• @thedirtyknapkin
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    13 days ago

    i can forgive people for not referencing an ancient comedy that would take an entire paragraph of preamble to explain its relevant before making a point about a fictional story from a long time ago.

    it’s not like it was a history.

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      313 days ago

      “In a move straight out of lysistrata, an ancient greek comedy where women withold sexual favours to stop a war”

      I literally read that shit as part of a three month subject in year nine

      • @Cypher
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        512 days ago

        Which has what cultural connection to the Korean movement?

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          012 days ago

          It sets a context for people unfamiliar with 4B.

          Most people outside of Korea won’t be familiar with its internal politics, but anyone with the most basic education will know what Lysistrata is about.

          • @affiliate
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            412 days ago

            i consider myself to have at least a basic level of education, and this was my first time hearing about Lysistrata

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      12 days ago

      an ancient comedy that would take an entire paragraph of preamble to explain

      It shouldn’t need explaining, though.

      It’s basic common knowledge that anyone with the slightest interest in not being ignorant should have been familiar with by the time they finished general education.

      (You don’t need to have watched or read the play, mind, that might be out of your control depending on its availability in your context, but there’s no excuse for not knowing it exists and what it’s about.)