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In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read • Sep 30, 2022 14:37p.m.
LET ART BE ART
There's a silent threat to contemporary art. And that threat is the conscious effort to infuse identity politics, and force inclusivity into art. This is an effect of the woke mind mentality. Identity politics, include topics such as; gender issues, race issues, sexuality, class segregation, etc. Now do not get me wrong. These are all very important topics, and as such need to be addressed in some form. The problem however is when these issues are forced into art forms, such as movies, books and music; for the purpose of profit or pushing an agenda. It is no secret to creatives that the LGBTQ community for example, is some sort of gold mine for art. The need for members to be represented in media, makes it a community which could be easily exploited. A serious issue with forcing identity politics into art, is that most of the time, the artist isn't really concerned about the interest of the individuals; as much as he is concerned with profit. I was part of a script conference, where the producer asked we (the script writers) to find a way to include sexuality into the topic. Just because in his words 'there is serious money to be made from those guys'. Another problem with forced identity politics in art, is the watered down value of the art. Because there's so much conscious effort to be inclusive, the essence of the art is almost always lost. There is no point to want to highlight race issues in art, if the art is badly thought out. How often have we seen movies on Netflix, that are guilty of this. The subject of the art, may also be neglected, in place of online community wars. Online community wars, are mostly in form of Twitter outrages. For instance, when a movie addressing a form of identity issue is released, it is mostly followed by backlash from members of another community. An example is the black community vs the white community. This wars, relegate the movie to the background. Meaning - the art has been made to suffer. I miss the days when artists made art out of a personal inspiration. When creatives really had something passionate to share. Creative works were a part of the artist, now they have become an avenue to pander to certain communities. I miss the days when art was art.
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