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【Joshua Wong speaking to the Italian Senate】#意大利國會研討會演說 —— 呼籲世界在大學保衛戰一週年後與香港人站在同一陣線
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感謝開創未來基金會(Fondazione Farefuturo)邀請,讓我透過視像方式在意大利國會裡舉辦的研討會發言,呼籲世界繼續關注香港,與香港人站在同一陣線。
意大利作為絕無僅有參與一帶一路發展的國家,理應對中共打壓有更全面的理解,如今正值大學保衛戰一週年,以致大搜捕的時刻,當打壓更為嚴峻,香港更需要世界與我們同行。
為了讓各地朋友也能更了解香港狀況,我已在Patreon發佈當天演說的中文、英文和意大利文發言稿,盼望在如此困難的時勢裡,繼續讓世界知道我們未曾心息的反抗意志。
【The Value of Freedom: Burning Questions for Hong Kongers】
Good morning. I have the privilege today to share some of my thoughts and reflections about freedom, after taking part in social activism for eight years in Hong Kong. A movement calling for the withdrawal of the extradition law starting from last year had escalated into a demand for democracy and freedom. This city used to be prestigious for being the world’s most liberal economy, but now the infamous authoritarian government took away our freedom to election, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and ideas.
Sometimes, we cannot avoid questioning the cause we are fighting for, the value of freedom. Despite a rather bleak prospect, why do we have to continue in this struggle? Why do we have to cherish freedom? What can we do to safeguard freedom at home and stay alert to attacks on freedom? In answering these questions, I hope to walk through three episodes in the previous year.
Turning to 2020, protests are not seen as frequently as they used to be on the media lens, partly because of the pandemic, but more importantly for the authoritarian rule. While the world is busy fighting the pandemic, our government took advantage of the virus to exert a tighter grip over our freedom. Putting the emergency laws in place, public assemblies in Hong Kong were banned. Most recently, a rally to support press freedom organized by journalists was also forbidden. While many people may ask if it is the end of street activism, ahead of us in the fight for freedom is another battleground: the court and the prison.
Freedom Fighters in Courtrooms and in Jail
Part of the huge cost incurred in the fight for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong is the increasing judicial casualties. As of today, more than 10 thousand people have been arrested since the movement broke out, more than a hundred of them are already locked up in prison. Among the 2,300 protestors who are prosecuted, 700 of them may be sentenced up to ten years for rioting charges.
Putting these figures into context, I wish to tell you what life is like, as a youngster in today’s Hong Kong. I was humbled by a lot of younger protestors and students whose exceptional maturity are demonstrated in courtrooms and in prison. What is thought to be normal university life is completely out of the question because very likely the neighbour next door or the roommate who cooked you lunch today will be thrown to jail on the next.
I do prison visits a few times a month to talk to activists who are facing criminal charges or serving sentences for their involvement in the movement. It is not just a routine of my political work, but it becomes my life as an activist. Since the movement, prison visits has also become the daily lives of many families.
But it is always an unpleasant experience passing through the iron gates one after one to enter the visitors’ room, speaking to someone who is deprived of liberty, for a selflessly noble cause. As an activist serving three brief jail terms, I understand that the banality of the four walls is not the most difficult to endure in jail. What is more unbearable is the control of thought and ideas in every single part of our daily routine enforced by the prison system. It will diminish your ability to think critically and the worst of it will persuade you to give up on what you are fighting for, if you have not prepared it well. Three years ago when I wrote on the first page of prison letters, which later turned into a publication called the ‘Unfree Speech’, I was alarmed at the environment of the prison cell. Those letters were written in a state in which freedom was deprived of and in which censorship was obvious. It brings us to question ourselves: other than physical constraints like prison bars, what makes us continue in the fight for freedom and democracy?
Mutual Support to activists behind-the-scene
The support for this movement is undiminished over these 17 months. There are many beautiful parts in the movement that continue to revitalise the ways we contribute to this city, instead of making money on our own in the so-called global financial centre. In particular, it is the fraternity, the mutual assistance among protestors that I cherished the most.
As more protestors are arrested, people offer help and assistance wholeheartedly -- we sit in court hearings even if we don’t know each other, and do frequent prison visits and write letters to protesters in detention. In major festivals and holidays, people gathered outside the prison to chant slogans so that they won’t feel alone and disconnected. This is the most touching part to me for I also experienced life in jail.
