Camille Paglia on Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism

[@memoryhero]

Camille's machine-gunning the word "okay" throughout her tirades keeps my spirit alive.

[@skipstah70]

What she's saying is so reasonable even to the point of obvious on some points. What I really don't understand though is why aren't more educators speaking out against the post-modern garbage that is being rammed down our throats?. kudos Paglia.

[@heyho405]

Because the ALOT of the educators are marxist post-modernist retards. Esp. in the humanities dep. Universities & Colleges are infested with these kind of pseudo-religious ideologues unfortunately..

[@sunn000]

this!

[@summermathis574]

Because they want to keep putting food on the table. As anyone who has spent a second in an American school knows, it's all about conformity -- and the teachers and admin. are often more dictatorial than the students.

[@janu2997]

Check out Jordan B. Peterson. Enjoy :)

[@heyho405]

Already have:=) Brilliant guy! He dessects these ideologues down to f***ing atmos.

[@cld72727]

Simply one of the most original and important thinkers. I adore Camille. A voice of reason and a real character, too.

[@johnmolina3284]

Except for lowering the age of consent, yeah, you're right.

[@edwardharley9]

me too... not on every single issue... but brilliant woman ! brilliant original unveiled truth !!!

[@McDago100]

@@johnmolina3284 She retracted that. I am in initial agreement with you though.

[@johnmolina3284]

@@McDago100 I hope so. But I'm pretty sure she restated it more recently. Either way, that's not her chief issue in society.

[@superwackywabbit]

she supports pedophilia

[@jkscout]

She's hysterical and intelligent. A breath of fresh air.

[@eduardoveroneze1]

Camille Paglia surpassed Freud and Simone Beauvoir in erudition. I learned everything about Philosophy, Literature,History, Art with Camille Paglia.I am tne number one fan of Camille Paglia in Brasil: Fabio Veroneze.THANKS CAMILLE PAGLIA, GODDESS OF INTELLECTUALITY.I LOVE YOU FOREVER.

[@zeddez1005]

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

[@downyfreash]

U should try Jordan Peterson if u haven’t found him yet as well

[@johnmolina3284]

@@downyfreash LMAOFF not even close.

[@kepo364]

@@johnmolina3284 i love peterson and paglia, but sorry peterson is way above paglia LoL

[@smotnick]

@@kepo364 Peterson has his head up his ass. Paglia is more consistent and she' was a Bernie supporter (not that he was perfect) while Peterson is strictly reich wing.

[@stephenotoole6633]

She yanks open those doors others don't dare to .. her message is question everything - she is amazing.

[@elsiesiu482]

I really love how she always devotes the equal amount of passion and effort to each question she was asked, no matter how trivia they are

[@babyboy84119]

I adore Camille but her resting heart rate must be absolutely alarming...

[@Julian-vc2hr]

Ya, but not within the chakras that matter

[@floresdta]

U mention foucalt & she goes v-tach

[@thekinarbo]

Do you admire her support of legalizing pedophilia and child porn? Paglia is a filthy hag who should be canceled.

[@kristiankerner7737]

I could listen to Camille all day long, absolutely love her!!!

[@thekinarbo]

Could you listen to her talk about her support of legalizing pedophilia and child porn?

[@izelenic]

The passion, the way she talks about her beliefs is amazing!

[@everyman66]

There is NOBODY like her. Truly. She is a prophet and a guiding force in my life. I soak it all up and reminds me to keep thinking for myself, test everything and fight!

[@aphex303101]

Totally agree - she speaks the truth and highlights the decay that has set into our once vibrant civilization.

[@RespectWong]

Her male ally in the battle for truth is Jordan Peterson. You should definatelly take a look at him too.

[@aphex303101]

I already have thanks, Peterson's great :)

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

"Her male ally in the battle for truth is Jordan Peterson. You should definatelly take a look at him too." Imagine a "debate" of the type Sam Harris and Peterson had; but between Camille and Peterson, or a threesome with Steven Pinker... and let them go at it until they quit on their own!! What is this shit where all their videos "run out of time" and "we have to end it"?? They can just clip them or make three or five videos of it. Let them go deep and get lost and messy into their own dialogs!! Let them get desperate and resurface as they fight for a way back and acknowledge this point or that... another thing I dislike about the normal podcasters is the phrase "we need to move on..." This is seldom the case, I mean sure, it is necessary when it becomes obvious they have diametrically different DEFINITIONS or OPINIONS on an issue, like Peterson and Harris on the nature of Truth... but in general they can speak and push and pull until they nuance a subject into submission.

