Friday Rant Day: Shut Up and Don't Think

[saffronlie]

At dinner the other night I tried to tell a story about an article I had been reading. The article, without going into too much detail, is a Freudian reading of a children's film. It's funny and well-argued, but the point of my story was the initial absurdist nature of the topic. But I chose my audience incorrectly, for the first comment was, "Why

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[saffronlie]

The thing is, whether it's an advertisement or a film or a book, somewhere along the line someone has an agenda. It's really important to realise that even in art, no brush stroke is made without consideration. It's all there for a reason. So at first I was prepared to forgive my friend because hey, she hasn't analysed anything since high school and all she reads are chick lit novels that have no style or substance and wouldn't know symbolism if it appeared to them in a dream. But while I enjoy the occasional chick lit book, I can't pick one up without marveling that this is what the mainstream publishing industry thinks I ought to be reading; this is the book they think I deserve and they've signalled it with a curly font and pastel pink cover. Really, if there's a fault in my thinking it's that I privilege feminist issues first. Man on Fire sounds terrible. I really don't do violence if I can ever help it.

I had to Google Rainbow but that's cute! I also tend to always be like "OMG queerness" when everyone else is like, "What? I see nothing strange about two half-naked men staring each other down."