The cohesion, the connection and bonding among protestors are the cornerstone to the movement. At the same time, these virtues gave so much empowerment to the mass public who might not be able to fight bravely in the escalating protests. These scenes are not able to be captured by cameras, but I’m sure it is some of the most important parts of Hong Kong’s movement that I hope the world will remember.
I believe this mutual support transcends nationality or territory because the value of freedom does not alter in different places. More recently, Twelve Hongkong activists, all involved in the movement last year, were kidnapped by China’s coastal guard when fleeing to Taiwan for political refugee in late-August. All of them are now detained secretly in China, with the youngest aged only 16. We suspect they are under torture during detention and we call for help on the international level, putting up #SAVE12 campaign on twitter. In fact, how surprising it is to see people all over the world standing with the dozen detained protestors for the same cause. I’m moved by activists in Italy, who barely knew these Hong Kong activists, even took part in a hunger strike last month calling for immediate release of them. This form of interconnectivity keeps us in spirit and to continue our struggle to freedom and democracy.
Understanding Value of freedom in the university battle
A year ago on this day, Hong Kong was embroiled in burning clashes as the police besieged the Polytechnic University. It was a day we will not forget and this wound is still bleeding in the hearts of many Hong Kongers. A journalist stationed in the university at that time once told me that being at the scene could only remind him of the Tiananmen Square Massacre 31 years ago in Beijing. There was basically no exit except going for the dangerous sewage drains.
That day, thousands of people, old or young, flocked to districts close to the university before dawn, trying to rescue protestors trapped inside the campus. The reinforcements faced grave danger too, for police raided every corner of the small streets and alleys, arresting a lot of them. Among the 800+ arrested on a single day, 213 people were charged with rioting. For sure these people know there will be repercussions. It is the conscience driving them to take to the streets regardless of the danger, the conscience that we should stand up to brutality and authoritarianism, and ultimately to fight for freedoms that are guaranteed in our constitution. As my dear friend, Brian Leung once said, ‘’Hong Kong Belongs to Everyone Who Shares Its Pain’’. I believe the value of freedom is exemplified through our compassion to whom we love, so much that we are willing to sacrifice the freedom of our own.
Defending freedom behind the bars
No doubt there is a terrible price to pay in standing up to the Beijing and Hong Kong government. But after serving a few brief jail sentences and facing the continuing threat of harassment, I learnt to cherish the freedom I have for now, and I shall devote every bit what I have to strive for the freedom of those who have been ruthlessly denied.
The three episodes I shared with you today -- the courtroom, visiting prisoners and the battle of university continue to remind me of the fact that the fight for freedom has not ended yet. In the coming months, I will be facing a maximum of 5 years in jail for unauthorized assembly and up to one ridiculous year for wearing a mask in protest. But prison bars would never stop me from activism and thinking critically.
I only wish that during my absence, you can continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong, by following closely to the development, no matter the ill-fated election, the large-scale arrest under National Security Law or the twelve activists in China. To defy the greatest human rights abusers is the essential way to restore democracy of our generation, and the generation following us.
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🕯️遍地燭光悼六四
Candlelight in every corner of Hong Kong to mark June 4
【支聯會「六四」31周年燭光悼念集會宣言】
Declaration of the Candlelight Vigil on the 31st Anniversary of June 4
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真相有如一面照妖鏡,政權的邪惡一覽無遺。以謊言治國的專制政權,最害怕人民把真相揭示。
昔日「六四」屠城,街衢染紅廣場蘸血;今天香港黑警橫行,肆虐逼迫抗爭者。當下武漢爆發的肺炎蔓延全世界,近30萬人病歿,中共政權從來都是隱瞞謊報,不斷製造人禍大災難。
「不自由丶毋寧死」。自由是「人之所以為人」的基本需求,是所有人權的基礎。法治是人民自由的保障 ; 民主是人民自由在政治權利的體現。中共的歷史正是鎮壓自由的歷史,是人民反抗暴政的歷史。
人民不會忘記波瀾壯闊的八九民運,中國學生和人民,為爭取民主自由而抗爭,中共為維護專制政權,不惜血洗北京。
人民不會忘記「天安門母親」,31年來堅持說出「六四」真相。
人民不會忘記劉曉波,倡議《零八憲章》要求政治改革,最終病逝獄中。
人民不會忘記黃琦,發起「六四天網運動」監督腐敗政權,如今陷獄病危。
人民不會忘記「709大抓捕」的維權律師,為公義犧牲。
人民不會忘記中國勞權團體,為爭取勞權而蒙冤入獄。
人民不會忘記吹哨人李文亮醫生,不幸染病離世。
人民不會忘記揭露疫情真相的民間記者陳秋實等人,至今仍不知所終。
人民更不會忘記在香港為自由抗爭被捕的人、被黑警虐打的手足,以及不知名的犧牲者。
暴政有如病毒,感染和威脅全人類。世界擁抱自由價值的人民,大家一起聆聽自己良心的呼喚,對抗暴政病毒。當全球在應對疫症病毒,中共突然亮劍,將暴政工具——《國安法》,由人大通過強加在香港,徹底破壞一國兩制,打壓港人自由。
在抗爭的人民身上,我們看見希望。在抗爭的路上,我們見證著生命影響生命。 內地人民用生命點燃光明,無畏無懼;香港維園的燭光30年來沒有熄滅,放亮發光。讓我們今天一起高舉燭光,發出生生不息的亮光,燃點反暴政抗争的怒火。
為真相,抗爭到底!為自由,抗爭到底!為生命,抗爭到底!
