Providing 'Shock' to some people is also what art has an obligation to sometimes do. Art should be more than just pretty pictures and songs. Perfectly legitimate, as not everybody will have that reaction; what shocks you might make me yawn and vice versa. I like the quote 'Art is not a mirror, art is a hammer'. |
Great post @tylermunns! As further evidence of the hypocrisy, cynicism, lust for power, and even greed (geez, sounds like many politicians ;-) of the Catholic Church, one need only remember how it conspired with the Nazis to rid the world of Jews, the Church’s "competition". And of course their protection of Priests they KNEW to be serial-child abusers, mostly of young boys. I think child-abusing Priests should be executed (or at least castrated ;-), and the Church hierarchy prosecuted for aiding and abetting known child-rapists. And they have the nerve to judge others?! Tax the Church! They are obviously a profit-motivated business enterprise. |
@larsman Agreed! Art is not an ideological manifesto. It’s efficacy in what it sets out to do is not predicated on satisfying the totality of an individual or group’s ideological precepts. An artist is not a philosopher or a public leader. An artist is just an artist. One doesn’t like a particular piece? Fine. Leave it alone. Enjoy whatever it is you enjoy. Simple. We can discuss, debate, whatever, but silencing an artist because of their work, work that is irrespective of their real-life intentions as a citizen, is antithetical to the behavior of a free society @bdp24 100%. It can’t get any more hypocritical than that, can it? |
@bdp24 + 1 - Totally agree - Look what nonbelievers have to subsidize.... |
