The Tonight Show is built to liquify all phenomena into content. Trump, the political reactionary and demagogue, the harbinger of a crisis, was treated not as a threat to democracy or a figure of public concern, but just another wacky celebrity guest willing to play along. Fallon and his show are not horrifying because they are malevolent, actively creating suffering in the world, but because of a thoughtless, systematic refusal to perceive any of their work as having ethical consequences. Trump’s monstrosity becomes merely eccentric, as neoliberal media packaged as entertainment normalizes a failing status quo.
Hardly. The American Cultural scene has been stagnant if not Dead for decades. In large part owing to the ideological allies of the author of the article. Fallon is largely symptomatic of the stagnation and decline that started back in the 60s-70s.
Not that there was much worth preserving in the culture I presume he’s talking about. Which was ultimately the Liberalism/general leftism that’s prevailed culturally since the 60-70s. Though I’d guess the author is feeling afraid as there’s some indication the cultural scene is gradually starting to revive. In such a fashion that doesn’t endlessly reinforce his ideology and ideas as being the only socially acceptable ‘moral’ ones.
But God forbid the Chuds have Hot Women in their Videogames and White People aren’t forced to endlessly view media that tells them they’re evil for existing.
What the heck is this crap?
‘Death of Culture’.
Hardly. The American Cultural scene has been stagnant if not Dead for decades. In large part owing to the ideological allies of the author of the article. Fallon is largely symptomatic of the stagnation and decline that started back in the 60s-70s.
Not that there was much worth preserving in the culture I presume he’s talking about. Which was ultimately the Liberalism/general leftism that’s prevailed culturally since the 60-70s. Though I’d guess the author is feeling afraid as there’s some indication the cultural scene is gradually starting to revive. In such a fashion that doesn’t endlessly reinforce his ideology and ideas as being the only socially acceptable ‘moral’ ones.
But God forbid the Chuds have Hot Women in their Videogames and White People aren’t forced to endlessly view media that tells them they’re evil for existing.