Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"A scale of privilege dictates which emotions we are obligated to take seriously. I'm reminded of the many admonitions to try to understand why white working class men might be angry -- from people who remained at best indifferent to the anger of marginalized groups, mocking Black Lives Matter, demonizing angry women as 'feminazis.' Some Anger Matters. Some Anger Doesn't. Bourgeois respectability privileges the anger of those who are already in power, while that of those who are disenfranchised is viewed as disruptive, distasteful. It makes people uncomfortable, so it should go away. Happily, there will always be a cute puppy meme we can hide behind, so we won't have to see it.

"This is why authoritarian institutions are so frightened of 'difficult' art that uncovers injustice and abuse. [...]"

-- Rebecca Bratten Weiss, "Cruelty, Sentimentality, and Authoritarian Regimes", Patheos, 2018-11-04

[Grandis vetus factio delenda est.]