SLAVOJ ZIZEK INTERVIEW ON THE CULTURE SHOW (2010)

[IStehSHIT]

thumbnail: SLAVOJ ZIZEK with his hand up his face! as we know him.

[tjw21bath]

Paul Mason - dumbass!

[BIGMACHAMBURGER1]

The Culture Show is a dumbed down show. Explain everything in simple terms....

[f4ust85]

"I think hes a disgusting creep"

[weweredoodshey]

the presenter is a fuckwad

[MrShadowseer]

"See you either in hell or in communism"

[srvgravesdime]

Paul Manson is a smarmy piece of shit.

[bajaninthesun]

Paul Manson...blah!

[renu17]

OWNED by Žižek.. See you either in hell or in communism! It's a trap for rightwingers.. and the idiots are falling in like flies.

[nonaplane]

yeah the interviewer is a dick

[jaejara]

oh slavoj

[blavisha]

 Stopping on the very surface of his bombastic comments (his style is partially forced by the laws of the media today, he wouldn`t be heard otherwise) to draw conclusions is exactly what I would do if I was on the opposing (ie right ) side =)

[Ebareebaveebeedee]

I have little trust in anyone who behaves like Charles Manson.

[andylimn]

Zizek is not a superstar, he is a poisonous cretin who not only belongs squarely in academia, but in the deluded academia of the previous century. This way that the BBC has of cuddling up to such fools, where they would quite rightly pour opprobrium onto his equivalent from the right, is irresponsible and weak.

[coreolis7]

@andylimn what would an equivalent on the right look like? Examples?

[andylimn]

@coreolis7 Man, you're online and you're asking this? I have this image of you bobbing around in the sea saying, 'You say there are fish, but I've never seen one.'

[coreolis7]

@andylimn

 In the US, the Right seems ANTI-INTELLECTUAL these days, I guess thats why I have a hard time visualizing an equivalent. But I don't follow mass media very closely. Who do you have in mind as a right wing Zizek? In comparison to American public (subsidized) TV, BBC seems intelligent.

[TheEsedward]

@liamleahy seriously.

[tomitstube]

fascinating. capitalists always talk about the free market, and how it leads to individual freedoms... but in the context of capitalisms reality, it's an obscene income disparity that has the majority begging for philanthropic gifts by the very few who control all the money.

[timetochilli]

slavoj makes me laugh he is so entertaining

[belzondium]

@NegaitveHalo haha weak.

[niriop]

"See you in hell...or in communism!"

Slavoj Zizek = BAD ASS

[villarreal20]

hes on crack

[tomitstube]

@villarreal20 ~ nah, it's just rapid synopsis in combination with a restless mind. i'd be curious to see how much sleep he gets, i imagine him having problems shutting down the thought process.

[channelislander]

WTF @ 4:25-4:27?

[jradetzky]

Zizek is the Kung Fu Panda of philosophy

[importfilta]

See you in hell or communism. The best line ever.

[MrHilligan4]

Yeah, that Stalinist comment was taken wayyyy out of context. If you watch that documentary, Zizek was obviously being facetious.

[timetochilli]

i love zizek i mean sorry u will hat eme for that lol

[Aaaarchangel]

8:25 what does he say? If you're right-winger you will say ..... what?

[SloveintzWend]

@Aaaarchangel He says:"If you are a right-winger you will say: but they are the same".

[DanielRooneyIII]

The culture show missed a trick here, as they without a doubt should have had Mark Kermode interviewing Slavoj. Kermode like Zizek is a "Communist" and a film critic and has his own bumbling persona. The result would have been not so much an interview, more a range of tangents and humorous ones at that. Humour is something which Paul Mason utterly lacks.

[lewisrain]

"So how did a bearded Slovene philosopher become world-famous...?" That's so rubbish. The presenters look and act like market traders, not cultural observers.

[chrish12345]

Why do they keep saying 'controversial'? What exactly is controversial about him?

[karlitoxxx]

Wow, way to take him out of context with the Stalin comment.

[mikem1234]

@karlitoxxx You should see the BBC interview with him, the interviewer jumps on that as well...sigh.

