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[–] floppybiscuits@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

I find this podcaster insufferable. Can someone summarise it please?

[–] Glifted@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This should be the top comment. Great interview and great podcast

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Loftus always does good stuff. My fave is her Lolita podcast which breaks down the history of its public perception. The book is a monster attack story, but told from the viewport of the monster. Using flowery language talking to a jury is explaining how it's not that bad, and he eventually rots in prison. The self serving lies are both obvious and numerous .

But some-fucking-how most people think it's a problematic star crossed lovers, romeo and juilet, age is just a number, forbidden romance BS. Multiple movies and stage have distorted the book into the exact thing the author was mocking.

Sorry. Random rant. But goddamn does Jamie do good work.

[–] Glifted@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I haven't read Lolita but I just started reading Pale Fire by Nobokov so it's funny you brought that up. I have heard about Lolita getting adopted by the very creeps it intends to rebuke. I'll have to check out her podcast on it