Fetishization of facts
Posted by Bob on August 12, 2003
In Reply to: Fetishization of facts posted by Celia on August 12, 2003
: Hi,
: I don't quite understand the bracketd phrase. Could anyone do me a favor.
: The androcentric imperatives of journalism are discernible not only in definitions of newsworthiness, they argue, but also in the ruthless competition to be first with the news, an over-reliance on male sources, and [a fetishization of facts for their own sake (typically presented outside of their social, and therefore, gendered context)].
: Thanks a lot.
Just more of this feminist diatribe, making the dubious assertion that facts-for-the-sake-of-facts is a "male" trait,
while facts-within-a-social-context is a "female" trait, and then further calling that fact-gathering a "fetish," to further emphasize the unreasoning nature of it.
- Fetishization of facts ESC 12/August/03
- Fetishization of facts Bob 12/August/03