So, I made the mistake of picking a performing arts degree, so I spend most of my days pondering how pointless of a degree it is. I did manage to pick a module about performance protest, and while some of it gets a bit bullshitty, there's been other parts like looking at native American performance/protest at the Dakota pipeline and stuff, which have been interesting and useful.

Yesterday there was some group work. It was a bit of a brainstorming exercise but as a group we settled on the idea of spamming the illegal immigrant report line/letterbox with shit so that new reports wont go through. Ok, it's nothing amazing, but it served the purpose of the exercise we were given.

Then this girl speaks up. Previously her contribution to class has been telling everyone about how she culturally enriched herself by going on holiday in places where poor people exist.

On our idea, she says that it might be illegal to do, so we should create a fake website and have people fill that in as a symbolic message.

A FAKE WEBSITE FILLED IN AS A SYMBOLIC MESSAGE

At that moment I realised why the arts seem so useless at changing things. It's jam packed with trust fund kiddies.

that is complete insanity. what could possibly drive someone to have that thought at my young age? To remove all potency from the tiniest little act. Seriously ghoulish.

  • footfaults [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Someone told me that I needed to check my privilege for arguing that choosing not to vote is a valid option in the 2020 election

      • footfaults [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        I think voting third party in their mind was equivalent to not voting. Basically it all equals a vote for trump

      • QuillcrestFalconer [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Tell them this: if not voting for Democrats you're voting for republicans, then by the same logic by not voting for republicans, you're voting for Democrats.

        Therefore if you vote for a third party you're casting 3 votes, therefore maximising your voting power

    • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I got told that not voting is the same as a vote for Trump. Because of course if I voted it would be for the white racist rapist not the orange one.

      • I_Voxgaard [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        I mean that can just be proven false with basic arithmetic. Show them a tally of votes with you voting for trump and abstaining and ask if it's the same ratio.

    • StuporTrooper [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      This was the line during the last month. Not voting for Biden was white privilege.

      • CrimsonSage [any]
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        3 years ago

        Love being trans cus it makes libs idpol compasses start spinning in circles when I tell them I didn't vote.

    • JuneFall [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I was told to check my privilege when I was suggesting that for neurotically folk digital access to meetings and some write up of what happened is good (this was obviously pre covid).

      I was told that it was because I was male socialized that I wanted that (implying that non-male socialized people and people with kids would chose real life meetings and forgo digital options, even when they can't attend).