To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light. Jean Baudrillard absorbblackcircle share on social
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence. Jean Baudrillard aphrodisiacinnocence Change image and share on social
What you have to do is enter the fiction of America, enter America as fiction. It is, indeed, on this fictive basis that it dominates the world. Jean Baudrillard americabasisdominate Change image and share on social
Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors. Jean Baudrillard affectationcouragecowardice Change image and share on social
Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly. Jean Baudrillard believebeneathdeath share on social
A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy. Jean Baudrillard jealousyjudgmentnegative Change image and share on social
There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart. Jean Baudrillard affectcapitaldouble share on social
At male strip shows, it is still the women that we watch, the audience of women and their eager faces. They are more obscene than if they were dancing naked themselves. Jean Baudrillard audiencedanceeager Change image and share on social
What is a society without a heroic dimension? Jean Baudrillard dimensionheroicsociety Change image and share on social
The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it. Jean Baudrillard aheadblockheadgreat Change image and share on social