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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 days agoThe plots are shit, the acting is over the top, but let’s not pretend prat falls and false punches can’t be art when done well.
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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 days agoThe plots are shit, the acting is over the top, but let’s not pretend prat falls and false punches can’t be art when done well.
Vespair@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
And you think wrestling is the space where artful stunts are happening? Be for real.
Kitsch isn’t an insult. A lot of things we love are kitsch. It’s just a designator between that which used the techniques and skills of art to create that which entertains but does not meet the trappings of art. Hubble miniatures are kitsch. Most sitcoms are kitsch. And wrestling is absolutely, 100% kitsch.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 days ago
So if it’s popular it’s not art.
People like you are why Ferraris aren’t in art museums.
Vespair@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Tons of popular things are art. Nothing I said suggested otherwise.
TheSambassador@lemmy.world 6 days ago
But you’re basically saying “I’ve never seen a good example of pro wrestling being art, so it must not exist.”
If it’s not your thing, that’s fine, but going out of your way to say “this entire genre is actually lesser than REAL art” is pretty silly. It’s judgemental and also pretty close minded. It’s what I used to do as a teenager.