#pseudo-intellectual

[rastronomicals]

2:09 PM EST January 17, 2024:

Redd Kross - "Pseudo-Intellectual" From the album Born Innocent (1982)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Cover to the 1986 Frontier reissue, which is the one I first bought.

File under: McDonalds

[chryza]

Convinced everyone who resonates with shadowbringers ends up in the Emet-Selch side or the G’raha Tia side, this is not a moral judgement but rather commentary on how they are narrative foils so powerful they shift the course of your game experience. This isn’t to say you can’t like both—of course you can. But fundamentally you will resonate with one more than the other and I’ve never met anyone who liked shadowbringers who didn’t have their brain chemistry permanently altered by one of them and which one it was is like some kind of phrenology to me.

[a-very-tired-jew]

I've seen Ta-Nehisi Coates touted as an authority for years, and I honestly never looked into his background.

As he has all the attention of Jumblr and the Jewish community right now, I decided to actually do a cursory look.

Bruh.

Someone who is touted and lauded as a great expert and authority by the Left actually has no credentials whatsoever?! He went to Howard for 5 years and then dropped out to start his journalism career.

Coates states that "Howard trained him intellectually" and just.. no. No it did not.

You didn't finish an undergrad degree my guy. That's barely giving you any training in intellectual thinking and rigor.

It honestly appears that Coates has been given an "authority" pass because he is speaking as a Black Man on Black history and Black issues that currently effect or have effected Black people.

But now?

Now he's taken that "authority" and is using it to speak on issues that he has no relation to beyond traveling to the area for a small amount of time in 2023. He has no understanding, relationship, or education on anything relating to Israel, Palestine, or the Levant. It's reminiscent of Nobel Disease, where an well regard authority in one subject matter starts talking out their ass about something else (e.g. Linus Pauling and vitamin C).

Now, some of you are going to attack me for this because something something privilege and academia and I'm talking about someone who is arguable well regarded. But I'm sorry, dropping out after 5 years to pursue your career, not even have the credentials for said career, and now take that uncredentialed pseudo-expertise and apply it to something you have no relationship to at all?

That's just asinine.

I honestly think this tweet by Montefiore sums it up nicely.

Let's also not forget that Ta Nehisi Coates was taught by his father, Paul Coates, to be antisemitic and literally view this entire situation through America's Issues. Paul Coates was a member of the Black Panthers, which for all the good they did do and have done you also have to remember that antisemitism is baked into the group. The BPP was influenced by the Nation of Islam and Marxism-Leninism and Mao, so they were literally influenced by some of the most antisemitic organizations, groups, people, and rhetoric in the 20th Century outside of Nazis. This means that Ta Nehisi Coates likely grew up with antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy being prevalent and accepted throughout his life. For example, take this excerpt from his book The Message:

Now also consider that his father's publishing company was also caught republishing an extremely antisemitic book that spreads conspiracy, hate, and misinformation.

So yeah.

Sorry folks.

But Ta Nehisi Coates is just spouting NOI and Tankie antisemitic conspiracy and rhetoric wrapped in progressive pseudo-academic professional language.

[thebramblewood]

The cat might just murder Lilith before anyone else gets the chance.

Previous / Next

Lilith: Helena. Darling. The sky is rapidly darkening, and you haven’t even begun getting ready.

[cat meows in displeasure, fleeing the scene]

Helena: What the- Hey! I was reading that.

Lilith: Haven’t you read every damn book in this library twice over by now?

Helena: Establishing a firm grasp on the foundations of vampiric history is absolutely vital to learning-

Lilith: All you’ve learned since arriving is how to parrot [raises voice] the incredibly questionable opinions of my infuriatingly pretentious brother.

Helena: That’s not true. I’ve-

Lilith: Class is dismissed! Time for your extracurricular activities. Now, run along and make yourself fit for the outside world. [wrinkles nose disapprovingly] Can you even remember the last time you washed your hair?

-

Lilith: Christ, you two are attached at the hip. It’s nauseating, truly. You’re certain you’re not trying to steal her from me?

Caleb: Lilith, how could I possibly steal her from you? She doesn't belong to you. She doesn't even trust you — with good reason, I might add. I can hardly help it if she finds me to be far more tolerable company.

