my answer, while terse, was in fact a legitimate attempt at answering the parent question: "Why should we classify them as Canadian artists? Don't think any of

my answer, while terse, was in fact a legitimate attempt at answering the parent question: "Why should we classify them as Canadian artists? Don't think any of them even live in Canada anymore" i think its a good question. i attempted to point out, rather simply, how attempts to answer this question in terms of where an artist was born vs where the artist lives vs where the artist recorded their music, etc are arbitrary distinctions. in my view, there is no difference between these artists, qua artists or their art qua art, regardless of which lines they cross on a map, or when. i am struggling to see that distinction alone as a valid criterion to determine which forms of art are worthy of supporting and promoting, or, in the active, suppressing. and i am sensitive to the censorship of art in particular, so perhaps this is reason for my emotional "hot take". but my hope was that my comment would evoke a thoughtful response, and not some sort of racist flame war, yes indeed.