Comments for Godheval.com http://www.godheval.com Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Universal Aspects by Godheval.com » Video Games Can Never Be Art http://www.godheval.com/philosophy/universal-aspects/#comment-313 Godheval.com » Video Games Can Never Be Art Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:54 +0000 http://godheval.net/?page_id=419#comment-313 [...] moment, had me question how color could correspond to sound, and the latter had me considering the relationship between creation and destruction, which I would later come to understand more abstractly as two forms of change.  In that art has [...] [...] moment, had me question how color could correspond to sound, and the latter had me considering the relationship between creation and destruction, which I would later come to understand more abstractly as two forms of change.  In that art has [...]

]]> Comment on District 9 is Better Than Its Critics by Godheval.com » Video Games Can Never Be Art http://www.godheval.com/district-9-is-better-than-its-critics/#comment-312 Godheval.com » Video Games Can Never Be Art Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:39 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1107#comment-312 [...] it affirms something to which I’ve long attested: …the film critic’s pathetic lot – to forever claw and scratch for recognition by other [...] [...] it affirms something to which I’ve long attested: …the film critic’s pathetic lot – to forever claw and scratch for recognition by other [...]

]]> Comment on Privilege and the American Dream by idlg http://www.godheval.com/privilege-and-the-american-dream/#comment-311 idlg Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:23:58 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1655#comment-311 thank God, someone had the common sense to see this experiment, and or book idea for what it primarily represents, Mr. Shepard's creative use of his educational experience; free, white, and 21 (and male) do not start from scratch, in America and that fact seems to have evaded him at the very start of his thesis. thank God, someone had the common sense to see this experiment, and or book idea for what it primarily represents, Mr. Shepard's creative use of his educational experience; free, white, and 21 (and male) do not start from scratch, in America and that fact seems to have evaded him at the very start of his thesis.

]]> Comment on The Hierarchy of Relationships by Godheval.com » A Culture of Want http://www.godheval.com/the-hierarchy-of-relationships/#comment-309 Godheval.com » A Culture of Want Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:06:10 +0000 http://godheval.net/wordpress/?p=60#comment-309 [...] only holistically to human behavior, but also to behavior in specific contexts, such as work and relationships. It could also be said to apply to groups as well as individuals. Although Maslow used the word [...] [...] only holistically to human behavior, but also to behavior in specific contexts, such as work and relationships. It could also be said to apply to groups as well as individuals. Although Maslow used the word [...]

]]> Comment on Anti-Religionism and White Supremacy by jaime http://www.godheval.com/anti-religionism-and-white-supremacy/#comment-308 jaime Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:23:57 +0000 http://www.godheval.com/?p=1892#comment-308 I've had a suspicion for some time that there was an element of white supremacy in the hardline atheist community (the louder, more militant one, that is). There often seems to be a condescending attitude towards POC that are religious particularly, as though the atheists know what is better for them. I haven't paid much attention to Dawkins or Hitchens before, though I'm familiar with them, but I am aware of how I've seen people in my everyday life when I was at University. I think you've nailed quite a bit of it here, and I like the inclusion of the Marx text. I do hear that line used often and wonder if the person throwing it out there is at all aware of the context (and this is from someone who had not read the context prior to your entry). It's always refreshing to read your entries. :) I've had a suspicion for some time that there was an element of white supremacy in the hardline atheist community (the louder, more militant one, that is). There often seems to be a condescending attitude towards POC that are religious particularly, as though the atheists know what is better for them. I haven't paid much attention to Dawkins or Hitchens before, though I'm familiar with them, but I am aware of how I've seen people in my everyday life when I was at University. I think you've nailed quite a bit of it here, and I like the inclusion of the Marx text. I do hear that line used often and wonder if the person throwing it out there is at all aware of the context (and this is from someone who had not read the context prior to your entry).

It's always refreshing to read your entries. :)

]]> Comment on 20 Reasons Why I’m Not Voting Today by John Myste http://www.godheval.com/20-reasons-why-im-not-voting-today/#comment-298 John Myste Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:02:41 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1859#comment-298 [Continuation ... ] And then, to top it all off, they become very irate when I satirical represent their position. I am labeled cruel and disrespectful. People, I am nothing if not respectful of all your ideas, else why would I try to clarify them for you? [Continuation ... ]

And then, to top it all off, they become very irate when I satirical represent their position. I am labeled cruel and disrespectful. People, I am nothing if not respectful of all your ideas, else why would I try to clarify them for you?

]]> Comment on 20 Reasons Why I’m Not Voting Today by John Myste http://www.godheval.com/20-reasons-why-im-not-voting-today/#comment-297 John Myste Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:02:26 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1859#comment-297 "Many of these points presume that my one vote actually makes a difference." I have argued this exact point for years, and amazingly, everyone disagrees. I say if a million people are holding up a large boulder and one stops participating does it make a difference?" Invariably, they respond: "If everyone said that no one would be elected." I have to ask: "What would change if I said that?" They don't get it. They act as if my action will somehow influence everyone else; otherwise, there argument makes no sense. They say that I should interrupt my schedule to make a pointless vote. Even when I show that my vote will not change the outcome of the election, but will interrupt my day, and so is “bad” thing to do, not a good one, since it harms one person and helps no one, they still cling to their unsupportable position as if it were not bound to a stone in the middle of a pool of quick sand. [To Be Continued ... ] "Many of these points presume that my one vote actually makes a difference." I have argued this exact point for years, and amazingly, everyone disagrees. I say if a million people are holding up a large boulder and one stops participating does it make a difference?"