反對《國安法》,反對以言入罪!
釋放民運人士! 平反八九民運! 追究屠城責任! 結束一黨專政!建設民主中國!
五大綱領,抗爭到底!
Truth is like a magic mirror that unveils the evil spirit behind a human façade. Truth can even strip a tyranny down to its evil core. Truth is the arch-enemy of a dictatorship that rules with lies.
31 years ago, the June 4th Crackdown turned the streets and the square into a bloodbath. Now, here in Hong Kong, the unrestrained black cops are terrorising the city and brutalizing the protesters. Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic originating in Wuhan city of China has claimed nearly 300 thousand lives. The Chinese Communist Party/ CCP, as ever, dispenses fake news to cover up the truth, causing an ongoing catastrophe every country has to pay for.
“Give me liberty, or give me death”. Freedom is the basis of all human rights. It is what makes us human; it is guaranteed by the rule of law; it is manifested in a democracy by realising our political rights. However, the history of the Chinese Communist Party/ CCP is one that crushes freedoms and the people who resist tyranny.
People will not forget the monumental 1989 pro-democracy movement, where the people and students in China rose to fight for freedom and democracy. The Chinese Communist Party/ CCP, in defending its dictatorship, answered with bloodshed.
People will not forget the Tiannamen Mothers, their persistence in disclosing the truths of the June 4th crackdown.
People will not forget Liu Xiaobo, the advocate of Charter 08 for political reform, who was jailed then left to fall sick and die in prison.
People will not forget Huang Qi, who is still jailed for reporting corruption cases through running the website ‘64 Tiangwang’ and is now in danger of dying from severe health conditions.
People will not forget the human rights lawyers who made sacrifices for justice in the 709 crackdown.
People will not forget the labour activists in China who are unlawfully imprisoned for what they have done for workers.
People will not forget Doctor Li Wenliang, the whistle blower of the Wuhan virus outbreak who died from the disease.
People will not forget those who volunteered to reveal truths about the Wuhan virus outbreak, such as Chen Qiushi, whose whereabouts are still unknown.
People will not forget those who have been arrested, tortured by the black cops or even perished due to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
Tyranny infects and threatens humankind like a virus. I urge everyone in every corner of the earth who embraces the value of freedom to listen to the call from your conscience to combat the virus of tyranny. While most countries endeavour to contain the pandemic, the CCP unsheathed the sword with the tyrannical tool- the national security laws and imposed on these laws on Hong Kong by the National People’s Congress. This mark the end of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and the freedoms the Hongkongers are entitled to enjoy.
On those who resist, we see hope. On the road of resistance, we witness the life of one changing that of another. In China, we see people who fearlessly risk their life to light up darkness; In Hong Kong, we see the candlelight at Victoria Park burning bright for 30 odd years. Let us raise our candlelight; let it gleam, let it fuel our fighting flames.
For truth, we fight to the end! For freedom, we fight to the end!
For life, we fight to the end!
Stop the national security laws!
Stop criminalising free speech!
Release all dissidents! Rehabilitate the 1989 pro-democracy movement!
Bring to justice those accountable for the June 4th massacre!
End of one-party dictatorship!
Build a democratic China! Five platforms, fight to the end!