[@kaizersoze]

"OK"

[@myusername6595]

OMG I LOVE HER FOR ADMITTING FOUCAULT HAS NOTHING TO SAY THAT DE SADE DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY. and at least De Sade openly advertised he was morally bankrupt.

[@lucysweeney8347]

GO CAMILLE! Real as real can get. Honoured to listen to the wealth of your knowledge that spans the decades and today, in 2023,which becomes more relevant by the day.Thank you sincerely.

[@bradydm2001]

Paglia never disappoints. Thank you for hosting America's reigning, warrior queen of culture.

[@donotshowmyname9547]

It is refreshing to hear it again after six years. You thought she hated the corporate media enough, but it was never enough.

[@Jivansings]

The “mind-forged manacles” Blake described having firmly taken hold today, Camille is our finest linguistic sledgehammer.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

What a fantastic woman! I'm gradually getting to know about her over the past few months thanks to the internet and I'll be looking into her books too.

[@myusername6595]

i go to a catholic college and the only real hardcore liberals are in the political science department (where they are the majority), other sociology like fields, and the spanish teachers. both of my spanish teachers have gone on rants about how gender is a social construction and i just sat there, as a gay man, thinking... what? what does this even have to do with spanish.

[@gabriellesapeg4087]

Joey Burt and there's the joke that is social work.

[@richcecere]

People are too scared to speak plainly and just blurt out the truth these days. I'm so glad I stumbled upon her.

[@jacobf3902]

Normally I listen to things at 1.5 but she is already at 1.5 speed lol

[@universalskeptic7836]

I love fast talking, intelligent, aggressive women. Camille is my wet dream of a woman. Her energy, and intellectual enthusiasm cannot be restrained or cowed by current intellectual fads or ideologies. She speaks her truth with courage and integrity; that's so hot!!!

[@galitnakalabaw4]

Omg me to I thought I was the only one

[@Steven-p4j]

She is a force of nature, and more people should know of her and consider what she is saying.

[@thomasberton7235]

Was stoked to hear the last question regarding Peterson. Surprised she hadn't heard of him. Recently finished Glittering Images and looked for Sexual Personae in the used book store. Pleased to learn about her new offering. Absolutely adore her.

[@murkartik]

And when they did, they got on great! At the end of their 1.5 hour conversation she says offstage "I knew we'd agree on everything!" or words to that effect.

[@wolfwind1]

Truly. There is a spectacular interview with the two of them. Peterson comes to UOA to interview her as part of his series. It really is great.

[@josepm206]

Now Free women Free men

[@marcelmagi4600]

For someone who is so animated, Camille draws on today's real issues. I don't know an academic around who hasn't complained about the casualisation of their profession. Not unlike everyone else, they must impress their masters in order to gain meaningful employment. This means kowtowing to prevailing orthodoxies.

[@i_like_the_7]

Righto!²🎯💯

[@omalone1169]

@@i_like_the_7 44:00 young people getting music through ear phones

[@anngolden8923]

Fantastic! Shine the light Camille!

[@omalone1169]

1:05:00 Dorris Day Or Deborah Reynolds ?

[@thinksimon]

The brilliance is overflowing...

[@KilVall]

This is one of her best talks.

[@atransformedlife]

Bravo! Finally someone is saying what needs to be said.

[@konradvonmarburg7733]

I'm attending her event in Toronto on April 25th. Can't wait!!

[@zalmanbrimm7030]

if you're new to Camille, switch the speed to 0.75

[@monikab.6540]

Have you tried x2? I did this for fun and actually was surprised to hear it even clearer because the stutters get lost...

[@NathanielByers]

Incredible presentation. I especially liked Camille's response to the rock music/testosterone question. As a musician and composer, I share in many of her sentiments pertaining music today and its peak in the past.

[@omalone1169]

You mean at 44:00 ?

[@chillcalmyourmom2770]

brilliant. I can't get enough of Camille Paglia. These are the women I look to now as matriaracle figures, role models, wisdom havers.

[@omalone1169]

47:20 "this distortion of the category of hate speech." Special category with additional penalties because they belong to a special group

[@AB-bt9eb]

I love Camille. She's absolutely Brilliant!

[@omalone1169]

46:30 critical or satirical

[@coffeemachtspass]

Don’t be shy, Camille, tell us what you really think. Ha ha ha. ❤️

[@kaunas888]

She is a true scholar and someone who actually has the honesty and integrity to think and say the truth, no matter whether it is popular or not. In a world composed of slimy triangulating PC conformists this is tremendously refreshing.

