The only reason anyone looks at those Irish cartoons these days is for insight into Victorian racism. By contrast, Balthus is much more polyphonic.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
He's polyphonic because we've decided we should look at him. It's a circular argument. "This has aesthetic value because it has aesthetic value." Should we hang Little Nemo pages in an art gallery with no discussion of the Imp?
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
With Nemo, you're shifting goal post. Sure, the racism should be discussed & I don't know of a single in-depth discussion of McCay that doesn't delve into it.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
How is it shifting goal posts? You should discuss racism, but not pedophilia? On what grounds?
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
Shifting goalpost because before you were talking about anti-Irish caricatures, which really have only historical interest.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @MUGGER1955 and
I'm certain there's lots of Irish caricature with aesthetic value. Trust me, I've written about lots of things that are supposed to be worthless trash and have aesthetic value. I can give you a list if you want.
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Replying to @nberlat @MUGGER1955 and
I've read those pieces and generally did not come away convinced.
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"I've read all of your work but didn't find it convincing" seems to be sort of a contradictory statement.
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Replying to @estarianne @nberlat and
Why is it contrary? I read lots of writers I disagree with. (Should add that I haven't read all of NB's voluminous oeuvre, just a great deal of it).
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Contradictory. Because you didn't say you disagreed with it, you said you "didn't find it convincing." And obviously it convinced you of something to make you keep reading it.
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???? I don't have to find something convincing to keep reading it. I find it useful to engage with opinions I strong disagree with to figure out why it is wrong.
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Huh. So what do you find engaging about NB's wrong opinions vs all the other wrong opinions out there that you don't read?
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