Culture
Blacked out: Writer is turning celeb sexual misconduct statements into ‘Blackout Poetry’
A poet has been printing out the statements from powerful celebrities regarding sexual misconduct and turning them into powerful erasure poetry.
The poet has reworked the statements from Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Harvey Weinstein, Richard Dreyfuss and many more.
Erasure poetry is a genre in which the writer takes a block or passage of words and blacks out large portions, leaving a short passage remaining. In this case, the writer is leaving text that reveals “a revelation of hidden intent in a text I find questionable,” the poet, Isobel O’Hare told Fast Company.
The works have been gaining a large amount of attention on social media, even catching the attention of Weinstein’s most vocal accuser, Rose McGowan.
Dear Monster, your statement got fixed. We see you. Redaction poem by #IsobelO’Hare #ROSEARMY pic.twitter.com/KgpTKOnRb5
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“I came of age in a culture of demons I respect more than women,” Weinstein’s statement was blacked out to read.
“for eons” – I blacked out Richard Dreyfuss’s statement. #erasure #blackout #RichardDreyfuss #metoo pic.twitter.com/FbfAzEV0nN
— Isobel O'Hare (@isobelohare) November 13, 2017
“I ignored reality for eons,” Dreyfuss’ poem reads.
“my own behavior” – I blacked out Kevin Spacey’s statement. #erasure #poetry #kevinspacey #metoo pic.twitter.com/f26B23hoXn
— Isobel O'Hare (@isobelohare) November 13, 2017
“There are stories about me that have been fueled by my own behavior,” O’Hare’s edit on Spacey’s statement was edited to say.
I’ve been erasing/fixing celebrity sexual abuse statements. Here is Louis CK’s. #louisck #metoo pic.twitter.com/LcmvhKDfSB
— Isobel O'Hare (@isobelohare) November 12, 2017
“My dick is a question I run from,” C.K.’s poem asserts.
O’Hare explained to Fast Company that she became inspired after noticing similar language and phrasing in each statement.
“I started noticing, while reading these statements, that many of them used similar language,” O’Hare explained. “There was a theme of ‘that was the culture then’ and sexist language like ‘these women’ kept appearing. I wanted to draw attention to that and to show what the men writing these statements didn’t realize they were revealing about themselves.”
Culture
Virginia School District Stops Celebrating Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day Because of the “Racial Undertones” in His Books
It’s all so tiresome.
The Loudoun County School District in northern Virginia has stopped celebrating Dr. Seuss during Read Across America Day because of the “strong racial undertones” in some of his books.
“Research in recent years has revealed strong racial undertones in many books written/illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Examples include anti-Japanese American political cartoons and cartoons depicting African Americans for sale captioned with offensive language,” the district wrote in a statement.
“Given this research, and LCPS’ focus on equity and culturally responsive instruction, LCPS provided this guidance to schools during the past couple of years to not connect Read Across America Day exclusively with Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Dr. Seuss and his books are no longer the emphasis of ‘Read Across America Day’ in Loudoun County Public Schools,” the statement added.
To be clear, this does not mean that Loudoun County School District is outright banning Dr. Seuss’ books. They are still available for children to read in their libraries and classrooms.
Read Across America Day is celebrated every year on March 2, the day of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, and many schools across the country celebrate National Reading Month every March.
The National Education Association, which created National Reading Month and Read Across America Day, started to distance themselves from explicit promotion of Dr. Seuss in 2017 and now promotes non-white authors who write books about “racial justice,” “inclusivity,” and so on.
Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, worked as a political cartoonist in addition to illustrating and writing children’s books. Interestingly enough, Geisel was a passionate supporter of FDR and a lifelong liberal Democrat.
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