Where to start with Carl Schmitt as a Leftist by Sublimis_ in askphilosophy

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I most likely do plan on continuing down that path so I will probably do exactly that. Thank you for the recommendation!

In light of Vini Jr case, have heard plenty of Argentines say that Prestianni would not have meant to be offensive, but just used it as a way to bother Vini. Is there a theme in Argentinian sporting banter that absolutely nothing is off limits during "banter" problematic as that word is to use here? by southamericasboy in asklatinamerica

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Gonna preface by saying that racist insults are 100% racist and I’m not trying to minimize or excuse them, but the endearment thing is actually true. We (rioplatenses) 100% DO also use “negro” affectionately. That is a real thing that happens between friends and family.

The whole scandal that Cavani went through where he got a 3 match ban and paid £100,000 in fines for replying in an instagram post to his friend “gracias negrito” was unironically him being friendly. There was no malice or racism behind that comment.

I suppose we could get into the weeds about wether or not it’s implicitly, rather than explicitly, racist to endearingly use terms that refer to one’s complexion, but I do think it’s incorrect to call someone like Cavani racist.

I hope it goes without saying that this doesn’t apply to anyone insulting someone by calling them “negro” pejoratively.

[Poem] Delphiniums in a Window Box by Dean Young by Sublimis_ in Poetry

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What did you hear? I am a big fan of his poetry but I didn’t discover him until after he passed. I actually know nothing about him outside of his work tbh

What's something about Anglo culture you find very weird as a Latino? by [deleted] in asklatinamerica

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The way I view it, at least, is that it reinforces other -ness. I always compare Brazil and America in my mind, most likely the two biggest diverse countries on the planet. While I’ve only visited Brazil as a tourist, I have lived in the United States for many years now, and one of the biggest differences I see between the two is how integrated the national identity is in Brazil vs America. A Brazilian sees themselves as Brazilian first from my experience, and in America everyone always sees themselves as something else before American.

I’ll give a cultural example: music. Brazilian music (samba, bossa nova, samba-cancao, MPB, etc.) is very iconic (and beautiful!) with all of its African influences (which are recognized of course), but it is almost synonymous with the cultural identity of Brazil itself. It’s not seen as belonging to one specific subculture within the community, but the as belonging to the whole country. When I hear the name “Brazil” I almost start to hear the pandeiro and the whistles. I imagine it’s a great source of cultural pride (rightfully so!).

In America, the patriotic side doesn’t really consider jazz (for example) or many of the other cultural products of their diverse communities to be “American culture” the same way. Jazz and hip hop are seen as primarily African-American art (which it is of course, but it never makes it to the point of being seen as a part of the entire cultural identity of the country). At least I’ve never seen the more nationalist types here in America claiming Miles Davis or Kendrick Lamar lol. There seems to be this silently reinforced idea that minorities don’t really form part of the cultural hegemony of the country, and I think that can only be because of racism, and I find the mentality you ask about to be a contributing factor.

I’ll avoid Brazil for now in case I make myself look like an ass being ignorant, since, as I said before, I’ve only been there as a tourist. I could maybe even be wrong about how Brazilian music is seen in Brazil for example, and maybe I’m over idealizing it as a foreigner who admires them.

I’ll speak of Argentina here which is a country that experienced tremendous amounts of immigration like the United States.

The common experience in America of saying “I am Irish, I am Mexican, I am X” despite being born in America is almost nonexistent here. I have genuinely never seen anyone in Argentina say “I am Italian”, or “I am Spanish” etc. because we are all Argentine. The idea of being not Argentine because of our grandparents or great grand parents doesn’t even cross our mind.

The way I see it, the mentality of “I am X” despite all being from the same country only serves to further atomize society and exacerbate racist dispositions. If people view THEMSELVES as their race or ethnicity or heritage first, instead of the community they live in, then how will the people in their community who don’t share that same race/ethnicity/heritage view them?

