Savvy, 2.5.09

"So-called realistic representations can no longer evoke reality except as nostalgia or mockery" (40).

I thought that Tina Fey was a perfect example of what Lyotard was trying to convey to his readers. When we were watching the clip in class I thought that it really related to this quote. Tina Fey looks so much like Sara Palin and uses what Palin has said for mockery. I though it was interesting that Dr.Casey kept pointing out to us during the clip that the lines Tina Fey was saying were really words that Palin had said in "reality". The only difference is that Tina was was using the lines in the clip for mockery and the audience found them to be funny. Tina was using the representation of Sarah Palin to evoke reality for mockery.

"Eclecticism is the degree zero of contemporary general culture." (42)

Dr.Casey told us that this is one of Lyotards most famous quotes. I think that this is one of the most important quotes to take from Lyotard. I can help but to look at the world that we live in and find different people and cultures interacting. This quote is representative of a mix of cultures all coming together. I really think of New York City when I read this quote. America is an example of this quote because of all the different cultures and people we have in our country. You can be walking down the sidewalk and see so many different people from all around the country and the world in just one block. It is kind of like when making a soup. You put all these different ingredients together, thinking that they wouldn't taste good, but they do. As Dr. Casey said, it if going to a salad bar, getting all the different food, and then tossing the salad. I think that this quote is most symbolic of our culture and the direction that our current culture is going in.