[@philodonoghue3062]

I wish I owned the copyright on “Okay”. 🤣

[@LawlCam24]

They might just spend the whole time agreeing with one another but Camille and Jordan Peterson need to have a discussion.

[@DainBramaged00]

I think it would be wonderful. Sometimes it's nice to have two slightly different viewpoints expound upon important truths, especially when few other people are.

[@zeddez1005]

Not so sure they would, Atheist and Christian. So, there's that. But, wouldn't I love if they did.

[@NervaTraian11]

There's a video of their discussion on JBP channel

[@LawlCam24]

@@mvan41 I wouldn't have known they were of different perspectives, is Camille a traditional liberal? She angers too many liberals but that's not a disqualifier.

[@johnmolina3284]

Ian, huh???

[@shabang2]

She is terrific.

[@mattchew4161]

she is good and intelligent

[@cristinac.7515]

Camille is my spirit animal.

[@jmeekselectric]

Love this woman. So level headed.

[@foreropa]

We need more feminists like her, she´s brilliant, so much energy, so much sense in what she says. Peterson and her would enjoy talking. Maybe they won´t agree in everything, but they would have an excellent talk.

[@marcelmagi4600]

Camille is brilliant! She's lightyears ahead of us all!

[@jackrabbitron]

Always interesting. Just bought her book.

[@omalone1169]

1:07:00 no order. Makes me think about facial expressiom and body language

[@KulturIncision]

Absolutely brilliant 👍🏼👍🏼

[@mvs9122]

She knows so much and bits and pieces of her knowledge seems to be rained upon the audience

[@dddf431]

Absolutely brilliant

[@philodonoghue3062]

“..civilisation is the only protection against chaos..” No wonder she and Peterson are mutual admirers.

[@D2v0n]

At 6:03 she talks about stoping publish of playboy. More oppression for men.

[@jkscout]

I need more friends who think like Camille. Where can I find them?

[@Freedomlives33]

Amazing ❤👍🏽

[@holarc]

she has some basic truths and insights down in ways that are very sorely, and scarily, lacking today. her foundation and instincts have a maturity that a young culture like the usa doesn't have yet. she's a bridge to the better and more truly democratic usa, which yet was w us some in the early to mid 20th century, and with our more intact links to european cultures. her blind spots, including a machismo and tendency towards violence, are partly related to her lesbianism. as a side note: madonna, whose early music paglia adores, referred to her as "a dirty old man"! ha. cheap shot, but kinda funny.

[@jop23ify]

I would like to see her on Joe Rogan

[@EJ-jw9ow]

She is a national treasure.

[@omalone1169]

But is she protected

[@JimC]

1:21:11 "Basically, he is in opposition of bill C-16 and basically his refusal of using gender pronouns on the campus." This is only partially correct. He has never refused to use someone's idiopronouns when asked. But he was and is opposed to making a law requiring it because that's compelled speech, an infringement on free speech.

[@netzel6723]

what a mind

[@omalone1169]

1:17:00 John Pilger the journalist Wag the dog and the news Neil Postman on technology

[@JimC]

59:36 "I looked at these young men, and they were handsome, and they were smart. But they were *neutered!* They had been *neutered!* That's how they got into Yale! They'd all been ground down into the image of what women thought men should be!? They had nothing left! They were like clones!"

[@keenansmith3418]

I love her

[@newdawnforall6264]

I love her. If she stopped being in a rush, she could stop stuttering and saying mnOK, mnOK and so, and get the ideas out just as fast and more gracefully

[@mutate34]

I think she must have Tourette's or something similar.

[@yurigansmith]

Great rant.

[@bluesongf]

Love it!!!

[@philodonoghue3062]

First time EVER I’ve seen Camille not dressed all in black!

[@50northcarolina]

Someone in the comments of another video of Camille pointed out how much she says "ok" and now I notice it everytime haha

[@zeddez1005]

right

[@omalone1169]

@@zeddez1005 1:08:40 what name?

[@markae0]

Try to watch/listen on 2X speed LOL

[@omalone1169]

I do that all the time as I always have so many lectures to go through.. out of curiosity what made you do this ?

[@markae0]

@@omalone1169 She was famous for talking fast. I enjoyed her fast rate of speech where there was no pause between words.

[@zeddez1005]

Camille, if you are not currently, you should consider joining the Heterodoxy Academy.

[@kgmaj]

Love her but disagree about Feud. The only reason Susan and Jessica 'are not getting Bette and Joan' is because they are 20 years older but look 20 years younger.

