𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 “𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳” 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩) 𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵 ...
https://dailycollegian.com/2021/12/avatar-has-a-racist-agenda-hidden-in-plain-sight/
I've said for decades that most people don't watch media with any kind of true comprehension or even desire to understand the artist who created it and that is actually incredibly important. In my #mediatherapy class there is always an extensive discussion of the artist ... who they are, their background, their motivations, and the message they are presenting through the medium they choose to create in. It's especially valid and important if the themes are social, political, or religious.
𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 “𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳” 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 ...
Add to this that many people think they know better than the artist themselves and take their own bias and transference and use it as a gauge to determine the meaning instead of actually understanding the ideas that the artist is actually trying to impart through the presentation of the art itself.
Like what Jon Stewart said about the antisemitic themes of Harry Potter.
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.
Hateful people give themselves away so blatantly through the things they create because those deeply embedded beliefs from their warped minds leak into everything including the very words they choose. It's inevitable that the truth of someone's character will be revealed through art because art is created from a powerful fusion of will and self-expression. Art isn't accidental. It's intentional.
All art is personal because of the transference people have with it. It is why people defend films, music, books etc with such violence and intensity online. There are very personal and every emotional experiences that people have with art. That is another reason why it's so hard for people to see the truth of some of those pieces of artwork ...
Viewing media is subjective but CREATING media is objective.
@thewebrecluse I'm not that into Harry Potter, but I had no idea of the antisemitic themes. My wife has filled me in.
@Dashdrum Glad that you have the additional information now. It is never too late for education.
@thewebrecluse There certainly are creators who come at their art from a strictly technical application. Or edit from a technical approach. Or have a cold rational foundation. But I might disagree slightly that creation is objective. I'm open to be corrected!!!
objective: a thing aimed at or sought; a goal.
subjective: based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
Creating art is intentional. Art is a goal-oriented fusion of willpower, self-expression, and creative talent. While it is possible to accidentally create a piece of art, generally no writer, filmmaker, or musician creates without the intention of having it witnessed in some way or without the goal of having their message heard.
@jackge The viewing of such art is subjective because even with full knowledge of the artist's intention, it is nearly impossible to bear witness to art without seeing it through a personal lens of bias and without psychological transference occurring which often takes precedence over the artist's intended meaning unless you are well educated in analysis and media theory and can do both at the same time. Most audiences are not.
@thewebrecluse Speaking as an old white male bigot, I slip up/forget myself/insert foot into my mouth too often. It's a learning process for me and I started learning late in life. So don't stop the education, folks like me need it whether we asked or not. (But also dont feel like its your job to teach us white folks either. You have a life. You deserve to live it. Much love to you and yours.)
@jackge Being able to admit anything that suggests you have more things to learn, especially as an "old white male bigot", is pretty impressive. ❤️👍🏾
If something I post happens to provide White people with knowledge and opens them up to new realizations about their own levels of ignorance then awesome, but I don't make it a priority. You cannot reflect on things you aren't ready to realize and most White people aren't ready 😆 Many would rather try to invalidate other perspectives.
@jackge I'm just happy to hear that something I have said has resonated with you in some kind of positive way. Even more so, I'm glad to know you are so receptive to realizing that there is still more for you to learn and be educated on. That feeling is often missing in people especially White men.
So 👍🏾 ❤️ 😆
Then again ... White people are notoriously blind to their own levels of racism, ethnocentrism, imperialism, and privilege so it stands to reason that a film made by such a person - primarily for an audience that has already been indoctrinated in the ideas of Indigenous people as lesser or the "nobility" of White Saviorism - would be considered one of the best films of all time and the glaring problems completely invisible except to those outside of the indoctrination.