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Pirates, fandom, and the statistically inevitable opportunity for grievance politics

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IMG_0671.JPGI’ve been struggling for days about how to comment, if at all, on the Walking Dead/Black Sails homophobia scandals.

If any.

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Neologism of the Week – Legitprop

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Writinglegitprop [n.] /LĒ-jit-prop/ in contrast to agitprop, which is propagandistic elements in art or literature intended to agitate, legitprop is propagandistic elements in art or literature intended to legitimize some potentially controversial cause or idea.

EX: “The climax of the film Iron Man 3 could be seen as legitprop for the use of robot drones.”

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