/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.10710979]

Can we have a Baudrillard thread?

[Anonymous No.10710985]

Serious question. Did Big B say anything about the gays?

[Anonymous No.10710991]

>>10710979
Tell me why I should read Baudrillard

[Anonymous No.10711011]

How did he get away with this?

[Anonymous No.10711041]

>>10711011
The title is provocative
>The essays in Libération and The Guardian were published before, during and after the Gulf War and they were titled accordingly: during the American military and rhetorical buildup as "The Gulf War Will not take Place"; during military action as "The Gulf War is not Taking Place", and after action was over, "The Gulf War Did Not Take Place".

[Anonymous No.10711051]

>>10710991

[Anonymous No.10711057]

its a new of episode of the 'i only read philosophy for fun' persona

pretty disgusting that continental philosophy now can be read as some kind of vapid entertainment. go back to /r/sorceryofthespectacle.

also dont forget to buy the newest verso books and semiotextes!!!

[Anonymous No.10711118]

>>10711057
imagine being so pretentious that unpretentious people are a threat to you lmao

[Anonymous No.10711138]

>>10711118
that some kind of hyperreal cognitive dissonance?

[Anonymous No.10711479]

[Anonymous No.10711861]

>It is the equivalent of the primal scream of man alone in the world. Whether I am right in all this or not, they certainly do smile at you here, though neither from courtesy, nor from an effort to charm. This smile signifies only the need to smile. It is a bit like the Cheshire Cat’s grin: it continues to float on faces long after all emotion has disappeared. A smile available at any moment, but half-scared to exist, to give itself away. Noulterior motive lurks behind it, but it keeps you at a distance. It is part of the general cryogenization of emotions. It is, indeed, the smile the dead man will wear in his funeral home, as he clings to a hope of maintaining contact even in the next world. The smile of immunity, the smile of advertising: ‘This country is good. I am good. We are the best’. It is also Reagan’s smile - the culmination of the self-satisfaction of the entire American nation - which is on the way to becoming the sole principle of government. An autoprophetic smile, like all signs in advertising. Smile and others will smile back. Smile to show how transparent, how candid you are. Smile if you have nothing to say. Most of all, do not hide the fact you have nothing to say nor your total indifference to others. Let this emptiness, this profound indifference shine out spontaneously in your smile. Give your emptiness and indifference to others, light up your face with the zero degree of joy and pleasure, smile, smile, smile... Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth.

[Anonymous No.10712489]

It is hard to give an overall judgement since he changes his ideas and his way of thinking in each book, at least after "symbolical... and death". What he writes about pornography impressed me, because it actually said something interesting about the subject.

[Anonymous No.10712512]

>>10710985
Yeah he’s obsessed with AIDS and transvestites

[Anonymous No.10712526]

>>10712512
but he thinks that they are the outcome of capitalism

[Anonymous No.10713706]

>>10711051
Cardio actually prolongs your lifespan, though.

[Anonymous No.10713757]

Is "Network" the ultimate Baudrillard movie?

[Anonymous No.10713804]

>>10713757
Yes

[Anonymous No.10714141]

>>10713804
hehe
thanks anon

we smart

[Anonymous No.10714549]

Baudrillard himself is working on a cure for this board. It is clear the many of you are in ailing from Stage I - IV simulacra disorder. There is high hopes of a special regiment and it is under development. He said the only thing worth sharing right now is everyone needs to appreciate Tribute by Tenacious D.

[Anonymous No.10714576]

>>10711138
you're the one stuck in it you tell us

[Anonymous No.10714638]

>>10711861
great fucking quote. I'm going to try to memorize it

[Anonymous No.10714654]

>>10711861
roasted

[Anonymous No.10714682]

>>10712489
What did he write about pornography?

[Anonymous No.10714717]

Was thinking of picking up his The Spirit of Terrorism, only read S&S and bits of Gulf War, is this a good next step into his work?

[Anonymous No.10714786]

>>10711861
such a smug fucking frog

[Anonymous No.10714914]

>>10711861
How can *mericans even respond

[Anonymous No.10715015]

>>10714914
Probably by smiling nervously. What would Frogrillard have made of the nu-male smile?

[Anonymous No.10715028]

>>10715015
Not him but:
Savage
>smug smirk

[Anonymous No.10715043]

>>10715015
probably shit on /pol/ for their perverse LARPing and make commentary on Trump being the Simulacra candidate par excellence, nothing good to say of the SJW femme people either

[Anonymous No.10715049]

>>10711861
Frighteningly accurate, though I never show my teeth when I smile. People from the North Country are made dour by the cold. What he describes happens mostly in the South and in Mormon country

[Anonymous No.10715062]

>>10711861
>t. obsessed eurocuck

[Anonymous No.10715403]

>>10715062
OBSESSED
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[Anonymous No.10715416]

>>10715015
bill clinton started that smile, and he's a political genius whether or not u agree with his policies and rapes, he knew what looked good on camera

[Anonymous No.10715446]

>>10713706
cardio kills gainz

[Anonymous No.10715452]

>>10711861
>generalizing americans
good to know i can dismiss this guy instead of wasting my time on his empty writings.

[Anonymous No.10715463]

>>10715446
this is why muscle bottoms will just never be intimidating, all you have to do is wait 20 seconds for them to get done flailing and run out of breath, then savagely beat them until they are unconscious, at least that what i do when they come in and try to spar with me