“Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within the problem: for instance, envy is one of the most excused sins in the media of political correctness. Those you find most attractive, or seem to have it all, are often some of the most insecure at heart, and that is because people assume that they do not need anything but defamation.” PeopleNeedsHeartProblemSeemsPoliticalSinLove IsMediaAssumingEnvyRationalInstanceVainAttractiveLayersTendernessInsecureComprehensivePolitical CorrectnessBegetsCorrectnessDefamation Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“I was highly aware, in writing [the book] ROOM, that there are unsavoury aspects to our interest in such cases, and I thought it was rather honester to include discussion of media representation in the novel itself than to cling to the high moral ground by merely avoiding scenes of voyeurism, for instance.” WritingBookInterestRoomsMoralCasesNovelMediaSceneAspectInstanceDiscussionRepresentationAvoiding Author:Emma Donoghue
“I feel that if entertainment is that important, the media, then it's my duty, not only to mankind but to God, to fulfill the promise that I carry on this work. If someone, for instance, can forget their pains and their ills and their strife by watching any performer then I think this work is worthwhile.” IfsThinkingFeelsImportantPainForgetMankindMediaDutyPromiseEntertainmentInstancePerformersWorthwhileStrife Author:Liberace
“It's hard to predict what will happen as reading on screen becomes more of a universal norm, and when the formats dictated by social media - Twitter's 140-character limit, for instance - start to influence what we're used to.” HardCharacterHappensUsedReadingSocialInfluenceMediaLimitsUniversalSocial MediaScreensInstanceNormFormat140 Character Author:Michael Bierut
“We have to be able track the ways in which fear, for instance, is monopolized by state and media institutions, ways in which fear is actually promoted and distributed as a way of bolstering the need for greater security and militarization.” WayNeedsStatesAbleGreaterSecurityMediaInstitutionsTrackInstance Author:Judith Butler