tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post116882767702554287..comments2024-02-29T21:58:08.162-05:00Comments on Dialogic: Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Thinking Positive (or not thinking negatively)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1170019860632243862007-01-28T16:31:00.000-05:002007-01-28T16:31:00.000-05:00Now she is threatening me on other emails--now blo...Now she is threatening me on other emails--now blocked--for simply recounting what she wrote to me.<BR/><BR/>How can you slander an entity known as BH?<BR/><BR/>Fair warning, if you deal with BH...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1170017580579120462007-01-28T15:53:00.000-05:002007-01-28T15:53:00.000-05:00For those that may care:BH, Is somewhat wacked... ...For those that may care:<BR/><BR/>BH, <BR/><BR/>Is somewhat wacked... she emailed me offline multiple times to give me justifications for her behavior here ... first it was detailing of her personal tragedies (which I could symapthize with and said I was sorry to hear about), then she started emailing me about various lawsuits against her due to her actions online--she claims that they are from corporations and this is why she is somewhat paranoid (I didn't really understand how that applied to me as I am not a corporation?) Then she just slipped into weird personal attacks till I got tired of the negativity daily popping up in my email and blocked her.<BR/><BR/>I hope you get help...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1170007081679337932007-01-28T12:58:00.000-05:002007-01-28T12:58:00.000-05:00Just to set the record straight, there are NO laws...Just to set the record straight, there are NO lawsuits against me. That is so much nonsense. <BR/><BR/>This is just your way of trying to provoke me. Cute. Very cute. Provoke, provoke, provoke. And then claim that you don't really care what I have to say. Again, twisted to the tenth degree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1170004581524475832007-01-28T12:16:00.000-05:002007-01-28T12:16:00.000-05:00Huh? What total BS. How much more distorted could ...Huh? What total BS. How much more distorted could that be? You emailed me three times in a row when I didn't respond to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169981968406962512007-01-28T05:59:00.000-05:002007-01-28T05:59:00.000-05:00In other words I give up... I don't have time for ...In other words I give up... I don't have time for you BH and as I told you when you started emailing me offline, I don't really care what you have to say.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to carry on a monologue here... I know how concerned you are about your image and you really don't have anyone talking to you at your site.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with all of those lawasuits against you that you told me about in your emails.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169981434384004672007-01-28T05:50:00.000-05:002007-01-28T05:50:00.000-05:00Yawn... did you say something?You are in love with...Yawn... did you say something?<BR/><BR/>You are in love with yourself :)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169919996428502612007-01-27T12:46:00.000-05:002007-01-27T12:46:00.000-05:00It was quite interesting how in the same breath as...It was quite interesting how in the same breath as you denied any relevance to that Cixous quote that you then proceeded to <B>judge</B> my blog and then engage in more ad hominem judgments. Someone seems to be in denial. And as if you cannot imagine that someone could have an online conversation without promoting their blog. -- you must have missed the blogless 1990’s. <BR/><BR/>IMO, there is no such thing as a male feminist who goes around macho-like boasting about being a “negative asshole.” If I could have a dollar for everytime that I have heard a theory boy -- go ahead, accuse me of being “dismissive” of theory -- announce that he is a provocateur “asshole. It’s a living cliche. It’s as if it’s you guys’ way of compensating for being in a feminized profession, i.e., teaching. Yet when you are provoked -- like right now -- you get defensive. Double standard? Maybe. <BR/><BR/>You theory boys are all cut from the same fabric; your minds are wired in similar ways. There you were, earlier in these comments, badgering for the name of my blog -- even though you already had an inkling as to who it was from the initials --- demanding, in other words, that I show you my identity papers. [See Foucault.] And for what purpose? Well, of course, so that you could proceed to judge, diagnose and attack. And, so, how is it “dismissive” to regard the masculine as aggressive? It’s like going on a reconaissance mission so that you can determine the weaknesses of your opponent. Yet why must nearly every interaction be structured that way? Leave the name of your blog so that I can conduct reconnaissance on you ... <BR/><BR/>And in response to that Ehrenreich article, well, it’s misguided in its premises because it doesn’t consider how the overall