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
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.
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
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.
Thedisruptionofimaginativeimmersionisheldby some(thoughby nomeansall)tohaveaconceptualdifficulty atitsbasis.Thatis,ourconceptionofthelimitsofmoralpermissibility may undermineourability toimaginenonconsensualsexasadeeply satisfyingexpressionofaffection,justbecausewecan’timaginewhatwecan’tconceive
good claim
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.
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
Isafilmlessgoodifitisproducedby arapist,arolelessexpertly performedifperformedby aharasser,aroutinelessfunny ifanexploitativeexhibitionistperformsit?
so important, it can be a claim biased by the authors opinion.
Thenewsoverthepastseveralmonthshasbeenfullofrevelationsofsexualharassmentandassaultby meninvolvedinartsandentertainmentandotherfields
a claim can be made
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
my experiencesuggestedthatany workmightbeconsideredsomehowtaintedbyassociationwithamiscreant
the work of art goes in hand with the artist
howartappreciatorsshouldrespondtotheworkoftheseindividualsinlightofthedisclosuresandadmissionsthathavefloodedevery mediaoutlet.
raises a good question, does liking a work of art imply that you support the artist in every aspect?