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  1. Sep 2019
    1. 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

    2. 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.

    3. 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

    4. 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.

    5. Thedisruptionofimaginativeimmersionisheldby some(thoughby nomeansall)tohaveaconceptualdifficulty atitsbasis.Thatis,ourconceptionofthelimitsofmoralpermissibility may undermineourability toimaginenonconsensualsexasadeeply satisfyingexpressionofaffection,justbecausewecan’timaginewhatwecan’tconceive

      good claim

    6. 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.

    7. 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

    8. Isafilmlessgoodifitisproducedby arapist,arolelessexpertly performedifperformedby aharasser,aroutinelessfunny ifanexploitativeexhibitionistperformsit?

      so important, it can be a claim biased by the authors opinion.

    9. Thenewsoverthepastseveralmonthshasbeenfullofrevelationsofsexualharassmentandassaultby meninvolvedinartsandentertainmentandotherfields

      a claim can be made

    10. 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

    11. my experiencesuggestedthatany workmightbeconsideredsomehowtaintedbyassociationwithamiscreant

      the work of art goes in hand with the artist

    12. howartappreciatorsshouldrespondtotheworkoftheseindividualsinlightofthedisclosuresandadmissionsthathavefloodedevery mediaoutlet.

      raises a good question, does liking a work of art imply that you support the artist in every aspect?