- Sep 2019
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Mostofthemediaexplicitly pitchedatwomenisgarbage—chickflicks,romcoms,celebrity gossip,fifty shadesofpatronizingbullshit—andevenifitweren’taculturalwastelandwe’dnevernoticebecausewe’vealreadydrunktheKool-Aidthattellsusthatanythingby women,orforwomen,isinherently trivial,insubstantial,ephemeral.
hadn't thought about it and it's super true
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Womenhaveproventhemselvesmorethanwillingtoconsumeartinfectedwithsexistassholery.Whatotherchoicedowehave?Whatelseisthere?
bold point, we live in a world filled by sexist men, that we don't have a choice other than deal with it, you can't just erase them.
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Isitoktoenjoy artthat’smadeby sexistassholes?Idon’tknowabouttherestofyou,butI’mkindofsickofthequestion.Ijustdon’thaveitinmetositthroughonemoredinnerparty conversationmonopolizedby amansplainingcolleaguebentondefendingWoody Allen’sshitty movies.(I’mjustgonnaputthisoutthere:mostofthosemovieswouldsuckevenifthey weren’tmadeby thechild-raping,daughter-marrying,embodimentofnarcissisticWhitemaleentitlement.
praise
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Inotherwords,worksandperformancescanmakeuscomplicitintheattitudesthey endorse.Theendorsementofattitudesmostareinclinedtoresistmightbethoughtanaestheticflawaswellasamoralone.
if we like it and support the art work, then we are supporting the person who did it. That person be it good or bad.
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Thedisruptionofimaginativeimmersionisheldby some(thoughby nomeansall)tohaveaconceptualdifficulty atitsbasis.Thatis,ourconceptionofthelimitsofmoralpermissibility may undermineourability toimaginenonconsensualsexasadeeply satisfyingexpressionofaffection,justbecausewecan’timaginewhatwecan’tconceive
good claim
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In“OftheStandardofTaste”DavidHumecriticizedworksinwhich“viciousmannersaredescribed,withoutbeingmarkedwiththepropercharactersofblameanddisapprobation”(ST246).Wecannot,Humecontinues,“enterintosuchsentiments;andhowever[we]...may excusethepoet,onaccountofthemannersofhisage,[we]...nevercanrelishthecomposition”(ST246)
This is a different perspective than the one she has, but it also has a point.
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Itdepends.Moreprecisely,itdependswhethertheattitudesthatweobjectto—perhapsattitudesaccordingtowhichtheabovementionedconductisharmlessorplayfulorpermissible—areendorsedinthefilmorperformance
she claims it depends on the context it is in, if the film also supports that "thing". Her personal opinion
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Isafilmlessgoodifitisproducedby arapist,arolelessexpertly performedifperformedby aharasser,aroutinelessfunny ifanexploitativeexhibitionistperformsit?
so important, it can be a claim biased by the authors opinion.
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Thenewsoverthepastseveralmonthshasbeenfullofrevelationsofsexualharassmentandassaultby meninvolvedinartsandentertainmentandotherfields
a claim can be made
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Firstthereisapracticalquestionregardingthedecisiontocontinueconsumingtheartist’sorproducer’swork.Thisisaquestionaboutinclinationstoboycotttheworkofpeopleofwhomonedisapproves.Inmany oftheprecedingcasesofperformermisconduct,programshavebeencancelledby networksinakindofpreemptivestrike,priortoany organizedprotest
it raises really broad and big questions about supporting artists by liking their art work and what does liking an art work imply
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my experiencesuggestedthatany workmightbeconsideredsomehowtaintedbyassociationwithamiscreant
the work of art goes in hand with the artist
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howartappreciatorsshouldrespondtotheworkoftheseindividualsinlightofthedisclosuresandadmissionsthathavefloodedevery mediaoutlet.
raises a good question, does liking a work of art imply that you support the artist in every aspect?
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