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Vespair@lemmy.zip â¨6⊠â¨days⊠agoAnd you think wrestling is the space where artful stunts are happening? Be for real.
Kitsch isnât an insult. A lot of things we love are kitsch. Itâs 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 â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
So if itâs popular itâs not art.
People like you are why Ferraris arenât in art museums.
Vespair@lemmy.zip â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Tons of popular things are art. Nothing I said suggested otherwise.
TheSambassador@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
But youâre basically saying âIâve never seen a good example of pro wrestling being art, so it must not exist.â
If itâs not your thing, thatâs fine, but going out of your way to say âthis entire genre is actually lesser than REAL artâ is pretty silly. Itâs judgemental and also pretty close minded. Itâs what I used to do as a teenager.
Vespair@lemmy.zip â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
What is the subtextual message of wrestling? What greater point of the human condition does it point to?
Saying fast food isnât haute cuisine isnât being close-minded, itâs being accurate. Same shit applies here.
You arenât being open minded, youâre lacking discernment.
And again, this isnât even a value assessment. Iâm not going to lie, I personally think wrestling is stupid, but Iâm not insulting it by calling it kitsch. We all love tons of things that are kitsch; kitsch is not a negative. Itâs just not art, holy fucking shit, people.