6. Sideshow Bob raises a fundamental question: what is the role of the cultural elitist in a mass democracy?
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7. One answer is that the cultural elitist should simply turn his nose at the masses & become snob: the route of Mencken, Vidal, etc.
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8. The nobility of Sideshow Bob is he doesn't take the easy (and lazy) path of snobbery but sees it as his mission to uplift the masses.
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9. For the elitist to uplift the masses means entering into a complex love/hate relationship with them: which is what Bob has with Bart.
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10. Sideshow Bob wants to destroy Bart but also edify him: "to send Bart to heaven before he sent him to hell."
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11. The love/hate feelings Sideshow Bob has for Bart are surely shared on some level by the show's writers: Bart is their paycheck & a pain
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12. Sideshow Bob embodies something rarely celebrated in our culture: the creative power of negativity: scorn as life-affirmation.
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@nothingsmonstrd I was thinking of comparing Sideshow Bob to Adorno, but Kraus works as well.2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@HeerJeet@nothingsmonstrd have you seen that photo of adorno in a bathing suit looking miserable? it's such a treasure1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@rgolowicz @nothingsmonstrd Great photo.
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