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Lyrics:
I'm not one to stick around
One strike and you're out, baby
Don't care if I sound crazy
But you never let me down, no, no
That's why when the sun's up I'm stayin'
Still layin' in your bed singin'
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Got all this time on my hands
Might as well cancel our plans, yeah
I could stay here for a lifetime
So lock the door
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I, nothing I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead
And drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you, baby
There's nowhere we need to be, no, no, no
I'ma get to know you better
Kinda hope we're here forever
There's nobody on these streets
If you told me that the world's ending
Ain't no other way that I could spend it
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Got all this time in my hands
Might as well cancel our plans
I could stay here forever
So lock the door
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I, nothing I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead
And drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
Woah, oh, oh
Baby, come take all my time
Go on, make me lose my mind
We got all that we need here tonight
I lock the door (Lock the door)
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more (Can't fight this no more)
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I'd, nothing I'd rather do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead and drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change all this
Lovin' you, hatin' you, wantin' you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with
You
Stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
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"Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber - Stuck With You" Lyrics:
I'm not one to stick around
One strike and you're out, baby
Don't care if I sound crazy
But you never let me down, no, no
That's why when the sun's up I'm stayin'
Still layin' in your bed singin'
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Got all this time on my hands
Might as well cancel our plans, yeah
I could stay here for a lifetime
So lock the door
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I, nothing I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead
And drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you, baby
There's nowhere we need to be, no, no, no
I'ma get to know you better
Kinda hope we're here forever
There's nobody on these streets
If you told me that the world's ending
Ain't no other way that I could spend it
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Got all this time in my hands
Might as well cancel our plans
I could stay here forever
So lock the door
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I, nothing I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead
And drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
Woah, oh, oh
Baby, come take all my time
Go on, make me lose my mind
We got all that we need here tonight
I lock the door (Lock the door)
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more (Can't fight this no more)
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I'd, nothing I'd rather do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead and drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change all this
Lovin' you, hatin' you, wantin' you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with
You
Stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
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最新影片: 《最後生還者》如何將遊戲化為藝術?"
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我要來批判媒體了 這次是從Kanye West的MV-Famous來看近年的嗜血媒體亂象
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啊,是的,全世界正在對抗數百年來最嚴重的病毒爆發,
美國正在內戰2的邊緣(但是沒有驚奇隊長或鋼鐵人能來救你)
同時也在跟中國冷戰,
但是顯然媒體以及眾多人們最在乎的還是各種名人八卦和腥羶色爭議,
有鑑於此,我想是時候來重新認識近年來最具爭議,
但是也最值得挖掘的MV,Kanye West的2016單曲-- Famous。
啊,是的,今天我又來探討偉大的媒體了,
暨《英格麗向西》、韓國瑜、脫歐之戰、以及《黑暗騎士:黎明昇起》的影片之後,
這部影片又要再一次地發揮超粒方「白天批判、晚上批判、假日批判」的精神了。
如果你還想要看到更多批判影片,首先別忘了訂閱以及按下小鈴鐺,
因為顯然無論標題再怎麼農場,Youtube就是不願意推薦這頻道的影片。
「為什麼你突然要講一部三年之前的MV?」你問,
是啊,好問題,要像This is America那樣跟風,我早就錯過時機了,
然而,這部當年撼動全美國的極爭議MV所傳達的訊息,
再現今可說是再適合不過了。
這不僅是肯伊對於自身名氣的反思內省,也諷刺著當今媒體圈以及觀眾的嗜血。
身為公眾人物,的確會帶來無可比擬的名氣和財富,
但是換來的,卻也是狗仔以及狂熱觀眾們無止盡的窺探,
以及那些竊笑、無名的酸民,
迫不及待等著你犯下任一個錯誤,瞬間將你碎屍萬段。
首先,在談論這部MV之前,先來介紹一下肯伊,
他從許久以前就是個充滿爭議的饒舌歌手,
無疑地極有才華,但是也著名的非常自傲,
不僅自稱為”Yeezus” (諧音耶穌Jesus),
也絲毫不吝嗇宣稱自己是當代最偉大的饒舌歌手,更是21世紀最偉大的藝術家。
”I am Warhol. I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation...I am Shakespeare...in the flesh.”
在肯伊眾多的驚世行徑和言論之中,最出名,最引起眾人關注的,
莫過於他與泰勒絲超過十年的世紀之仇。
有些人大概知道,這爭執源自2009年的音樂錄影帶大獎,
正在泰勒絲要上台領獎時,肯伊突然衝上台,搶走她的麥克風表示:
“Ima let you finish...”
