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Originally Posted by Yoda
Agripp makes an interesting point just now that I hadn't considered before: that even if art is political, it doesn't obligate us to engage with it primarily on that level.
Agripp makes an interesting point just now that I hadn't considered before: that even if art is political, it doesn't obligate us to engage with it primarily on that level.
Originally Posted by Yoda
Anyway, for the purposes of running an art-themed forum, I think there's a pretty obvious (and necessary) distinction between examining the political stances films do or don't take, and just using them to pivot to talking about political issues explicitly.
Originally Posted by Iroquois
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
Fair enough. It felt like a bit of a rant, although I agree politics should probably be left alone in art-related forums.
Anyway, for the purposes of running an art-themed forum, I think there's a pretty obvious (and necessary) distinction between examining the political stances films do or don't take, and just using them to pivot to talking about political issues explicitly.
I've heard this argument before, and I think it's based on broadening the term without acknowledging said broadening.
"All art is political" is true in the sense that "everything can be art," but both statements are using the terms so broadly that they're rendered close to meaningless. And more importantly, it's kind of playing dumb, because it should be obvious that "politics" in this context means something a lot narrower.
"All art is political" is true in the sense that "everything can be art," but both statements are using the terms so broadly that they're rendered close to meaningless. And more importantly, it's kind of playing dumb, because it should be obvious that "politics" in this context means something a lot narrower.
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
Fair enough. It felt like a bit of a rant, although I agree politics should probably be left alone in art-related forums.
Fair enough. It felt like a bit of a rant, although I agree politics should probably be left alone in art-related forums.
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
Originally Posted by Iroquois
Not every day you see a thread get closed almost immediately and still see the OP get multiple reps anyway.