1. To avoid taking personal responsibility by claiming that your errors were inevitable.
2. To flip the script on others, recasting yourself in the heroic role against the system which caused you to commit harm.
Baldwinizing does not require a legitimate change of opinion (like Morton Downey Jr. on smoking) or even a pretense of changing one's opinion (see Elridge Cleaver).
2. To flip the script on others, recasting yourself in the heroic role against the system which caused you to commit harm.
Baldwinizing does not require a legitimate change of opinion (like Morton Downey Jr. on smoking) or even a pretense of changing one's opinion (see Elridge Cleaver).
"We need to create a more robust welfare program to protect the children of single mothers like me from falling into the hood life" baldwinized Mr. Williamson upon his parole hearing, having earned his PhD. in Education and African Studies while serving a 25 year sentence for triple homicide. (He begins his tenure as a professor of Ethics at the Nebraska Coastal University on Tuesday.)
"We have to ban prop guns and switch to rubber guns" baldwinized the sweaty producer, "and I call on you pathetic sinners to fully support legislation to do so."
"We have to ban prop guns and switch to rubber guns" baldwinized the sweaty producer, "and I call on you pathetic sinners to fully support legislation to do so."
by barry b November 02, 2021
by Barry B July 02, 2004
The Beatles Fallacy is the hegemonic misconception among hack musicologists that the British Rock band The Beatles were "revolutionary" or "groundbreaking" in the history of music, ignoring earlier rock and roll, garage, and politically relevant songwriting; the Beatles are mistakenly assumed to have invented or been the "most influential" in the myriad styles they performed, despite the existence of contemporaries like The Rolling Stones, The Sonics, etc., and the pre-existence of like way harder albums than Revolver.
NOTE: The Beatles Fallacy is related to the misconception that Rock and Roll prior to 1960 was all hokey crap, and is the bastard stepchild of the Elvis Hypothesis, crediting "The King" with the invention of Rock and Roll, thereby ignoring shit black people had been doing for like 10 years.
NOTE: The Beatles Fallacy is related to the misconception that Rock and Roll prior to 1960 was all hokey crap, and is the bastard stepchild of the Elvis Hypothesis, crediting "The King" with the invention of Rock and Roll, thereby ignoring shit black people had been doing for like 10 years.
The Beatles are obviously the most influential rock band of all time," said Adam the music hack, espousing The Beatles Fallacy.
by barry b September 16, 2010
Demonstrating great forespite, Betsy planted a sappling in the garden which would one day grow into a mighty tree, which would block her neighbors' view of the sunset.
by barry b October 14, 2011
n. Someone who'd otherwise be a four (of ten), but gets a six because they share your weird kinky fetish, i.e. just barely passing for fuck-able, counting all the extra credit.
Mary was a "fetish six," which is to say she'd be totally unfuckable if she didn't share Mark's penchant for Alf cosplay.
by barry b October 14, 2011
1. v. (past tense) To have played a bitterly divisive game of Words With Friends with someone, therefore becoming mortal enemies.
I used to be good friends with Bobby, but then we had words. Now whenever we see meet, we just let out insane karate kaias, and pummel each other with a tornado of kicks and punches.
by barry b March 22, 2013