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Post by Vívace on Nov 13, 2014 19:05:57 GMT -4
Recently while surfing the internet, I came across a really long blog essay about a very intriguing topic. In this essay, the author discusses how media tangles with personal philosophy, pride, and criticism towards oneself and other people. I hope this article isn't too long that it takes up too much time, but I just found this point of view so interesting that I decided to post it across a few forums and see everyone's opinions. Hopefully we can spark up a discussion here as well! Don't be fooled by the troll title. wrongeverytime.com/2014/09/08/your-taste-is-bad-and-so-are-you/ |
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Post by sevenpetals on Nov 14, 2014 0:26:37 GMT -4
Wow. I really liked this article.
It made a lot of amazing points. I immediately thought back to middle school when my friends found out that I listened to Japanese music and watched japanese TV and radio show and kind of lived through japanese media via the internet 24/7, lol.
Everyone was so judgey for a lot of reasons identified in the article.
I can't say I disagree with any of it tbh.
There are parts of it i think i've conquered on my own personal journey, and parts I've yet to work on.
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Post by Sai on Nov 17, 2014 0:16:16 GMT -4
That was a really interesting read! I feel like I need to ponder on it a bit more, but I totally agree, especially re: challenging yourself and the media you enjoy. The media-esque classes that I've taken in university have all subscribed to this kind of thinking - the idea that you need to be able to think about why you like things and why you don't and to rise above the consumer/product relationship that we've cultivated with the media we're passionate about.
Earlier this semester I read Carl Wilson's "Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste" which, as you can guess from the title, was in a similar vein to the article. It used one of Celine Dion's albums as a case study to look at things like taste, fandom, celebrity culture, the economics and politics around music, nationalism, etc. - there's just so much to unpack, culturally speaking, from the act of being a fan! Super interesting.
It's part of why I find forum's endlessly fascinating, but that's another discussion. Anyway, thanks for sharing this!
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