Subversion myths reveal touching optimism: that things are naturally good, & only intentional subversion by bad actors makes life suck.
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What I'm saying is that journalism becomes more interesting and less maddening when viewed primarily as folklore.
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And no this is NOT just my plan to get away with linking rage-y stuff on Serene Social Sloth Sunday ok http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a33958/istandwithjackie-goes-viral-uva-rape-controversy/ …
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@RealisSimulated the folklorist Bill Ellis' book on satanic cult panics http://books.google.com/books?id=oLcqlypMCe8C&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=subversion+myths+can+never+be+disproved&source=bl&ots=OH8lwejB55&sig=qZBDHiVPowPf_1CliF82GCn_U88&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qlh2VOeSGcj0iAKjtICYBw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=subversion%20myths%20can%20never%20be%20disproved&f=false …
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@jeansordenim Folklorist Bill Ellis' book on satanic panics and stuff http://books.google.com/books?id=oLcqlypMCe8C&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=subversion+myths+can+never+be+disproved&source=bl&ots=OH8lwejB55&sig=qZBDHiVPowPf_1CliF82GCn_U88&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qlh2VOeSGcj0iAKjtICYBw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=subversion%20myths%20can%20never%20be%20disproved&f=false …
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@sarahdoingthing Vox: "It is a depressing certainty that this story will be used for years to come as a defense by those who do not want... -
@sarahdoingthing "... to believe rape victims' allegations. But that is the wrong lesson to draw." Seems like the depressing certainty... - 5 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing You go and discover the key to everything, and then everything keeps going the same way, unchanged.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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