Definition of Post Modern

1. AHaller

2. • No morality – No one exists to
declare what is right or wrong?
Everything just “is”. Get rid of right
and wrong, guilt, shame, blame as
viewing the world. Everything is
amoral.
• No Truth – truth cannot be
determined other than
individualized subjective truth.
Truth is whatever you wish it to be.
• No meaning - Definitions are
whatever you wish them to be.
Deconstruct history. Do not merely
interpret it. Words can take on any
meaning in the mind of the reader
• No certainty – you can be certain
of nothing. It begs us to ask “How
can you be so certain about this
assumption being true?”
POST MODERNISM AXIOMS

3. • Stairs that lead to no where
• Rooms that are dysfunctional or unusable
• Intent: To state: Why do things need a purpose or have a reason? We are weary of
rationalism!
• One gets to redefine or deconstruct language in any manner one wishes. We get to define
“the new normal.”
• One creates their own subjective reality and own rights.
• “What difference does it make?” “Do whatever” “No right” “No wrong” “No judgmentalism
please”.
• The reader not the author determines what a text means.
• Well, it does make a difference. The museum was built to a building code or else the
building would collapse.
Post Modern Art Museum
Ohio University
NY Post Article June 6th A massive
silent cultural revolution

4. My professor spoke incoherently. “What is postmodernism? Why ask
me? It’s whatever you want it to be. Nothing exists as truth, certainty,
meaning, or purpose. All is relative. Absolutely there are no absolutes!
“Hunches, opinions, wishes, and experiences are
just as valid. Forget facts. Rewrite history anyway
wanted.
Finally, frustrated he dismissed us, shouting – “GO
HOME Already!” But we couldn't find home. It is
only found in one’s imagination as in the film
"The Wizard of OZ".

5. Postmodern Art
The angst that plagues art students known as post modern depression. They
realize all the work they have ever done is postmodern. It is not awesomely original.
Girl 1: The dress I decorated with smiley faces sooo postmodern.
Girl 2: Yeah showcasing the smiley faces is awesomely postmodern!
Girl 1: What do I do to not be postmodern then?
Girl 2: Sadly nothing. But be happy at least you are not a hipster. Wow are
they weird. Don't get postmodern depression, cheer up!

6. Postmodern speech impediment
Phrase every sentence in the form of a question. This affliction is usually acquired in
college. Donald does not say "I am going to the grocery store.“ or "One plus one is two."
Instead, he says
“Am I going to the grocery store?“
"One plus one is two?"
Donald’s parents shelled out 150K to send him to grad school.
All he got out of it was a postmodern speech impediment.

7. Look at Joe strutting around and
paying his tribute to postmodern dance
– dancing like crazy.
Postmodern dance
A dance form of any type of movement, performed by anyone with or
without training. Postmodern dance one can use any movement as a
valid performance art. The term best be described as "dancing like
crazy".

8. Postmodern dance

9. Post Modern Writing
An excuse for terrible writing. Incoherency sprinkled with pop culture. Use worthless
metaphors. Name drop modern artists as Escher or philosopher like Nietzsche. I.E….
“The pain. How we loved our KFC; like a darkness hidden
behind the stripped soles of our empty lives, like a broken
Kandinsky in a broken frame, our faith was lost in the
consumer driven race for our dreams like hope like doves"
Escher Nietzsche

10. Post Modern Rock
A supergenre of music, including indie rock,
indiepop, twee, britpop, shoegazer, electro,
electro, glitchpop, lo-fi, and older genres
including punk, new wave, and Madchester.
DJ No.1: "So, I play bands like, Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, Ballboy, Doves,
My Bloody Valentine, Royksopp, Adult., Lali Puna, Denison Witmer, Daniel
Johnston, The Ramones, The Clash, Talking Heads, New Order and Primal Scream.
I feel like it's all one supergenre. What do you call it?"
DJ No.2: "You'd call that Post Modern Rock

11. Postmodernist Art
Pointless, ugly, unpleasant art that could enter a competition against garbage and still
lose. Made by talent-less posers who are smug, self-affirming attitudes of rebellion and
uniqueness.

12. Postmodern Morality
How dare say anything I do or say could be
wrong? You make me so angry! The better
way: Make up your own morals as you go.
Banish the words right or wrong, good or bad,
or truth or a lie. Never admit or confess to a
thing. Shame, blame, judgmentalism,
and guilt will cease.
Be French about it already,
say “unacceptable or I don’t agree...”

13. Postmillennial
The generation birth years between 2006 -
2012. This group notoriously steals trends
from Millennials. Spoiled, this age group
acquired smart phones at five. They are
excessively immature and annoying to all.
Their reputation is to start YouTube
comment wars. Radicalized they easily
become “The Haters”. You name it, they
hate it. Thrilled being part of a Flash Mob.

14. Post Modernism
The End
Per Urban Dictionary
Paraphrased
AHaller