[@ieetemos4breakfast]

jeez... who will we have to bring sense and logic back to feminism when shes gone?

[@omalone1169]

Heterophobia ?

[@LordStanley94]

Camille is a National Treasure

[@yourhealinghome8812]

The politics of race in photography? Is that Black and White photography, or Colored photography? I'm anticipating a lot of references to the Nationalist Geographic magazine, dating back to the days of Sepia tone.

[@xeoncat]

Local Area Caffeinated Woman Steamrolls Feminism

[@johnmolina3284]

except that she's not caffeinated. She was born that way.

[@gustavvonashenbach8907]

Legend

[@jumpyourbone]

MY QUEEN

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

I forget -- what cartoon character does she do the voice for ?

[@richardpatnode998]

Camille is an American Treasure.

[@JohnBravo-b6t]

She is uncategorizable because she actually thinks for herself. She's almost a force of nature.

[@kaizersoze]

"OK"

[@philodonoghue3062]

They have since talked trashing post modernism. It’s over an hour long and on KZbin

[@JimC]

1:22:36 " 'Ms.' was a very important contribution to the language. It took time to be absorbed. But this political agitation to change everyday common speech, *are you **_kidding_** me* ? People shouldn't be putting up with this for *one second.* What kind of *nonsense* is this? Absolute *nonsense!* These people who are searching for their own identity and want to impose on others, that's not my philosophy as a libertarian. That is an *invasion, intrusion* into other people's personal rights. Why? The English Language is owned by *everyone!* It was created by great artists: Chaucer and Shakespeare and Wordsworth and Joyce and so on! How *dare* you, you sniveling little *maniacs,* to tell us how we're going to use pronouns! Go take a hike, I say to them!"

[@omalone1169]

Jordan Peterson section Alan Watt cutting through the matrix

[@JimC]

NOTE: this was in response to a questioner at 1:20:53 who *incorrectly* claimed JBP refused to use special pronouns. At that time JBP said he *would* use those pronouns if requested. He opposed this being required by LAW, making it (as he put it) "compelled speech".

[@locktockanimations7860]

So Camille Paglia has truly had her second act. Well unfortunately for her there are still some of us who remember her absolutely repellent and truly abhorrent pro NAMBLA propaganda , she was a firm believer in their agenda in the mid 1990s. Something she now does not speak about at all now and no other journalists seem to be able to find the time to read her full works nor her carefully edited and selected bullet points.This is an individual who in her collection of essays Vamps and Tramps expounded that she felt that child abuse could be 'beneficial' to a child and also it is the subsequent trials and criminal case that follows said assault that is 'harmful'. Not the abuse. And this is the free thinking intellectual that is lauded? 🤔🙄

[@wolfwind1]

This is interesting information. I will research this. I'm very surprised to hear this and am anxious about. She is clearly a singular public intellectual of high importance and impact for years in multiple areas. And in all the stuff I've listened to or read from the last 10 to 15 years nothing is even slightly alluded to this much less stated. Also, in 2015 she came out as very anti-transitioning of children and stated unequivocally it was child abuse and criminal behavior on adults /provider's parts. Multiple clips on YT. She was very early to be anti social transition, blockers, cross sex hormones or any body surgeries. Feels it should only be 18 or much older. I will research. I will say that there is a clear shared history between anarchism, queer theory and pedophilia. Too much to go into in a reply. She might have got caught up in the queer theorists of the day and what they were pushing but i would say definitely not now. She hates Foucault and he himself was a huge activist for eliminating the age of consent along with other queer theorists.

[@BadButNotSad]

1:19:35 true :c

[@omalone1169]

Mention of investigative journalism replaced by chaos of online news They can't sort information Neil Postman is the one who was interrogating this idea Amos N Wilson also spoke about ordering information

[@johnmolina3284]

"I have a Joan Rivers quality to my voice. " Millenial: Who's Joan Rivers?

[@omalone1169]

I asked the same thing but found out she was by mistake when she made that joke about sex mistakes

[@farcenter]

15:10 yaz queen

[@gideondavid30]

the government cannot invade the minds of people ... but that gets tricky when actions flow from thoughts.

[@patrickmurphy3185]

While it's still true about multigenerational vacationing, (My own Irish catholic family does in wildwood). And it's still true, although thinning, that in neighborhoods like south philly, people still live more outwardly, some might say nosey. But just like its name, the east river drive has changed dramatically to the Kelly drive. When I was a boy we'd bike from manayunk to the art museum. All Along the way picnics going on. All black people. Now most of the picnic tables have been removed. And people with expensive high tech hammocks lounge around. The park has been gentrified.

