• barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    I watched it multiple times because in a democratic household, I occasionally lose the vote for what we watch, and in the interest of family unity, i accept my fate.

    I don’t think you know what condescension is. I am not trying to show my superiority in undetstanding art, i would like people who are afraid of art because of the sense of being judged to ignore the snooty gatekeepers, and learn how wonderful it is - while not dumbing it down at the same time.

    Over my lifetime, i have helped many people learn to see art without fear of humiliation. I didn’t do that by being condescending and pretentious, and insisting they see art my a specific way. I did it by being welcoming and encouraging them to embrace their own opinions as valid, and not tell them that they have “a strange view of films.” That’s gate-keeping behavior, and i always push back against it. That doesn’t make me condescending, just the opposite.