“An absolutely devastating ridicule of all that is false, primitive, and vicious in current American life: the abuses of power, hero worship, aimless violence, materialistic obsession, intolerance, and every form of hypocrisy.” FormViolenceHeroWorshipAbuseCurrentsObsessionHypocrisyIntolerancePrimitiveViciousRidiculeMaterialisticAmerican LifeAbuse Of PowerHero Worship Author:Terry Southern
“... the twin concepts of nihilism and the antihero have had it. What began with The Wild One and James "nobody understands me" Dean, ran with increasing vehement negativism up through the Stones and Velvets and Iggy ... [I]t may be time, in spite of all indications to the contrary from the exterior society, to begin thinking in terms of heroes again, of love instead of hate, of energy instead of violence, of strength instead of cruelty, of action instead of reaction.” ThinkingMayActionHateEnergyTermViolenceHeroConceptsStonesContraryReactionsCrueltyRanSpiteTwinsNihilismIndicationDeanVelvetExteriorUnderstand MeVehementAntiheroesWild OneNobody Understands Me Author:Lester Bangs
“Hey ladies, I'm willing to do my part to end domestic violence by posting a selfie online. Some might call me a hero” EndsMightViolenceWillingHeroHeyOnlineCall MeDomestic Violence Author:Nev Schulman
“The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas [enlightened heroes and heroines] - it enables you to refrain from reacting angrily to the harm inflicted on you by others. You could call this practice "inner disarmament," in that a well-developed tolerance makes you free from the compulsion to counterattack. For the same reason, we also call tolerance the "best armor," since it protects you from being conquered by hatred itself.” WellsHeartImportantReasonPracticeVirtueViolenceSourceHeroProtectHatredHarmToleranceEnlightenedCompulsionAntidoteArmorRefrainDisarmamentHeroinesReactingProtect YouBodhisattvaHeroes And Heroines Author:Dalai Lama
“Only the violent acts of men "count" toward something besides evil in a patriarchy. It is the male story of violence that is sanctioned both socially and aesthetically. The male hero and acts of heroism require violence. Everyone is okey dokey with that. We are only beginning to see that constricting set of truths open up a little.” MenLittlesStoriesEvilViolenceHeroMalesViolentHeroismPatriarchyViolent ActsActs Of Heroism Author:Lidia Yuknavitch