A federal appeals court has re-instated Tennessee’s restrictions on drag performances. Thursday’s order reverses a district court ruling last year, which ha
Neither. They’re fascists with a cult that lacks empathy.
ban people from wearing clothes and putting on makeup
They’ll remove the right from the vulnerable group.
Will this extend to the performing arts?
Then, they’ll leverage the precedent to remove the right from everyone.
Arts that produce material goods can be best commodified. Arts as a service may inspire and educate or be leveraged as propaganda, which can be very bad for long term economic growth. (corrective edits)
edit: I’m a straight cis male. I’ve been to a few drag shows. My perceptions were that sex was ingrained into the performance no more or less than on TV, in no more or less crude way. Many of the jokes required sympathy, empathy, or a little thinking. Those are characters on stage, exaggerations of personality often found in comedy.
A drag show is the performing arts. The fact that it’s not for everyone is a clear indicator that it should be defended.
Art as a service can also spread propaganda. Something North Korea knows all too well, as did Nazi Germany.
Make no mistake, I do not want any restrictions on artists and I am a big believer in public arts funding, but I’m under no illusions that the right government can twist that sort of thing for their own use.
I entirely agree with you. After learning about the propaganda of Goebbels and how the concepts were applied to US mass media, the propaganda ingrained in everything is overwhelming.
Saturation is a core tactic, now empowered by communications technology. I’ve had to filter my intake heavily: no Facebook, no reddit, limited Lemmy, no video news, filter articles based on writing complexity, etc.
Seems we both favor trusting others. If I say Engineering of Consent and Manufacturing of Consent are core texts on propaganda then some will read. If I say Hamilton is a genius work of art then some will watch. Propaganda wears off over time. But, wisdom is forever.
I sometimes need a couple drafts to accurately and responsibly adapt to an online audience. I mostly live and communicate in contrasted bubbles nearer some extremes.
Neither. They’re fascists with a cult that lacks empathy.
They’ll remove the right from the vulnerable group.
Then, they’ll leverage the precedent to remove the right from everyone.
Arts that produce material goods can be best commodified. Arts as a service may inspire and educate or be leveraged as propaganda, which can be very bad for long term economic growth. (corrective edits)
edit: I’m a straight cis male. I’ve been to a few drag shows. My perceptions were that sex was ingrained into the performance no more or less than on TV, in no more or less crude way. Many of the jokes required sympathy, empathy, or a little thinking. Those are characters on stage, exaggerations of personality often found in comedy.
A drag show is the performing arts. The fact that it’s not for everyone is a clear indicator that it should be defended.
Art as a service can also spread propaganda. Something North Korea knows all too well, as did Nazi Germany.
Make no mistake, I do not want any restrictions on artists and I am a big believer in public arts funding, but I’m under no illusions that the right government can twist that sort of thing for their own use.
I entirely agree with you. After learning about the propaganda of Goebbels and how the concepts were applied to US mass media, the propaganda ingrained in everything is overwhelming.
Saturation is a core tactic, now empowered by communications technology. I’ve had to filter my intake heavily: no Facebook, no reddit, limited Lemmy, no video news, filter articles based on writing complexity, etc.
Seems we both favor trusting others. If I say Engineering of Consent and Manufacturing of Consent are core texts on propaganda then some will read. If I say Hamilton is a genius work of art then some will watch. Propaganda wears off over time. But, wisdom is forever.
I edited my comment above. The clarification you made needed to be there. Thank you.
I don’t think it was absolutely necessary since you already clarified in your reply, but it was probably a good idea anyway.
I sometimes need a couple drafts to accurately and responsibly adapt to an online audience. I mostly live and communicate in contrasted bubbles nearer some extremes.