Recent content by Gktr

If you weren't implying that vikings were synonymous with Norse people at the time, then I apologize for misunderstanding you. As for the artistic legacy: while it is true that a substantial amount of the Norse literature originates on iceland, you should be careful not to make the Norwegian...

The Pre-Christian Norsemen were not at all uncivilized barbarians. I think one of the issues with this thread is that it refers to Ragnarok as the "viking" apocalypse when it's really the apocalypse of nordic mythology. Very few norse people at the time were vikings - honestly, that would be the...

I think you might be confusing vikings with Christians ;)

I would argue that it doesn't happen all the time. It was very newsworthy when it happened, and it ended in lawsuits. Racism is a real issue, and institutionalized racism does exist, but one of the dangers you have to be mindful of when you're trying to bring about social change is that you...

It's hard to say if there is a special meaning to this apocalypse. The two main sources of knowledge when it comes to Ragnarok are the Poetic Edda, which is a collection of poems collected by an unknown compiler, and the Prose Edda, which is usually attested to Snorri Sturluson. Ragnarok is...

I'm curious about the relevance this particular case, because the artist who created the cake and whose head is used in the installation is not exactly white: Are you saying that the culture minister is racist because she participated in the event created by Mr. Linde in order to bring...

Nowhere in the period material can you find any mention of a specific date for Ragnarok to happen. Also, before it happens there is supposed to be a winter lasting for three consecutive years, after which there will a war in which "brothers fight brothers" and everyone will be into incest.

I suppose I would be referred to as a Titoist anarcho-communist. In my opinion, the idea that there's a balance to be found between privilege and individual rights is a false dichotomy. As I see it, the role of society is to create a balance between the community's protection of an...

I have to admit that you are probably right; you're not doing a very good job of misrepresenting other peoples' arguments, and you're doing an even worse job of constructing an argument of your own. Next time, instead of posting something utterly useless, you should try to explain to the rest of...

bamf If you ever find yourself unemployed, perhaps you could begin to offer courses on how to form moronic and asinine strawman arguments. :)

I never said women do not suffer abuse, but I don't think said abuse qualifies as oppression. Men are also victims - in fact it's much more likely for a man to fall victim to violent crime than it is for a woman. Perhaps I should have worded it differently, but when both sides suffer, I don't...

I'm talking about historical gender roles though (I reacted to the fact that you wrote "women had" instead of "have" in the paragraph I quoted). Men and women had different expectations placed upon them, but I think it's more accurate to say that average people were being oppressed by feudal...

Now I think you're being a bit unfair, to be honest. I wasn't suggesting that joining a discussion on sexual assault in Egypt and attempting to steer it onto Chelsea Manning's person is proper behaviour. I'm simply raising some concerns I have about the way the modern feminist movement conducts...

Women face prejudice, discrimination, and injustice. Men face prejudice, discrimination, and injustice. I don't think it's fair to say that women faced more difficulties in their daily lives than men - women had to stay home and mind the children; men had to go to war and die. Yesterday, I...

Trifolium It seems like we largely agree on at least one issue: the reason men are overrepresented in suicide statistics is that there is a cultural norm which dictates that men should be strong and independent, wheras women are allowed to seek help without being stigmatized for it. I know...