#Orientalism

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intrictae

habitual and casual exoticism in media: a threadwill try to delve into why casually bastardizing cultural elements to their aesthetics is not only offensive but also extremely harmful in the

Bauart Görlitz am Spree ∅

VT18_16

Weird things in the world's railway that just don't make any sense - thread 2. (Japan)Yeah, I'm definitely gonna roast this. 1. Orientalism, bowing, pocket watch, and "DiScIpLiNe" worshiped by

Aimun

bluemagicboxes

I do not know what kind of a person I would have been if I had not come across Edward Said at the point in my life that I did.

Hannah McGregor

hkpmcgregor

I think the debate over whether Hamilton is radical/transformative is basically identical to the debate over whether or not middlebrow media can be radical/transformative. Go with me here... Middlebrow media

Lucy Writers' Platform

LucyWriters

Looking for a wonderful cultural treat this weekend?! We've some equally wonderful reviews to help you decide what to do in London. And if curling up with a book is

nefelibata

vellichorIN

A thread on discovery of Proto Indo-European (PIE) Language, the ancestral Language of modern Indo-European languages that are spoken by 3.2 billion people in several continents, and the established relationship

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

The media reporting on the removal of orientalising and sexualising 19thC decorative arts outside an international 5 * hotel in Dublin has been disappointing. There have been many opinions on

Frankie Huang

ourobororoboruo

For ⁦@RadiiChina⁩ I pull together over a year’s worth of thoughts and observations on #DisneyMulan , an American movie tailor made for the China market. 1/https://radiichina.com/disney-mulan-china/ Last summer, Liu Yifei’s

John Sanilac 👳

JohnSanilac

Thinking I might focus more on imaginative writing and less on aesthetics/relationship discussion. Not totally decided because those seem much more popular, but I always feel like I'm repeating the

Katie Turner

DrKatieTurner

Jewish communities have been forced to wear badges and other special articles of dress from the 13th century thru to Nazi Germany (No, the Nazis didn't 'invent' the yellow badge...far

Simon | Color Spray Games

LuchaLibris

If you're confused by tweets about Goblinization, it's an event in the lore of Shadowrun, a long-running sci-fi fantasy TRPG, in which 10% of the world's population spontaneously mutates into

Salman Khan

salmanmohdkhan

The Medium is the Message.A practical realisation that Social Media has nothing to do with 'socialising', i.e. sharing knowledges and making friends.SM is mostly about expressing outrage, propaganda, amplifying animosities

k'eguro

keguro_

"I think she's frozen" "in the eyes of every editor in the world I was my ethnicity" "any journalist could go to Pakistan and claim they had breakfast with terrorists

James Buchanan จิมมี่

JBuchananBKK

Thread: A regular guest at Sri Panwa is Dan Bilzerian. With over 32 million followers, Bilzerian is often called "the king of Instagram". He and his entourage have been invited

Sarah DEMOCRACY IS BACK Parcak

indyfromspace

*The Egyptologist has entered the chat room* Sit down a spell, y'all. I need to talk about this viral video, and give you some context. Been working in Egypt for

〽️ax krieger's big moves

MaxKriegerVG

If you want a fully immersive "postmodern design hellscape" themed dining experience I highly recommend dinner at The Cheesecake Factoryfrom a design perspective that place is fuckin wild and I'll