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Posted on entry The war on photography ::: November 10, 2007, 01:20 PM:
In cultural studies we're studying Foucault and the Panopticon, and last week Mulvey and the male gaze of the cinema. Looking and being looked at as a power dynamic, and those who want power want to do all the looking.
Posted on entry Seatbelts Save Lives ::: April 15, 2007, 04:47 AM:
#156 Perhaps the appropriate punishment for not wearing a seat belt is eight hours of community service, doing custodial care of someone who was severely disabled by not wearing a seat belt.

Because disabled people exist to serve as a warning to others?

... sorry, hit a twitch there ...

I think perhaps if it was a volunteer who chose to do that kind of education work then maybe, but in general people employ carers to get necessary help, not improve their understanding.
Posted on entry Seatbelts Save Lives ::: April 14, 2007, 01:49 PM:
#33 - I hate it when the bus seatbelts don't work. Last time I got a belt that would only have helped if I was as wide as both the seats.
Posted on entry Authorized tortures ::: September 12, 2006, 11:10 AM:
Call me paranoid, but I read
medical care arranged by the CIA
combined with
They withheld medication.
and I'm wondering what exactly they're getting people hooked on, and what it would get written up as if they didn't survive withdrawal.

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