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Snake5555555555 10/05/18 4:14:36 PM #74:	93. This China Mieville talk about marxism and halloween (13.5 points) Nominated by: Pumpkin Coach (2/3 remaining) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCqiY1jwqc" data-time=" Importance: 4.5 Fear: 1 Snake: 7 China Mievelle is a very smart and well-read author of fantasy/horror books, and one of his general favorite topics is that of Marxism and how it relates to Hallowene, horror, monsters, and all related parties. Now, I don't claim to be particularly versed in Marxist theory whatsoever, but this was still a very interesting talk to me. China himself is very witty and funny, and there are several points where I laughed out loud (especially the story about the news reporter and the trick r treat candy). As a lover of Halloween and horror myself, I was very interested to learn of the Marxist perspective, and how dressing up as the macabre and grotesque is looked down upon by the rural elite of Marxist areas. The working class uses traditionally capitalist traditions of Halloween to fight back against their rural oppressors, at least for one day out of the year. China also touches upon Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's call to ban Halloween, which leads into the fact that Halloween just isn't about witches or ghouls, but rather terror in general, and how political leaders can use that to manipulate or control the holiday to their wishes. I really enjoyed the tangent about the octopus and coconut too (and the subsequent diss on HP Lovecraft) which was extremely interesting to me. It's really interesting to hear about how dread and future planning transcends species like that. China uses this point to illustrate that this dread allows to imagine alternative possibilities essential to things like ghost stories. Now, I won't say I agree with everything China says; I think Halloween can be celebrated in anyway you personally want to, and not just necessarily as a holiday specifically for horror. It's still an interesting watch however, and well worth it for anyone interested in the Halloween. And by all means, if I maybe misinterpreted something here, please call me out on it and correct me, because I'd love to really get a good grasp on this myself. --- If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will! http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a - https://imgur.com/a/OcdhKKR <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:910019025] in Snake Rank... [t:77057251]...</cite> <quote>93. This China Mieville talk about marxism and halloween (13.5 points) Nominated by: Pumpkin Coach (2/3 remaining) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCqiY1jwqc" data-time=" Importance: 4.5 Fear: 1 Snake: 7 China Mievelle is a very smart and well-read author of fantasy/horror books, and one of his general favorite topics is that of Marxism and how it relates to Hallowene, horror, monsters, and all related parties. Now, I don't claim to be particularly versed in Marxist theory whatsoever, but this was still a very interesting talk to me. China himself is very witty and funny, and there are several points where I laughed out loud (especially the story about the news reporter and the trick r treat candy). As a lover of Halloween and horror myself, I was very interested to learn of the Marxist perspective, and how dressing up as the macabre and grotesque is looked down upon by the rural elite of Marxist areas. The working class uses traditionally capitalist traditions of Halloween to fight back against their rural oppressors, at least for one day out of the year. China also touches upon Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's call to ban Halloween, which leads into the fact that Halloween just isn't about witches or ghouls, but rather terror in general, and how political leaders can use that to manipulate or control the holiday to their wishes. I really enjoyed the tangent about the octopus and coconut too (and the subsequent diss on HP Lovecraft) which was extremely interesting to me. It's really interesting to hear about how dread and future planning transcends species like that. China uses this point to illustrate that this dread allows to imagine alternative possibilities essential to things like ghost stories. Now, I won't say I agree with everything China says; I think Halloween can be celebrated in anyway you personally want to, and not just necessarily as a holiday specifically for horror. It's still an interesting watch however, and well worth it for anyone interested in the Halloween. And by all means, if I maybe misinterpreted something here, please call me out on it and correct me, because I'd love to really get a good grasp on this myself. --- If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will! http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a - https://imgur.com/a/OcdhKKR</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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