Rui Calvo
ruicalvo.bsky.social
Rui Calvo
@ruicalvo.bsky.social
"The automatic assumption that sex, sexuality, desire, bodily experience and expression as a major part of a woman’s (or any person’s) life and perhaps core to understanding her is not valid in and of itself and must instead serve some kind of moral or political purpose, is a +
July 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"The desire to exclusively engage with media and art made by “unproblematic” artists is a direct result of Americans viewing media consumption as an inherently political act because that is the supreme promise of Western prosperity and the religion of consumerism, and because it’s seemingly +
July 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"As we float, astronautically through an increasingly mediated world, ever-detached from the corporeal and emotional realities not only of others, but of ourselves, we seek pleasure only in the form of the pristine spectacle of consumption —
specchioscuro.it/the-puritani...
The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, Sex on Film, and the Disavowal of Desire
The disappearance of the sex scene in American cinema, the suppression of the body under the moral imperative of commodities in neoliberal capitalism, and Verhoeven as antagonizer.
specchioscuro.it
July 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Rui Calvo
leitura instigante e quase um tratado de semiótica e política a partir da análise do cenário atual

deixa explícito o quanto o Brasil (o povo e seus líderes, do governo e da SCO) NÃO fazemos ideia/uso do IMENSO poder (=alcance + influência) de um de seus principais soft powers

Brilhante, Taylor! 👏👏
Read my latest post on the massive cultural impact of Brazilian stan twitter and how a ban on X could have far reaching implications for the entertainment industry and political landscape
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
The burning of the Library of Alexandria for fandoms
Brazil blocking X could deal a fatal blow to stan twitter
open.substack.com
September 1, 2024 at 12:38 PM