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Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 month agoAnd 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 1 month ago
So if it’s popular it’s not art.
People like you are why Ferraris aren’t in art museums.
Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Tons of popular things are art. Nothing I said suggested otherwise.
TheSambassador@lemmy.world 1 month 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.
Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
What is the subtextual message of wrestling? What greater point of the human condition does it point to?
Saying fast food isn’t haute cuisine isn’t being close-minded, it’s being accurate. Same shit applies here.
You aren’t being open minded, you’re lacking discernment.
And again, this isn’t even a value assessment. I’m not going to lie, I personally think wrestling is stupid, but I’m not insulting it by calling it kitsch. We all love tons of things that are kitsch; kitsch is not a negative. It’s just not art, holy fucking shit, people.