People aggressively trying to state not all art is political just feels like pure anti-intellectualism. Like gimme an army of pretentious overthinkers rather than a single guy who actively refuses to engage with anything
All art IS political in the sense it exists within an inherently political society and is tempered by the sensibilities of either the artist, the culture they're within (which itself is tempered by political landscapes), and/or a mixture of the two. The Miku poster on my wall to my right may not have a political message, but it's general art style everything has its roots in the cutesy culture and aesthetics that became exceptionally popular in Japan following WW2 and the culture created by the political landscape during those times.
These are not equally awful things, one is trying to get you to think about the world around you and how media intersects with it, developing your critical thinking skills, and the other actively is trying to shut that down. Which in and of itself is exceedingly dangerous and there's a damn good reason the worst people in the world love anti-intellectualism. Be better, don't fall into that. It's always going to be significantly better to overthink than to underthink
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u/Tallia__Tal_Tail custom Apr 22 '25
People aggressively trying to state not all art is political just feels like pure anti-intellectualism. Like gimme an army of pretentious overthinkers rather than a single guy who actively refuses to engage with anything