sometimes, i just want to be entertained w/o having to meta-analyze my own psyche and it's relationship (or mis-alignment?) with "pop culture" and twitter-shit... is that too simple? maybe i'm basic.
It's this creepy obsession progressive critics have with claiming ownership over pop culture. They can't reconcile sharing their love for a movie with undesirables (believing it to be a reflection on them), and assert heavy-handed messaging that isn't in the actual movie to exclude such people. As a rational full-grown adult who's secure in myself, I would never tell somebody with an opposing political viewpoint that they can't enjoy something I also enjoy. I'm not going to freak out just because a bona fide Klan member likes Star Trek, as if that puts my love for the series in jeopardy until I perform the mental gymnastics required to exorcize him from the fanbase.
Just listened to your podcast with Colin and subscribed. I don't read enough and I enjoyed this. Looking forward to catching up on the old ones and seeing the new ones.
sometimes, i just want to be entertained w/o having to meta-analyze my own psyche and it's relationship (or mis-alignment?) with "pop culture" and twitter-shit... is that too simple? maybe i'm basic.
That seems fair to me!
It's this creepy obsession progressive critics have with claiming ownership over pop culture. They can't reconcile sharing their love for a movie with undesirables (believing it to be a reflection on them), and assert heavy-handed messaging that isn't in the actual movie to exclude such people. As a rational full-grown adult who's secure in myself, I would never tell somebody with an opposing political viewpoint that they can't enjoy something I also enjoy. I'm not going to freak out just because a bona fide Klan member likes Star Trek, as if that puts my love for the series in jeopardy until I perform the mental gymnastics required to exorcize him from the fanbase.
Just listened to your podcast with Colin and subscribed. I don't read enough and I enjoyed this. Looking forward to catching up on the old ones and seeing the new ones.
Thanks Jeremy! Welcome aboard. It means a lot to me!