Fight Club
Dec. 30th, 2008 08:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tyggerjaiBrilliant indictment of 20th century consumerism and greed
OR
Self-indulgent whine about how white male privilege isn't all that great because stuff doesn't actually make you happy.
Discuss.
ETA: Yes, it's an OR choice. It could be a brilliant indictment of 20th century consumerism and greed AND a subtle parodic criticism of white male privilege - poor Tyler has 2 jobs and a nice condo and still isn't happy, maybe he should try, y'know, being black and homeless for a night. I don't see it that way, maybe other people do. But if it is a subtle parody of white male privilege, then it isn't a self-indulgent whine.
So that's the question. Is it a legitimate criticism of white male privilege, or a glorification of it?
It occurs to me - if you think it's not an OR choice, ask yourself if you're white, male, educated and employed, and whether that might affect your reading.
OR
Self-indulgent whine about how white male privilege isn't all that great because stuff doesn't actually make you happy.
Discuss.
ETA: Yes, it's an OR choice. It could be a brilliant indictment of 20th century consumerism and greed AND a subtle parodic criticism of white male privilege - poor Tyler has 2 jobs and a nice condo and still isn't happy, maybe he should try, y'know, being black and homeless for a night. I don't see it that way, maybe other people do. But if it is a subtle parody of white male privilege, then it isn't a self-indulgent whine.
So that's the question. Is it a legitimate criticism of white male privilege, or a glorification of it?
It occurs to me - if you think it's not an OR choice, ask yourself if you're white, male, educated and employed, and whether that might affect your reading.
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Date: 2008-12-30 04:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-12-30 04:22 am (UTC)