A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.
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"everything is political" is abrasive imo. Yes it's true, but it dips into metaphilosophy.
All art says *something* about the artist's worldview-- the "is," "should," and sometimes "why."
So what I find most useful is, "why did the person choose to write that?"
replace "political" with "someone's politics"
"why did the writer want to overindulge in that violent scene towards a woman?"
"why did that writer choose to represent the antagonist with that caricature?"
"why did the author redeem wizard Hitler and make WWII preventers evil?"
etc.
Can’t tell you with words how fucking awesome that series is. ❤️
https://youtu.be/eH7RcRrRmVM?si=KnPSZ3J9RI9Tuq_v
🔭🪐🛰️🚀🛸🌏🌌
https://youtu.be/MwTeqTh5EiQ?si=e5TPnvkXhHzwP_dN
If you want to defend your stance, explain the 'politics' of this art
The fact that you were a teen. What information and subjects are teens allowed to access in your society? That'll influence your art.
And that's just for starters without knowing anything about the comic itself.
On a completely separate note, Wayward is pretty good
Some people just think more concretely and in binary.
Black and white. Good and bad. Boy and girl.
"What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter"
~ Sir Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
https://voldbook.bandcamp.com/album/prologue-seven-generations
Art exists for it’s own sake.
Propaganda exists to change minds. To influence readers to act in a certain way. It really is “anti-art”.
Like, do y'all hear yourselves? EVERYTHING is political, they just don't notice it until you add afros and pronouns to the cc menu.
And don’t get me started on Ed Creel!
Zionists are fake Jews.
Q: Does it involve humans who live in a country?
A: Yes? Then IT IS FUCKING POLITICAL
(A: No? It’s almost definitely STILL FUCKING POLITICAL.)
maybe tells you something
I think Martin’s general take is that power corrupts even those who just seek it, which is why JS, the superhero of the series, only ever reluctantly takes lead. “I’m a good man and something must be done” type, compared to anyone who sets out for power.
I posed this thought to my literally brilliant husband and he said “it’s better if you focus on special effects “.
That bothered me but now, he is so right… reality is a bitch.
But I have to add- 'where two or more people SEEKING POWER gather together, it is politics'
“Everything in the world is about sex, except sex which is about power”- Wilde