#social critic

[legendarytragedynacho]

William Seward Burroughs

[thepastisalreadywritten]

“People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.”

— Søren Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855)

[rockpapercynic]

The internet is flooded with AI-generated photos and they're getting harder to spot.

Most of the time AI is used for click-farming, but lately images have been used in fake news stories and product scams.

Most important: THINK CRITICALLY. AI will eventually get too good to make obvious mistakes. Being media literate means checking not just if an image is real, but if the source is trustworthy.

If you're not sure, don't share! You might be spreading misinformation.

[wojakgallery]

Title/Name: Charles John Huffam Dickens, popularly known as 'Charles Dickens', (1812-1870). Bio: English novelist and social critic. Country: United Kingdom Wojak Series: Feels Guy (Variant) Image by: Wojak Gallery Admin Main Tag: Charles Dickens Wojak

[blackhistorychatgpt]

History Lessons for My daughter - part 6

Me:

Write a poem about James Baldwin and then write a short biography about his life and work

ChatGPT:

Poem about James Baldwin:

In Harlem's heart, a voice did rise, With piercing truth, and fire in his eyes. He wrote of love, of hate, of race, And showed the world its ugly face.

He laid bare the soul of America's plight, And called for justice with all his might. His words cut through the smog of hate, And opened up a path to a new, better fate.

Baldwin, a prophet of the modern age, Shone light on the darkest corners of the stage. He left behind a legacy so grand, A towering figure, in literature's land.

Biography of James Baldwin:

James Baldwin was an African American writer and social critic who was born in Harlem, New York, on August 2, 1924. Baldwin's childhood was marked by poverty and the absence of his biological father. As a young boy, he was a voracious reader and showed a talent for writing. At the age of 14, Baldwin became a Pentecostal preacher, but he eventually renounced religion and became a writer.

Baldwin's writing explored themes of race, class, and sexuality, and he became an influential voice in the civil rights movement. His first novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain," was published in 1953 and drew from his experiences growing up in Harlem. Baldwin went on to publish numerous essays, plays, and novels, including "Notes of a Native Son," "The Fire Next Time," and "Another Country."

Baldwin's work often faced controversy and criticism, as he confronted difficult issues such as race relations, homosexuality, and the role of religion in society. Despite this, his writing was widely praised for its eloquence and insight into the human condition.

In addition to his literary work, Baldwin was also a prominent figure in the civil rights movement. He worked closely with leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and used his platform as a writer to speak out against racism and discrimination.

Baldwin spent much of his life abroad, living in France and Turkey, but he remained deeply connected to his roots in Harlem. He died of stomach cancer in 1987, leaving behind a rich legacy of powerful writing and activism. Today, Baldwin is remembered as one of the most important writers and thinkers of the 20th century.

[recycled-cotton-knit]

This one is for the TIMs 💕

[brielarsonsource]

BRIE LARSON before the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards on January 14, 2024 via Nina Park's Instagram

[redditreceipts]

female socialisation vs. male socialisation in one picture

[sapphsorrows]

trans is an inherently spiritual belief. you believe that somehow, in an unfalsifiable way, you were born the wrong gender. i don't have to believe that. i have freedom of religion, and therefore freedom from religion. i am an atheist. i don't believe in god. i don't believe in weird spiritual gender woo. expecting me to refer to your spiritual gender instead of your biological sex is like expecting me to pray to your god and getting mad when i don't. sorry not sorry <3 i only care about material reality.

[nemfrog]

"The juggernaut of poverty." Hell before death. 1908.

Internet Archive

[sopphism]

my own rough take on our favorite were-tree's new (or not so new at this point lol) form of dread :) kinda gnarly and driftwood-y

[whereserpentswalk]

Just saw a "feminist" video essay (by someone who just happens to only talk about feminism in relation to cishet white able bodied women) say that the Hays Code was good for women because it "prevented them from sexualizing women by preventing onscreen depictions of sex". Never before has a video said something that made me vocalize my disgust of it's takes, but this did it.

I didn't think I would have to say this but if you defend the Hays code you are horrible and not in any way progressive. And if you don't know what it is please look it up because it's probably the most important piece of history when it comes to all media analysis in the western world.

[uter-us]

i keep seeing people say that people criticizing dylan mulvaneys song would never criticize that song if it was made by a cis woman and then they conclude that those ppl are "terfs" and it's like!!! no!!! we'd literally criticize the song if a woman wrote it too!!! my qualms would probably differ a bit because women are still socialized to often put down, demean, infantalize, etc ourselves, as opposed to dylan adopting a persona/costume of what he thinks a woman is (and therefore affirming that characture of a woman onto others), but in what world are legit terfs pro- "girlhood = shopping, promiscuity, pink " ?

the RF actually stands for something yall!!

SO many radfems/terfs are outspoken against "bimbo feminism" or "girl dinner", "girl math", "I'm just a 20 something teenage girl," etc trends that come from women!

terfs would not endorse this song even coming from a "cis" woman!

[iliadeleart]

((animation)) Eyes Never Shut 

[iintervallum]

empire siblings fanart! finally completed this wip, or to be more specific I got to a point where i'm happy with it lol.

[ID: First image is digital drawing of Beauregard Lionett and Caleb Widogast together standing by a bookshelf. Beau is pictured holding an open book, Caleb is pictured taking a book out of the shelf. The next two images are close ups of each characters face.]