I am loathe to compliment the interviewer when the meat of the video is about such incredible work of an author but it really makes a difference to help decipher the arguments when they are so good. Lain is unrivalled in this respect!!
20:39 *continental perspective* “In the realm of continental philosophy I feel like there’s more of a space for poetic understanding or.. well for Hegel. There’s room for Hegel-where understanding that A is also not A is vitally important for having an understanding of the world-the way in which contradictions and oppositions are built into what we take to be simple objects.”
If it is indeed true that transness is a type of running away from the problem of sex that will ultimately fail to go away, then I would argue that transphobia itself is not insignificant to considering this phenomenon. Trans people are not blind to the immense discomfort they cause to the social hegemony; indeed they often experience that discomfort viscerally in the form of violence. To transfer a problem from the individual to the collective, from the private to the public sphere, is no fantasy of magically eliminating that problem. It is a refusal of a marginalised group to keep shouldering a burden which belongs to all of society.
the focus on gender has always been there (in LGBTQ ppl, even before the Q was popularized), and trans ppl are incredibly aware of sex-the disjunct is about sex and gender, and ppl know it, it's just passé to talk about-it was just collapsed and stereotyped into sexuality before, often to the dissatisfaction of even the most heterosexual ppl. every queer person (sex or gender or sexuality, or multiple like ppl who aren't straight by common terms while also being trans) is aware of this, some are more dismissive than others. how institutions react to that by sanitizing the conversation doesn't reflect the ponderings of everyday queer ppl. the mediating factor in the "in between" is sometimes referred to as "prehension". The closest I've seen to this being hashed out is "matrixial" theory. Matrixial theory is to context of prehension, as Lacanian theory is to the textuality of object‐petit‐a. people's prehension is usually not just fantasy, but as fundamental as the split of subjectivity into the subjective experience of a person & the "minimum object" which fantasy is built off of. it's comic, surprising, and also languishes when unsatisfied (or even languishing even while surprising) because it involves empathy, mirroring, social ambiguity, etc & all the feelings you're aware of of not just you but the other ppl involved
the focus on gender has always been there (in LGBTQ ppl, even before the Q was popularized). bisexual/pansexual ppl are still seen as subversive in more conservative places. and trans ppl are incredibly aware of sex-the disjunct is about sex and gender, and ppl know it, and it's the source of dysphoria in the first place, it's just passé to talk about-it was just collapsed and stereotyped into sexuality before, often to the dissatisfaction of even the most heterosexual ppl. and in young ppl, gender freedom loses its edge after about 2 or 3 years from what I've seen in my peers. It's like a second adolescence that often helps the person get more in touch with their sexuality and have better sex. young ppl are more reticent about talking directly about actual fucking in "the weeds" of figuring out how they wanna approach it, because they're moving from having adolescent sex to less selfish sex, like grappling with consent, more reciprocity in their sex. etc.... every queer person (sex or gender or sexuality, or multiple like ppl who aren't straight by common terms while also being trans) is aware of this, some are more dismissive than others. how institutions react to that by sanitizing the conversation doesn't reflect the ponderings of everyday queer ppl. the mediating factor in the "in between" is sometimes referred to as "prehension". The closest I've seen to this being hashed out is "matrixial" theory. Matrixial theory is to context of prehension, as Lacanian theory is to the textuality of object‐petit‐a. people's prehension is usually not just fantasy, but as fundamental as the split of subjectivity into the subjective experience of a person & the "minimum object" which fantasy is built off of. it's comic, surprising, and also languishes when unsatisfied (or even languishing even while surprising) because it involves empathy, mirroring, social ambiguity, etc & all the feelings you're aware of of not just you but the other ppl involved
Not sure how much Roger Scruton was actually mourned in the UK, he did seem to be a dinosaur. If he has a successor, as a right wing commentator it might be Douglas Murray. Murray has unprogressive views on many subjects, does not like Islam. thinks Europe is doomed etc Though he is gay, and supports marriage equality.
you don't have to physically enjoy "edgy" subversive stuff to appreciate what it means, and what suppressing it (in ppl who do actually like it) can do to ppl
if someone can't mix the part of them that talks w/ the part of them that does( or in this case, does sexual stuff) they'll probably be terribly unenjoyable at both & limit their own fun by only experiencing it in an adolescent way, for the rest of their life. should at least be able to mingle the two (talking and doing) while committing to one or the other
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I am loathe to compliment the interviewer when the meat of the video is about such incredible work of an author but it really makes a difference to help decipher the arguments when they are so good. Lain is unrivalled in this respect!!
