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Make an art exhibit about how the Holocaust (TM) is a political prop and you'll see whether art can still shock--in Europe you might see it all the way to your
by mynameishere 12y ago
Make an art exhibit about how the Holocaust (TM) is a political prop and you'll see whether art can still shock--in Europe you might see it all the way to your prison cell. Obviously, contemporary artists are almost top-to-bottom slaves to the politics of the day.
- quadrangle 12y agoThere's a distinction between "offend" and "shock".
- girvo 12y agoIs there really though? I think not, personally, they seem like synonyms in practice as far as modern day "offence" and "shock" goes. See: any Twitter lynch mob.
- dagw 12y agoIf a Fox News talking head says something mildly islamophobic many people might be offended, but I doubt anyone will be shocked.
- Vaskivo 12y agoThey are different concepts but, in this context, they amount to the same. There is no harm in being offended. There is no harm in being shocked. I want art that offends me. I want art the shocks me.