“Romantic Orientalism was fascinated by the color and excitement of a powerful culture, and nearly always approached its subject with love.” CulturePowerfulSubjectsColorExcitementFascinatedOrientalism Book:Ancient Rockets: Treasures and Train Wrecks of the Silent Screen Source: Ancient Rockets: Treasures and Train Wrecks of the Silent Screen
“Anthropology has always struggled with an intense, fascinated repulsion towards its subject.... [The anthropologist] submits himself to the exotic to confirm his own inner alienation as an urban intellectual.” SubjectsIntellectualIntenseFascinatedSubmitUrbanAlienationAnthropologyExoticAnthropologistsRepulsion Author:Susan Sontag
“I've always been fascinated by dark subjects, especially people's reactions to them. Why are people so uncomfortable talking about death if everyone dies?” PeopleIfsDiesDarkTalkingSubjectsReactionsUncomfortableFascinated Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I'm fascinated by offensive subject matter. Always have been. It is very natural to me, as any teach I've ever had growing up could attest.” Has BeensMatterNaturalTeachGrowing UpGrowingSubjectsFascinatedOffensiveSubject Matter Author:Anthony Jeselnik