@sarahdoingthing like, the hanging tree thing. one set of cultural connotations in mainstream/white culture (westerns, conan)
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@sarahdoingthing in academic/prog culture it becomes a very different metaphor. few collisions for a long time bc it's moderately obscure2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing but it gains momentum in the minority culture (incidences of nooses in harassment hoaxes)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing (and compare to that supposed death threat sarkeesian got before speaking in utah--letter full of references...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing (...of great significance in rad/academic feminism, obscure outside it!)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing but anyway, hanging tree churns into brief mainstream prominence for some damn reason--movie or article, don't remember--1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing and the subculture, having done decades of battlespace preparation, surges into outrage1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing this is both entirely sincere on the part of individuals and a brutally cynical move *by the subcultural egregore*1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing at the level of egregores it's a power play--the subculture forces the members of the bigger culture to bow their heads1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing purely symbolic at the individual level, meaningless, who cares? but cold hard cash for the egregore--deference, status2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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