Fear of the Familiar By Jeffrey Jacobs (04/26/10 09:16:25)
Fear of the Familiar
I thought that this was an interesting reading about the structure of the movement designed to break down structure known as Post-modernism. It is a confusing topic because it seems to be filled with so many contradictions, and the very thought of giving it definition seems to defy its defining principles. The idea is that post-modernists seek to abandon any structure put in place on them by artists and movements past. However, the very idea of creating a successive movement to do so seems utterly ridiculous. What is the point? One thing that I thought was particularly interesting were the ideas regarding the connection of postmodernist thought and the ideas of animal rights activists. Post modernists seek to abolish constructs such as sexism and racism. They are against the differentiation of people and places and seek to level the playing field on every level. Animal activists do the same thing but for animals. They try to get people to realize that humans should not think they are better than all other species so that they stop thinking its okay to take advantage of them. I agree with the post modernists and the animal rights activists in these regards.
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