RichA <rander3128@gmail.com> wrote:
> They can never just come out and say it's stupid and wrong. Everything has
> to be nuanced in weak-tea explanations for not like the dangerous radical
> left views on things.
>
> CNN:
> Cate Blanchett has shared some of her thoughts on cancel culture.
>
> The actress, who has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance as a
> female composer/conductor accused of sexual abuse in the film “Tár,” said
> in an interview with the Radio Times that its important to have a
> “healthy critique” of historical works of art, regardless of the artist.
>
> “If you don’t read older books that are slightly offensive because of
> what they say in a historical context, then you will never grapple with
> the minds of the time [and] we are destined to repeat that stuff,” she said.
>
> “Look at Picasso. You can only imagine what went on in, outside and
> around his studio,” Blanchett went on to say. “But do you look at
> Guernica and say that is one of the greatest works of art ever? Yes, it’s a fact.

No, it’s not, it’s an opinion. The only fact here is that Cate Blanchett is
an idiot.

It’s important to have a healthy critique.”
>
> “Tár” takes on both cancel culture and #MeToo movement in its plot, which
> Blanchett said it did to tackle “existential” issues.
>

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The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

On 2/14/23 11:21 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> RichA <rander3128@gmail.com> wrote:
>> They can never just come out and say it's stupid and wrong. Everything has
>> to be nuanced in weak-tea explanations for not like the dangerous radical
>> left views on things.
>>
>> CNN:
>> Cate Blanchett has shared some of her thoughts on cancel culture.
>>
>> The actress, who has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance as a
>> female composer/conductor accused of sexual abuse in the film “Tár,” said
>> in an interview with the Radio Times that its important to have a
>> “healthy critique” of historical works of art, regardless of the artist.
>>
>> “If you don’t read older books that are slightly offensive because of
>> what they say in a historical context, then you will never grapple with
>> the minds of the time [and] we are destined to repeat that stuff,” she said.
>>
>> “Look at Picasso. You can only imagine what went on in, outside and
>> around his studio,” Blanchett went on to say. “But do you look at
>> Guernica and say that is one of the greatest works of art ever? Yes, it’s a fact.
>
> No, it’s not, it’s an opinion. The only fact here is that Cate Blanchett is
> an idiot.

Or you're a gay misogynist. I vote for the latter.