Rob Schaap on Foucault

[Marta Russell]

I have already discussed this with Justin off list but the sentence
certainly does allude to a characterization of a person -- "any
Marxist" is "blind" if they are optimistic.  The insinuation is that
blind persons are incompetent.
That is not the same thing as a blind alley.

Go back and do a search for Doyle Sayler in the LBO archives, I think
he explained this better than I have the time to do here.

As for watching language -- what movement has not.
Blacks certainly corrected the use of n-word which was wrought with
racism and stereotypes, women have done the same, don't you know "girl."
Marta

Joanna Sheldon wrote:
> 
> At 02:54 14-06-01, Marta wrote:
> >Justin Schwartz wrote:
> > >
> >any Marxist who is optimistic in this day and age is
> > > blind or fanatical. --jks
> > >
> > > >
> >Justin,
> >
> >I know you said this without thinking.
> 
> Not without thinking, Marta, but without thinking of blind people.
> 
> >we have had discussions before about how aligning negative
> >characteristics with a disability is not accurate or cool.  Blind
> >people are not ignorant or stupid people who refuse to look at issues.
> >
> >Marta
> 
> And godferbid we should not be cool, eh. The new censorship appeals to the
> codependent in us all.
> 
> Have a listen to Henry Fowler (being, I think, hysterically funny) on metaphor:
>