當時泰勒年僅19歲,是個閃亮的新星,
所以肯伊理所當然地受到眾人攻擊,就連歐巴馬都說他是個機掰郎,
...如果連歐巴馬都說你是個機掰郎,你就知道你大概做錯什麼了。
當然,在一連串的訪談之後,他們過了不久就和好了,
直到2016,肯伊新發單曲Famous這首歌竟包含這段台詞:
“I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous.”
大概不用我跟你說發生了什麼事,肯伊馬上又面臨了如紙片飛來的批評,
但是後續又出現了「驚人」的轉折,
那種會連續好幾周上頭條新聞的轉折,
肯伊的老婆金卡達珊揭露了肯伊與泰勒的電話錄影,
其中泰勒似乎認為肯伊「人很好」,這首歌很有趣,似乎是在給予祝福。
想當然耳,風向瞬間一轉,許多人都表示泰勒是一條虛偽狡猾的蛇,
你可能有注意到我剛剛強調了「似乎」這兩個字,
因為幾個月前真正的完整的電話紀錄才揭露了真相,還泰勒絲一個公道。
不過在當時最驚人、最爭議的是在這首歌的MV揭露,
其中有著全裸的泰勒絲蠟像躺在肯伊身旁,
以及旁邊另外十來位出名(或者更貼切是惡名昭彰)的人物。
究竟,這部MV的目的是什麼,讓我們從頭開始:
畫面開始於迷幻的夕陽,就這樣一路下降到陰暗的恐怖谷之中。
躺在床上的裸體,哪些是本人?哪些是化妝或是蠟像?
也許這一切都不重要,因位在媒體以及八卦的輪迴之下,
這些名人早已被去人性化,
一舉一動,一言一型,都成為了提供人們娛樂的人偶。
接著,在那段極具爭議性,直接開嗆泰勒的開場之後,就進入了肯伊常見的自大宣言:
For all the girls that got dick from Kanye West
If you see 'em in the streets give 'em Kanye's best
Why? They mad they ain't famous
They mad they still nameless
”
但是這並不是單純的比老二大賽而已,
在過了兩分鐘之後,這首MV忽然進入了最讓人困惑的橋段。
長達五分鐘無音樂的橋段,只剩下呼吸以及打呼聲,
配上這些名人赤裸的身軀以及臉龐,
泰勒、雷哈娜、川普、小布希、考斯比等,全都用幾近病態的特寫帶出來,
我們從沒看過如此私密的畫面,就像是個偷窺狂,甚至殺人犯,
悄聲無息地滑過這些熟睡的人,這不是我們該看到的畫面。
然而因為這些人是名人,是人們生活之中執迷的對象,
我們還是繼續觀賞。
但是與此同時,卻也感受到這些人的人性,甚至感到些許同情。
這其中出現的眾多人物時常面臨主流社會和媒體的抨擊,
但是在此處,他們一絲不掛地熟睡,
完全對我們這些窺視者以及外在的世界一無所知。
在此時此刻,這些幾乎不可觸及的人物,都展現了他們最脆弱的一面。
最後,鏡頭漸漸向上升起,揭露了一幅如夢境般的畫面,
這時已經不再是先前的低畫質、手持攝影機畫面,
而是充滿鮮豔色彩、近乎可說輝煌的景象。
床上沉睡中的人物,都成為了肯伊繪出的這幅畫之中的元素,
矛盾地同時帶著挑釁、煽情、平靜、以及無瑕的純潔。
更是在鏡頭最高點時,忽然看向鏡頭,彷若是在說:
「我知道,我知道你們都在看著我們」
所以,這一切究竟代表什麼?
最後全景的畫面明顯是在致敬文森特·德賽德里奧在2004年的畫作Sleep,
當時他就曾對於這幅畫表示:
「有些人認為這是性愛轟趴,但是這樣解讀是錯的,
這其實是在代表集體的睡眠-廣義來說是代表整個文化的沉睡,理智的沉睡」
也許這就是整個MV最受到忽略之處,
就如同我在韓國瑜現象那部影片開頭引用的紙牌屋台詞一樣,
「歡迎來到理性時代之死」
所謂理智的沉睡,甚至死亡,就是媒體,尤其是社群媒體所造成的集體盲目。
我們看的愈多,真「看見」的,反而愈少。
人們說肯伊是個狂人,但是對我來說,他是個天才,
他完全知道怎麼操弄這個嗜血的媒體生態,
他知道自己造成的所有爭議、失序的言行舉止,
極為逆風的言論、對於川普的強烈支持,
帶給他的,都是眼球
而越多眼球,就等於是越多錢錢。
我們時常聽到對於低素質媒體的抱怨,尤其是最近幾個禮拜,
但是卻非常少見到有人追根究底是什麼造就了低素質媒體?
