new news same as the old news in some ways. it’s interesting how the medium changes, and that’s probably what’s new to analyze here, but the content is still the same as it has always been. within living memory, kids were running around their cities unsupervised for 12+ hours a day playing “cops and robbers” or the much more genocidal “cowboys and indians” and it has always had this exact same social dynamic. the kids are essentially acting out what they correctly understand to be the defining social dynamic of class society in the dying empire of a continent-spanning-and-genociding settler colony, and they always have. much of the work of schooling is to teach you to rationalize that which the children can act out without need for rationalization. the notion of digital protest against ice is also something that strikes me as novel here.
I just watched a live interview with Taylor Lorenz. She said that everyone in the article was children between the age 11-17. She said that many of the children knew people who had been victims of ICE and some of the children were re-enacting things that they experienced.
She also said that one child was shouting “No human is illegal” and shooting at ICE in roblox.
Also on a more basic level I think kids are always going to find a power dynamic to replicate, because the ultimate goal is to create two sides in a game where one can give chase and the other can run away
I have a theory that games like cowboys and Indians was invented by adults to reinforce the genocidal/oppressive mindset; then again if similar dynamics exist in games in non-Imperialist countries then this would be demonstrably untrue.
I don’t think it’s that deep. A child’s dad will say something about “chasing off the Indians” and their first instinct would be to make a game out of it because they like to run around. Children are like sponges, they’ll pick up anything in their environment without needing strict indoctrination.
pretty sure chasing games exist everywhere and are very old, unsure if “cowboys and indians” predates cowboy movies, or “cops and robbers” predates similar media
new news same as the old news in some ways. it’s interesting how the medium changes, and that’s probably what’s new to analyze here, but the content is still the same as it has always been. within living memory, kids were running around their cities unsupervised for 12+ hours a day playing “cops and robbers” or the much more genocidal “cowboys and indians” and it has always had this exact same social dynamic. the kids are essentially acting out what they correctly understand to be the defining social dynamic of class society in the dying empire of a continent-spanning-and-genociding settler colony, and they always have. much of the work of schooling is to teach you to rationalize that which the children can act out without need for rationalization. the notion of digital protest against ice is also something that strikes me as novel here.
I just watched a live interview with Taylor Lorenz. She said that everyone in the article was children between the age 11-17. She said that many of the children knew people who had been victims of ICE and some of the children were re-enacting things that they experienced.
She also said that one child was shouting “No human is illegal” and shooting at ICE in roblox.
based antifa kid
Can you link the interview please?
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2488008145?t=02h43m44s
The interview starts at 2h43m. She mostly talks about promoting masking and covid vaccines. The part about the roblox article starts at 3h40m.
I knew vaccines caused autism!
Oh dang, big pharma btfo
Also on a more basic level I think kids are always going to find a power dynamic to replicate, because the ultimate goal is to create two sides in a game where one can give chase and the other can run away
Oh good, I don’t need to type out a comment of my own, that’s basically everything I wanted to say.
If you think you’ve found a way to make kids stop making light of horrible shit then I have a bridge to sell you. It goes over the bay in Arizona
What’s wrong with Ring Around the Rosie?!
I have a theory that games like cowboys and Indians was invented by adults to reinforce the genocidal/oppressive mindset; then again if similar dynamics exist in games in non-Imperialist countries then this would be demonstrably untrue.
I don’t think it’s that deep. A child’s dad will say something about “chasing off the Indians” and their first instinct would be to make a game out of it because they like to run around. Children are like sponges, they’ll pick up anything in their environment without needing strict indoctrination.
pretty sure chasing games exist everywhere and are very old, unsure if “cowboys and indians” predates cowboy movies, or “cops and robbers” predates similar media