Posted on 06/16/2026 10:01:58 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
On Monday, Atlantic Magazine published a story that could have served as a script outline for an SCTV skit. In fact, it even sounded like a parody to the author of the piece, Gal Beckerman, since he admitted the absurdity his own premise, "The Theory That Explains Trump’s UFC Fight."
"I am aware that bringing a French structuralist to a cage fight borders on self-parody."
And Beckerman certainly does sound like he is writing parody by trying to explain the perceived meaning behind the UFC 250 fights at the White House on Sunday night by citing a philosopher.
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The term structuralism is ambiguous, referring to different schools of thought in different contexts. As such, the movement in humanities and social sciences called structuralism relates to sociology. Emile Durkheim based his sociological concept on 'structure' and 'function', and from his work emerged the sociological approach of structural functionalism.Apart from Durkheim's use of the term structure, the semiological concept of Ferdinand de Saussure became fundamental for structuralism. Saussure conceived language and society as a system of relations. His linguistic approach was also a refutation of evolutionary linguistics.
So it is just another bunch of educated idiots.
Extrapolations both tedious and amusing.
” French structuralist “
The guy that built the Eiffel Tower?
Beckerman should not be surprised if he ends up the object of much mockery for writing this piece. Even he has enough self-awareness to observe the parody ready silliness of his Libsplaining premise.
You nailed it!
I am one conservative who does NOT approve of UFC bouts at the White House!
But I also do not like to see how low “The Atlantic” has fallen! Many years ago, we happily subscribed to “The Atlantic”. Nowadays, under the ownership of arch-leftist Laurene Powell Jobs, one must even PAY to read “The Atlantic” online! They should pay us to read it instead!
Also unfortunately, quite a few graduates of Harvard’s excellent History and Literature concentration end up working for “The Atlantic”. It’s too bad that they could not find better employment, or even be able to start a new magazine with the integrity and depth of the old “Atlantic”. Perhaps there is a philanthropist who would be interested in funding such a venture. ??
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