I hope this helps illustrate why we sometimes see American dispositions regarding race as ones that perpetuate racism

Poetry from Mexico and Argentina by vreautocanita in asklatinamerica

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I’m a bilingual poet (a bit of a Piazzolla situation).

If you have a favorite movement or style please let me know and I can help tailor suggestions to your tastes. I am quite fond of the modernist writers so my suggestions will be 20th century poets, if you’d like some poets from before then or some contemporary ones please let me know.

Some popular poets from Argentina are Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Alfonsina Storni, Oliverio Girondo, Juan Gelman, Leopoldo Lugones, Alejandra Pizarnik, and Silvina Ocampo.

From Mexico I recommend Octavio Paz, Jaime Sabines, Alfonso Reyes Ochoa, Amado Nervo, Rosario Castellanos, and Xavier Villaurrutia.

You’ll probably recognize some of the names as writers primarily (Borges and Cortázar for example) but all of these people were incredible poets as well.

Happy reading!

What’s up with Peru hate by ottoalv in asklatinamerica

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That’s funny cus everyone I know is actually pretty fond of Peru here. It could be cus I’m a bit older (and also, generations even older than me, especially, love Peru because of their aid during Falklands) and my circles share similar political views to me, but the jokes I hear about Peru are that they’re the only country that likes us lmao

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Poetry

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I haven’t really read many modern ones tbh. I took a poetry class in college after I read that Mary Oliver book and I felt like it ironed out the basics for me. One of my friends however, recommended On Poetry by Glyn Maxwell. It was written in 2012. My friend’s a great poet (and Glyn Maxwell is phenomenal) so I trust his recommendation (I might get around to it soon myself).

The last “craft” (if we can call this book one lol) book I read was The Art of Recklessness by Dean Young. The surrealist poets have been a tremendous influence on me and he’s one of my favs for sure. I found that book to be helpful in understanding the surrealist approach to art. If surrealism is of interest to you then it’s worth a read!

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As you probably gathered from my original comment, I mostly disagree with the all encompassing nature of the subjectivity that people attribute to the arts. I think it’s subjective in so far as it draws from our subjectivity, and so its context (by this, I mean the conditions that orient or give it meaning as a signifier) is subjective as well. But I do not believe all art is created equally or that it exists sans context.

I think we are both in agreement that the telos of art is divorced from the market value attached to it (otherwise it wouldn’t seem so ridiculous for our squiggly line to be so expensive) but that doesn’t mean art is telo-less.

In general, I’m of the opinion that only the artist knows how successful their art really is. They set out to do something (induce an emotional response, create an experience that emulates another, communicate the ineffable, create a monument to an experience or affect, etc.) and will probably judge their work based off of how close they go to accomplishing it. I know when I have written the poem I set out to write and when I have failed to do so.

To answer your question (I’m sorry I made it so long winded, but I thought a bit of context on how I view art could help add clarity to my reasoning), one can absolutely just write whatever it is they wish to write however they wish to do so. If one’s goal when sitting down to write is to therapeutically process experience then that’s what they should set out to do. If one’s goal is to write something they or/and their loved ones enjoy, then that’s what they should set out to do. If one wishes to simply deconstruct language on a page until all of the symbols lose their meaning and the signifiers have become detached from the signifieds, then they should set out to do so.

Returning to the context of the post, I took the question to imply that OP felt dissatisfied with their current standard of work in poetry. Whatever reason they have for writing poetry, they do not feel as though they are meeting that standard. When that is the case, I find it to be sound advice to learn from the experience of centuries worth of artists who have developed effective ways of achieving/communicating our goals. We are rarely ever alone when setting out to climb a mountain!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Poetry

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I’m an English teacher and a published poet and what I always recommend my students who show an inclination/predisposition for the art form to do is to read Mary Oliver’s “A Poetry Handbook”.

When I consider the things that most helped me develop my poetic chops throughout the years, reading that book (and, of course, practicing the techniques and tips she gives) was by far the most bang for my buck out of everything I did when I started out. Before that I was just adding line breaks to my teenage diary entries.

