zw3.06: pulchritudinous pandas

Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.

Despite my tireless dedication to being fair and objective, I am afraid that part five was a bit unfair to you, dear reader. By merely providing the fenghuang descriptions without any legitimate attempt at constructing a visual diagram, I did not deliver the same caliber of journalistic excellence you have come to expect from this widely-unread publication. I was being lazy—and that was not fair to you.

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zw3.05: pulchritudinous pandas

Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.

I believe we’ve sufficiently covered the history of the taijitu symbol (and it’s anachronistic Roman cousin), a graphic representation of the taoist yin and yang concept. The word taijitu translates literally, albeit somewhat awkwardly, to “diagram of the supreme ultimate.” Most folks have a solid understanding of the word “diagram,” but the usage of “supreme” and “ultimate” in Western culture creates something of an East/West split regarding these words.

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zw3.04: pulchritudinous pandas

Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.

Although most folks are familiar with the taoist taijitu (lit. “diagram of the supreme ultimate”) as representative of the yin-yang concept, that’s about as far as the understanding goes. I don’t run in taoist circles (which, I’m told, is the only way taoists like to run), but I’ve most frequently encountered the word “yin yang” in the western colloquialism “up the yin yang.”

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zw3.03: pulchritudinous pandas

Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.

The result of part two: we can take dan’s review as good evidence that not all south-Denver strip-club-goers bought into the buzz following the paper tiger’s transformation to the topless live show. The name change could be no more than a thin coat of capitalist whitewash over walls that were, and ever will be, resolutely red.

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zw3.02: pulchritudinous pandas

Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.

After some preliminary analysis of the ad’s text, some in-depth examination of the text in the graphic, and a comparative look at two live-show strip clubs, we’re ready to delve deeper into the politics behind the pulchritudinous pandas ad.

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