I kept hearing Zizek dropping her name and I could never find anything because I was always mishearing it as "Alain Kazupancic"
She's great, especially if you like Zizek. She's a little more lucid imo
20:39 *continental perspective* “In the realm of continental philosophy I feel like there’s more of a space for poetic understanding or.. well for Hegel. There’s room for Hegel-where understanding that A is also not A is vitally important for having an understanding of the world-the way in which contradictions and oppositions are built into what we take to be simple objects.”
I was so happy she was on here! Her work is great!
At 16:57 I believe the correct term is 'jouissance', not 'joysongs'.
Also, the japanese movie Zupancic mentions is called 'Chance and Imagination', if anyone's interested!
If it is indeed true that transness is a type of running away from the problem of sex that will ultimately fail to go away, then I would argue that transphobia itself is not insignificant to considering this phenomenon. Trans people are not blind to the immense discomfort they cause to the social hegemony; indeed they often experience that discomfort viscerally in the form of violence. To transfer a problem from the individual to the collective, from the private to the public sphere, is no fantasy of magically eliminating that problem. It is a refusal of a marginalised group to keep shouldering a burden which belongs to all of society.
Great book
love the inclusion of the reggie watts line
mladen dolar next
what is the cartoon in the intro?
what was the name of that japanese movie she talked about?
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
the focus on gender has always been there (in LGBTQ ppl, even before the Q was popularized), and trans ppl are incredibly aware of sex-the disjunct is about sex and gender, and ppl know it, it's just passé to talk about-it was just collapsed and stereotyped into sexuality before, often to the dissatisfaction of even the most heterosexual ppl.
every queer person (sex or gender or sexuality, or multiple like ppl who aren't straight by common terms while also being trans) is aware of this, some are more dismissive than others.
how institutions react to that by sanitizing the conversation doesn't reflect the ponderings of everyday queer ppl.
the mediating factor in the "in between" is sometimes referred to as "prehension". The closest I've seen to this being hashed out is "matrixial" theory.
Matrixial theory is to context of prehension, as Lacanian theory is to the textuality of object‐petit‐a.
people's prehension is usually not just fantasy, but as fundamental as the split of subjectivity into the subjective experience of a person & the "minimum object" which fantasy is built off of.
it's comic, surprising, and also languishes when unsatisfied (or even languishing even while surprising) because it involves empathy, mirroring, social ambiguity, etc & all the feelings you're aware of of not just you but the other ppl involved
the focus on gender has always been there (in LGBTQ ppl, even before the Q was popularized).
bisexual/pansexual ppl are still seen as subversive in more conservative places.
and trans ppl are incredibly aware of sex-the disjunct is about sex and gender, and ppl know it, and it's the source of dysphoria in the first place, it's just passé to talk about-it was just collapsed and stereotyped into sexuality before, often to the dissatisfaction of even the most heterosexual ppl.
and in young ppl, gender freedom loses its edge after about 2 or 3 years from what I've seen in my peers. It's like a second adolescence that often helps the person get more in touch with their sexuality and have better sex.
young ppl are more reticent about talking directly about actual fucking in "the weeds" of figuring out how they wanna approach it, because they're moving from having adolescent sex to less selfish sex, like grappling with consent, more reciprocity in their sex.
etc....
every queer person (sex or gender or sexuality, or multiple like ppl who aren't straight by common terms while also being trans) is aware of this, some are more dismissive than others.
how institutions react to that by sanitizing the conversation doesn't reflect the ponderings of everyday queer ppl.
the mediating factor in the "in between" is sometimes referred to as "prehension". The closest I've seen to this being hashed out is "matrixial" theory.
Matrixial theory is to context of prehension, as Lacanian theory is to the textuality of object‐petit‐a.
people's prehension is usually not just fantasy, but as fundamental as the split of subjectivity into the subjective experience of a person & the "minimum object" which fantasy is built off of.
it's comic, surprising, and also languishes when unsatisfied (or even languishing even while surprising) because it involves empathy, mirroring, social ambiguity, etc & all the feelings you're aware of of not just you but the other ppl involved
nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Not sure how much Roger Scruton was actually mourned in the UK, he did seem to be a dinosaur. If he has a successor, as a right wing commentator it might be Douglas Murray. Murray has unprogressive views on many subjects, does not like Islam. thinks Europe is doomed etc Though he is gay, and supports marriage equality.
Ok, great. So I'm the most heterosexual person on Earth insofar as my lesbianism is concerned. Next.
you don't have to physically enjoy "edgy" subversive stuff to appreciate what it means, and what suppressing it (in ppl who do actually like it) can do to ppl
Those who don't, talk.
maybe they laugh instead
if someone can't mix the part of them that talks w/ the part of them that does( or in this case, does sexual stuff) they'll probably be terribly unenjoyable at both & limit their own fun by only experiencing it in an adolescent way, for the rest of their life.
should at least be able to mingle the two (talking and doing) while committing to one or the other