pop culture
The headline rundown: Modern popular culture topics in the realm of politics, legislation and activism.
What's the significance here? Meaning of woke culture in 2022
What's the significance here? The old significance of the word characterizes woke as just the "past straightforward of wake", as in to awaken, or conscious.
Dameco WilliamsPublished 7 months ago in The Swamp
Herschel Walker and Christian are a joke
Warning: This story contains strong language so please excuse the language. Readers be advised. Oh man! This year 2022 is full of surprises and not so full of surprises like for instance the whole Herschel Walker alleged mistress and baby mamas exposing his ass.
Gladys W. MuturiPublished 8 months ago in The Swamp
Trump is the ‘Hope For Peace’ in Ukraine , as Emphasized by a NATO Member
He claimed that Biden had gone “too far” in his criticism of Putin’s continued presidency in Russia. The right-wing populist leader, a close ally of the Former U.S. president, recently declared,
EstalontechPublished 8 months ago in The Swamp
Political cartoons and propaganda
A good case can be made that the political cartoon, by its very nature, is a form of propaganda. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though propaganda as generally understood has negative connotations. René Welleck in his Theory of Literature argues that
Ye is Never Ever Gonna Get Cancelled & My Thoughts on the "White Lives Matter" T-shirts
Warning: This story contains strong language so please excuse the language. Readers be advised. Grammy Winner Kanye West, Coon-ye, or Ye or Yeezy or Uncle Ruckus or whatever the fuck you want to call him has broke the internet and gotten our attention again.
Gladys W. MuturiPublished 8 months ago in The Swamp
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Husband is Over Her Shit
Perry Greene has finally pulled the plug on his marriage to nutcase Marjorie Taylor Greene. I’m not sure what the final tipping point was, but take your pic. This woman is a dumpster fire out of control in the back of a Walmart loading dock area. She’s truly a garbage human.
Jason ProvencioPublished 8 months ago in The Swamp
Should Trump Run Again?
This is not a trick question or a trick answer. Pull up almost any website on the Internet these days and you’re likely to see an ad asking: “Should Donald Trump run again” Some ads will include the words “Should Donald Trump run for President again?” while others will not.
Patreon - A Study In Pussification
Pussification: the state in which a society becomes less and less tough[i] When the comedian George Carlin used the term pussification[ii] he was referring to the introduction of Harley Davidson themed restaurants and the evidence they provided that the tough brand had sold out to the soft world of weekend motorcyclists. It was a sign that the brand was no longer about “grimy outlaws and their sweaty mamma’s” but had prettied itself up to cater for “pussy boy software designers.” He laments the downfall of the Harley Davidson brand and the promise into fraud and meaningless. There is no better word than to use to describe the recent experience of Patreon. Welcome to the world of Patreon’s pussification.
Belinda TobinPublished about a year ago in The Swamp
Kardashians Are Removing Their Butt Implants, but Why Should Anyone Care?
Rumour has it that the Kardashian clan have finally removed their BBL's. If you've been living under a rock and don't know what that means, BBL - short for Brazilian Butt Lift - is a fat transfer operation that helps create a Kardashian-worthy bum.
Katie JglnPublished about a year ago in The Swamp
"A Turtle on A Fence Post"
The stories title comes from one of Bill Clinton's favorite expressions: "when you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it didn't get there by itself. It doesn't belong there. You wonder who put it there". The show is inspired by fictionalized events of Hank Morris, a democratic strategist for people like: Chuck Schumer and Diane Feinstein; his time in prison at the hands of former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Robert M Massimi.Published 2 years ago in The Swamp
White Noise Review
Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks unleashes an earthquake in order to erase the surface and reveal what lies beneath Liberal Society.
Evie SmithPublished 2 years ago in The SwampPropaganda and the Political Cartoon
A good case can be made that the political cartoon, by its very nature, is a form of propaganda. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though propaganda as generally understood has negative connotations. René Welleck in his Theory of Literature argues that
Marco den OudenPublished 2 years ago in The Swamp