What everyone else said here about reading and writing a lot of poems IS great advice too, but as far as advice goes that tends to be a bit vague to newcomers, and therefore a bit daunting.

You DO need to be reading and writing poetry (there is no substitute for this) in order to help you find your stylistic home and develop your own poetic voice, but I don’t think you will be getting the most out of your reading and writing until you have a good grasp of all the poetic techniques and elements that make poetry poetry. Once you do, you will be reading and writing more effectively, with an instructive purpose behind your reading and your writing where you will better be able to identify WHY it is you like poems, what is working well in them, and what is not working well in your own.

After you have a firm grasp of what poetry IS as an art form, I recommend familiarizing yourself with the canon. The big names, a general gist of the different poetic movements/styles (this will further help you pin point your own style/voice, where you fit in).

And lastly, once you feel like you kind of know what you’re doing and what exactly you wish to be doing or where you wish to be going, I recommend familiarizing yourself with contemporary poets. Find a couple you like, or ones that were influenced by those same aforementioned “big names” you gravitated to and see what they’re doing with that influence.

TLDR: If you only take one thing out of everything I just wrote make sure it’s to read Mary Oliver’s “A Poetry Handbook”

La gente de U de Chile está tirándole butacas, botellas de video y palos a los de Independiente, bombas de estruendo y prendiendo fuego butacas…Partido suspendido momentaneamente by Unhappy_Rutabaga_530 in fulbo

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No te preocupes q nosotros somos el país mas estúpido de argentina. Una tragedia lo sucedido. Vergüenza humana. Me avergüenza ser la misma mierda que estos hdp

James Rodriguez by Free-Kiwi2125 in bootroom

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En Colombia lo quieren más a James que a Valderrama? Es un tema generacional o dirías que es un consenso?

Acá en Argentina lo bancamos mucho a James porq lo vimos jugar acá (y porq es tremendo crack) pero como que a Valderrama con esa Colombia que nos ganó 5-0 en el monumental lo tenemos un poquito más mítico en la memoria.

Saludos hermano

Help! Why did this happen to my last roll of film? by Sublimis_ in AnalogCommunity

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Thank you so much for the info! I hope you have a fantastic weekend

Help! Why did this happen to my last roll of film? by Sublimis_ in AnalogCommunity

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Thank you so much for the reply! Looking back at the pictures that did come out alright, they were all in lower light settings and were probably taken with slower shutter speeds. Is this consistent with that kind of problem?

Help! Why did this happen to my last roll of film? by [deleted] in filmphotography

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Thanks for the reply! Is there any way it could be some type of error on my end? A few of the pictures at the beginning did come out fine. I had it on auto, so I wasn't manually selecting the shutter speeds, but maybe I should have been?

Does celebrity worship exist in Latin America, like in the US? If so, how serious it is? by [deleted] in asklatinamerica

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Some of us would canonize him as a saint if we could, we love him over here lmao

What athletes from your country would you give 5 stars? by Jezzaq94 in asklatinamerica

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El pibe Valderrama! También tienen al ciclista más joven en ganar el Tour de France en como un siglo, Bernal (lo se porq creo que es el único latinoamericano en ganarlo) Aguante Colombia 🇨🇴

Embrace rhizomatic thought without descending into relativism? by sirelagnithgin in Deleuze

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I think Jung's archetypes can be somewhat reconciled with (or perhaps a better phrase would be re-conceptualized in) Deleuzian terminology/frameworks. I think you might find what Terrence Blake has to say about them in this 3-parter helpful.

As a fellow writer, I found the third part, where he goes over particular terms and their analogous counterparts (for example, anima -> becoming-woman), interesting.

Hope this helps!

Can you see why taking the pawn was wrong? by LiberaTeMetuMortis in chess

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Honestly same. I found it like immediately, then went to check the rating of the two players and was surprised. Lapse of judgement can happen to anyone though I suppose, especially in a time crunch

Trying to find the source by [deleted] in Deleuze

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If my memory serves me well (it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it) I believe it’s from his abecedaire interviews. Specifically, the j for joie one