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June 04, 2004
Pomo vs. Porno?
I got an e-mail from a friend today that had “pomo” in the subject field. You see, being that a few of us talk about postmodernity a little bit, we may tend to get e-mails like this once in a while. And I’m guessing that more than likely, at first glance, I think that the e-mail is entitled, “porno” (as in p-o-r-n-o-g-r-a-p-h-y). Funny.
Needless to say, I quickly clicked on the link included in the e-mail just to see what awaited me.
After thinking about this for another second or so I guiltily wondered… Are pomo and porno really so different? I mean, we think about postmodernity, we read about postmodernity, we write about postmodernity — if somone were to tell us about a pictoral representation of postmodernity, I’m sure we’d go look at it. (Though, honestly, I’m into postmodernity solely for the great articles.)
A question: how many of you clicked on that link up there?
Oh, be ashamed!
Pomo excites us. It entices us with new and interesting ideas and snares us. Sometimes, I can’t wait to check the latest updates in my aggregator just to see what kind of new pomo I can immerse myself in — to pleasure my depraved mind with.
It’s a sickness, I know. But, I can admit it. I’m not yet hiding photos of Foucault, Derrida, or even McLaren in my wallet — God help me if I ever do. But, I know who they are, along with others like Barthes and Lyotard and Eco and others — as if they were the past months’ centerfolds.
I’m currently in a long-term e-mail conversation with a friend about postmodernity and historiography and how they fit into Christianity (or postmodern Christianity); awaiting each new response as if I were in an X-rated chatroom.
Pomo versus porno… Take your pick.
Posted at 1:49 pm
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I haven’t taken the time yet to figure out how the aggregators work. I’m not sure if it would be a good thing in my life, ‘cause I might save some time from the way I surf now – or just feed that addiction even more…
But, since I run on Mac OSX, I’ve bookmarked the link you gave, so we’ll see!
Chris(tine) () - June 06, 2004 at 11:47 am
graham () (URL) - June 06, 2004 at 2:49 pm
On another note… If you dig deep into subculture, they use a new type of language. “porno” becomes “pron” or even “pr0n”.
To me, pornography is not really a big deal. I know that it’s merely an escape from reality as much as drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and even more acceptable addictions such as food, coffee, caffeine, relationships, relationships, fantasy, church attendance, fellowship, impact groups… and the list goes on. Yes I endeavor to remove all addictions from my life. Yet if I choose to indulge in any addiction, I use that as an opportunity to explore what I want to escape from. Today I simply want to escape from the feelings of incredible isolation I experienced at the church picnic.
Ian Prescott () - June 06, 2004 at 6:52 pm