是什麼,讓我們眼前所見,耳邊所聽的,都是無止盡的噪音?
不就是閱聽者本身嗎?
有需求才有供給,有了供給,就會有更多需求。
這些爭議的、這些聳動的、這些時常不道德的獨家腥聞,
會如此渲染就是因應觀眾們的嗜血口味,
當然,名人也因此嚐到甜頭,製造更多爭議,讓媒體加以報導,
形成了自給自足的血盆大口。
你有看過冰與火之歌嗎?
的確,混亂是一把階梯,讓那些抓緊機會的人能夠逐漸往上爬,
而這混亂的來源,是所有人都參與其中的。
我並不是在捍衛那些無良媒體,完全不是,我就直說了,
他們對於我們認識這個世界真的毫無價值。
但是,當一名公眾人物的隱私被爆出來時,
那些無良媒體只是在行使一個我們早已簽下多年的隱形合約而已,
這隱形合約充滿著腐敗、俗濫的氣息,
但是幾乎所有人都如飛蛾撲火地搶著將它納入自己的生活之中。
這合約,就是對於風潮、八卦、爭議的追求。
前陣子才在探討黑暗騎士系列之中,
提到人們對於能夠代表希望以及正義之象徵的追求。
不過事實上,現實世界之中更多的是小丑們,
似乎只想看到這些與眾不同的公眾人物
被揭發、羞辱,看見他們被拉到跟凡人一樣的程度,
看到他們跟我們一樣是有所缺陷的。
也許肯伊希望透過這MV來傳達的訊息,
就是我們不需要透過嗜血的啃食來證明這些名人只是凡人,
因為他們本來就是與常人無異的普通人,有著缺陷,有著弱點,
甚至在內心某處,還留著當初的自己。
藉由在畫面上呈現這些全裸名人的沉睡,
他剝去了他們被媒體套上的皇冠,
無論是令人退避三舍,還是令人目不轉睛的表層。
這些由他們自己所創造,由媒體所形塑的外皮,都在此處被褪去。
正因為有著「公眾人物」這樣的稱號,
並不代表這人沒有犯錯的權利,
並不代表這些人不能如凡人一般大聲地表達自己。
奇怪的是,在這媒體的循環之下,人們對於公眾人物的看法似乎飄搖不定,
有時候認為某人不該被放大檢視,
有時候卻因為某人的一句話不符合自己的觀點而大加撻伐。
也許我們都簽下了這隱形的合約,但是肯伊透過這部MV,
褪去了虛偽的外表,毫不留情地揭露所有人跟隨風潮的盲目。
也許你可以說這非常偽善,畢竟他自己也是這無盡輪迴的參與者,
不過他至少提醒了我們,在這理智的沉睡之中,
我們仍然有尋求一絲清醒的希望。
混亂的階梯也許永遠沒有終點,
但是有時候,攀爬本身,才是真實存在的。
又或許,這全都毫無意義,
一切只不過是另一個令人繼續沉迷、繼續追星的陷阱。
簡單粗暴的事實是,
有愈多人關注你的生活,無論這種關注是正面或負面,
你就能賣出愈多的鞋子/口紅/隨便你要賣什麼。
你知道最諷刺的是什麼嗎?
當年,肯伊在讓明星好友搶先看這支MV後,他們一致的反應都是:
「我也想躺在這床上」
你不需要這樣想像,因為我們早已在這張床上打滾許久了,
問題是,你要繼續沉睡,還是張開雙眼?
如果你想要我閉嘴不要繼續嫌演算法的話,麻煩訂閱一下按個小鈴鐺,
我會感激涕零地跟你磕頭。
如果你喜歡桌遊的話,也去看一下我的桌遊副頻道,裡面全都是你沒看過但是超好玩的遊戲。
留個言說一下你對這部MV的想法,我是超粒方,我們下部影片見!
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