[ESWtagteam]

Slavoj in my heart

[smilingasteroid]

this interviewer is about as smart as a rabbit I used to date

[pugay69]

This was an excellent interview, considering its length.

[nakedmambo]

Zizek is like a sort of unpretentious Baudrillard, who actually makes sense wheen you read him. As another unashamed Marxist I find his persona a nice break from the people who are frightened to state their views for fear of being marginalised, but imagine him being a media flash in the pan whether he likes it or not.

[incazzatabarks]

I am not familiar with this Paul Mason, but this is a good interview. I understood more of what Zizek stands for than in many others. I find problematic when they "cut" what he really said about Stalin. Nevetheless, it is interesting to hear from Zizek what he thinks about being taken "not so seriously". He ultimately needs and wants to be out of this ideology; as he says, not integrated, proposing brutal theory

[leastwood]

the dumbing dumbing dumbing down show

[leastwood]

the dumbing dumbing dumbing down show

[oogie11]

Hi,

Does anyone know the song that was used on the culture show last thursday when Mark Kermode was at Cannes...it was an instrumental song...thanks :)

[LiverYangRising]

Zizek is Zizek. Interviewer is lame.

[XYZandTime]

They describe Zizek as though he's first and foremost a Marxist. I think he's only rather incidentally a Marxist. This show bugs me.

[NameFrUtube]

Paul Manson should go into sales, but not of philosophy.

[digitalexistential]

@NameFrUtube You could say the same about all TV presenters

[adjohnson916]

The joke at the end was win! "And thank you, and see you either in hell or in communism... *awkward silence* *background: 'are you kdding?'*...no of course... if you are a right-winger you will say 'BUT THEY ARE THE SAME!'"

[loyalboy102]

see you in hell or comunism hahaha wicked

[qxtctv]

man i hate the culture show

[digitalexistential]

@qxtctv Yes it does take itself a bit too serious at times - that said some of the items are interesting. But I rarely watch this programme to be honest.

[qxtctv]

@digitalexistential Yeah i remember they had squarepusher on once - that was good. And i don't mind Lauren Laverne...Mark Kermode - he's good for a laugh sometimes...It's a show which i don't really like but unfortunately have happened to watch several times, and remember a lot of what i've watched. For example I remember they had Paul McCartney on it once, with an acoustic guitar, singing badly, and it was crap.

[thedarkest001]

That British guy talks like he has some sort of mental deficency.

[digitalexistential]

Jeff you follow me around cyber space like a bad smell. Hope you liked the bit about Kung Fu Panda?

[luxonije]

with this sentence you destroyed him.

especially when you said moron.

please stop there, otherwise thousands years of philosophy will crumble and the world will lose its meaning. have mercy.

[chamallowbleu]

@jeffgurdy you've got to understand a bit about zizek to get the joke

[bapyou]

@jeffgurdy

"This bearded balkan twat praises stalin"

And only simplistic right-wing twats think that's all there is to Zizek's ideas. Read his books, then comment. Zizek's ideas about Stalin are not as simple as you would like everyone to believe they are.

But then, right-wingers aren't known for complex thinking.

[Scientisticsoviet]

@jeffgurdy I guess at least 20% of the population of Russia must be postmodern morons too...

[Begoneface]

"bearded Slovenian philosopher"... are you kidding?

[hyperseauton]

lulz. Yeah, the Morrissey-look-a-like, British reporter might not be that strong in contemporary philosophical thought.

[Hacky123]

Thanks for the info on Sartre, checking it out now <3

[Hacky123]

nice, thanx for posting this, has the full interview this time the other one is missing the kung fu panda stuff, so nice job :)

[digitalexistential]

Hi Hacky - Yes I thought the Kung Fu Panda stuff was enjoyable - old slavoj doesn't take himself too seriously. I have some more Zizek video clips from lectures. I also have some Sartre stuff too - a better philosopher in my opinion.

[digitalexistential]

Miss G: Check out the other Zizek videos on Existential TV

[MissGuideMe]

He is fascinating, he expresses his idea's with an honesty that is charming. He has many good points. I am going to delve ;0)