[@patrickmurphy3185]

But I'm sure there's other parks where lower than middle class people hang. Like FDR(the lakes) and Belmont platue

[@jewlo]

LOVE CAMILLE!! BACK TO RAISE HELL!

[@armva5667]

1:23:40

[@omalone1169]

Imposing speech codes on others

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

She says that Foucault is not worth a damn... and I tend to agree, though I remember reading him and he made an impression for a while... so can any PRO Foucault people name a few things they would defend him on?? His original contributions, that whole deconstruction area has to have a few good things people can say about it, like Sartre etc.

[@kepo364]

deconstruction was not Invented by Foucault though .. at least Foucault wrote clearly than Butler.. but I cant find praises other than that.

[@omalone1169]

@@kepo364 1:11:00 primitive and barbarian !

[@MS-pq3he]

I quite like her but i fail to understand how someone like her, with her ideas, someone who self identifies as libertarian, could ever vote for Bernie...

[@siyamanci2596]

if we could have this woman as the president!

[@hanssvoboda]

She talks so fast I can't imagine how anyone understands her when she gives a lecture in non English speaking countries.

[@robertriordan1823]

She is subtitled by a translator on crystal meth.

[@robbiespence6504]

Vague, incoherent, cryptic. What,for example, is Boodinskies at 9:30 ?

[@hilariousname6826]

"Buttinskies" - American slang; a "buttinsky" is someone who 'butts in" to something that doesn't concern them. To apply the term to Mothers Against Drunk Driving is appalling, and you'll notice how quickly she jumped away from the subject when she realized what had just come out of her mouth. She was getting carried away with her own brilliance and the adulation of the audience.

[@bluewater454]

How is this woman still a Democrat? She stands in direct opposition to almost every presumption held by the present Democrat party.

[@Patrick-cr7ql]

She is fighting against the modern propaganda media machine pushing mindless garbage.

[@Do-U-Know]

Foucault (sic?) writings on the use of power in the middle ages to exercise authority - traumatizing public executions - and the move to punish behind jail/mental institutions is, in my view, worthy of study/reading the guy - read sexual personae in 1993 - read the Odyssey around the same time - both R-classics now (2023) thx ...

[@aidepaul534]

"Called 'meez on senn' okay hello! PLACEMENT of the character in a physical CONTEXT! Of a ROOM okay. With DECOR! With OBJECTS! (...) Behind them is furniture carefully chosen to reflect THAT CHARACTER okay! INTELLIGENT decisions being made okay about DECOR okay! (...) It's like MAD MEN, people think 'Oh, Mad Men that's so right', NO IT ISN'T! Okay. MAD MEN IS SO OFF! (...) Like hello! No one can research anything, because they've been reading FOUCAULT FOR FOUR YEARS!! That's what it is okay." Fuck, I love her!

[@aidepaul534]

Rant starts around 51:27

[@omalone1169]

@@aidepaul534 1:14:00 her with Susan Faludi. CNN and company

[@SenorMorgenStern]

I love her character and spirit, but I have this sense I would be able to punch holes in so much of what she says if she just slowed down and allow for reflection. I like her as I like Slavoj Zizek.

[@Adalaa5]

SenorMorgenStern What are your bone fides ? Identity yourself ... what books have you written ... and your public lectures and podcasts .... I would love to review your intellectual output....rather than your bravado.

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

"... but I have this sense I would be able to punch holes in so much of what she says if..." Not holes, but could have argued.... if you "could have" done that "punch holes", you can still do it here on the comment section.... Waiting...

[@scdobserver835]

G. G. Don't hold your breath...

[@Maceta444]

She's not writing scientific statements she's (in her own words) theorizing. None of what she says is supposed to be taken as gospel, it's just intellectual insights told in a very authoritative way. So no need to be "punching holes" anywhere my friend.

[@MrErwinOlaf]

If you play this x2 she automatically translates herself into Russian...

[@nvcn86]

slow down to .75 speed :D

[@ffsf739]

Love hearing her talk about feminism and philosophy. But her rants about how everything was great back then and how everything is shit nowadays are getting a bit old, aren't they?...

[@MeFareLaugh]

Why me be here? Me be doktar roboti. Camille no goodi. Me be doktar loboti lebekah lobito.

[@MasterMiller420]

I would love to see her have a discussion with Jordan Peterson.

[@michelegrant2303]

Your wish has been granted. I just watched them in dialogue 😍

[@omalone1169]

@@michelegrant2303 next Christina Hoff Sommers