Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Agency

Posted on October 28, 2014 by olaasm

Originally posted on 100 Flamingos:
Here’s a cool conspiracy theory: writers are purposely injecting popular left discourse with a perverted interpretation of the concept of “agency.” And I don’t mean in university settings but more democratic spaces like Twitter. It’s being used by ostensible…

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At the Intersection of Gamergate & Weevgate, Abusers & Their Knowing Apologists

Posted on October 12, 2014 by olaasm

[Editor’s Note: After noxious, not-so-crypto-fascist Andrew Auernheimer (aka “weev”) published a rambling, racist screed on a white supremacist blog – our community took several journalists to task for work they had previously done to obscure his odious, Nazi politics. OLAASM recently published our own … Continue reading →

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The Blankest Canvas: On Art, Opportunism, Erasure & Whiteness

Posted on October 7, 2014 by olaasm

“An empty canvas is full.” – Robert Rauschenberg   1951 was a big fucking year for whiteness. The United States, the last scion of both Western Imperialism and the white supremacy at its core, would finally fight to a stalemate … Continue reading →

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