institutional structure in which those military women were immersed was masculine in nature. They were agents of a masculinized, hierarchical structure built by men -- to obtain their rankings in the military and administration, they had to play by men’s rules. Was Condeleeza Rice simply operating on her own accord? No, she was a puppet/agent of the administration. Even women can possess masculinized consciousnesses insofar as they have been traind and disciplined by masculinized , hierarchal institutions. Similar things could be said about some academic feminists. Ehrenreich takes a small handful of women who have been indoctrinated into the system and sets them up as strawwomen for womankind as a whole, as if their existence alone is an indictment against gender equality. Well, they and their uteruses do not exist in a vacuum; rather, they are indoctrinated institutional agents -- many of whom have to renounce their feminine inclinations to obtain their successes. They are products of the State, in other words, not representatives of womenkind. yiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169844613381983012007-01-26T15:50:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:50:00.000-05:00unwilling to clarify your points and position--muc...unwilling to clarify your points and position--much like your presence here--easier to do that when you post that wayMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169837784133257792007-01-26T13:56:00.000-05:002007-01-26T13:56:00.000-05:00I comment and dialogue pseudonymously on a wide ra...I comment and dialogue pseudonymously on a wide range of blogs. Figure that one out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169836085803421162007-01-26T13:28:00.000-05:002007-01-26T13:28:00.000-05:00Ha, sounds like sour grapes to me... no one visits...Ha, sounds like sour grapes to me... no one visits me b/c I refuse to whore myself by actually engaging with people.<BR/><BR/>A very simplistic dismissal ...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169835522362572782007-01-26T13:18:00.000-05:002007-01-26T13:18:00.000-05:00" but having visited your site and seeing it for m..." but having visited your site and seeing it for myself and noticing the lack of discussion--its no surprise."<BR/><BR/>That's because some people don't go around promoting their blogs on every single blog they visit -- unlike Dialogic. It's about being under the radar. <BR/><BR/>You might want to retire that word "dismissive." The "simplistic" word is getting worn out, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169764944093430372007-01-25T17:42:00.000-05:002007-01-25T17:42:00.000-05:00For an advocate of reader-response theory you have...For an advocate of reader-response theory you have a very limited tolerance for other opinions/readings.<BR/><BR/>At first I was just playing with you, then I felt sorry for you, now you are just ridiculous, finally you are just really boring... but having visited your site and seeing it for myself and noticing the lack of discussion--its no surprise.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting how you are so dismissive of one's gender, yet claim to be fighting against that.<BR/><BR/>I'm leaving for DC to protest the war, if you want to complain some more it will have to be a monologue--but I'm sure that won't be a problem for you.<BR/><BR/>I will misinterpret constantly--it is the human condition...<BR/><BR/>"Communication is a successful misunderstanding." Jacques LacanMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169752040526403482007-01-25T14:07:00.000-05:002007-01-25T14:07:00.000-05:00Again, you misinterpret the quotation -- it's abou...Again, you misinterpret the quotation -- it's about the patronizing behavior that you were engaged and which you perpetuate in this further response. There was nothing dismissive about that quotation by Cixous; rather it was an analysis of discursive behavior. <BR/><BR/>And <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0940642247" REL="nofollow">anger is a force of cultural/institutional change.</A> If you can't deal with an angry woman after you insult her, that is your problem. You're just another man who "dismisses" -- yes, your word -- an analysis by pathologizing the woman. It's an old tactic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169739800782928812007-01-25T10:43:00.000-05:002007-01-25T10:43:00.000-05:00My response still pertains--simplistic binary used...My response still pertains--simplistic binary used to simply dismiss that we all have these urges, yeah, its just as ignorant to dismiss the masculine as simply aggressive, as it is to dismiss the feminine as passive/unworthy (I do neither, because I realize that the world is much more complicate than that).