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This. ;) I think what tickles me about it is that they clearly know what they're talking about, but they're also actively setting themselves apart from the Ivor
by acobster 9y ago
This. ;) I think what tickles me about it is that they clearly know what they're talking about, but they're also actively setting themselves apart from the Ivory Tower and signaling that their interest is one that brings them some earnest fucking joy.
- taneliv 9y agoIt is probably only appreciable because it contrasts starkly with the expectations. But if people were to regularly write academic treatises peppered with obscenities, I think it would get rather old rather fast. Which is not to say that one could not use more, ummm... vernacular language. But in quite moderation, I would say.
- __s 9y agoHere's a bit of a metatake on this: https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0167274 https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/... where it's reflecting on indigenous culture while preferring to write in a prose styled after that culture
- jinushaun 9y agoI enjoy reading this kind of stuff regardless, so adding profanity to make it “cool” strikes me as childish and lame.