Lilith: [rolls eyes] I’m not sure what’s worse, your insufferable pseudo-intellectualism rubbing off on her or her infuriating impertinence rubbing off on you. Either way, I don’t think I like it.

Caleb: And I don’t think I particularly care.

Lilith: Do remember I kindly chose to leave you with your windpipe intact. I can’t guarantee I’ll be feeling so generous next time.

[cat yowls and scrambles across her feet]

[shrieks in frustration] Curse this vile beast! I cannot get a moment’s peace around here anymore!

Caleb: [quietly] Good girl.

[cat purrs contentedly]

Lilith: I heard that!

[geryone]

Tumblr is a website full of people who want to make it look like they read but are unwilling to put the work into actually reading or engaging with the text in anyway

[i-made-a-bg3-blog]

Sure, Gale and Astarion are sweet and genuine in their relationship with Tav, but as a couple they're those smug assholes that snipe at each other passive-aggressively for an hour before running off to fuck in the bathroom and getting you banned from the third IHOP this month.

[killing-time-in-a-fun-way]

I know it’s intentional but seeing how wrong ricken is is so fucking funny

[s2e06]

lol at this like ten tweet thread bout how matty’s TWO AND A HALF HOUR INTERVIEW is taylor shade disguised, and op pulled like, one quote out of the entire interview. the clairo shade joke but for literal narcissist who believe everything is about them (ts). you have actual intellectual conversations in this interview and you believe his desire was to hint at someone who he was casual with. fucking worms for brains

yes op, that’s taylor’s album campaign for ttpd in a nutshell lmao

[rastronomicals]

12:35 PM EST March 5, 2024:

Redd Kross - "Pseudo-Intellectual" From the album Born Innocent (1982)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Cover to the 1986 Frontier reissue, which is the one I first bought.

File under: McDonalds

[bratphomet94]

I’ll never get over the fact that Hugh Grant was basically the WELL AKSHULLY guy in Heretic.

Literally if r/atheism was a person.

“I couldn’t find anyone to listen to my 12 hour video essay so I kidnapped you two ladies.” 😭

[ceilidho]

Hiii, I figure since you really love reading books, do you agree that reading is one of the most effective method in expanding and comprehending a massive selection of vocabulary? Because I genuinely love the way you're almost grammatically flawless, all the time, or do you suggest any other tips to expand vocabulary knowledge?

yeah!!! i definitely think that!!! i actually don't think it's possible to write particularly well without reading a ton as well. i do also like looking up synonyms and checking merriam-webster's and dictionary.com's word(s) of the day, but reading is the cornerstone of building your vocabulary.

[salembehindbars]

“I’m afraid you’re not a #thoughtdaughter..” I’m afraid you need to get off of your high horse and take a seat. 70 percent of the “#thoughtdaughter” discourse is just pretentious pseudo-intellectuals trying to one up everyone else.

[transiently-translucent]

freedom is but an interlude in this eternal servitude we owe to the world

[dandelionjack]

so it was my mother’s birthday a couple of days ago, and as a present my grandma gave her (and the whole family to boot) tickets to a mini london tour with a guide, specifically focused on islington, in russian obviously since she doesn’t speak much english. led by this eccentric gentleman in a bowler hat who’s from moscow but has lived here for 19 years and has been leading guided tours for ten.

the tour was fun and informative. lots of tall tales mixed in with historical facts and local art history too. but the guide himself... man. imagine a cross between eddie redmayne and peter capaldi. 40ish. salt and pepper hair. hooked nose roman profile. educated. witty. storyteller. dresses like some kind of urban wizard or as-yet-unseen incarnation of the doctor. mischievous glint in his eye. learns the name of everybody in the group immediately and chats to you like a casual friend as you walk from destination to destination. i sound like a fucking creep now, don’t i, but what is tumblr if not a public personal diary? don’t think i’ve ever caught a crush this quickly before. started entertaining silly little clara fantasy delusions for a second.

then at one point while recounting an anecdote he mentioned his wife and kids, naturally that brought me back down to reality. here, have a regents canal photo instead

[devilsskettle]

i think i’m finally sick of this website YAY i’m deleting it from my phone. i will be back soon probably but i think i’m finally over it

[noizepushr]

If y’all ever wondered what moral OCD is like, I’d describe it as being a trans woman on tumblr but you can’t log off. The discourse is inside your brain