Invariably, they respond: "If everyone said that no one would be elected." I have to ask: "What would change if I said that?" They don't get it. They act as if my action will somehow influence everyone else; otherwise, there argument makes no sense.

They say that I should interrupt my schedule to make a pointless vote. Even when I show that my vote will not change the outcome of the election, but will interrupt my day, and so is “bad” thing to do, not a good one, since it harms one person and helps no one, they still cling to their unsupportable position as if it were not bound to a stone in the middle of a pool of quick sand.

[To Be Continued ... ]

]]> Comment on The Secret of Kells That Should’ve Been Kept by Ladybug http://www.godheval.com/the-secret-of-kellis-that-shouldve-been-kept/#comment-165 Ladybug Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:25:45 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1338#comment-165 I loved this film.But I do think,the black character was not appropriate.The big size,lips,ettc.not in good taste.Ireland is a lovely country.But from my firsthand observation,they are very prejudiced,even towards their own people.I love Ireland,am Irish,But it have seen a darkside that frightens me sometimes.They should have more respect. I loved this film.But I do think,the black character was not appropriate.The big size,lips,ettc.not in good taste.Ireland is a lovely country.But from my firsthand observation,they are very prejudiced,even towards their own people.I love Ireland,am Irish,But it have seen a darkside that frightens me sometimes.They should have more respect.

]]> Comment on Privilege and the American Dream by Godheval http://www.godheval.com/privilege-and-the-american-dream/#comment-242 Godheval Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:29:55 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1655#comment-242 If you think race privilege and class privilege exist separately in their own cultural vacuums, then there is a lot you don't understand about American social dynamics. Race and class are intertwined, race itself being a political tool to create class distinctions, first on the grounds that one race was human and the other less than. Then, as it pertains to whiteness, certain European immigrants were able to enroll in "whiteness" as a social category, which granted them numerous benefits that black people were not given - at the very least, to no longer be excluded from certain opportunities on the basis of their race. This is white privilege, and it correlates directly to the ability of poor whites historically to amass wealth and emerge into the middle class. As for Asians, while you may want to make a comparison between their struggle and that of black people for the sake of neither being white or having that privilege, the black dilemma is quite unique, as no Asians are contending with the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow. Each struggle is unique. Also, if any group is next to be able to enroll in "whiteness", it will be East Asians (Chinese, Japanese, mainly), but not the Cambodians, Laotians, Indonesians of South/Southeast Asia. Point is, you're trying to aggregate a bunch of different things and explain them all away with one stroke, rather than looking at many complex dimensions of it. You also seem to want to elevate the importance of class privilege over race privilege, which is a very white tendency, especially for those who don't want to acknowledge the institution of white supremacy because of the social responsibility and psychic weight it carries. If you think race privilege and class privilege exist separately in their own cultural vacuums, then there is a lot you don't understand about American social dynamics. Race and class are intertwined, race itself being a political tool to create class distinctions, first on the grounds that one race was human and the other less than. Then, as it pertains to whiteness, certain European immigrants were able to enroll in "whiteness" as a social category, which granted them numerous benefits that black people were not given – at the very least, to no longer be excluded from certain opportunities on the basis of their race. This is white privilege, and it correlates directly to the ability of poor whites historically to amass wealth and emerge into the middle class.

As for Asians, while you may want to make a comparison between their struggle and that of black people for the sake of neither being white or having that privilege, the black dilemma is quite unique, as no Asians are contending with the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow. Each struggle is unique. Also, if any group is next to be able to enroll in "whiteness", it will be East Asians (Chinese, Japanese, mainly), but not the Cambodians, Laotians, Indonesians of South/Southeast Asia.

Point is, you're trying to aggregate a bunch of different things and explain them all away with one stroke, rather than looking at many complex dimensions of it. You also seem to want to elevate the importance of class privilege over race privilege, which is a very white tendency, especially for those who don't want to acknowledge the institution of white supremacy because of the social responsibility and psychic weight it carries.

]]> Comment on Privilege and the American Dream by a. G. Phillbin http://www.godheval.com/privilege-and-the-american-dream/#comment-241 a. G. Phillbin Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:39:27 +0000 http://godheval.net/?p=1655#comment-241 Why is "Truth Behold" an idiot? He/she may not be as articulate as you or I in his writing style, but his point is no different than the one I made when answering Adam. If the "American Dream" presumes somehow that one must be a a ablebodied white male, then explain how so many not very well educated Asian immigrants move from poverty to middle class, often in less than a generation? A lot of them are doing better than me, and I don't resent them for it, or denigrate myself (I'm "white," if that matters) for not doing better than many of them are. The problem is, you rightly saw through Mr. Shepard's pretense of leveling the playing field, you immediately decided the main problem was "race" and "white privilege." Would a black MBA have done worse in this experiment? I don't know, and no one has tried it, yet. A college education is a class privilege, not a "white privilege." Why is "Truth Behold" an idiot? He/she may not be as articulate as you or I in his writing style, but his point is no different than the one I made when answering Adam. If the "American Dream" presumes somehow that one must be a a ablebodied white male, then explain how so many not very well educated Asian immigrants move from poverty to middle class, often in less than a generation? A lot of them are doing better than me, and I don't resent them for it, or denigrate myself (I'm "white," if that matters) for not doing better than many of them are. The problem is, you rightly saw through Mr. Shepard's pretense of leveling the playing field, you immediately decided the main problem was "race" and "white privilege." Would a black MBA have done worse in this experiment? I don't know, and no one has tried it, yet. A college education is a class privilege, not a "white privilege."

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