[lbo-talk] be serious (was Why Zizek Can Not Be Taken Seriously)

[Shane Taylor]

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> What I do not like about Zizek has not as much to do with
> the man himself, as with his position in society.  He is
> essentially a jester in the court of literary bourgeoisie, an
> entertainer writing amusing stories about and for the
> wealthy US literati.  Not that his observations and stories
> are inaccurate, but they are more flirtatious and teasing
> than critical and challenging.

Wojtek, you say jester as if it's a bad thing!  Harlan Ellison is a
jester, one I've admired for years.  He's also a wonderful short story
writer and essayist from whom I've learned a good deal.

...  Actually, what you say above would apply to no less to H.L. 
Mencken.  And neither of us would chuck him.

-- Shane

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