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[-] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I don't get the reference here...

[-] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is a Zizek clip where he (ironically?) proposes that instead of fulfilling the societal expectation of having sex, couples should use a pair of toys that do that work for them and enjoy some other more intellectual pursuit like having discussions over coffee or smth like that

(I probably got the details wrong, it's been a while since I've seen it)

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He doesn't say intellectual pursuits, but more that people are free to actually be themselves, and then, later, maybe even have sex on their own terms

It's basically a commentary on societal expectations in social structures such as dating, by following the concepts such as using toys to have a "successful" date to its logical extreme

At least this is how I understand it

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

I actually saw Slavoj live one time and had to sit through him repeating this information at the end of a lecture 😭

[-] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago

But that's kinda part of the Zizek experience, no?

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 year ago

True, tho I didn’t know him from social media I was just attending a philosophy lecture so was caught off guard 😂

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago

Ngl having Zizek reading you a lecture sounds cool

[-] Addv4@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

That is slavoj zizek. He does a lot of sniffing while he talks. It's pretty notable.

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