My piece, “Go to Bed, Tao Lin” was included the Best of Rhizome 2012 ebook.
We also have plenty of memes built around silly white people. We have Kai, Corey, Kristen Bell crying about sloths, and Jennifer Lawrence’s universally adored red carpet gaffes, which we desperately hope are genuine and not the result of calculated media training that has begun to recognize the generational yearn for authenticity among our celebs. We love Honey Boo Boo because she says the darnedest things—not because she’s poor, or because she has an underdeveloped intellect, but because she operates outside the stifling self-censorship that afflicts most media-addled humans. She’s not trying to perform; she’s simply in possession of an enviable and infectious comfort in her own skin.
“Finding humor in Charles Ramsey doesn’t make you a racist” by Cole Stryker (via stryker)
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The rise of the social web may be perceived as a re-villaging, where the permanence of one’s digital footprint behaves as a deterrent, making it seem to some like an ideal time to reintroduce public shaming to reinforce norms. But considered through a historical lens, public shaming begins to look like a tool designed not to humanely punish the perp but rather to satisfy the crowd.
The Problem With Public Shaming | The Nation
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To be honest, I’m surprised they’re still doing this sort of thing in 2012. It seems kinda boring at this point.
Daily Dot | I reported on 4chan—and all I got was this lousy pizza
