I have been thinking about the resistance to the idea that words influence actions in general violence in particular. In reality, the repetition of words is arguably one of the most powerful forces on earth. Is there a connection between the ways in which rappers and Tea Party members use violent words, and how these [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Violence’
Rap & The Tea Party: Musing on Violence and Rhetoric
Thursday, January 13th, 2011Black Men x Love x Domination
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Carry Out the Four Modernisations of the Fatherland (2007) by Kehinde Wiley I have been thinking a lot Love + Domination + Black men. Two weeks ago, I had a fever and couldn’t sleep so I was up dumb early, and I decided to re-read bell hook’s “The Will to Change” and I found that [...]
Violence and the 2008 Presidential Race
Saturday, May 24th, 2008There are two stories that I have arisen in the past two daysthat have me thinking about violence in thepresidential election. The first is the story related to theabove image of Michelle Obama. It was allegedly created by anObama supporter who is apparently completelyignorant of the legacy slavery, lynching for African Americans.Professor Kim wrote an [...]
