It was chilly Sunday night as the line outside The International began to wrap around the building.
The show, featuring Devour the Day, Sick Puppies and Skillet, was completely sold out. The venue was already filled to the brim with people of all ages — children as young as two and grandparents, too.
Knoxville got a little more glamorous this weekend thanks to the first annual Smoky Mountain Burlesque Fest. Kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 15 at The Edge, the festival featured over 75 dancers and performers from all over the United States.
Each day offered something special and entertaining for the attendees. The first show,…
“We regularly ask teenage girls to read books in which characters degrade women, expecting them to understand that the book’s other merits outweigh its misogyny. To set such an expectation and not consider its effect on young women is foolish and hypocritical; we rarely expect young men to do the same, and hardy ever expect young white men to read extensively in traditions where their identities aren’t represented or are degraded. We need to reflect on the way the literature we celebrate supports the idea that women who are sexually frustrated create problems for themselves, while men in the same situation create problems for the world. Though the links are subtle, our celebration of a canon of sad white boy literature affects the way we think, and how much tolerance we offer to men like [Alek] Minassian and [Elliot] Rodger.”
The fact that much of the population must be labeled “mentally ill” to explain why so many individuals are not mentally or emotionally equipped to handle the gruelling mindset & method of action capitalism necessitates just goes to show how horrifically unnatural a system it is. It’s not us. It’s never been us
