Timeline for Is calling a character a "lunatic" or "crazy" ableist when it is in reference to their erratic behavior?
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| Feb 6, 2021 at 21:12 | comment | added | EDL | @Peter, you are illustrating my exact point. If any author worried themselves about meeting your insular standards of what is and is not art, and what is and is not a socially acceptable opinion they could never create anything rising above blandish morality tales. For every author there a million of narrow minded hecklers vetoing ideas that challenge their worldview. For the author to create their Art, they need to banish the censors voice and take a risk on being offensive in order to share a possibly greater unconsidered truth. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 16:53 | comment | added | Peter | @EDL: That's just not universally true. Some works of fiction try to hammer home their authors political opinions not for the sake of art but for the sake of getting some point across. Consider for example Ayn Rand's fiction which no sane reader would confuse with "art". Sometimes this can also happen subconsciously as a writer infuses their characters with their own (possibly unacceptable) opinions and biases. If you find your own writing is heading in that direction then you should probably amend it. | |
| Feb 5, 2021 at 18:09 | comment | added | EDL | @T.E.D. You confuse Art with Real Life. The consequence, in this context, refers to the author's concern when creating the work, not the humors upsetting the tummies of delicate readers. In Art, the author chooses the characters they need to express their stories. Bridling and shackling Art for the sake of the socially conscious destroys it. When the piece is finished and shared then the Social Justice Critics can have their say as to whether they liked those choices or not. | |
| Feb 5, 2021 at 17:47 | comment | added | T.E.D. | I could wish for a better phrasing here than "but it's of no consequence". I agree that characters, when we have their POV, should have a view that's flavored by their outlook, and ideally should speak realistically the way that character would speak. However, having a focus character that is, to take an extreme example, a raving Nazi, is certainly not of "no consequence." In fact, its of tremendous consequence, and shouldn't be treated flippantly. | |
| Feb 3, 2021 at 21:14 | history | answered | EDL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |