tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post6023420874012924458..comments2023-12-29T18:13:21.495-06:00Comments on pink scare: More on "Against Diversity"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-20571765606893095042008-10-06T22:29:00.000-05:002008-10-06T22:29:00.000-05:00Good point about deadlines and last-minute pieces....Good point about deadlines and last-minute pieces. I should think more about that when I judge publications, having dealt with it myself...<BR/><BR/>Let's hope we don't see pieces like this ever again in the NLR and we can call it a fluke.Arvillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966511261153415467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-84250480135390798242008-10-06T22:08:00.000-05:002008-10-06T22:08:00.000-05:00It's also worth mentioning that even the length, q...It's also worth mentioning that even the length, quality of writing and format of the article fail to meet the standards of most of what one finds in NLR. They don't usually have frivolous polemical trash like that... leave that for the Op/Eds in the daily rags.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268192967377248928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-49730750380786924642008-10-06T22:03:00.000-05:002008-10-06T22:03:00.000-05:00I agree that it is alienating. I am at a loss... I...I agree that it is alienating. I am at a loss... I don't really understand why NLR would publish shit like that. <BR/><BR/>But, I think we should be weary of inferring too much about the frameworks of those running the publication... we know nothing about the details of the decision to print it. Perhaps, like we know from having been there, they thought it would be one thing, but it ended up being another and deadlines ended up deciding yea or nay. But perhaps that had nothing to do with it. I mean, shitty articles got printed while I was associated with publications. <BR/><BR/>I would be interested to know what the process was for selecting that article.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268192967377248928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-29867061739613571062008-10-06T20:53:00.000-05:002008-10-06T20:53:00.000-05:00Well, I agree that the New Left Review has had a l...Well, I agree that the New Left Review has had a lot of great feminist content in the past, and I know that even as a non-subscriber. But don't you think it's fair that even one strike can be somewhat alienating? <BR/><BR/>I mean, I'm not saying I'm writing it off. But that the editors of the NLR thought this trash was even worthy of publishing, even if they disagree with it, means they're coming from a framework very different than mine. And yeah, that's somewhat alienating. <BR/><BR/>I would say leftist literature as such can be viewed the same way. I can find a lot of great work and thought in a lot of it, and still, a few outliers are bound to alienate me. Is that too sensitive a standard? Maybe. But alienation is all about impression, and I can't really talk myself out of that.Arvillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966511261153415467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-57215553202218337642008-10-06T20:31:00.000-05:002008-10-06T20:31:00.000-05:00As far as Leftist literature, and the fact that th...As far as Leftist literature, and the fact that this is in NLR, I think we should be careful about drawing quick conclusions about either from the mere existence of this article. <BR/><BR/>NLR has an impressive amount of feminist scholarship and writing to its name. It's also probably relevant in some way that it's EIC is a woman. I dont think Benn Michaels's regressive polemic expresses any sort of consensus of belief among the "usual suspects" who write for NLR nor for the editorial committee. But still, how did this stupid piece get published? <BR/><BR/>It doesn't really seem to fit in, aside from its stated hostility to neoliberalism, with most of what you expect to find in NLR. <BR/><BR/>The last two pieces I read in NLR about US Politics were by Mike Davis and Robert Brenner, and they were awesome.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268192967377248928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-15942300051909589392008-10-06T02:54:00.000-05:002008-10-06T02:54:00.000-05:00I like how he thinks the worst problem about agein...I like how he thinks the worst problem about ageing is the actual infirmities, rather than the fact that older people aren't considered as important as the rest of us because they're no longer economically active, so no one thinks they need to live on more than spam and tinned spaghetti and lottery tickets, or need to heat their houses, or get decent medical treatment, or access to public transport wherever they need it. Like, they're an expense on us younger folks and they're going to die soon anyway. And how older women can't get decent treatment from people they go to for help because they're considered to be a bit crazy. I'm sure he'd protest that he hasn't had any of these problems, but he's one of the privileged few if that's the case. <BR/><BR/>I could almost see where he was coming from, but actually I think he's trying to work up a left-wing equivalent of decrying 'political correctness gone mad'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com