<BR/><BR/>I wish you much healing with your anger and insecurity (this is sincere--and I am not hypocritical in saying it, as I am the first to admit that I deal with the same issues all the time--there you go something else to throw in my face)<BR/><BR/>Take care of yourself BHMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169678058577656732007-01-24T17:34:00.000-05:002007-01-24T17:34:00.000-05:00""There's work to be done against military service...""There's work to be done against military service, against all schools, against the pervasive masculine urge to judge, diagnose, digest, name ..." -- Helene Cixous, "Castration or Decapitation?"<BR/><BR/>It's not about <I>being</I> a man -- it's about <I>masculine</I> behavior and the ways that men tend to behave, even with other men. <BR/><BR/>You can tell the difference between adjectives and nouns, right? Yes, a taste of your own medicine. <BR/><BR/>It's not about who or what you are; it's about the practices you were engaged in. Even if you exhibited the same behavior in conversing with a man, it's still "the pervasive masculine urge to judge, diagnose, digest, name." The issue here is with the method of interaction and the underlying structure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169655918146760242007-01-24T11:25:00.000-05:002007-01-24T11:25:00.000-05:00Yes, when all else fails dismiss me b/c I am a man...Yes, when all else fails dismiss me b/c I am a man:<BR/><BR/>"A certain kind of feminism, or perhaps I should say a certain kind of feminist naiveté, died in Abu Ghraib. It was a feminism that saw men as the perpetual perpetrators, women as the perpetual victims and male sexual violence against women as the root of all injustice. Rape has repeatedly been an instrument of war and, to some feminists, it was beginning to look as if war was an extension of rape. There seemed to be at least some evidence that male sexual sadism was connected to our species' tragic propensity for violence. That was before we had seen female sexual sadism in action. <BR/><BR/>But it's not just the theory of this naive feminism that was wrong. So was its strategy and vision for change. That strategy and vision rested on the assumption, implicit or stated outright, that women were morally superior to men. We had a lot of debates over whether it was biology or conditioning that gave women the moral edge -- or simply the experience of being a woman in a sexist culture. But the assumption of superiority, or at least a lesser inclination toward cruelty and violence, was more or less beyond debate. After all, women do most of the caring work in our culture, and in polls are consistently less inclined toward war than men. <BR/><BR/>I'm not the only one wrestling with that assumption today. Mary Jo Melone, a columnist for the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, wrote on May 7: "I can't get that picture of England [pointing at a hooded Iraqi man's genitals] out of my head because this is not how women are expected to behave. Feminism taught me 30 years ago that not only had women gotten a raw deal from men, we were morally superior to them." <BR/><BR/>If that assumption had been accurate, then all we would have had to do to make the world a better place -- kinder, less violent, more just -- would have been to assimilate into what had been, for so many centuries, the world of men. We would fight so that women could become the generals, CEOs, senators, professors and opinion-makers -- and that was really the only fight we had to undertake. Because once they gained power and authority, once they had achieved a critical mass within the institutions of society, women would naturally work for change. That's what we thought, even if we thought it unconsciously -- and it's just not true. Women can do the unthinkable. <BR/><BR/>You can't even argue, in the case of Abu Ghraib, that the problem was that there just weren't enough women in the military hierarchy to stop the abuses. The prison was directed by a woman, Gen. Janis Karpinski. The top U.S. intelligence officer in Iraq, who also was responsible for reviewing the status of detainees before their release, was Major Gen. Barbara Fast. And the U.S. official ultimately responsible for managing the occupation of Iraq since October was Condoleezza Rice. Like Donald H. Rumsfeld, she ignored repeated reports of abuse and torture until the undeniable photographic evidence emerged. <BR/><BR/>What we have learned from Abu Ghraib, once and for all, is that a uterus is not a substitute for a conscience. This doesn't mean gender equality isn't worth fighting for for its own sake. It is. If we believe in democracy, then we believe in a woman's right to do and achieve whatever men can do and achieve, even the bad things. It's just that gender equality cannot, all alone, bring about a just and peaceful world. <BR/><BR/>In fact, we have to realize, in all humility, that the kind of feminism based on an assumption of female moral superiority is not only naive; it also is a lazy and self-indulgent form of feminism. Self-indulgent because it assumes that a victory for a woman -- a promotion, a college degree, the right to serve alongside men in the military -- is by its very nature a victory for all of humanity. And lazy because it assumes that we have only one struggle -- the struggle for gender equality -- when in fact we have many more. "<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://dialogic.blogspot.com/2004/05/what-abu-ghraib-taught-me-by-barbara.html" REL="nofollow">What Abu Ghraib Taught Me by Barbara Ehrenreich</A><BR/><BR/>While there is much to admire in Cixous this notion that it is simply a masculine impulse to dominate and control is ridiculous and dangerous. Beware the dangers of simplistic binary impulse to "judge, diagnose, digest"<BR/><BR/>Good try though... it would be a lot more effective though if I idn't spend a considerable amount of time fighting for women's issues on this website and in my community.