December 2010
The best response to "But it's just a movie. Why... →
squintyoureyes:
Of all the varieties of irritating comment out there, the absolute most annoying has to be “Why can’t you just watch the movie for what it is??? Why can’t you just enjoy it? Why do you have to analyze it???”
First of all, when we analyze art, when we look for deeper meaning in it, we are enjoying it for what it is. Because that is one of the things about art, be it highbrow,...
The best response to "But it's just a movie. Why... →
squintyoureyes:
Of all the varieties of irritating comment out there, the absolute most annoying has to be “Why can’t you just watch the movie for what it is??? Why can’t you just enjoy it? Why do you have to analyze it???”
First of all, when we analyze art, when we look for deeper meaning in it, we are enjoying it for what it is. Because that is one of the things about art, be it highbrow,...
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cleaning out my queue
expect a bunch of cool illustration and zine stuff.
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“But what if you are ‘normal’ – sound of mind and hale of heart, standing there...”
– Ladelle McWhorter’s Foreword to Foucault and the Government of Disability. (via champagneproblems)
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