Feb. 4th, 2019

seraphcelene: (curious cat)
Young Adult Fiction’s Online Commissars

An interesting look at the impact of social media and the ever shrinking bridge between author and audience. I’m curious as to why publications are pulled or retracted in the face of online censure (it seems very much part of the current cultural zeitgeist in which public apologies are de rigeur no matter the severity of the offense, intention of the offender, or the distance between the offense and the current day) especially considering that all books are not written for all people. I am very much reminded of the Goodreads ratings and reviews and how for as many positive reviews there are negative ones. I find it always disturbing when people opt not to read a book based on a negative, subjective review. Such divisiveness in literary trend really is par for the course and shouldn’t resolve itself into censorship. Per the article, the book wasn’t actually read in its entirety and that, also, is deeply problematic.

To the articles failing, the insistence that this is a “left-leaning” habit assigns blame of a wider behavior to a particular political movement. The underlying issue of censorship overall predicated on determining what is deemed appropriate to the masses is the larger concern that impacts a multitude of perspectives and authors writing about a multitude of subjects. I wish the article had moved beyond the specifics of this particular novel and touched more on the general habit because that is the location of alot of impetus that lands books on the Banned Books List.

Take a look, there are points for consideration. As always, I recommend staying out of the comments.
seraphcelene: (kickass zoe)
Picked up via [personal profile] runpunkrun.

The Military Industrial Complex as commodified spectacle. Hey Ho is dark despite the pastel colors and the mellow brightness of the melody. It is, in fact, dark because of them. The juxtaposition of the lyrics with the melody overlaid with the film images encourage an uneasy awareness of how war is bought and sold in a perpetual cycle of generational brain washing. Images of heroism (and superheroism) are traded for currency and for bodies: kids who grow up wanting to be like The Avengers and who in the process are acting in service to warmongers and merchants who are most interested in the profitability of war.

The refrain is a killer, and the editing highlights its theme with chilling grace. Cap elided with Bruce gave me goosebumps.

Title: Hey Ho
Creator: thuvia ptarth
Fandom: MCU/Avengers
Summary: Sound out the trumpet noise

hey ho, so it goes, the point of sale, the puppet show
the merchant kings of war and woe have turned their hands to labor
seraphcelene: (Default)
So that just turned things up to 11.

Why do I feel like all of this is really bad science? Dr. Pet is lazy and smug and destined to be lunch. His continued dismissivness in regards to the Virals is astonishing in light of the fact that you contributed to creating this new species but show no real interest in studying them to the fullest extent. Plus! nobody has obviously ever watched a horror movie because, dude, all with the secrets and lies. When characters start going crazy and then start clamming up that's when you know that things are about to go to shit.

Spoilers! )

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