<BR/><BR/>If you were a man I would have asked you the same questions... to what extent will you go?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169652279948160472007-01-24T10:24:00.000-05:002007-01-24T10:24:00.000-05:00""There's work to be done against military service...""There's work to be done against military service, against all schools, <B>against the pervasive masculine urge to judge, diagnose, digest, name ..."</B> -- Helene Cixous, "Castration or Decapitation?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169592024047926872007-01-23T17:40:00.000-05:002007-01-23T17:40:00.000-05:00BH,You are kind of dense aren't you?My proposal wa...BH,<BR/><BR/>You are kind of dense aren't you?<BR/><BR/>My proposal was an either/or thing: <BR/><BR/>1) Explain yourself and the terms you wish to use<BR/><BR/>2) Quit coming here and whining about how you get no respect (once again why come back if that is how you feel)<BR/><BR/>In your solipsistic vision you think i care: whether you respond or whether you do anything. I don't... I would prefer that you just disappear, but you haven't and yes, in my own twisted way, I just can't quit responding to your comments... but as I said I laugh at the absurdity of it... while you on the other hand get mad ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>You state:<BR/><BR/>"So, why do you need to go around asking people to give you a definition of that which you already know to be exhaustively all-encompassing in detail?"<BR/><BR/>You really are not that ignorant of intellectual discussions and argument, are you? The first step is always to define your position and method and where you fit into the scheme of things--so that people are able to better understand where you are coming from and are able to reply directly to your position. <BR/><BR/>Wow, you have to stop this, my stomach is starting to hurt from laughing so hard--thanks again ;)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169575540368852952007-01-23T13:05:00.000-05:002007-01-23T13:05:00.000-05:00To quote, "I would if they were dismissive about w...To quote, "I would if they were dismissive about what they were talking about."<BR/><BR/>Again, explain where you think that I was being "dismissive" of anything? Just once, explain. <BR/><BR/>If you can't, then stop goading this on. First, you ask why I keep coming back here, and then you goad some more. Who, after all, made the arrogant statement, "prove me wrong"??? You implore someone to "prove you wrong" -- as if you were some kind of arbitrator-king -- and then you turn around and ask them why they think that they need your approval? Huh? That's pretty twisted. <BR/><BR/>To quote, "there is truly no "real" thing as cultural studies, instead there are many disciplines/theories/perspectives that are covered generally by the term, but I would assume ou would know this as you have been working in it for 15 years. The same goes for (critical) "theory" another problematic term used by many."<BR/><BR/>Exactly. So, why do you need to go around asking people to give you a definition of that which you already know to be exhaustively all-encompassing in detail? Again, twisted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169565258827332962007-01-23T10:14:00.000-05:002007-01-23T10:14:00.000-05:00Sorry, I wanted to address this, but I was multi-t...Sorry, I wanted to address this, but I was multi-tasking, so...<BR/><BR/>You state:<BR/><BR/>"When you go to a conference, and you meet colleagues and they inform you that they are working in cultural studies, do you stand there, insulting them, and demand that they provide you with an elementary definition of a field that is as wide and vast as cultural studies? Do you stand there and ask them to prove themselves to you by answering insulting elementary questions that are far below their level of work? Is this the way you address them?"<BR/>--------------------------------<BR/>I would if they were dismissive about what they were talking about... and since when is asking for some clarification and definition trivial? Cultural Studies is blanket name with many traditions/methods/theories worldwide--there is truly no "real" thing as cultural studies, instead there are many disciplines/theories/perspectives that are covered generally by the term, but I would assume ou would know this as you have been working in it for 15 years. The same goes for (critical) "theory" another problematic term used by many.