Posts by Sacha
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I guess I naively thought I might be able to get one going.
We've tried that conversation a few times hereabouts and it has only got so far.
"yeah, intertextuality, we dig that"
We do, to be fair.
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Uh, ex founding campaign strategist for the party in question is surely more accurate than "pundit" in McCarten's case.
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the ways in which originality and appropriation in contemporary art and originality and appropriation in film are perceived differently to originality and appropriation in writing
That sounds like an interesting topic for a broader conversation. But isn't "plagiarism" a more narrowly literary rather than artistic or filmic concept? That seems to be the discussion you walked into so I'm not surprised it didn't open up as fast as you might have wanted.
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Ihimaera is not a privately funded movie maker or film reviewer.
He works at a public university that is part of an international academic community of practice with expectations and conventions about handling the usage of other people's works (and in this case, words).
Admittedly that appears to count less in practice than if he were a student like Cauchi.
And yes, there's a difference between continuing a conversation with previous creators and just playing back their words.
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Deported for my sins..
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Without endorsing Harawira's behaviour or his party's political acumen for one moment, I note more bluster and distortion from the cheeky whitie himself. Poor dear either does not grasp that racism involves power or is salving his conscience by denying it.
The thing about the whole Hone Harawira business is the double standard.
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No credible party can keep within itself an MP who describes white people as motherf*****s and rapists.No doubt channelling talkback and Tauranga sentiments all too well.
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Harawira, on the other hand, is done.
Matt McCarten has a different take on that (though he seems to be downplaying the long-term frustrations within the leadership about Harawira):
The hysteria this week has panicked the Maori Party into thinking it has to take drastic steps. Turia has decided there's no other option but that Harawira has to go. It is instructive Key has publicly endorsed Turia's decision.
Unfortunately for her, Harawira isn't accepting the offer to be an independent. The Maori Party constitution requires Harawira's electorate to support any expulsion as well as a national hui. Neither is going to happen.
They could try to expel him unconstitutionally from the caucus then bluff it out. Believe me, I've been there and that's a party suicide option.
Even if Harawira is eventually forced into a by-election, he would win. The consequence of that though is there would be two pro-Maori parties in the Maori seats at the next general election competing with Labour. Harawira gets two years to brand a new movement by attacking the Government. Turia and Sharples would be forced to spend their time defending modest gains from National. I wouldn't put money on the Maori Party surviving that three-way fight.
So before the Maori Party is railroaded into decapitating one of its own, it should slow down and carefully consider the possible fatal fallout to themselves.
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There was a rugby game?
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The Caketin might look a bit pink if the Bahraini fans spread out amongst the white.
I was impressed by the locals' commitment to interleavened beige shirtlessness.
After a few cups of coffee I may be all white.
Ah, yes.
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That rehab is clearly not good for the complexion. :)