of power relations and the 'agonism' between power relations and the intransitivity of freedom is an increasingly political task -- even, the political task that is inherent in all social existence.

--Michel Foucault, "The Subject and Power" from Power, pg. 343

[fae-vertee]

It's very easy to have the courage of your convictions when you have a safety net.

A lot of sentiments I see online about "just standing up for yourself" fall apart when considering that a common consequence of "standing up for yourself" is losing a key part of your current support network. It's hard to tell someone to stop being transphobic to you when you carpool with them to work, and it'll get a lot more expensive without them. Can your budget tolerate that cost, or is it the expense that stretches you too far? It's hard to tell someone that they need to be more polite to you when they're the one who helps walk you through legalese. Can you find someone else to do it for you, or are you left floundering? It's hard to tell someone to stop being sexist to you when they're the one writing your reference letter. Do you have someone else who can be your reference, or are they the only one whose letter would be accepted?

In order to be able to stand up for yourself, you need to be able to bear the potential consequence of that person leaving. You need to either have redundancy in your network, or be able to pay for what they did for you. Safety is about more than if someone will hit you.

[ulkaralakbarova]

An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Morgan Sullivan: Jeremy Northam Rita Foster: Lucy Liu Finster: Nigel Bennett Callaway: Timothy Webber Virgil C. Dunn: David Hewlett Diane: Kari Matchett Amy: Kristina Nicoll Digicorp Technician #1: Joseph Scoren Digicorp Technician #2: Stephen Brown Pilot In Mensroom: Arnold Pinnock Stewardess to Buffalo: Jocelyn Snowdon Fred Garfield: Boyd Banks Buffalo Speaker #1: Dan Duran Buffalo Speaker #2: Valerie Buhagiar Stewardess to Omaha: Roberta Angelica Rita’s Agent #1: George Santino Rita’s Agent #2: Nelson Tynes Speaker Omaha: Denis Akiyama Desk Clerk Boise: Vickie Papavs Hotel Janitor Boise: Murray Furrow Convention Waiter Boise: Scott McLaren Speaker #1 Boise: David Bolt Speaker #2 Boise: Len Carlson Man In White Coat Boise: Les Porter Businessman Boise: Bruce McFee Elderly Woman In Elevator: Judy Sinclair Gate 15 Clerk Boise: Shanly Trinidad Stewardess Boise: Anne Marie Scheffler Sunways Security Guard: Mike O’Shea Sunways Neuro Technician: Andrew Moodie Sunways Technician #1: Malcolm Xerxes Sunways Technician #2: Matthew Sharp Vault Security: Peter Mensah Pilot #2 In Washroom: David Bryant Digicorp Technician #2: Alec Stockwell Digicorp Technician #3: Matt Cooke Jamison: Marcus Hutchings Tomas Street (uncredited): Sevaan Franks Waiter Buffalo: Steve Jackson Film Crew: Director: Vincenzo Natali Screenplay: Brian King Executive Producer: Shebnem Askin Producer: Paul Federbush Executive Producer: E.K. Gaylord II Producer: Wendy Grean Producer: Casey La Scala Producer: Hunt Lowry Original Music Composer: Michael Andrews Director of Photography: Derek Rogers Editor: Bert Kish Special Effects: Brock Jolliffe Stunt Coordinator: Alison Reid Movie Reviews: AirGordon: A very unique spy / corporate espionage film. I don’t want to give too much away due to the way the plot unfolds. This movie is one of those hidden gems that many look over or miss; don’t be one of those people!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The Murderbot TV show is finally here!

[kinky-cas]

cas is doing courtly love nonsense because that’s the framework for romantic/erotic love thats most compatible with his ideas of how angels are supposed to be. meanwhile dean is like hey lancelot can you cool it with the noble knight shtick for 10 minutes and just answer your damn texts?

[xxplastic-cubexx]

obligatory beach divorce doodling

bonus rough cover redraw of x-men #41 (1995) But Beach Divorce below cut

[bkkblogs]

Norms, Power, and the Western Delusions of Benevolence

Dive into a compelling critique of Western self-perception as benevolent powers in this insightful blog post. Uncover the complexities of cultural norms, political orders, and the often overlooked role of power in shaping these norms. #Norms #Power #West

Cultural norms shape the emergence and evolution of political orders. However, these norms are not static or homogeneous, but rather dynamic and diverse, reflecting the power relations among different actors in local and global contexts. Huntington (1996) argued that the clash of civilizations, or the cultural conflict between different regions and groups, is the main source of global instability…

[dzook]

augustus and chester sure pick some very interesting statements

[trans-axolotl]

nothing makes me more insane than the phrase "selling your body" btw. like was i not also selling my body at every other job i've had where i had to be on my feet all day, lifting boxes, working in a warehouse, etc. why is it that sex work is uniquely labeled as "selling your body" while every other job is sorted into another category, no matter how much that job might have a physical impact on your body. lmao.

[fukutomichi]

Inside The Rings of Power S2, E6 | The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power

[mikufanclub]

my necromancer oc

[arabella-s-arts]

I think something I really love about Starfire is how big she is, in all senses.

She has a big personality, her emotions are big, and she is physically very large, especially her hair (I love her hair).

She takes up so much space (without taking away anyone else's space), and I think that's awesome.

A lot of the time, women are judged for being dramatic, and too emotional. But Starfire was raised to show her emotions, to not hide herself away. And it's treated as a good thing!

Basically, I just think it's very cool that there's this amazing woman from the 80s who's: taller than her boyfriend, is muscular, has huge thick curly hair, is emotional, and is very overpowered.

[reeksandfumes]

"I feel bad because i dont really like sucking dick honestly"

"I'm not a fan of eating pussy really, whichsucks because I wanna make my partner feel good"

that is actually completely valid!! you shouldn't feel like you have to do something you dont enjoy just to please your partners! there's lots of ways to make someone feel good, you dont have to force yourself to do ANYTHING that you dont enjoy or that makes you feel uncomfortable!! and if anyone tells you otherwise, they're wrong!!

[rookschnapps]

narinder studying! I don’t think learning resurrection was easy

[regonold]

Danny has recently joined the young justice team after they discovered amity and how they were under media black out and a group of people were pretending to be government agents were attacking using a law that was never actually passed as an excuse for it

Anyway whilst meeting the justice league he notices how one of the members has a ring on and trying to make small talk starts talk about it and how he has his own ring trinkets just like it

He doesn't get why everyone got so silent after he mentioned how he collects the different colours as a hobby they're practically a dime a donzen in the realms

Not to mention all rhe times clockwork has sent him to some different planet in the past and rings have quite literally floated to him before dropping after getting too close

Or

Sometimes when rings are off looking for someone to weild them they will sense a great emotion and accidentally fly through a natural portal and then being suddenly just absolutely covered in emotions they end up shorting out and just floating through the realms

And danny has found so many of they he just considers them trinkets or clockwork has sent danny to a different time period on difficult planets and a ring has sensed the great emotion and tried to choose him but then it's covered in emotions and blacks out and Danny's just swiped it not think much

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Ama be honest i just love the idea of dannys core going it smells of space and i want it

To be clear due to the fact of the infinite realms being infinite sometimes a portal will open near enough to a lantern ring for it to head to wards it thinking it's just someone with great levels of insert required emotion

Like if a portal opened near fright knight and a yellow lantern ring happened to he close by it would go on that guy just radiates fear i want him

But after entering the portal it's no longer in any dimension and it's swamped in emotions of all kinds simply due to the nature of the realms