<BR/><BR/>Thus my questions asking for you to define what you were talking about (and when is answering questions below someone?)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169564685242573212007-01-23T10:04:00.000-05:002007-01-23T10:04:00.000-05:00What I'm trying to say is that you are either a go...What I'm trying to say is that you are either a good scholar or you are not? Do you really need my approval that bad?<BR/><BR/>I'm not commenting on your professional work, I have no idea what you have done in that regards... all I am doing is commenting on what you have written here.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to continue to critique and slam me, it really doesn't bother me b/c you know nothing about me.<BR/><BR/>I hope you find whatever it is you are looking for--peace!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169564320656120922007-01-23T09:58:00.000-05:002007-01-23T09:58:00.000-05:00BH,Why do you care about what I think?Why do you k...BH,<BR/><BR/>Why do you care about what I think?<BR/><BR/>Why do you keep coming back here... what is it you need?<BR/><BR/>Let me know and I can try to help you out--if you truly need it this bad?<BR/><BR/>I understand that you are unable or unwilling to explain these terms--fine, but then why come back here? Cause I won't quit asking ...<BR/><BR/>Tell me what you want me to explain (try to be specific please) and I will explain it to you--gladly, but then I expect the same in return.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169556523556206612007-01-23T07:48:00.000-05:002007-01-23T07:48:00.000-05:00When you go to a conference, and you meet colleagu...When you go to a conference, and you meet colleagues and they inform you that they are working in cultural studies, do you stand there, insulting them, and demand that they provide you with an elementary definition of a field that is as wide and vast as cultural studies? Do you stand there and ask them to prove themselves to you by answering insulting elementary questions that are far below their level of work? Is this the way you address them? <BR/><BR/>You yourself keep making assertions without backing them up. You have made loads of assertions in your last several comments that you don't support with quotations, evidence or interpretative explanation. Pray tell, please provide a quotation in which I "dismiss" something, and explain how you interpret that comment as being "dismissive." [And commenting on the visceral texture of writing in a general manner is not "dismissive."] Can you do that? Back-up your comments with supportive quotations? Insofar as you don't, won't and/or can't, I question your status as a composition instructor. You can't even provide supportive evidence for your exaggerative claims and explicate the thought process by which you arrived at those [distorted] interpretations. I fail students for the kinds of unsupported ad hominum attacks that you are performing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169528498326166712007-01-23T00:01:00.000-05:002007-01-23T00:01:00.000-05:00I'm definitely not talking to you like a student--...I'm definitely not talking to you like a student--I respect my students, you, on the other hand...<BR/><BR/>I have no idea who you are, nor do I care.<BR/><BR/>You must feel like you have something to prove to me--cause here you are again whining when you could just quit coming back here. What do you have to prove to me?<BR/><BR/>You still have not defined what cultural studies is or what you dislike about those damn dark theories ;)<BR/><BR/>... and yes, I said I can be an arrogant negative asshole, especially when dealing with purposefully evasive and vague people who dismiss ideas without any definition of what they are talking--so what, try telling me something I don't know.<BR/><BR/>You are not a colleague of mine and you have not earned my respect--why do you think it should be just given to you?<BR/><BR/>Still laughing--thanks for cheering me up!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1169526052099778262007-01-22T23:20:00.000-05:002007-01-22T23:20:00.000-05:00You *are* being an arrogant, "negative asshole." ...You *are* being an arrogant, "negative asshole." Your words, not mine, yet they certainly fit. <BR/><BR/>I have taught numerous courses in cultural studies, and written numerous papers related to cultural studies. As such, your comments here are really disrespectful and demeaning insofar as you know who I am. As such, I am not amused. And I have absolutely nothing to prove to you. I am not a student of yours -- I have colleague status, and the way you are addressing me is entirely inappropriate. <BR/><BR/>What makes you think that you are allowed to address me in such a patronizing, vitriolic manner? Because you have seen others do it? Because of the name of my blog -- which is an extension of my theoretical work in emotional ethnography? Because of the image on that blog? What makes you think you can get away with talking to me as if I were a student? It's really disrespectful, and not amusing at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com