Comments on: Money, Race http://theoryculture.com/2009/09/money-race/ theory as culture, culture as theory Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:17:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Christy http://theoryculture.com/2009/09/money-race/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Christy Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://theoryculture.com/?p=139#comment-342 I've thought about this over the last few days, and I actually think it may be a high-brow/low-brow divide. If Toni Morrison were losing the rights to all her life's work, I have a very strong feeling the press would be equally sympathetic. I actually don't care that much for Leibowitz, but I find her situation shocking. My maid question, "How could she be so dumb? She seems so commercially successful, maintaining a level of celebrity only slight less than her subjects." And just to complete my thought, you'll find plenty of carnivorous spectacles featuring white folks who fucked it all up on VH1. I’ve thought about this over the last few days, and I actually think it may be a high-brow/low-brow divide. If Toni Morrison were losing the rights to all her life’s work, I have a very strong feeling the press would be equally sympathetic.
I actually don’t care that much for Leibowitz, but I find her situation shocking. My maid question, “How could she be so dumb? She seems so commercially successful, maintaining a level of celebrity only slight less than her subjects.”
And just to complete my thought, you’ll find plenty of carnivorous spectacles featuring white folks who fucked it all up on VH1.

]]> By: Sezin http://theoryculture.com/2009/09/money-race/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Sezin Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:22:54 +0000 http://theoryculture.com/?p=139#comment-340 Thank you for this post. I was also troubled by how the media approached Ms. Leibovitz’s situation but I hadn't figured out how exactly to present my issues with it. You've done it perfectly. I look forward to reading more of your thoughts. Thank you for this post. I was also troubled by how the media approached Ms. Leibovitz’s situation but I hadn’t figured out how exactly to present my issues with it. You’ve done it perfectly. I look forward to reading more of your thoughts.

]]> By: Kate http://theoryculture.com/2009/09/money-race/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Kate Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:03:23 +0000 http://theoryculture.com/?p=139#comment-337 Great post. The notion of complex personhood--Patricia Williams(?)'s seemingly common sense argument that other people are complicated and have ranges of feelings and experiences and beliefs, just like we imagine "we" do--is so much harder for people to seriously grasp than it seems like it should be on first glance. Glad to have you back to blogging! Great post. The notion of complex personhood–Patricia Williams(?)’s seemingly common sense argument that other people are complicated and have ranges of feelings and experiences and beliefs, just like we imagine “we” do–is so much harder for people to seriously grasp than it seems like it should be on first glance.

Glad to have you back to blogging!

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